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A patient is rushed into the emergency room suffering from multiple injuries. Doctors must work quickly, making split-second decisions. Before facing this scenario in real life, doctors-in-training at The University of Arizona College of Medicine practice life-saving skills in the new high-tech Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center. To reduce errors, medical simulation technology offers opportunities for health care providers to perform all types of medical and surgical procedures without risk to patients.

ASTEC awarded AMES Grant for Artificial Tissue Development
November 2012

 

ASTEC was awarded a 2012 research grant from the Academy of Medical Education Scholars (AMES) for our proposal entitled “Using artificial tissue to design high-fidelity teaching modalities – preparing medical students for clinical training.” We sought funding in response to frequent inquiries from medical students for training models to practice suturing prior to their clinical clerkships. The objective of this project is to design and develop a highly realistic bleeding tissue pad that can be used repeatedly by medical students to practice suturing to prepare themselves for their clerkship years. We thank the Academy of Medical Education Scholars for funding our medical education research.


ASTEC presents video at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) annual meeting
November 2012

Along with Angela Souza of the Planning and Facilities Office in the College of Medicine, ASTEC was invited to present a video of our innovative laboratory design at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) annual meeting in San Francisco on November 3, 2012. Our video entitled, “Future trends in design of clinical simulation facilities – maximum utilization through minimalist design” highlights the emphasis on maximum flexibility in the design of our facility. In order to best serve our highly diverse training groups, we use collapsible room partitions to change the landscape of our training space. This allows us to simulate any training environment for optimal operational fidelity. See the video below.

 

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ASTEC conducts Mobile ICU (MOBI) Transport Simulation
November 2012

Working in collaboration with University of Arizona Medical Center’s (UAMC) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) team and the artificial heart program, ASTEC conducted a Mobile ICU (MOBI) transport simulation. The patient was a 44-year old male with massive anterior wall myocardial infarction in cardiogenic shock. He was placed on an intra-aortic balloon pump, ECMO and a mechanical ventilator. Triple-lumen central-venous-, right radial arterial- and left arm peripheral intravenous lines were placed and the patient was connected to monitoring leads and a pulse oximetry sensor. In the transportation exercise, ASTEC simulated an outlying hospital. The transport team, consisting of nurses from the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) and pediatric ICU, a respiratory therapist and a perfusionist, disconnected the patient from the bedside machines and placed him on the mobile transport bed. The patient was wheeled down to the emergency room and loaded onto the awaiting ambulance. After securing the patient for transport and “transferring” him to the hospital, the patient was unloaded and carted back to ASTEC, which now simulated the CICU. In the course of the training, the battery on the ECMO pump failed. Without a backup, the perfusionist was forced to hand pump the ECMO circuit for the remainder of the transport. This MOBI transport exercise allowed us to examine important logistical and safety considerations and explore potential problems in transporting severely compromised patients.            


ASTEC develops novel Cesarean Section Model
September 2012

 

ASTEC has developed a high-fidelity cesarean section model that can be used in conjunction with Gaumard’s Noelle™ maternal simulator. The model, which was conceived and developed by clinical educator John Jarred, allows the physician to realistically dissect the cutaneous and subcutaneous layers of the skin, the fascia, and the lower abdominal and uterine muscle layers. A plastic pouch containing the baby and amniotic fluid was inserted to simulate the uterus, and silicone tubing to simulate vessels were inserted and plumbed with artificial blood for a realistic bleeding response upon incision. The model was used in a training of emergency medicine residents in the University of Arizona Medical Center (UAMC) Labor and Delivery. 


"Heart-Stopping Drama in the ER" ASTEC featured on University of Arizona Website
June 2012

It’s one thing to study anatomy and take the time to practice perfect stitches that won’t leave much of a scar. But it’s a heart-pounding challenge when those skills are needed in the emergency room as you look at the broken bone sticking out of the patient’s leg and an artery spurts blood-red liquid with every heartbeat.

This is real-time medical training at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – where ultra-authentic artificial tissue and humanoid patients are the center of simulated emergencies that bring medicine to life – and death...

Read the full feature article here.