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Intermountain Simulation Consortium

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    Intermountain Simulation Consortium

    Intermountain Simulation Consortium

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    About us

    The Intermountain Health Simulation Center is a 10,000-square foot training facility headquartered at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City with 10 labs spread throughout Utah and southern Idaho. Through advanced simulation technology, we provide training to thousands of hospital, homecare, and clinic professionals every year.

    Cutting-edge technology

    Our goal is to promote patient safety by helping clinicians prevent errors and perform more effectively in crisis situations. We do this by using robotic manikins that mimic health conditions and respond to treatment methods. Coupled with video recording and a live-feed conference room, our training methods allows healthcare professionals to practice in a low-risk environment under close supervision.

    The simulation center has also collaborated with Intermountain Health's telehealth team to incorporate telehealth technology into our simulations giving trainees the opportunity to work with the same technology used in real hospital settings.

     
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    Intermountain Healthcare’s innovative approach to education using simulation can be found across the vast state of Utah and Southern Idaho. Servicing 33,000 clinical and non-clinical employees, 22 hospitals and six regions spanning 84,899 square miles. Simulation is paving the way for a better tomorrow for physicians, care providers, and the patients we serve. Intermountain Healthcare simulation marries team training with crisis resource management using high fidelity manikins in realistic hands-on environments.

    The purpose of simulation is to provide relevant and outstanding education to both employees and the patients we serve.

    Simulation executive council (SEC)

    The Simulation Executive Council (SEC) is composed of Simulation and Corporate Leadership chaired by the System Simulation Medical Director. The SEC drives the Intermountain Simulation strategic initiatives through recommending and approving simulation best practices. The SEC will monitor and evaluate the overall success of simulation education and patient safety initiative success.

    The SEC is the approving council for the Simulation Guidance Council (SGC).

    Membership consists of representation from Intermountain Healthcare’s Corporate Office leadership.

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    What we do

    The purpose of the Intermountain Simulation Program is to provide innovative and evidence-based healthcare services through the use of simulation technology and learning principles.

    The Intermountain Simulation Program will provide:

    • Optimal settings for team training in communication, clinical judgment, and leadership using the principles of Crisis Resource Management (communication, coordination, collaboration) to enhance operational effectiveness in a crisis situation, prevent errors, and promote patient safety.
    • Realistic simulation training to engage learners in an atmosphere consistent with current adult learning theories.
    • An environment to bridge the divide between the culture of medicine and the beliefs and practices that make up patients’ value systems, to enhance patient education and satisfaction.
    • System integration simulation to enhance new computer documentation systems and electronic workflow processes.
    • Simulation-based research to understand the etiology of critical events, test new processes, and understand workflow to promote patient safety, regulatory, and/or compliance requirements.

    Principles:

    • We treat others the way we want to be treated.
    • We accept responsibility for our actions, attitudes, and mistakes.
    • We act with integrity and can count on each other.
    • We do our best at all times and look for ways to improve.
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