Center for Advanced Simulation in Healthcare, GMU announces launch of “MedSim

Olympics”, the first ever Simulation Olympics in the region.

Ajman: Center for Advanced Simulation in Healthcare – Gulf Medical University one of the

leading simulation-based training centers in the region, will be organizing the 1st Annual

Conference on Clinical Skills and Simulation in Medical Education on the 9th of April 2015 A

distinguished group of internationally renowned faculty in this field have been selected to deliver

the talks at the conference.

The latest facilities and services at the center are available for use by various institutions,

organizations and companies to benefit from the regular high-quality training programs and

courses that are offered on a regular basis, said Prof. Manda Venkatramana, Director of the

Center and Dean College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University.  The conference, which will have

keynote addresses from international experts, will reiterate the importance of incorporating

simulation in medical education to foster a new generation of health-care professionals who will

be better equipped to deliver safe and high quality care.

International experts like Prof. Tim Kristensen, University of Copenhagen, Prof. Robert O’Brien,

University of Melbourne, Prof Guillaume Alinier, University of Hertfordshire  UK, Ms.

Carrie Hamilton, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and          Prof. Manda

Venkatramana, Director, Center for Advanced Simulation in Healthcare and Dean College of

Medicine, GMU will deliver keynote lectures at the conference. The conference is accredited by

the Ministry of Health UAE for 5.5 CME Hrs.

External Advisory Board: The Founder President Board of Governors GMU Mr. Thumbay

Moideen has announced the formation of an External Advisory Board for the center.

International experts have been invited to be on board and the first meeting will be chaired by

the Provost of GMU Prof. Gita Ashok Raj on 9th April 2015, he mentioned.

The center has conducted about 100 training sessions and trained almost 1500 multidisciplinary

health-care professionals since its opening in January 2014.

Center for Advanced Simulation in Healthcare is a member of various International Simulation

associations and organizations like Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine

(SESAM), Denmark, Australian Society for Simulation in Healthcare (ASSH), Association of

standardized patient education (ASPE), Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH), Canadian

Network for Simulation in Healthcare (CNSH), and Association for Simulated Practice in

Healthcare (ASPiH) United Kingdom.

MED SIM OLYMPICS, THE FIRST

EVER SIMULATION OLYMPICS IN

THE REGION

The Center for Advanced Simulation

in Healthcare – Gulf Medical

University is launching the MedSim

Olympics. This championship is

being held for the first time in the

region and we are delighted to invite

teams from various colleges and

universities and hospitals in the UAE,

said Prof. Manda. We want to expand

the participation to teams from other GCC countries from the next edition of Simulation

MEDSIM OLYMPICS is a championship contest where inter-professional healthcare teams will

encounter simulation-based patient management challenges giving them an opportunity to

competently display their crisis resource management skills effectively. This year’s theme is Life

Support. The teams consist of Physicians, nurses, resident and an Intern or a medical student.

The winning team will be honored as the MEDSIM CHAMPIONS of the year. The theme for

MedSim Olympics 2016 will be Pediatrics and Gynecology.

Explaining the rules Prof. Manda gave the following details:

MEDSIM OLYMPICS is a championship contest where inter-professional healthcare teams will

encounter simulation-based patient management challenges giving them an opportunity to

competently display their crisis resource management skills effectively.

2015 THEME: Life Support

TEAMS: The required number of participants in a Team shall be not more than 6. Each team

shall consist of:

- Not more than 3 Physicians from different specialties with valid AHA-BLS & AHA-ACLS

license

- Rest of the team members can include other Healthcare Professionals with valid AHA-

BLS /  AHA-ACLS license (preferable)

RULES AND REGULATIONS:

- The composition of each Team must meet the specifications mentioned above

- Teams will be expected to manage a ‘simulation based –scenario ‘of about 20 minutes

duration

- Teams shall be assessed on their Technical and Non-Technical skills

- Teams should pass the semifinal round to qualify for the final round

- Only 3 Teams shall be selected to compete in the final round

- A judging panel comprising of international experts shall observe and mark each Team’s

performance during the final round using a standard check-list

- The winning team will be honored as the MEDSIM CHAMPIONS of the year

- The decision of the Judging Panel shall be final and binding.

WHEN: Semi Finals:  Saturday, April 4th 2015   Finals: Thursday April 9th, 2015

Last date for registration:  Thursday, April 2, 2015

WHERE:  Center for Advanced Simulation In Healthcare (CASH), GMU.