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UNMC hosts medical simulation conference, drawing hundreds to Davis Global Center

Omaha breaks record for SimGHOST conference thanks to technology at UNMC

UNMC hosts medical simulation conference, drawing hundreds to Davis Global Center

Omaha breaks record for SimGHOST conference thanks to technology at UNMC

DISPLAY AT UNMC, WHERE HUNDREDS OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ARE COMING IN FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THEY’RE PRACTICING TREATMENTS IN ORDER TO AVOID HUMAN ERRORS AND GROW A CERTAIN DISCIPLINE IN HEALTH CARE. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S ALEX MCLOON IS LIVE IN STUDIO TO EXPLAIN. ALEX. BILL QUANECIA FOR WORKERS KNOWN AS MEDICAL SIMULATION ARTISTS PLAYING PRETEND HELPS THEM BETTER PREPARE FOR THE REAL WORLD AND AND ITS SCENARIOS AND GROW THE USE OF SIMULATION TECHNOLOGIES AS THAT’S PERFECT. FAKE BLOOD AND SILICONE MOLD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING FOR THESE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL IS LEARNING ABOUT WOUNDS, ABOUT 365 OF THEM ARE TAKING WHAT THEY’VE LEARNED AT THE DAVIS GLOBAL CENTER BACK TO THEIR HOMES ACROSS THE WORLD. I’M FROM BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, DENMARK, AND I’M FROM DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND. THE CENTER’S INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LED TO A RECORD BREAKING ATTENDANCE FOR THE SIM GHOST CONFERENCE USED TO LARGER CITIES LIKE LOS ANGELES AND LAS VEGAS. AND THIS YEAR, TAKING IN TECHNOLOGY LIKE THESE GIANT SCREEN SCENES AND A THEATER ACTING AS AN OVERFLOW ROOM WHERE ATTENDEES WATCHED A REAL TIME HOLOGRAM BROADCAST SPEAKERS FROM ANOTHER PART OF CAMPUS. A BREAKTHROUGH UNMC IS LOOKING TO USE IN EDUCATION ACROSS NEBRASKA. PEOPLE CAME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD JUST TO SEE ALL ALL THE LATEST INNOVATIONS THAT THEY HAVE YET TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THAT HOPEFULLY SOMEDAY THEY’LL BE ABLE TO PUT IN THEIR SIM CENTERS. THIS IS A STATE OF THE ART SIMULATION CENTER, WHICH PROBABLY NEVER SEEN ANYTHING THE LIKES OF BEFORE. THESE SIMULATIONS, IT’S LIKE ADAM WHO USED TO BE IN FINANCE, ARE TAKING UP TO DATE TECHNIQUES AND BEST PRACTICES TO THEIR CORNERS OF THE WORLD. AND ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, IF WE INCREASE OUR RESEARCH OUTPUT AND OUR BETTER SIMULATIONS PROGRAMS BECAUSE AS A RESULT OF COMING HERE, YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY THAT IMPACTS PATIENT SAFETY IN A POSITIVE WAY. A LOT OF US FEEL SILOED IN OUR DAY TO DAY LIVES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS IS STILL SOMEWHAT OF A NICHE INDUSTRY. HEALTHCARE SIMULATION SPECIALISTS OFFERING MORE THOROUGH TRAINING, MEANING BETTER CARE FOR
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UNMC hosts medical simulation conference, drawing hundreds to Davis Global Center

Omaha breaks record for SimGHOST conference thanks to technology at UNMC

Cutting-edge capabilities are on display at the University of Nebraska Medical Center — which drew hundreds of health care professionals from around the world this week.About 365 nurses, technicians, and others tabbed as "medical simulationists" attended the SimGHOSTS conference, breaking an attendance record for an event used to gathering in Los Angeles or Las Vegas."People came from all over the world just to see all the latest innovations that they have yet to be able to experience, that hopefully someday they'll be able to put in their SIM centers," said Jacqueline McBride, SimGHOSTS executive director. "But at this point, it's here in Omaha, Nebraska."Simulationists practiced real-world treatments using fake blood and silicone molds on table tops. The exercises and technology help prevent human errors and grow the health care discipline."If we increase our research output and our better simulations programs as a result of kind of coming here, it all impacts patient safety in a positive way," said Adam Roche of Ireland."A lot of us feel siloed in our day-to-day lives, especially when this is still somewhat of a niche industry," said Jarrod Jeffries of Denmark.

Cutting-edge capabilities are on display at the University of Nebraska Medical Center — which drew hundreds of health care professionals from around the world this week.

About 365 nurses, technicians, and others tabbed as "medical simulationists" attended the SimGHOSTS conference, breaking an attendance record for an event used to gathering in Los Angeles or Las Vegas.

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"People came from all over the world just to see all the latest innovations that they have yet to be able to experience, that hopefully someday they'll be able to put in their SIM centers," said Jacqueline McBride, SimGHOSTS executive director. "But at this point, it's here in Omaha, Nebraska."

Simulationists practiced real-world treatments using fake blood and silicone molds on table tops. The exercises and technology help prevent human errors and grow the health care discipline.

"If we increase our research output and our better simulations programs as a result of kind of coming here, it all impacts patient safety in a positive way," said Adam Roche of Ireland.

"A lot of us feel siloed in our day-to-day lives, especially when this is still somewhat of a niche industry," said Jarrod Jeffries of Denmark.