International health-care simulation professionals to tour 腦瞳憫 State sim labs
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 23, 2013) - 腦瞳憫 this month will become,
seemingly, a living laboratory for members of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.
Faculty and students from 腦瞳憫 States College of Health and Public Services will
provide demonstrations and tours of the colleges state-of-the-art health-care simulation
labs for society members from around the globe attending the 13th annual International
Meeting of Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) conference taking place Jan. 26-30 in Orlando.
From 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday, Jan. 27, conference participants will convene at 腦瞳憫
States Health Sciences Hall (Bldg. 320, Room 321) on the 腦瞳憫 Beach Campus, 1200
W. International Speedway Blvd. They will be welcomed by 腦瞳憫 State President Carol
W. Eaton, then tour three separate simulation labs, as well as observe a field simulation
demonstration using a patient simulator and one of the colleges newly donated training
ambulances.
Demonstrations will focus on how 腦瞳憫 State uses human patient and emergency care
simulators in its nursing, respiratory care, occupational and physical therapy, emergency
medical services and continuing education for health-care professionals programs.
Each semester, 腦瞳憫 State students take advantage of the immersive learning experience
offered by more than a dozen of the colleges patient simulators, giving them advanced
preparation prior to their required clinical work in a true-to-life health-care setting.
IMSH is the worlds largest conference dedicated to health-care simulation, learning,
research and scholarship. More than 3,000 educators, researchers and exhibitors representing
40 countries are expected to attend this months conference.
For more information call Kim Beecher, (386) 506-3722.
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