Blog Entries for medical profession

08
Feb
2011

Attend Our Innovative Education Conference

Posted by Todd Borghesani

Attend SiTEL’s 2011 INNOVATIVE EDUCATION CONFERENCE: MINDFUL LEARNING. Earn CME and nursing contact hours as you engage in Mindful Learning! This year’s conference theme is Mindful Learning. Real learning takes place in “mindful” environments: ones that both provide context for the subject we are studying and allow us to bring something of ourselves into the process. [...]

12
Jan
2011

Save the Date | Innovative Education Conference

Posted by Todd Borghesani

SiTEL, MedStar Health’s Simulation Training and Environment Lab, invites you to save the date for April 11, 2011. In its fourth year, our Innovative Education Conference continues to bring engaged professionals together for informative training and leadership.

29
Oct
2010

SiTEL Receives 2010 Healing Spirit Award

Posted by Todd Borghesani

The Department of Spiritual Care at Washington Hospital Center is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2010 Healing Spirit Award: Chaplain Linda G. Fischer, Washington Cancer Institute; Nicholas Ghartey, clinical care facilitator, IEIMC; Eunyoung L. Ho (Lydia) nurse, 2G ICU; Mary A. McIntrye, PACU medical office assistant and MedStar SiTEL Clinical Simulation Center. Our nomination came from the [...]

23
Oct
2010

IEEE Paper, Real-Time Intubation Simulator

Posted by Todd Borghesani

We are proud to announce that the paper “Real-Time Fiber-Optic Intubation Simulator with Force Feedback” written by Ankur R. Baheti, Robert Hafey, Sneha Pai, Jose Gomez, Yuri Millo, and Jaydev P. Desai was accepted for publication in the IEEE/ASME Journal “Transactions on Mechatronics.” The abstract of the paper is below.

04
Oct
2010

Simulation Training Series: Part One

Posted by Todd Borghesani

Compared to other high-risk industries, healthcare has been slow to incorporate simulation into its training, assessment, and certification activities. The potential for simulation to improve patient safety, reduce medical errors and deaths, and decrease health care costs is far from fully realized. Simulation strengthens confidence and promotes competence by providing a safe and supportive environment [...]

19
Sep
2010

Unleashing Creativity in Healthcare

Posted by Todd Borghesani

The hysterectomy is one of the most invasive surgical procedures in medical practice. Imagine a technique that could do delicate post-surgery stitch work with minimized chances of complications or harm. Sounds like something a seasoned physician developed, but it’s actually something a 15-year-old high school student named Tony Hansberry invented. People in his hometown of [...]

09
Sep
2010

The Medical School of Tomorrow

Posted by Pamela Leonard

The clinical simulation center of today will be the medical school of tomorrow. To address physician and nursing shortages, across the next 10-15 years, we will see an unprecedented growth in healthcare education. The question remains whether the quality of education will change with the increased volume. We think so. Transforming medical and nursing school [...]

28
Aug
2010

Taking Off the Gloves: Social vs. Formal Learning

Posted by Todd Borghesani

This is going to be a knock-down, drag-out fight. In one corner, we have formal education, experienced, buffed, battle hardened. In the other corner we have social learning, agile, feisty, chanting “fight like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” However, before we take sides, place our bets, let’s take a look at the contenders and [...]

25
Aug
2010

Look-alike Medical Tubes Kill Patients

Posted by Todd Borghesani

With regard to preventable medical errors, medical tube mix-ups are a reality the can be solved with training and improved product design. While improved product design is hampered by federal approvals and international standards adoption, online and simulation training in [virtual] environments using 3D devices and mannequins remains a cost-effective and time sensitive solution. “This [...]

16
Aug
2010

Designing Simulation Centers of the Future

Posted by Ashley Vercoe

How do we create a great experience for patients in hospitals? In the ever-evolving world of healthcare, it can be extremely difficult to keep up with the changing demands. The best solution today will not be the best solution tomorrow. Most hospitals are not designed to adapt to changes in technologies and practices. They must [...]

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  • 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.

  • 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.

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