Community College Nursing
Program To Host Simman Event

May 12 2004

Bowling Green, Ky. - The Bowling Green Community College of Western Kentucky University will host a SimMan training session for educators and medical personnel next week.

About 50 participants are expected for "Simulation Hands On," a Laerdal SimMan User's Group Meeting on May 20-21 at WKU's South Campus. Laerdal is a leading supplier of emergency medicine products.

The SimMan robot is a computerized patient simulator that gives students a realistic learning experience. The community college's nursing program began using the equipment last fall for classroom instruction and for training emergency personnel.

Next week's two-day meeting will focus on developing new curriculum and building scenarios that incorporate the capabilities of SimMan.

SimMan offers students the opportunity to deal with emergency treatment for a variety of situations ranging from smallpox to automobile accidents. The equipment also can be used to train personnel developing Homeland Security programs.

For more information, contact Nancy English at (270) 780-2506. More WKU news is available on the World Wide Web at www.wku.edu. If you'd like to receive WKU news via E-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu.

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