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Glo Germ, Central Lines & Vents: Simulation provides direct support for front line clinicians in COVID-19 response
Friday, April 24, 2020, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
Category: External Webinars
Glo Germ, Central Lines & Vents:
Simulation provides direct support for front line clinicians in COVID-19 response
 
Webinar this Friday, April 24 from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. CST

 
Register Now!
Presenters:
  • Mojca Remskar Konia, MD, PhD, MACM, Medical Director - M Simulation
  • Jon Chaika, NREMT, Simulation Education Specialist - M Simulation
  • Eugene Floersch, BS, CHSE, CHSOS - Simulation Specialist – M Simulation
  • Nicholas Newman, Office & Administrative Services Supervisor – M Simulation
  • Lou Clark, PhD, MFA, Executive Director - M Simulation
Session Objectives:
  • Learn to effectively use Glo Germ for experiments to study COVID-19 spread
  • Gain knowledge to uptrain clinical staff - central and arterial line training, including our home, inexpensive recipe for central line
  • Examine NIPPV ventilators with emphasis on what our team learned about SimMan "respiratory physiology“
Description:
During late March and April 2020 the M Simulation team partnered with faculty from UMN School of Medicine to provide direct support for clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our help was actively pursued by several of the most affected clinical departments, intensive care units, and hospital administration constituting the COVID-19 command center. The simulation support allowed for the study of: infection spread and protective devices, clinical environment for latent factors that could lead to patient harm, and repurposing of non-invasive positive pressure ventilators into invasive ventilators. Our work resulted in new clinical personal protective equipment which is now available, adjustment to clinical protocols, and training of 501 healthcare providers

Learners included:
  • 36 physicians
  • 165 nurse anesthetists
  • 300 nurses
Join M Simulation team members, Dr. Konia and Dr. Clark as they describe successes and challenges from implementing these projects.

Topics covered will include:
  • Leveraging simulation education resources to support front line clinicians
  • Innovating knowledge pertinent to clinical practice utilizing simulation education
  • Further elevating the healthcare simulation profession as a meaningful collaborator in clinical practice.