Center for Interprofessional Learning & Simulation implements advanced hospital suite simulation room

Daemen’s Center for Interprofessional Learning & Simulation (CILS) has taken healthcare education to the next level with the addition of a hospital suite simulation room that includes a life-like manikin.

Located on campus in the Research and Information Commons, the CILS is designed to educate students using real-life clinical experiences in a medical facility setting. The center also serves as a regional professional development resource for medical practitioners in the community. The new suite adds 625 square feet to the CILS, including eight modern examination rooms, a counseling room, and a space for telehealth, telecounseling, and face-to-face interprofessional collaboration.

“The hospital suite enhances real-life experiences for students, while creating more opportunities for outside healthcare groups to facilitate training and continuing education programs,” explains CILS Director Tony Surace. “It is a fully-functional hospital suite with a hospital bed, a manikin that replicates human physiology, ultrasound units, monitors, and other equipment found in a modern hospital.”

The high-fidelity manikin – funded by a donation from the Scott Bieler Family Foundation – enables simulated patient evaluations and procedures, including CPR. The manikin also provides vital statistics such as heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure, and body temperature. Daemen faculty can observe through a two-way mirror as PA, PT, nursing, nurse practitioner, and social work students, typically at the graduate level, collaborate to diagnose patients in the suite.

Visit daemen.edu for more information about the CILS and the hospital suite simulation room.