Join Us @ NNSDO Attending the NNSDO Conference? Please stop by EMS' Booth #913 for a chance to WIN a KINDLE FIRE!   "By integrating EMS' Suite into the operations of the Center, we've been able to more effectively meet the educational and operational needs of the hospital." – Glen Tinkoff, MD Christiana Care Health System The key to reducing patient risk is through repetitive task training and self-reflection.   Simulation management enables the recording of training sessions, review, and self-reflection in a simulated, safe environment.   Consistent training can improve performance and mastery of skills, ensuring high standards of care delivery required by both hospital administrators and patients.   Benefits:   - Reduce Patient Risk. - Gain experience with different types of cases. - Develop teamwork and communications skills. - Improve confidence and performance.   Please stop by EMS' booth 913 to learn more and visit www.EMS-works.com.   Digitally recorded simulated events allow learners to review, debrief, and learn. The best hospitals and academic institutions use EMS' industry leading solutions to improve how their clinicians deliver patient care. As the only turnkey provider, EMS supports your simulated training and skill development initiatives with the infrastructure you need to easily record events, manage operations, and evaluate learner performance. To set-up a meeting with EMS at the Conference, please email info@EMS-works.com

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"Debriefing Approaches and Methods that Lead to Success in Practice"

Presented by:
Kathee Long RN, MSN-Ed
Lab Coordinator and Simulation Lab Director
Wright Career College School of Nursing

Abstract: Debriefing has been used in the military for educational and operational purposes, and therapeutically for soldiers after combat. It is only in the last few years that healthcare education has adopted debriefing, which provides a way to analyze and make sense of experiences. There are many models and styles of debriefing but its effectiveness is due in large part to the facilitator and other factors.

The purpose of this presentation is to define debriefing and the goals of debriefing; and to discuss debriefing approaches and methods that lead to success in the practice.

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Join us for a FREE Webinar! Sign up now! "Using Human and Mannequin-Based Simulations to Prepare Medical Students and Residents to Practice in a Patient-Safe Environment" Presented by: Tony Errichetti, Ph.D. Chief of Virtual Medicine New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM) and Bernadette Riley, DO Coordinator of Simulated Learning , Coordinator of Research Long Beach (NY) Medical Center (LBMC) Abstract: Arguably the ultimate goal of patient simulation education is to prepare interprofessional health care teams to competently treat patients in a safe environment. It is well-documented that team-based errors are at the heart of medical / healthcare malpractice. This webinar will explore patient safety hazards and suggest learning resources for simulation educators. It will also review N YCOM's pre-clinical patient simulation program, and a case study illustrating how NYCOM and LBMC collaborate in a simulation-based patient safety program to train residents and interprofessional teams. This webinar will highlight: • Patient safety hazards – individual, team and system • Patient safety learning resources for simulation educators • Preparing medical students and medical residents for interprofessional team work • Interprofessional Case Study - "Interprofessional Street Drills at Long Beach (NY) Medical Center" Hosted by: Education Management Solutions (EMS) http://ems-works.com Wednesday, June 13, 2012 2:00 pm EDT (1:00 pm CDT; 12 Noon MDT; 11:00 am PDT) Webinars are one hour in length. Space is limited! Register now for this FREE Webinar! After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. Not sure of the time of day in your location? Use a time zone converter such as the one below and enter EST- Eastern Standard Time-New York as your reference point. http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html System requirements: PC-based attendees - required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Macintosh®-based attendees - required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer Education Management Solutions respects your privacy and will not share your information with other companies or organizations without your permission. Please read our Privacy Statement. For more information about the webinar, please email Gwen.Wille@EMS-works.com. http://www.ems-works.com/ 436 Creamery Way, Suite 300, Exton. PA 19341 877-EMS-5050 Copyright 2012 Education Management Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.

When doctors, nurses, first responders and other health care personnel are trained, it makes obvious sense for them to practice on simulators, not human beings.

From that premise, Education Management Solutions (EMS) in Exton has evolved into a fast-growing provider of software and audio-video devices used for training, evaluation and documentation by medical and nursing schools, hospitals, testing boards, allied health programs and counseling centers.

Anurag Singh founded the company as a one-man consultancy in 1994. Since then the workforce has grown exponentially, up 78 percent between 2009 and 2011. As of March, EMS's workforce was up another eight percent; now at more than 80, Singh expects to reach 100 by year's end.  To accommodate the growth, the company recently relocated to a new 37,000-square-foot headquarters.

EMS software, cameras and video recorders provide a high-tech solution for learning everything from routine tasks to "replicating a problem they may or may never see" in actual practice, Singh explains.

Moreover, he adds, "the best way to learn in any environment is to reflect on what you did right and what you did wrong. So the whole process being recorded and having experts evaluate your performance and give feedback, that is applicable in any industry."

The demand for patient safety and patient care has driven EMS's rapid growth, with sales up 153 percent in three years.  Now Singh has his sights on the international market, where he sees opportunity for continued expansion -- a s(t)imulating possibility.

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This is an exclusive, free event for EMS customers and users of the Arcadia and SIMXpress systems. The only expense will be your travel and accommodation. Plan to join your colleagues, other Arcadia and SIMXpressusers, content experts, and guest speakers as you participate in workshops, sessions, and hands-on learning.

Date: August 8-9, 2012
Venue: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, The F. Marie Hall SimLife Center, Lubbock, Texas
Keynote Address: Sharon Decker, PhD, RN, ANEF, Director, The F. Marie SimLifeCenter
Pre-Summit Workshop: Experiential TeamSTEPPS Instructor Training
Summit Registration: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/EMS_Annual_Summit_2012

Continuous Expansion Drives the Need for New Office Space

Exton, PA (April 11, 2012) – Education Management Solutions (EMS), a software developer of simulation management and audio-video solutions for training environments, was ranked #18 on Philadelphia’s Top Technology Employers 2011 list published by the Philadelphia Business Journal. In 2011, the Exton, Pa-based company increased its employee base by 23 percent compared to 2010 staffing levels, and a significant 78 percent when compared to 2009 levels. As of March 2012, EMS has already increased its employee headcount by 8 percent over 2011, and will continue to add more resources this year.

Accompanying the growth in staff, EMS enjoyed a three-year sales growth of 153%. To accommodate this growth, EMS has relocated to a 37,000 square foot facility on Creamery Way in Exton, a short distance from its original location. The new World Headquarters boasts a substantial increase in floor space, anticipating expansion and future growth plans over the next few years.

“While we are proud of our 2011 accomplishments, EMS is looking forward to completing 2012 on a high note. The groundwork we laid last year has set the stage for success as we expand the adoption of our leading-edge technology into our current and new markets,” said Anurag Singh, President and CEO of EMS.

In addition to sales and employment gains, EMS earned numerous awards and honors in 2011. For the fifth consecutive year, Inc. magazine ranked EMS No. 1742 on its annual Inc. 500|5000 list as one of the fastest growing private companies in the US. EMS enjoys a similar distinction as one of the Top 100 companies in the Philadelphia-New Jersey-Delaware region. EMS has also been recognized on Deloitte’s Fast 50 and Fast 500 lists as a leading technology company in Greater Philadelphia and North America, respectively.

From the Winter 2012 edition of InsideHealthcare:

A healthcare provider is receiving a man in a hospital emergency room who has displayed signs of a seizure-related illness. But before he can be admitted, he falls to the floor and begins experiencing a full-blown seizure. The provider at first is uncertain as to the course of action, and valuable moments are lost. But before the patient is too incapacitated, he suddenly stops and sits up. Fortunately, it turns out he is an actor in a medical simulation training facility.

The provider is called to a video screen, where the exchange and seizure is played back for debriefing and evaluation with software and hardware provided by Education Management Solutions (EMS). “This is all part of the learning process – it is a not a real-life scenario,” President and CEO Anurag Singh points out. “The best way for individuals to learn is to self-reflect and be debriefed by an instructor who facilitates the process of self-reflection instead of just pointing out issues and errors. The self-reflection process is amazing. It reinforces better understanding and learning than somebody simply telling you what you did right or wrong. The key to reducing patient risk is through repetitive task training and self-reflection.

“Consistent team training can also improve performance and technical skills, ensuring the high standards of care delivery required by both hospital administrators and patients,” Singh adds. “Poor communication between multi-disciplinary teams is one of the leading causes of medical errors adversely affecting patient outcomes. This can even lead to lawsuits and escalating costs. Knowing how to work well as a team can be crucial to reducing medical errors and improving patient safety. There's no panacea for eliminating mistakes, but a starting point is clearly communication, which can be addressed through simulation.”

With malpractice insurance premiums continually rising, anything that can keep those costs down is crucial for healthcare facilities. This is one of the reasons behind the fast growth of medical simulation systems for training healthcare workers. “Malpractice insurance programs are already taking that into account,” Singh notes. “A hospital could benefit from a reduction in malpractice insurance because some of its employees participate in simulation training. That's a huge benefit for the hospital. Simulation training is a trend that is already taking shape in hospitals, and it will become more commonplace in the near future.”

EMS develops software that medical, nursing and allied health schools, hospitals and counseling programs use to run their clinical simulation training facilities efficiently. The company’s products are used for training and evaluation at more than 180 centers worldwide. In addition to medical and nursing schools, hospitals, allied health programs and counseling centers, EMS software also is used by national boards of testing and government facilities.

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"Bringing a Clinical Day Home: Hardwiring a Nurse Call System into the Simulated Clinical Experience"

Presented by: 
Marianne Adoryan, MSN, MAEd, RN-BC
Assistant Professor
State College of Florida

Background: There has long been a desire to close the well documented gap that exists for nursing students when transitioning from theory to a work setting. This gap is often described as a "continental divide" between nursing education and nursing practice (the Joint Commission, 2005). Nurse call lights are an example of a difficult task for nurses that are often neglected in traditional nursing school programs. Call lights require critical thinking, specifically in the areas of time management, prioritization, and urgency recognition. In order to meet this challenge, a nursing program integrated a nurse call into the current simulation case experiences to close the gap and strengthen students prior to entering the workplace.

Project outcomes: The purpose of this project was to systematically integrate a nurse call light system, both physically and theoretically, into a simulation program in order to help prepare student nurses for better adaption to the challenges of realistic nursing practice. Objectives which incorporated call lights were designed specifically for each nursing level. These objectives were then added into each of the SCEs along with the current subscribed objectives.

Webinar objectives:
1) Describe the steps taken to integrate nurse call lights into simulation clinical experiences in order to develop ADN/BSN students in the specific areas of critical thinking, priority setting and urgency.
2) Review a systematic approach to physically install a nurse call light system in an Acute Care Hospital Simulation Center.

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

2:00 pm EDT
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Scottsdale Healthcare’s Military Partnership will use Education Management Solutions’ (EMS) simulation management technology, SIMXpress, in its new Military Training Center located on the Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn Medical Center campus in Scottsdale, Arizona. EMS’ SIMXpress is a portable, wireless, web-based, audio-video recording, performance evaluation, and data management solution.

The 7,500-square-foot training center features high-tech human simulators that bleed and imitate battlefield trauma injuries to provide hands-on training to military medical personnel. With the addition SIMXpress, military medical personnel will be able to improve their clinical and technical skills and build their behavioral skills such as leadership, communication, and team work.

According to Vance Nesbitt, Scottsdale Healthcare Military Partnership Medical Simulations Coordinator, “SIMXpress is versatile enough to take out of the lab and into the field, enabling us to create more challenging and realistic field medical emergency scenarios. It will enable us to better record, view and evaluate military medical personnel during emergency scenarios.”

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Exton, PA and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

– November 10, 2011 – Education Management Solutions (EMS), the world leader in simulation management and skills evaluation software, and audio-video technology, today announced a reseller partnership agreement with Gulf Medical Co. Ltd, a leading distributor of state-of-the-art medical technologies to practitioners in Saudi Arabia. This new agreement allows Gulf Medical to sell and service EMS’ clinical simulation management solutions as part of their extensive product portfolio.

EMS’ technologies are the most widely deployed in medical and nursing schools and healthcare facilities worldwide. The solutions are fully integrated, extensible, innovative, and flexible to meet customer needs.

"Our focus on the medical and healthcare markets makes representing EMS in Saudi Arabia a natural fit for our business," says Mohammed Raouf, Division Manager, New Technologies, Gulf Medical. "The proven capabilities of EMS’ software solutions coupled with our expertise will allow us to increase our market share in the region.”
"We remain committed to supporting and growing our international customer base," says Anup Raina, VP Business Development, EMS. "This new partnership with Gulf Medical aligns with our global business strategy and brings an important, highly-skilled organization into the EMS partner program."

About Education Management Solutions http://www.EMS-works.com
Medical, nursing, allied health, dental, optometry, and pharmacy schools, counseling programs, and hospitals use EMS’ suite of products to more efficiently manage the operations of clinical simulation centers, effectively evaluate learner performance, and digitally document simulated events. As the leader in simulation management technology since its founding in 1994, EMS offers complete turnkey solutions that include integrated software and hardware, design and planning, engineering, configuration, installation, training and support.

About Gulf Medical, Co. Ltd http://gulfmedical.com/httpdocs/
Gulf Medical was founded in 1983 to bring innovative state-of-the-art medical technologies to Saudi Arabia. The company also plays an active role in developing the skills of leading medical practitioners, particularly in the fields of cardiovascular, critical care, anesthesiology, hemodialysis, neuro & spinal surgery, endoscopy and robotic surgery.

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