UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences and College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines celebrate Healthcare Simulation Week
GRAND FORKS, N.D.—The medical simulation teams at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) and College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines (CNPD) are celebrating Simulation in Healthcare Week 2024 Sept. 16-20.
The largest and most active center of its kind in North Dakota, the SMHS Simulation Center is a hands-on simulation training facility for multidisciplinary healthcare providers. The high-fidelity space provides learners with two unique medical settings: a clinical setting, where students train with standardized human patients who have been trained in the art of behaving and responding like a medical patient; and a hospital setting where students explore hospital- or emergency room-based scenarios (such as childbirth or intensive care) with robotic “manikins” replacing human patients.
Everyone is encouraged to stop by the UND Memorial Union on Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for a simulation display with a “live” manikin.
Likewise, the CNPD simulation space provides a variety of simulated learning experiences for nursing, nutrition & dietetics, social work, and graduate-level students. The simulation space houses low, medium, and high-fidelity manikins, which simulate everything from an infant struggling to breathe to a mother giving birth, and an adult having a heart attack. The space also houses skill lab spaces, allowing future providers to practice their technical skills. Through simulation, students experience realistic clinical experiences such as emergency response to behavioral health concerns and acute medical conditions. Simulation provides students with opportunities to learn in a safe practice environment, increasing their confidence while giving them the skills and knowledge needed to be successful practitioners.
Healthcare Simulation Week, sponsored by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH), celebrates professionals who use healthcare simulation to improve the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of healthcare delivery. New methods and technologies are emerging that present opportunities to improve patient care.
Follow us on social media to see how we are celebrating and for giveaway opportunities: @UNDSimulationCenter, @sim.northdakota, and @UNDCNPD.
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Brian James Schill
Director, Office of Alumni & Community Relations
UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences
701.777.6048 direct | 701.777.4305 office
brian.schill@UND.edu | www.UND.edu