Residents practice surgical skills in virtual reality
October 18, 2007. When the patient complains of discomfort, you can give more sedation,” John Migaly, MD, advised the first-year residents, “But if you perforate the colon, it’s ‘game over.’” Migaly, Assistant Professor of Surgery, was not being callous. He was instructing the new MDs on the intricacies of colonoscopy using a video simulator that feels, sounds and looks like a real person and procedure. Story>>
Training eases end-of-life conversations with families
August 28, 2007. One of the most important, yet most difficult conversations for a doctor comes when approaching a family about organ donation when a patient is diagnosed as brain-dead. Yet sensitive, thoughtful communications between doctors and the families of these patients could potentially improve organ donation rates. Prior research has correlated a family’s understanding of brain death and donation consent rates. Story>>
Training institute receives highest level of accreditation
September 28, 2006. Temple University’s Institute for Clinical Simulation and Patient Safety is one of only seven nationwide recently accredited as a Level I Education Institute by the American College of Surgeons. Out of the seven, which are the first to be so designated, Temple is the only one located in the mid-Atlantic United States. Story>>
Students get real-world practice at new Temple simulation center
May 25, 2006. Temple nursing and medical students were put to the test recently when their patient, Steve Johnson, went into cardiac arrest. Could the "nurses" and "doctors" work well together? Would each person understand his or her role on the healthcare team? Story>>