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2011

SiTEL Presents at MedUTech, Nov 8, Boca Raton, FL

Posted by Todd Borghesani

In Boca Raton, Florida, the South Florida Business Journal and Presenting Sponsor PNC and invite you to join fellow business and community leaders as we hear an update and results since last year’s MedUTech Forum spotlighting new developments on what is happening in the industries of Health Care, Education and Technology. A panel discussion including industry leaders from FAU, Boca Raton Regional Hospital and Palm Beach Medical Education Corporation will be moderated by Pete Martinez.

Following the panel discussion, keynote speaker, Sean Hogan, VP Healthcare & Life Sciences Global, IBM will present Watson and the future of Healthcare: Redefining Value and Success in Healthcare.

On hand will be the latest in medical simulations equipment presented by the Palm Beach Simulation Center at the Palm Beach Medical Education College. The innovative curriculum is based on UC Berkley’s Contextually Integrated Case-Based Curriculum. The core medical curriculum is problem-based, involving students in small-group discussions of clinical cases and integrating clinical simulation. The core medical curriculum fosters an understanding of the biological, social, public health, and ethical contexts of human health and disease.

Most of the learning we do is in a vacuum. We sit back, we read and we study. The future of medical training is not just textbooks and lectures, where the training is passive, but rather a partnership with the new world of interactive simulation, where medical scenarios can be managed to all degrees of complexity. Future physicians learn to work as teams, solving complex issues and allowing them to practice before they ever touch a patient. Safety becomes key. Importantly, our simulation center crosses several disciplines related to improving patient care and safety, allowing future generations of medical providers to carry forward a commitment to excellence to meet patient needs.

Central to PMBC’s corporate strategy and curricular design is the use of clinical simulation. PBMC faculty and trainees will use state-of-the-art simulators to learn the practice of medicine. The Palm Beach CSC is the hub of their distributed learning model. Medical students eschew the medical school classroom and learn as apprentices across a primary care practice network in Palm Beach County. The three-year curriculum is composed of inquiry-driven/problem-based learning, and will be paired with longitudinally integrated clerkships and an additional year of intensive clinical experiences.

AGENDA

Breakfast & Networking- 8:30
Program begins- 9:00
MedUTech Connect-11:00

Thank you to our sponsors for their support: 3Cinteractive, Allianz Championship, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Broken Sound Club, FAU R&D Park, Flagler, Gunster, Kaufman Lynn Construction and Lynn University and Presenting Sponsor PNC. For more info, contact Christine Gieson at 954-949-7503 or cgieson@bizjournals.com

When:
Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 8:30am-12:00pm

Where:
Boca Raton Resort & Club  501 East Camino Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432

Cost:
Starting at $45

CATEGORY Simulation TrainingTAGS instructional design, live training, simulation center, simulation training, workforce development

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Authors

Ashley Vercoe

Bruce Milligan

Dan Knudson

Hollie Adejumo

Hollie Adejumo has been a high school intern at the SiTEL Clinical Simulation Center since 2010. Her principal areas of academic interest include chemistry, calculus, and global health. She is interested in providing medical services to the public and serving as a health advocate for underrepresented populations. Hollie hopes that her research will help to reduce unnecessary deaths in the future. She will pursue a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, which will enable her to combine her interests. Proceeding to obtain an MD/PhD will give her the ability to have autonomy in the practice of medicine. This year Ms. Adejumo will be assessing the need for orthopedic simulators, and hopes to begin designing a program for an orthopedic simulator by the end of the year. Outside of school, Hollie participates in a variety of activities. Although she has been a competitive swimmer for most of her life, she also enjoys running cross country and track.

Joyce Donnellan

As the Director of Learning Management, Joyce Donnellan brings over two decades of experience in critical care nursing education and professional development to SiTEL, Medstar’s Simulation and Training Environment Laboratory. She oversees the development and operation of SiTEL’s learning management system. Ms. Donnellan specializes in the development and integration of the learning management systems in complex and decentralized environments. She has extensive experience in education and training, including the development of curricula for both live and e-learning platforms. Ms. Donnellan enjoys collaborating with program directors, educators, and other stakeholders to develop training events and effective curricula. Her research endeavors include studying the impact of online learning on organizational behavior, as well as the integration of educational games into curriculum development. Joyce has presented nationally on e-learning topics, and on innovation in emergency preparedness training. She earned her Master’s of Science in Nursing degree from George Mason University.

Kathleen Donnelly-Wijting

Lisa Sanfuentes

Mariella While

Pamela Leonard

Pamela Leonard brings over 15 years of experience in critical care nursing and management to her role as the Director of the SiTEL’s Clinical Simulation Centers. Pam established the first simulation center for MedStar Health and now oversees the operations of several clinical simulation centers in the greater Washington, DC and Baltimore areas. She leads the Clinical Simulation Consulting Services at SiTEL, leveraging best practices pioneered at MedStar to integrate simulation training and education programs into healthcare operations. Pam works closely with Advanced Initiatives in Medical Simulation. AIMS is a coalition of individuals and organizations committed to promoting medical simulation as a way to improve patient safety, reduce medical errors, ensure provider competency, train people to respond to public emergencies and combat situations, and reduce health care costs.