Description
The world of simulation is utilized in all high technology arenas. We would not have been able to send men into space without the incomparable simulators for NASA. Every airline pilot undergoes rigorous flight training on emergency maneuvers to hone their skills, hoping never to need these simulated scenarios. For all reasonable purposes, the simulator is an exact duplicate of the cockpit of a jet airline, right down to tilting and shaking as a result of their actions. In military applications, high tech simulators play battlefield "games" to create action scenarios to train leadership in battle conditions. The military has sophisticated computers and virtual reality simulators to train continuously on the latest equipment, without having to expend dollars on actual destruction of material, and without endangering the lives on its personnel.
It is time to apply sophisticated simulation and trainer technologies to educate new physicians and first responders. At UMMSOM at Florida Atlantic University Regional Medical Campus, we have integrated these new simulation and trainer technologies into the curriculum. The literature suggests, and we have observed, that participants will learn faster, become familiar with advanced technology and become more self assured in their skills, all the while under the supervision of trained instructors.
Beginning in the first year, students utilize simulators during the Doctoring Course in which they learn the art and practice of clinical medicine. This is a collaborative effort of medical educators from various disciplines and the themes include clinical skills, evidence based medicine and systems based care. In addition, students are able to utilize the simulators and trainers electively to strengthen their diagnostic acumen.
What we provide is a simulation of the medical scenarios that replicates and facilitates analysis of the chain of patient safety and treatment, both under normal and unconventional (disaster) circumstances. Such a simulation might involve multiple providers, multiple care environments and multiple simulated patients, which together constitutes a live replication of community based medicine for system wide learning and assessment.
Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)Florida Atlantic University has been accredited by the American Heart Association as a Certified Training Center for Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). Sudden Cardiac Arrest is a leading cause of death in the United States. About 250,000 cardiac deaths occur in out of hospital settings alone. BLS training is available for both Healthcare Providers and non-medical people. With the skills and knowledge taught by our experienced instructors, you can save a life. BLS training will teach the skills of CPR for victims of all ages. You will learn how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED). You will learn how to relieve choking (foreign body airway obstruction). The skills you learn will enable the participant to recognize emergencies such as sudden cardiac arrest and how to respond to them. ACLS training is available for healthcare professionals for initial or recertification of their ACLS Providers Certificate. This course reviews the steps in the systematic ACLS approach to dealing with Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Primary and Secondary Airway, Breathing, Circulatory and Defibrillation steps are presented, as well as the Chain of Survival. Pharmacology and Emergency Airway issues are reviewed. Basic Rhythm Interpretation is discussed, along with bradycardias, tachycardias and acute coronary syndromes. Program evaluation includes hands on exercises with human mannequin simulators for case based learning. Please contact Mark Goldstein at FAU for additional information. His email address is mgolds17@fau.edu.
Regional Medical Campus Training FacilityVision
The vision of the Regional Medical Campus Training Facility is to enhance student learning and retention, and at the same time, improve patient safety and treatment by simulating the medical and disaster scenarios and providing the opportunity to practice, prepare and analyze every aspect of the chain of care and treatment. Our vision will bridge medical simulation from health care education to community-based health care practice.
Goals- Provide more realistic representations of patients in the health care system
- Provide enhanced initial and advanced training for medical students and health care providers particularly with regard to systems-integrated practice from the first year of entry into medical school through graduate and post graduate training
- Establish a mechanism for analysis, test and evaluation of patient safety and treatment issues within the emergency care system. Data recording and video recordings are used in debriefing sessions to review the steps taken in patient care scenarios and lessons learned
- Increase preparedness on the part of clinical teams leading to improving patient safety and treatment
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