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Right: Students from the University Andres Bello School ofMedicine, IV grade, during a trauma medical simulation in theTactical and Emergency Care Simulation Center of the ChileanNavy Naval Hospital in Viña del Mar. The training was hosted byChilean Navy instructors in trauma and emergency care usingtheir new iStan® and METIman® human patient simulators.

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HANNAFORD CENTER CELEBRATES FIRST YEARThe Hannaford Center for Safety, Innovation and Simulationopens its doors to clinicians, hospital residents and students.

IMPROVING ORGAN DONATION WITH SIMULATIONOneLegacy of Los Angeles, CA employs a new, simulatedbrain death physiology to improve organ recovery and savemore lives.

CHILEAN NAVY SIMULATES COMBAT CASUALTIESArmada de Chile hosts 155 students from nine countries in aweeklong field simulation.

Q AND A WITH WILLEM VAN MEURSThe internationally renowned human physiological modelertalks about his next project, the birthing simulator.

UK SIMULATION IN NURSING EDUCATION CONFERENCE The University of Surrey in Guildford hosts a simulation confer-ence focused on patient safety.

EDUCATOR: INNOVATORThe UK’s University of Huddersfield is known as a Center ofExcellence for simulation training.

SIMULATION IN MOTION – SOUTH DAKOTAThese 44-foot, mobile units are taking high-fidelity simulationtraining to rural hospitals and every EMS service in the state.

MALAYSIA’S FIRST SIMULATION IN NURSINGCONFERENCENilai University College will host the first Asia Pacific Simulationin Nursing Conference in Malaysia this October.

UPCOMING SIMULATION EVENTS: FROM MAINZ,GERMANY TO THE METI CUPHPSN Europe announces keynote speakers, the METI Cup andupcoming regional networking events.

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On the Cover: A military field training operation with CAEHealthcare’s trauma patient simulator known as Caesar®.

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Below: Northwest Mississippi Community College showcased itsnew nursing facility and high-fidelity simulation center at adedication ceremony in April. Pictured, Pam Briscoe, simulationspecialist, poses with METIman.

METI’s HPS® was featured at the opening of the ExperimentalCentre for Technical Medicine of the University of Twente inEnschede, The Netherlands. Technical medicine is a new disciplineat the university that links science and technology with the clini-cal practice of medicine. Pictured, left to right, Chris Caporali andMarco Grit of METI, Prof.dr.ir G. van der Steenhoven, Dean ofScience and Technology at University of Twente, and BennoLansdorp, MSc., Teacher/Researcher with the center.

Healthcare Simulation News is published quarterly byCAE Healthcare at 6300 Edgelake Drive, Sarasota, FL34240. Telephone: (941) 377-5562. Send your feedbackor article ideas to Kim Cartlidge at [email protected] 2011 by CAE Healthcare. All rights reserved.

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CAE Healthcare Acquires METIGlobal Leader in Flight Simulation and METI Join to Create World-Class Healthcare Simulation Organization

PRINCE WILLIAM RESCUESiStan AT UNIVERSITY OF

CALGARYThe Duke and Duchess of

Cambridge visited theUniversity of Calgary's Ward

of the 21st CenturyResearch and InnovationCentre in July. During the

tour, iStan®, CAEHealthcare’s wireless patientsimulator, mimicked a heart

attack. Prince William, whois a search and rescue pilot

with the Royal Air Force,applied shock with defibril-

lator and chest compres-sions. iStan recovered, andsaid, "Thank you for saving

me, Your Royal Highness."Photo: THE CANADIAN

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practices in simulation-based avi-ation training to deliver innova-tive education, technologies andservice solutions for healthcare.

“METI is a premier organiza-tion. We welcome the METI team,and we look forward to providingour new and existing customerswith the most innovative, best-in-class training solutions and con-tinuous service support,” saidMarc Parent, CAE’s President andChief Executive Officer.

Former METI CEO MichaelBernstein has assumed the roleof President of CAE Healthcare.“The opportunity to becomepart of CAE, the de facto stan-dard in the world of simulation,is great for our employees, ourcustomers and for the health-care community as a whole,”saysBernstein. “We will be able totake the healthcare simulationindustry to an entirely new level.”

The combined offering

includes several product lines,such as CAE Healthcare’s surgicaland imaging simulators, itsrugged military “patient” namedCaesar, METI’s HPS, iStan,METIman, PediaSIM, BabySIMsimulators and METI’s learningapplications and LearningSpacemanagement solution for simu-lation centers. CAE Healthcarewill continue to manage thesimulation training center of theUniversity of Montreal, whichtrains undergraduate medicalstudents.

CAE Healthcare's main oper-ations are Sarasota, Florida, USAand Montreal, Canada. The mis-sion of the combined company isto improve patient safety andoutcomes by advancing theadoption of simulation in everysegment where it can make adifference.

CAE Healthcare, a division ofCAE, acquired METI in lateAugust. CAE is a global leader inmodeling, simulation and train-ing for civil aviation and defensewith more than 60 years of expe-rience in the simulation industry.In 2008, the company launchedCAE Healthcare to leverage itsknowledge, experience and best

CAE Healthcare manages theUniversity of Montreal health-care simulation center.

Less than one year after opening,the Hannaford Center for Safety,Innovation and Simulation atMaine Medical Center serves a clin-

ical and student population of nearly5,000—and has long-term plans to expandits expertise to the community, the stateand the northeast region.

Carved out of the former Brighton Medical Center day surgery building, the center’s 18,000 squarefeet offer three levels of medical simulation. The simulations include skills training, standardized patientassessment and interaction, and high-fidelity scenarios that might occur in an OR, Trauma/ICU or in ahospital patient room.

New Frontiers in Simulation:

THE HANNAFORD CENTER FOR SAFETY, INNOVATION ANDSIMULATION AT MAINE MEDICAL CENTER TRAINS

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Maine’s Largest Hospital Addresses Future Healthcare Needs

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simulation centers around theU.S. and abroad to learn whatworked and didn’t work.

The planning committeeat Maine Medical Centerincluded architects,engineers, clinicians, IT

and purchasing specialists whoimmersed themselves in thenuts and bolts of simulationeducation. “Many programs aredominated by clinicians,” Darbysays. “By having a multidiscipli-nary team, it made the planningprocess much more rigorousand thorough.”

On the clinical side, Darbysays, “It was critically importantto have a plan to engage facultyand develop curricula. We iden-tified simulation championsearly on and tasked them withlooking ahead three to five yearsin their fields.”

These simulation champi-ons became the pioneers forthe program, visiting Harvard,Stanford, the Mayo Clinic,Northwestern and other simula-tion centers to learn how todesign and implement simula-tion-based courses.

“The real success wasbeing able to engage our facul-ty from the day the doors

opened,” Darby says. “Weworked extremely hard todevelop fairly robust simula-tion-based education programsfrom the get-go in a dozen spe-cialties, including nursing andallied health.”

Maine Medical Center part-ners with Tufts University Schoolof Medicine in a program createdto help address the shortage ofphysicians in the state, particular-ly in rural areas. These students,who split their time between theBoston campus and MaineMedical Center, are also learningthrough simulation.

The center cost $5.8 millionto build, which included guttingmuch of the third floor of theformer surgery center. The rehabincorporated the existing hospi-tal infrastructure in the high-fidelity simulation rooms.

The operating budget isfully supported by MaineMedical Center, another uniquefeature that was integrated intothe business plan. “Many cen-ters operate on a shoestring,”Darby says.

Bruce Cahill is the systemsanalyst at the HannafordCenter, where he over-sees the audio/visual

The largest tertiary andacute care hospital in the state,Maine Medical Center openedthe simulation center as part of aforward-thinking strategy toinvest in the future of high-qual-ity, safe and effective healthcarein Maine. The center provides itshigh-tech training to bothnovices and experienced clini-cians, who can also practicetheir communication skills andthe interdisciplinary coordina-tion of care.

Maine Medical Center’spediatrics staff trains at the sim-ulation center once a week,while the emergency medicine,anesthesiology, OB-GYN, sur-gery and nursing departmentsvisit monthly. New internal med-icine residents undergo “bootcamp” there before their firsttime on the hospital floor fornight call rotations.

The daily bustle of activityat the training hub is no surpriseto Medical Director John“Randy” Darby, MD, who cham-pioned the center for years andled the interdisciplinary commit-tee that created its businessplan. Darby, who is also an anes-thesiologist and member of fac-ulty at the Tufts UniversitySchool of Medicine, visited 26

system and vast complex of com-puters and monitors, as well asthe LearningSpace® manage-ment program.

“We have over 60 camerasthroughout the facility. It’s notuncommon to have a classroomfilled with 20 learners and to beable to pull up virtually anyroom in the facility with just afew clicks.” Cahill says. “The learn-ers like the transition from tradi-tional PowerPoint presentationand e-learning mediums to thehands-on muscle memory prac-tice and enforcement of psy-chomotor skills that our facilityoffers. They are also impressedby the ‘realness’ of the high-fidelity environment that wecreate for the training scenarios.”

Within the next few years,the center’s outreach programswill begin to deliver simulationtraining to rural areas through-out the state. “We are very muchhoping to join the vanguard ofpeople using simulation toenhance and sustain ruralhealthcare training, which dove-tails nicely with the mission ofour medical school program,”Darby says.

“We developed a boot camp for residents designed around four common scenarios theywould see in-house. They do these four cases before they begin to take their night calls— common things that happen at night at a large hospital, such as a code.”

— Shelly Chipman, RN, MSN, CCRN, Simulation Nurse Educator at the Hannaford Center for Safety, Innovation and Simulation

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Above: OneLegacy’s METI HPS®, nicknamed “Bob,” enactsan organ donation scenario in the OneLegacy SimulationCenter. The center will open its training to other organprocurement organizations and clinicians later this year.

ONELEGACY IS ONE OF THELARGEST ORGAN PROCUREMENTORGANIZATIONS (OPOS) IN THEUNITED STATES, AND ONE OF THEBOLDEST. THE LOS ANGELES-BASED ORGANIZATION WORKS

WITH HOLLYWOOD WRITERS AND PRODUCERS TO DISPEL MYTHS ABOUTORGAN DONATION THROUGH DONATE LIFE HOLLYWOOD. THE ROSE BOWLPARADE FLOAT PROMOTING ORGAN DONATION, INITIALLY MET WITH SKEPTI-CISM, HAS PROVEN TO INSPIRE THE PUBLIC.

This year, OneLegacy opened the first simulation center inthe nation with a focus on organ donor management. Thegoals of the center are to offer technical and conceptualtraining, improve knowledge and comfort level in manag-

ing organ donors, enhance donor safety and reduce errors, whichleads to a higher number of organs transplanted.

When an accident or trauma victim is declared brain dead,there is a short window of time when that donor’s vital organshave potential to save lives. Today, more than 21,000 patients inthe U.S. await lifesaving heart, lung or liver transplants. An addi-tional 90,000+ are on a waiting list for life-enhancing organs, suchas kidneys.

The OneLegacy simulation center is set up as a fully functioningICU with a METI HPS® named Bob. Within the center, the staff practicesassessing and improving the functionality of organs for transplant.

“In brain death, the physiology changes,” says Maria Stadtler,RN, CPTC and Director of OneLegacy Simulation Center. “Becausethe brain function is gone, and the brain is the command centerof the body, all the organ functions are out of balance.Physiological feedback and reaction to medications given are dif-ferent in a brain dead patient than in a life-patient situation.”

In collaboration with AQAI, which is METI’s consultant teambased in Mainz, Germany, OneLegacy has developed brain deathphysiological donor profiles and scenarios that can be layeredwith the victim’s trauma condition and played out in real time.

Learn more about OneLegacy at www.onelegacy.orgCheck out the Donate Life Hollywood campaign at

www.donatelifehollywood.org.

New Frontiers in Simulation: Advancing Life-Saving Organ Transplants

ONELEGACY SIMULATION CENTER EMPLOYS UNIQUE BRAIN DEATH PHYSIOLOGYAND TRAINING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ORGANS FOR TRANSPLANT

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The OneLegacy SimulationCenter will open its training toother OPOs and clinicians thisfall, and welcomes tough cases.The center has begun to repli-cate real-life donor cases, suchas the scenario of a 19-year-oldwith a gunshot wound whocoded. “We are training toextreme donor situations withthe goal to identify, recognize,and intervene early enough sowe can avoid these situations.We are programming the wholeprofile and customizing it withreal-time settings,” says Stadtler.

OneLegacy is breakingnew ground in simulation withthe aim of saving more lives.Still, organ donation remains asensitive and challenging sub-ject. “Without people whobelieve in the mission oforgan/tissue donation, wecould not do it, and METI hasbeen one of our biggest sup-porters,” says Stadtler. “If we allwork together we can inspiremore people to donate andsave more lives.”

“Brain death is associatedwith complex hemodynamic,endocrine, and metabolic dys-functions which can lead tomajor complications, which, ifuntreated, can lead to loss ofvaluable organs for transplant.When we used the life-patientphysiological models, we hit awall as to the ‘realistic’physiolog-ical feedback in our donor man-agement training,” says Stadtler.

B ob also facilitates com-munication training forthe center’s Family CareSpecialists. One prac-

tice scenario involves communi-cating with the distraught familyof a donor around the bedside,which is not uncommon. “We’rethe bridging link between thefamily, the hospital, and thetransplant center. Ensuring thatthe family has all the informationthat they need to give consentfor organ and tissue donation isessential,” Stadtler says. “Thisresponsibility is something wetake very seriously.”

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Top: OneLegacy’s Maria Stadtler sets up “Bob” at DonateLife Hollywood film festival, where she, Dr. Cynthia Tinsley,and Richard Kuschinksy demonstrated neurological testingfor brain death. “It was feisty and brave, but it was so wellreceived,” Stadtler says.

Bottom: OneLegacy organ procurement transplant coordi-nators run through a practice scenario with “Bob.”

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Armada de ChileEngages MedicalResponders withRealistic Training

The Armada de Chile CombatCasualty Care Course (C4)took place in July at FortAguayo, Chilean MarinesCamp, in Con-Con, Provinceof Valparaiso, Chile

In July, the Armada de Chile conducted its seven-day Combat Casualty Care Course, alsoknown as C4, with 155 students from nine countries, including Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia,Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Honduras and Spain.

The Chilean Navy offers the course in cooperation with the Defense Medical Readiness Train-ing Institute (DMRTI) at Fort Sam Houston in Texas. Fifty-two instructors from the Armada de Chileand other military branches, the Chilean Red Cross, the Chile Emergency Public Health Service andDMRTI conducted tactical field care, evacuation care and care under fire simulation exercises.

The Chilean American C4 was the first course of its type offered on the continent, and the firstto incorporate simulation training. In addition to owning the first iStan in Chile, the navy trains onMETI’s ECS® and METIman simulators.

Since 2003, 1,000 students have participated in the C4 field exercises, lectures and skillstation training. The Chilean version of C4 is unique in that it trains across the spectrum ofcombat care, from medics to Special Forces officers, in order to facilitate teamwork and “trainthe trainers.” Chilean Ministry of Defense leaders attended and learned about the importanceof medical simulation.

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NEW FRONTIERS IN SIMULATION: MODELING HUMAN PHYSIOLOGYAn Interview with Dr. Willem van Meurs

I would like to see models thatallow you to look inside thepatient—to look at oxygeninside the heart or in the brain.We’ve done small experimentsin that area. What also fasci-nates me is how people thinkwhen managing life and deathsituations. If they only have fiveminutes, they don’t have timeto go back to books. They haveto make quick decisions basedon limited information. We mayneed a new visual language foracute care physicians thathelps them think throughthose situations.

behave as they would in thereal clinical environment. If thesimulation is unrealistic, youmay also create a false sense ofconfidence.

You are now modeling abirthing simulator with CAEHealthcare and Dr. DiogoAyres de Campos, a renownedobstetrician and faculty mem-ber at the University of Porto.Can you elaborate?It is an important group ofpatients and healthcareproviders, but the realism inobstetric simulators lagsbehind on other areas of acutecare. For example, worldwidethere are more women dyingof postpartum hemorrhagethan of AIDS. Realistic simula-tors may help train providers toaddress such emergencies.

What are the challenges in thefield today?The people who design simula-tors are a relatively small grouptoday. What we currently callhigh-fidelity will hopefully, 10to 15 years from now, be calledmid-fidelity or low-fidelity. Thechallenge is to come up with agood process for linking educa-tional objectives to simulatorrequirements.

You helped create the firstadvanced human patient simulator at the University ofFlorida in the early 1990s.What has been the impact ofsimulation on patient care?We’ve contributed to establish-ing a safety culture in anesthe-sia and intensive care. Trainingon real patients and makingmistakes has become lessacceptable. We know we havesaved lives through bettertraining.

Looking ahead, what arefuture advances you wouldlike to see in simulation?

DR. WILLEM VAN MEURS IS ONE OF THE LEADING MODELERS OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY IN THE WORLD. He was invited to serve onthe original team that created METI’s HPS®, the only human patient simulator that has oxygen and carbon dioxide gas exchange. Today, vanMeurs is a key developer of the 13 physiological models that operate concurrently in METI simulators.

A long term consultant to METI (now CAE Healthcare), van Meurs is in the process of launching an academic research operation affiliat-ed with CAE Healthcare at a European University.

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Why use mathematical models of physiology inpatient simulation?If you want to represent evenmoderately complex systems,you need models to providerealistic and consistent evolu-tion of clinical signs and moni-tored signals. Such evolutioncan be spontaneous or inresponse to therapeutic inter-ventions.

What is unique about the METI models you co-developed?Their number, and their interac-tions. A more subtle aspect isthat you can manipulate thephysiology of the patient. Theinstructor can say, “I want torepresent valve disease,” andthen manipulate a familiarphysiological parameter. Othersimulators mainly rely oninstructor or script control ofsigns and signals. They have alimited set of models that don’tnecessarily interact.

Is suspension of disbeliefimportant in simulation?In full mission simulation ofhigh performance tasks, thepatient needs to react like areal patient. Otherwise, suspen-sion of disbelief may be lost,and the trainees may no longer

Dr. Stefan Mönk, Dr. Willem van Meurs and Hugo Azevedo,members of CAE Healthcare’s senior level development team,collaborated on new projects in Sarasota in July.

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This year METI in partner-ship with The Universityof Surrey hosted the 5thSimulation in Nursing

Education Conference with thetheme “Patient Safety andSimulated Learning: Two Sides ofthe Same Coin?”

The conference openedwith a dynamic and thought-provoking keynote by Dr. IanCurran, Dean of EducationalExcellence and Head ofInnovation at the LondonDeanery. Curran made the linksbetween professional learning,excellence in practice and safety.Master Classes were introducedthis year with four innovativeand charismatic facilitators whoover the conference exploreddifferent facets of simulationranging from Tom Doyle’s (METI)exploration of partnering withindustry to Sharon Elliot’s(University of the West ofLondon) thoughts on how toreally implement those simulat-ed practice hours into the cur-riculum. These continued withLinda Daniel (Barnsley PrimaryCare Trust) leading on paediatricsimulations at the point of carewith the final class led by Dr. TimSmith (Union University,Tennessee) who focused on howto start a simulation center.

On day two the delegateswere treated to more innovativeworkshops and poster presenta-tions ranging from mentalhealth, palliative care to strate-gies about improving safety. IanBallard and Tracy Clayton (METI

UK) facilitated a roundtable dis-cussion about the role of simula-tion technologists and are hop-ing to establish a network in theUK and to host a special event inthe future. The second daybegan and ended with two verydifferent keynotes. The first by Dr.Tim Smith, Dean and Professor,School of Nursing from UnionUniversity who not only inspiredthe whole audience with histhoughts on transforming edu-cation but also gave an innova-tive demonstration on how tofold a tee shirt in less than 10 sec-onds! Norman Woolley, Head ofTeaching and Learning at TheUniversity of Glamorgan andRachel Webster who practices atBasildon and Thurrock UniversityHospitals concluded the confer-ence by talking about safe med-ication practice.

Surrey and METI weredelighted that two simulationsocieties ASPiH and INACSLwere able to talk about theirwork and this really showedhow nursing is leading the wayin developing simulation as ateaching methodology and theconference reflected and cele-brated this.

For more information aboutthe UK Simulation in NursingConference and presenters, visithpsn.com.

Submitted by Amanda Wilford,Manager of International Services,Nursing and Allied Health for CAEHealthcare.

Conference Wrap Up ReportUniversity of Surrey in Guildford Hosts UK Simulation in Nursing Education Conference

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THE UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELDHUDDERSFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM

Watching her grand-child at play, AngelaHope, senior lecturerand practice and

skills coordinator for the Universityof Huddersfield’s School ofHuman and Health Sciences, wasstruck by how much we humanslearn through play.

“Children practice simula-tion when they play. The learn-ing process is very fundamentaland critical to child develop-ment; it must be nurtured,” shesaid. “Our nursing students oftensay that learning through simu-lation is simply fun.”

About 200 miles north ofLondon, the university enrollsroughly 270 nursing students ayear in a three year course ofstudy. The university’s SimulationSuite encompasses the entirefirst floor of a large building.Inclusive in the suite housing aniStan and PediaSIM®, are roomsfor nursing fundamentals, criticalcare, occupational therapy, phys-iotherapy, pediatrics, midwiferystudies and an operating theater.

So successful is theSimulation Suite that theUniversity of Huddersfield is

referred to in the region as aCentre of Excellence for simula-tion training.

“The simulators have trulyemerged as a critical teachingtool and are fully integrated intoour curriculum,” Hope noted. Infact, the strategies for simulationuse in nursing education arebeing widened into school-widelearning strategies for simula-tion, she said. Members of thecore nursing education team arepursuing doctoral studies intosimulation education with signif-icant research, evidence andpublished papers exploring thetheories of how one learnsthrough simulation.

The role and job descrip-tion of “simulation technician”also is being developed, withexploration into a post graduateteaching certificate in thePractice of Simulation withinvarious allied health fields.

“Simulation is a tool that istaking education and learning— in a safe environment, in realtime with a ‘real’ patient — tosuch a fantastic level,” Hope stat-ed. “There really is no limit to thepossibilities.”

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Opposite page, from top: A simulated bicycle accident rescue, CAE Healthcare Chief Learning Officer ThomasDoyle, Keynote Speaker Dr. Ian Curran from the London Deanery, Patrick Van Gele, International AmbassadorINACSL and Amanda Wilford CAE Healthcare, Conference Co-Chair.


�What’s bigger than a bloodmobile, travels on wheels and houses anentire patient simulator family?

iStan, PediaSIM and BabySIM Tour the Mount Rushmore State

A SIM South Dakota traveling simulation lab. SIM SouthDakota, a partnership between the South Dakota Departmentof Health and five hospitals, began delivering high-fidelity sim-ulation instruction to rural emergency services providers overthe summer.

SIM South Dakota’s mobile simulation labs are not the first inthe U.S., but they cut the widest swath in simulation training out-reach. The goal of the program, according to AdministratorSandra Durick, is to provide clinically contemporary education toevery rural hospital ER and every Emergency Medical Servicethroughout South Dakota. The program aims to improve thequality of emergency healthcare services in the state.

“This is very unique in how it’s set up, from the mobile learn-ing lab floor plans to the way we are delivering educationthrough the use of simulators in the lab,” says Durick. “Most proj-ects don’t cover an entire state.”

The three mobile units are 44-foot, custom-built trucksthat were produced by Rosenbauer America in South Dakota.While the back of each emulates an ambulance, the front por-tion is an emergency room with sliders that can expand thespace to 12 feet. The middle section serves as a control room.Each unit houses two METI iStans, two PediaSIMs and two BabySIMs®.

Two smaller vehicles transport simulators on request for on-site training.

The labs offer seven adult, three pediatric, and three babyscenarios to healthcare providers and volunteers who may onlysee a critically ill patient once or twice a year. The training increas-es confidence and competency while enhancing teamworkamong emergency response and hospital personnel.

“As fascinating as the trucks are, it’s the educational program-ming that is the backbone to the whole project,” Durick says. Theeducational programming includes scenarios such as cardiacarrest, anaphylactic shock, and respiratory distress.

The mobile simulation labs are housed at three hospitals:Regional Health in Rapid City, and Avera Health and SanfordHealth, both in Sioux Falls. Two smaller outreach vehicles arelocated at Mobridge Regional Hospital and St. Mary’sHealthcare Center in Pierre.

“We have seen fabulous results,”says Durick. “We’ve had phe-nomenal response from the EMS community and the rural hospi-tal ER personnel, including physicians.”

Learn more about SIM South Dakota at www.sim.sd.gov.

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ASIA PACIFIC SIMULATION IN NURSING CONFERENCE

October 15-16, 2011

SIMULATION IN NURSING EDUCATION CONFERENCE FOR STUDENTS

October 17, 2011

Nilai University College, MalaysiaRegister at hpsn.com

NILAI UNIVERSITY COLLEGETO HOST ASIA PACIFIC SIMULATIONIN NURSING CONFERENCE

�CAE Healthcare’s first AsiaPacific Simulation in NursingConference will take place atNilai University College inMalaysia on October 15 and 16.The conference, titled “EngagingLearners to Become GreatNurses,” will offer patient simula-tion demonstrations, researchresults and ideas for instructorswho are beginning to incorpo-rate simulation classrooms.

On October 17, top nursingstudents from universitiesthroughout Malaysia will attenda one-day simulation conferencefor students. The purpose will beto demonstrate hands-on learn-ing with high-fidelity patientsimulators.

An international team ofrenowned simulation expertswill deliver keynote lectures,including Dr. Toyoaki Yamauchi,Professor at Nagoya University inJapan, CAE Healthcare ChiefLearning Officer Tom Doyle,Madam Gnaneswari Subraman-iam, head of the Nilai UniversityCollege Nursing Departmentand Professor Donna Mead ofthe University of Glamorgan, UK.

The conference is beingpresented in collaboration withKinetik Edar and Nilai University.One of the largest tertiary educa-tion providers in Malaysia, NilaiUniversity College is located on apicturesque, 105-acre campusand draws international studentsfrom 50 countries.

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Real Time. Real Students. Live ActionInteract with the world’s best and brightest leaders in patient simulationat the HPSN 2012 conference. More than 1,000 expert educators, clini-cians and learners attend each year. Witness live scenarios with students,brainstorm and network with peers and gain a global perspective.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS� More than 100 Active Workshops and Sessions� The METI Cup Critical Care Skills Competition� Grant Writing Assistance for Simulation � The Second Annual METI Video Awards� Exhibit Floor with New Product Showcase� Opportunity to earn CEUs� Best of all, HPSN is FREE! Register today at hpsn.com

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CALL FOR SESSIONS: Are you a healthcare simulation innovator? Share yourexpertise and creativity by becoming an HPSN 2012 facilitator. The deadline forproposals is September 30, 2011. Learn more at hpsn.com.

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HPSN EUROPE ANNOUNCES KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Organizers of the upcoming HPSNEurope conference in Mainz, Germanyhave announced two of the event’skeynote speakers. Bengt Littke, a pro-gram director with Saab Aeronautics,will speak on “Lessons from theAviation Industry.” A former fighterpilot with the Swedish Air Force,Littke was recently appointed senioradvisor within Gripen Marketing.

Jan-Joost Rethans MD, PhD, andassociate professor with MaastrichtUniversity, will deliver a lecture titled,“The Standardized Patient.” In 2010,the Association of Standard PatientEducators (ASPE) honored Rethanswith its Outstanding Educator Award.Rethans coordinates the Master PhaseSkillslab programme of the Faculty ofHealth Medicine & Life Sciences(FHML) at Maastricht University. Inaddition, Dr. Willem van Meurs, CAEHealthcare modeler and investigatorwith the University of Porto Institutefor Biomedical Engineering, will offer asession on the design of model-drivensimulators.

HPSN Europe is a free, two-dayconference that provides networkingwith healthcare professionals fromaround the world.

�Featured EventHPSN Europe 2011Nov 26-27, 2011Mainz, Germany

The METI Cup 2011October 17-19, 2011

2011 Air Medical Transport ConferenceSt. Louis, Missouri

This annual critical care skills competition utilizes the latest in human patient simulation provided by CAE Healthcare and METI. The following 11 teams will

compete in this year's challenge.

Cleveland Metro Life FlightUniversity of Michigan Survival Flight

STARSNative Air - Omniflight

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Does Healthcare Simulation Play a Starring Role at Your Institution?Send us a short, creative video about how you use METI simulation,and we’ll post it online. The video that receives the most votesbetween now and January 31, 2012 will win a $500 cash prize. We’llshow the top three videos at the international HPSN 2012 conferencein Tampa, Florida. Learn more about the METI awards at hpsn.com.

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