BC Simulation Network

UPDATE: UBC Okanagan is under evacuation order. Please leave campus immediately. If you are on campus and do not have access to transportation, please make your way to H Lot. Everyone else, please leave the area immediately in a calm and orderly manner.

How neurosurgeons are benefiting from AR today for brain tumor surgery. Source: visar and uutah

Look at this awesome view of the brain. Any idea how it was done? National library medicine

The demand for donor milk is high and often exceeds supply. Consider becoming a milk donor today. 👶 Collection depots in #Kamloops and #Kelowna: bit.ly/47b162H #WBW2023 #WorldBreastfeedingWeek @BCWomensHosp

BC's ER crisis - Got off the plane in Terrace, BC, which has a severe shortage of docs this summer. On evening shift, I saw more trauma cases and higher acuity than I often see in Vancouver! Sharp team here and I have full respect for what they do.

This week is #MedEdPearls week! We will share posts from our team all week! Check out "Receiving Feedback – What Do We Really Hear?" by @jmhillyer! #MedEd #MedTwitter #HMICommunity @SKWood8 @hur2buzy @therealannalama @rachel_moquin bit.ly/3RLyZjt

The African Simulation Network is looking for leaders to establish country chapters! These chapters will create support and community across countries and regions. Interested? Click below: forms.office.com/r/Fmd6cX2Q9W

Associate Fellow @drraghibali shares how the latest insights from his research programme can help us to stay fitter and disease-free for longer in recent article for @MensHealthMag menshealth.com/uk/health/a441…

"How can we support people on the job?" Dr. Sopka shares his experience with the Healthcare Simulation Essentials Course that will take place August 22-25 in Aachen, Germany at AIXTRA bit.ly/CMS-AIXTRA #healthcare #medicine #Nursing #MedEd #Anesthesia

Simulation-based learning, including virtual reality (VR) and screen-based simulation, has emerged as widely adopted virtual methods that can provide an effective way to enhance learning. bit.ly/46p2nTF

From medical simulation to #CrashTestSimulation. Please observe the speed limits.

I am thrilled to announce that I have accepted the position of the founding Dean at the brand-new Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU - @TorontoMet) School of Medicine! Official announcement here: torontomu.ca/news-events/ne… #TMUSoM #MedEd #MedSchoolOfTheFuture

@TChanMD @TorontoMet @OslerHealth @MacEmerg @WeAreCanadiEM @ALiEMFac @HarvardMacy @cameacem @SchulichMedDent @OISEUofT @VicCollege_UofT @machealthsci Congratulations!

HSSI offers our course “Introduction to Systems focused simulation + debriefing" -targeted for organizations... We look forward to working with @BCSimNet for a fall 2023 course! Contact: Info@HealthcareSSI.com #proactivepatientsafety #healthcaredesign @Elena_Felgar @HE_ES_Canada

Congratulations to #HMIMuseum alums @whole_patients, @KamnaBalharaMD, & colleagues for their new publication in Medical Education Online! "Transformative experiences at art museums to support flourishing in medicine" #MedEd #MedHum #MedTwitter bit.ly/3NNitPF

Remarkable achievement in single centre in Japan for infants born at 22 weeks N=29 Survival 82.8% PDA ligation 14.7% MEC 10.3% ROP 51.7% No tracheostomies No VP shunts pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37393397/

Amazing resource from the team @VisibleHeartLab This group has created an open source library of 3D printed hearts to display echo views: vhlab.umn.edu/atlas/ #POCUS #echo #echofirst "A role for ultra-high resolution 3D printed human heart models" 🔗onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ec…

Why do extra steps matter? Small actions like parking far away can help reduce your heart attack risk by 25%, and cut your risk of stroke in half! Discover how many steps to aim for and easy ways to #MOVE4MentalHealth this June: dcm.tips/43J0Mpq #ParkLikeADad

Congratulations to the 2022 Research and Non-Research Articles of the Year! Learn more about the winning articles which will be free access for the next year. bit.ly/3JlJ3Nc