Training doctors in Regina, just got a little bit easier.
The Hospitals of Regina Foundation
and the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region unveiled their new Dilawri Simulation
Centre on Friday.
Located in Regina Genereal, the
cutting edge training facility allows med students to practice procedures on
robotic dummies that are programmed to act, feel, and sound like real people.
One mannequin replicates the labour
and delivery of a baby. Down the hall another machine replicates laparoscopic
surgery.
The students and residents are eager
to get into the centre.
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“As opposed to completely hands-on
learning with patients and stepping up in very small increments, we’ll be able
to learn these skills right from the get-go,” said Allison Thiele, Regina-based
Gynecology Resident. “We get to grasp the procedures all at one time and not
have to worry about adversely affecting patients.”
The project was funded through the
ministry of health, with the help of a $1.6 million donation from the Dilawri
Foundation.
Health Minister, Dustin Duncan says
the centre should make Regina
more attractive when recruiting physicians.
“I know Calgary
has a similar centre to this, but apparently this one’s better, said Duncan. “So when it comes
to trying to recruit physicians, because we know everybody else is trying as
well, we need to be competitive, and this will put us on a betting footing to
do so.”
He says it should also help with
retention. Numbers show a physician is
more likely to stay in the community where they trained.
“It gives that physician the chance
to get used to that community and hopefully will allow them to make the
decision to stay in that community.”
Those added benefits aside, the
Health Region says the number one goal is achieve more positive patient
outcomes.
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