CHIPS - Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation

📚 The simulation word of the week is Embedded Participant!

Definition • An individual who is trained or scripted to play a role in a simulation encounter in order to guide the scenario, and may be known or unknown to the participants; guidance may be positive or negative, or a distractor based on the objectives, level of the participants, and the needs of the scenario.
• A role assigned in a simulation encounter to help guide the scenario.
• The embedded participant’s role is part of the situation. However, the underlying purpose of the role may not be revealed to the participants in the scenario or simulation (INACSL, 2013).

Learn more about this in the Healthcare Simulation Dictionary!
https://www.ssih.org/dictionary

Members of the CHIPS Education team are flying to Vancouver, BC for the Association for SP Educators conference at the end of the week. We’re proud to announce that CHIPS will be well represented as our team will contribute to the conference by leading workshops, giving presentations and presenting posters. Many of us are working with colleagues from other universities to do so.

If you're going to the Association of SP Educators - ASPE conference, we invite you to check out these presentations and say hello! What are you most looking forward to?

📚 The simulation word of the week is Dryrun!

Definition • A “planning meeting with standardized learners” is used to reveal un-intentional problems within the scenario. A designated time to explore the possibility of errors. (Boilat et al, 2012)
• A verification period prior to live encounters to ensure a “safe and therapeutic” environment. (Greswell et al, 2018)

Learn more about this in the Healthcare Simulation Dictionary!
https://www.ssih.org/dictionary

As part of an effort to create open STEM learning experiences at UTHSC, John P. Freeman K-8 Optional School middle school students participated in a “Doctor for a Day” event, developed by Drs. Nico West (Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Division) and Tara Lemoine (UTHSC CHIPS Executive Director). The students got a “real-world,” student-doctor experience starting out with patient case-based learning and toured the CHIPS building with interweaved, case-based, hands-on activities.

Dr. West and Dr. Lemoine will continue working to provide these unique experiences for students in the Memphis Shelby County Area.

CHIPS is happy to announce the hiring of two new members to our team! Please help us welcome Chris Patrick and Merit Koch as our new Simulation Technologists!

Chris joins us from Birmingham, AL where he was a Patient Care Tech. He brings a wealth of knowledge to our team!

Merit may be a familiar face as she has been with us as a member of our excellent SP Program, and we are happy to now have her with us full-time!

📚 The simulation word of the week is Conceptual Fidelity!

Definition • In health care simulation, ensures that all elements of the scenario relate to each other in a realistic way so that the case makes sense as a whole to the learner(s) (For example: Vital signs are consistent with the diagnosis). To maximize conceptual fidelity, cases or scenarios should be reviewed by subject matter expert(s) and pilot-tested prior to use with learners (Rudolph et al., 2007; Dieckmann et al., 2007).

Learn more about this in the Healthcare Simulation Dictionary!
https://www.ssih.org/dictionary

Today at CHIPS, we celebrate the life of Dr. Miles Vandahurst Lynk (June 3, 1871 – December 29, 1956).

He was a physician who served as the founder, editor, and publisher of the first medical journal issued by an African American. After establishing the University of West Tennessee, his efforts graduated 155 physicians as well as a number of pharmacists, nurses, dentists, and, through its law school, attorneys during its twenty-three years of existence. He was also the co-founder of the National Medical Association for African American Physicians in 1895.

You can learn more about him and his life in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Health Sciences Library Historical Collections on the 5th floor of the library.

To learn more about the historical collections on campus contact

Jennifer M. Langford, MLIS, at [email protected] or 901.448.5051.

📚 The simulation word of the week is Backstory!

Definition • “A narrative, which provides a history and/or background and is created for a fictional character(s) and/or about a situation for an SBE (Simulation-Based Experience) (Backstory, n.d.)” (INACSL Standards Committee, 2016c, p.S40). (Ed note: this can include the back story provided to participants, standardized patients, and staff as required to support the simulation activity)

Learn more about this in the Healthcare Simulation Dictionary!
https://www.ssih.org/dictionary

Attendees of the UT System's Conference for Women's Leadership, hosted on the UTHSC campus, were provided a tour of the CHIPS facility and a few simulation scenarios. Jean Perdicaris, CHIPS administrator, and Dr. Tara Lemoine, CHIPS medical/executive director, conducted the tour for this esteemed group of top-tier executive administrative assistants from the UT System Knoxville office. This is the workforce that literally keeps UT executive leadership afloat, managing all the mission-critical challenges that come with the job. We were honored to have them in our building.

📚 The simulation word of the week is Advocacy and Inquiry!

Definition - Advocacy • A method of debriefing in which an observer states what was observed or performed in a simulation activity (advocacy) or shares critical or appreciative insights about it explicitly (advocacy) and then asks the learners for an explanation of their thoughts or actions (inquiry)(Rudolph et al, 2007).

Definition - Inquiry • Inquiry seeks to learn what others think, know, want, or feel; whereas advocacy includes statements that communicate what an individual thinks, knows, wants or feels (Bolman & Deal, 2013).

Learn more about this in the Healthcare Simulation Dictionary!
https://www.ssih.org/dictionary

Inspiring the future generation at career day!

Jarrod Young, Director of Operation/Technology and Business Development at CHIPS, had a blast sharing his passion for healthcare simulation with the amazing young minds at Donelson Elementary School. They had some fantastic questions about how we educate our learners to take care of their patients. It's never too early to start thinking about your future and the impact you can have!

CHIPS would like to wish a Happy National Nurses Week to our partners in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing!

The CHIPS team was excited to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony today for Nashville's newest simulation center, the Center for Interdisciplinary Engagement and Simulation at Belmont University! What a beautiful space and great opportunity for simulation education in Tennessee♥️

Free Webinar: Deconstructed Small Group Simulation
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 12pm – 1pm CT
Jamie Pitt, Director of Education, Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

This webinar will provide information on a unique experiential learning opportunity in simulation-based education. Participants will learn how small group simulation can foster deeper knowledge construction, facilitate discussions, and build active learning communities.

This opportunity is brought to you by the UTHSC Teaching and Learning Center and is open to everyone. Register now to attend: https://libcal.uthsc.edu/event/11664734

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and we are proud of our partnership with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing to help provide the much-needed expansion of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) training and certification in West Tennessee.

For more information, please visit their website: https://www.uthsc.edu/nursing/sane.php

Happy Giving Day!

Consider giving to the CHIPS Support Fund under Campus Wide gifting to help the University of Tennessee Health Science Center reach our goal!

Every gift, regardless of size, helps the UT Health Science Center train future healthcare professionals, conduct groundbreaking research, and improve the health of Tennesseans and communities beyond. By donating today, you'll be directly contributing to UTHSC's mission.

Click the link to make a difference: https://give.uthsc.edu/schools/UniversityofTennesseeHealthScienceCenter/ut-health-science-center-giving-day-2024/pages/campus-wide/?a=1

Time is running out to sign up for the April 30th Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Hybrid Course! Scan the QR Code or visit https://forms.gle/NJnhm5piZztETE336 to register. For more information, please contact Anna Yang at [email protected].

Looking for some good weekend reading? The latest CHIPS Annual Report is out now!

Click the link to check it out:https://uthsc.edu/simulation/documents/2023-chips-annual-report.pdf

Our Executive and Medical Director, Dr. Tara J. Lemoine, contributed two chapters to this newly released text book titled “Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Nursing” that provides a comprehensive look at simulation in nursing education for all levels of nurse educators.

She said she is happy to be part of interprofessional simulation education and training and that she is glad to be a part of this writing process and work with some really amazing simulationists across the country.

We are proud of Dr. Lemoine and her contribution to simulation.

April 11th -17th is Black Maternal Health Week. Black women are nearly two and a half times more likely to die from pregnancy complications than White women, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CHIPS works to raise awareness about this disparity and we do our part in training healthcare providers to help correct it.

Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2021:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2021/maternal-mortality-rates-2021.htm

It's National Library Week and we are just under the wire to celebrate CHIPS' favorite spot for all things medical history and plant swaps, generosity and obscure facts, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Health Sciences Library!

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Submit your Fall 2024 CHIPS Event Requests and start your weekend on the right track!

All scheduling requests for the Fall term received by the April 15th will be considered together and any conflicts will be resolved following the scheduling policy. Requests will continue to be accepted after April 15th and considered on a first come, first served basis.

CHIPS scheduling requests can be made by visiting the CHIPS website. By the end of April or early May, you will receive either an email confirmation or an email requesting further discussion to resolve scheduling conflicts to accommodate your request.

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TODAY a special phenomenon will take place with a total eclipse covering parts of the United States! This special day is 1 WEEK before the CHIPS Fall 2024 Event Request Semester Deadline on April 15th.

All scheduling requests for the Fall term received by April 15th will be considered together and any conflicts will be resolved following the scheduling policy. Requests will continue to be accepted after April 15th and considered on a first come, first served basis.

CHIPS scheduling requests can be made by visiting the CHIPS website. By the end of April or early May, you will receive either an email confirmation or an email requesting further discussion to resolve scheduling conflicts to accommodate your request.

Today, we celebrate World Health Day!

Around the world, the right to health of millions is increasingly coming under threat. Diseases and disasters loom large as causes of death and disability. Conflicts are devastating lives, causing death, pain, hunger and psychological distress.

According to the World Health Organization’s website, the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All has found that at least 140 countries recognize health as a human right in their constitution, yet countries are not passing and putting into practice laws to ensure their populations are entitled to access health services. This underpins the fact that at least 4.5 billion people — more than half of the world’s population — were not fully covered by essential health services in 2021.

To address these types of challenges, the theme for World Health Day 2024 is “My health, my right. This year’s theme was chosen to champion the right of everyone, everywhere to have access to quality health services, education, and information, as well as safe drinking water, clean air, good nutrition, quality housing, decent working and environmental conditions, and freedom from discrimination.

Dr. Tara Lemoine and Dr. Kate Fouquier provided a very insightful talk on the topic of “Women as Patients and Providers: A Historical Perspective and Discussion.”

In a 2019 article published by the AAMC, 36% of doctors are women, up from the 28% in 2007. The hope is that this number will continue to rise with women being the majority of U.S. medical students at 50.5% as published in the AAMC's 2019 annual report.

Join us TODAY for a historical overview of women's treatment in healthcare as well as experiences in healthcare education and as providers featuring the CHIPS Executive Director, Dr. Tara Lemoine, and our partner in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing, Dr. Kate Fouquier!

CHIPS would like to wish a Happy National Doctors Day to our partners in the UTHSC College of Medicine!