Wednesday marked the opening of the first ever eSIM lab in Alberta.
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held during the grand opening at the new location, adjacent to the Sundre Fire department. eSIM stands for: educate, simulate, innovate and motivate.
The Sundre Rural Clinical Simulation Centre is said to provide modern training which involves more realistic scenarios such as mannequins that can simulate a variety of health emergencies.
The actual lab space inside or referred to as the simulation room is designed as an exact replica of an emergency room in the hospital and has the same layout so simulations can be run in the lab. This way, say officials, when an actual event occurs in the hospital, staff can be prepared because they have already experienced the situation and know where all the equipment is. Officials say the training room is set up to run life-size mannequins which operate through computer generated modules.
The control room contains one-way glass, this way whomever is controlling the mannequin in the simulation can see the staff working and can control things from the computer controlled mannequin.
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The newly renovated space will deliver medical training without residents having to leave Sundre. Not only will emergency responders and health care staff get to use this new facility for training, officials point out the new space is also available to the Sundre Fire Department, as well as the municipality and other community groups.
“The Town of Sundre council gives thanks to the dedicated volunteers of the Sundre Hospital Futures Committee and the forward thinking of brining an eSIM lab to Sundre to enhance the training required for health care,” said Richard Warnock, Mayor for the Town of Sundre. “This initiative keeps the training local and supports our Sundre Hospital’s training requirements.”
An official for the eSIM lab noted that a partnership between the Town of Sundre, AHS and Sundre Hospital Futures has made this space happen, further adding, they are fortunate to have three trained educators in Sundre. Those educators include Audrey McKenzie, Chantal Crawford and Dr. Jonathan Somerville who can provide training to local staff.
Officials say Sundre’s goal is to be the rural education hub for other communities and provide the chance to take required training closer to home.
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