Faculty of medicine home to new state-of-the-art facility

ROMER BAUTISTA STAFF

Construction on a new clinical learning and simulation facility (CLSF) is underway at the faculty of medicine. The new, state-of-the-art building will be used to help students in the medical, nursing and allied heath care fields practice medical and surgical procedures before attempting them on patients.

The construction of such an advanced facility is a costly venture. The province of Manitoba and its partners will contribute $3.6 million, according to Health Minister Theresa Oswald.

“(The province) feels that this is a terrific opportunity for students in Manitoba to get hands on learning experience before stepping out into the medical field,” said Oswald, “It will no doubt be a benefit health-care patients in Manitoba.”

Among other things, Oswald says that with the CLSF, students will be able to practice life-saving procedures, develop clinical skills, enhance patient safety and improve on team communications.

According to a statement released by the province, “the facility will recreate clinical practice environments including examination rooms that resemble outpatient care facilities and simulation labs that recreate critical-care settings.”

“Benefits from the CLSF will be available to students from all disciplines and levels of education,” said Dean Sandham, dean of the faculty of medicine, in an e-mail to the Manitoban. “They include learning in a safe environment for students and patient, the ability to be debriefed by educators using our digital video equipment, the ability to practice procedures on simulators before actually treating patients, and the ability to practice working in teams in a realistic environment.”

“It will expose students to a wide array of scenarios that they may not actually experience during regular clinical education time, and the ability to practice dealing with uncommon but difficult situations. An excellent example would be using obstetrical simulators to learn how to deal with shoulder dystocia and/or breech deliveries,” Feldham continued in the e-mail.

Also helping fund the project is the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, who have committed $1 million, and Manitoba Science, Technology, Energy and Mines, who have provided $1 million for the costs of simulation teaching equipment. The U of M’s faculty of medicine, its students, alumni, staff and corporate friends have already committed $1.6-million to the project.

The CLSF is expected to open in December 2007, Feldham said.





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Home About Us Advertising Rates Contact Staff Current Issue PDF Employment Letters to the Editor Meet the Staff Online Archives Volunteer Online Classifieds St. Vincent's Academy Diaries	Font Size Respond Email Print-Friendly Faculty of medicine home to new state-of-the-art facility ROMER BAUTISTA STAFF Construction on a new clinical learning and simulation facility (CLSF) is underway at the faculty of medicine. The new, state-of-the-art building will be used to help students in the medical, nursing and allied heath care fields practice medical and surgical procedures before attempting them on patients. The construction of such an advanced facility is a costly venture. The province of Manitoba and its partners will contribute $3.6 million, according to Health Minister Theresa Oswald. “(The province) feels that this is a terrific opportunity for students in Manitoba to get hands on learning experience before stepping out into the medical field,” said Oswald, “It will no doubt be a benefit health-care patients in Manitoba.” Among other things, Oswald says that with the CLSF, students will be able to practice life-saving procedures, develop clinical skills, enhance patient safety and improve on team communications. According to a statement released by the province, “the facility will recreate clinical practice environments including examination rooms that resemble outpatient care facilities and simulation labs that recreate critical-care settings.” “Benefits from the CLSF will be available to students from all disciplines and levels of education,” said Dean Sandham, dean of the faculty of medicine, in an e-mail to the Manitoban. “They include learning in a safe environment for students and patient, the ability to be debriefed by educators using our digital video equipment, the ability to practice procedures on simulators before actually treating patients, and the ability to practice working in teams in a realistic environment.” “It will expose students to a wide array of scenarios that they may not actually experience during regular clinical education time, and the ability to practice dealing with uncommon but difficult situations. An excellent example would be using obstetrical simulators to learn how to deal with shoulder dystocia and/or breech deliveries,” Feldham continued in the e-mail. Also helping fund the project is the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, who have committed $1 million, and Manitoba Science, Technology, Energy and Mines, who have provided $1 million for the costs of simulation teaching equipment. The U of M’s faculty of medicine, its students, alumni, staff and corporate friends have already committed $1.6-million to the project. The CLSF is expected to open in December 2007, Feldham said.


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