Elsevier and CAE Healthcare Introduce Integrated Evidence-Based Simulation Technology for Health Science Curriculums
ST. LOUIS, Missouri and SARASOTA, Florida, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –
Turn-key solution fully programmed to be the easiest and most effective way
to integrate simulation into the nursing curriculum
Elsevier [http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/homepage.cws_home ] a world-leading
provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and CAE
Healthcare [http://www.cae.com/en/healthcare/home.asp ], a leading provider of medical
simulation and health care learning solutions, today announced a new electronic nursing
education solution to be made available in July. The new offering features evidence-based
scenarios fully-programmed for CAE’s METI line of human patient simulators, including an
integrated electronic health record (EHR) and a library of teaching support resources to
guide the student through every step of simulation.
This is the first product to result from the Elsevier – CAE collaboration, announced
in May 2011. Elsevier will demonstrate the new product at the International Nursing
Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning Conference
[http://www.inacsl.org/INACSL_2010 ], June 20-23, in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Elsevier and CAE Healthcare have combined CAE’s METI human patient simulators with
Elsevier’s suite of nursing simulation products, including the Simulation Learning System
(SLS). This online toolkit helps instructors and facilitators effectively standardize and
incorporate simulation into their nursing curriculum.
“The new combined offering from Elsevier and CAE removes the guess work from
integrating valuable simulation scenarios into our classrooms,” said Tom Doyle, Chief
Learning Officer for CAE Healthcare. “The new product allows for more comprehensive
training for future nurses and more time spent preparing students for real-life clinical
situations.”
The SLS for Medical-Surgical Nursing provides more than 50 evidence-based scenarios,
expanding the scope of topics covered in the nursing curriculum.
Each simulation is presented in three steps:
- Preparation includes detailed outlines to guide educators through the
staging of the simulation, identifying key resources to prepare educators, students,
and the simulator.
- Scenario is fully programmed for METI simulators and comes with clear
instructions for initiating and progressing the simulation experience. Descriptions of
the patient's condition for each phase of the scenario help nursing educators conduct
the most realistic simulation sessions possible.
- Debriefing offers guided discussion questions for each scenario to facilitate
collaborative evaluation and analysis, directing students to corresponding content in
their Elsevier textbooks for review and practice.
“Nursing programs around the country are looking for more effective ways to prepare
the future health care workforce for success in actual clinical practice,” said Tom
Wilhelm, Vice President, e-Solutions, Elsevier Nursing and Health Professions. “With
clinical space at a premium, this product will provide nursing students with hands-on
learning opportunities and the training and experience they need to handle new and
emerging best practices and technologies. For educators, this product enables them to
deliver multiple simulated clinical experiences without having to manually change each
setting in the patient simulator.”
The combined solution is available to nursing education programs and schools through
Elsevier or CAE Healthcare. Customers who previously purchased a METI human patient
simulator can integrate Elsevier’s SLS to have the complete solution. Nursing education
programs can learn more about Elsevier’s and CAE Healthcare’s integrated solution at:
http://www.elsevieradvantage.com/CAE
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About CAE Healthcare
CAE Healthcare offers cutting-edge learning tools to healthcare students and
professionals, allowing them to develop practical experience through risk-free simulation
training before treating real patients. CAE Healthcare’s full spectrum of simulation
solutions includes surgical and imaging simulation, curriculum, center management and
highly realistic adult, pediatric and baby patient simulators. Today, approximately 7,000
CAE Healthcare simulators are in use worldwide by medical schools, nursing schools,
hospitals, defense forces and other entities. http://www.caehealthcare.com
CAE is a global leader in modeling, simulation and training for civil aviation and
defence. The company employs approximately 8,000 people at more than 100 sites and
training locations in approximately 30 countries. CAE offers civil aviation, military, and
helicopter training services in more than 45 locations worldwide and trains approximately
100,000 crewmembers yearly. In addition, the CAE Oxford Aviation Academy offers training
to aspiring pilot cadets in 12 CAE-operated flight schools. CAE’s business is diversified,
ranging from the sale of simulation products to providing comprehensive services such as
training and aviation services, professional services, in-service support and crew
sourcing. The company applies simulation expertise and operational experience to help
customers enhance safety, improve efficiency, maintain readiness and solve challenging
problems. CAE is now leveraging its simulation capabilities in new markets such as
healthcare and mining; http://www.cae.com
About Elsevier
Elsevier is a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information
products and services. The company works in partnership with the global science and health
communities to publish more than 2,000 journals, including The Lancet
[http://www.thelancet.com ] andCell [http://www.cell.com ], and close to 20,000 book
titles, including major reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier’s online
solutions include ScienceDirect [http://www.sciencedirect.com ], Scopus
[http://www.scopus.com ], Reaxys [http://www.reaxys.com ], MD Consult
[http://www.mdconsult.com ] and Mosby’s Nursing Suite [http://www.confidenceconnected.com
], which enhance the productivity of science and health professionals, and the SciVal
suite [http://www.scival.com ] and MEDai’s Pinpoint Review [http://www.medai.com ], which
help research and health care institutions deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively.
A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier [http://www.elsevier.com ]
employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC
[http://www.reedelsevier.com ], a world-leading publisher and information provider, which
is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. The ticker symbols are REN
(Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).
Media contacts
Tom Reller
Vice President, Global Corporate Relations, Elsevier
+1-215-239-3508
t.reller@elsevier.com
Nathalie Bourque
Vice President, Public Affairs and Global Communications, CAE Healthcare
+1-514-734-5788
nathalie.bourque@cae.com
Andrew Arnovitz
Vice President, Investor Relations and Strategy CAE Healthcare
+1-514-734-5760
andrew.arnovitz@cae.com
Tess Mitchell
Vice President, CAE Healthcare Marketing
+1-941-504-3255
tess.mitchell@cae.com
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