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NYSIM hosted a 4 hour immersive simulation on Patient Safety and Quality to orient the In- coming Interns to the NYULH culture of being a High Reliability Organization. The program included Group OSCE’s, a Patient Safety Room and Case Based Discussions. In June 2017 we hosted 156 incoming interns from 7 residency programs and this year we will host 205 in- coming interns from 17 residency programs.
The oral abstract presented at SGIM, Simulated First Night-onCall (FNOC): Establishing Com- munity and a Culture of Patient Safety for Incoming Interns, presented at the SGIM 2018 annual meeting, has been selected as the Best Oral Presentation in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety.
Alex Mack has been with our team for 2.5 years. She has had the roles of Simulation Operations Spe- cialist and Senior Operations Specialist. With the support of the Standardized Patient (SP) Program team and the guidance of Dr. Zabar, Alex has transformed the standardized patient program processes at NYSIM. We are fortunate to be able to promote her to a Program Supervisor Role. In this new role Alex will continue to support programs but will also supervise NYSIM standardized patient processes and programmatic changes including technology needs; assist with NYSIM website design; and recruit, train and supervise staff within the SP program.
Senior Simulation Operations Specialist Crysandy Marte has been with our team in the role of Simulation tion Operations Specialist for 1.5 years. Crysandy came to NYSIM with experience from the University of Vermont Clinical Simulation Lab. We are pleased to be able to promote Crysandy to a Senior Simulation Operations Specialist position. Crysandy will continue to support the day to day operations of simulation programs but will also support Sarla Santos, the Assistant Director of Operations, in coordinating and troubleshooting scheduling requests; coordinate the intake/design meetings; assist in the development and implementation of new standard operating procedures and assist with maintaining and enhancing NYSIM’s vendor relationships.
The BD AlarisTM Pump Module is a large volume infusion pump that helps con- tinuously or intermittently deliver fluids, medications, blood and blood prod- ucts to adult, pediatric or neonatal patients. Clinicians can attach up to four IV infusion modules, allowing four independent infusions on a single PC unit. The pumps are also complete with the NYU Langone Health drug library.
The Heartstart FRx AED from Phillips is a state of the art defibrillator. This unique model is the only one on the market with an optional infant/child key, which you can use with adult pads for pediatric patients. The HeartStart FRx defibrillator includes advanced Life Guid- ance features to help guide the treatment of sudden cardiac arrest. It can withstand rough handling, extreme temperatures, dust or wet conditions. With easy set-up, clear voice prompts, and rugged design, HeartStart FRx is designed for on-the-spot responders.
Pablo has worked in film production for 9 years, as well as a help desk technician for 4 years. During his time in film productions he worked on one of Hillary Clintons TV ads for her 2016 race where he met attorney General Eric Holder. Before joining NYSIM he worked for Laerdal traveling around the country maintaining, installing, and repairing simulators for over a year. On his free time he loves lis- tening to music and is an avid movies goer.
Dinora has been an EMT and Medical Assistant since 2011, and worked in several positions as such. She spent several years with Kingsborough Community College, CUNY and the Research Foundation as a Continuing Education Teacher and Program Assistant. She engaged with numerous programs to assist underprivileged youth to obtain essential job skills training through medical and other vocational programs. She recently worked as a Simulation Specialist at Long Island University’s, Interprofessional Simulation Center, where she assisted to imple- ment numerous new initiatives to improve simulation/student outcomes. When Dinora is not working she is an avid hiker and reader and enjoys many of the trails in the surrounding area.Pages
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