/medsimcentre/taxonomy/term/77/all en /medsimcentre/channels/news/student-simulation-education-ambassadors-community-outreach-participate-create-and-lead-joining-349344 <p><b>What is the Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning (SCSIL)?</b></p> <p>We are an interprofessional centre of excellence that uses the latest medical simulation technology to enhance the skills of health care professionals. Fully integrated into Æ»¹ûÒùÔº's medical and health sciences programs, we provide the next generation of doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists and more with hands-on training in difficult and potentially dangerous procedures without risk to patients.</p> Tue, 01 Aug 2023 19:39:00 +0000 diane.weidner@mcgill.ca 4027 at /medsimcentre /medsimcentre/article/practicing-advanced-airway-techniques-residents-and-faculty-across-canada <p>“There are many people who manage patient airways in the hospital—respirologists, anesthesiologists, emergency physicians—but in certain cases, the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgeon (OTL-HNS) is called in when all other alternatives have been exhausted.</p><div class="image-caption-container lt"><figure class=" "><img height="231" width="320" style="width: 320px; height: 231px; float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" class="file-large lt" src="/medsimcentre/files/medsimcentre/styles/wysiwyg_large/public/lily_nguyen2_0.jpg?itok=GmTOzHHa" alt="" /></figure></div> Thu, 06 Dec 2018 20:12:17 +0000 diane.weidner@mcgill.ca 1636 at /medsimcentre /medsimcentre/channels/news/safe-and-painless-sedation-children-283994 <p>The increased demand for services to provide sedation for children undergoing complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures led to the creation of an interprofessional sedation course by Dr. Teresa Valois, anesthesiologist at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, and her team.</p> Fri, 19 Jan 2018 14:11:46 +0000 diane.weidner@mcgill.ca 1554 at /medsimcentre /medsimcentre/article/safe-and-painless-sedation-children <p>The increased demand for services to provide sedation for children undergoing complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures led to the creation of an interprofessional sedation course by Dr. Teresa Valois, anesthesiologist at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, and her team.</p> Thu, 12 Apr 2018 18:19:06 +0000 Diane Weidner 1577 at /medsimcentre /medsimcentre/article/closing-loop-team-communications <p>Health care professionals make their way to the block amphitheatre at the Jewish General Hospital for the combined Surgical and Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds on this cold December morning, grabbing a hot cup of coffee before taking their seats. Dr. Shannon Fraser, Associate Professor of Minimally Invasive Surgery at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº, stands ready at the front of the room in her festive scrub cap, working with the multimedia team to make sure that the audiovisual connections are up and running for the simulation broadcast.</p> Tue, 23 Jan 2018 14:16:47 +0000 Diane Weidner 1558 at /medsimcentre