Medical students, paramedics and other first responders in training gathered for some hands-on simulations at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.
Simulation in Motion Montana (SIM-MT) returned to Salish Kootenai College (SKC) for its final simulation session of the academic year with Junior nursing students. This culminating experience focused on one of the most challenging topics in healthcare geriatric death and dying and gave students the opportunity to practice difficult but essential conversations with patients and family members.
Simulation in Motion Montana led a tabletop exercise, and Jason Mahoney, the classroom program director, says, "We give them challenges and questions to work through what their plans are, but so much of this is based on how well entities can coordinate and communicate between themselves."
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Bear Lake Memorial Hospital in Montpelier, ID recently hosted SIM-MT to practice pediatric trauma response. Participants encountered a number of pediatric medical scenarios and were able to practice diagnosing and treating the patient, team
SIM-MT is partnering with DPHHS and Blackfoot Community Hospital to offer essential infectious disease training to healthcare providers. The training will take place in March 2025 and was covered by the local news at the following link: https://www.cutbankpioneerpress.com/story/2025/03/05/news/blackfeet-community-hospital-to-host-infectious-disease-training/1657.html
SIM-MT is partnering with Lewis and Clark County to begin to tackle the effect of opioid addiction and treatment on the community. Working with funding from the Montana Opioid Abatement Trust (MOAT) SIM-MT will be partnering with regional leaders
SIM-MT and Salish Kootenai College's Nursing program recently teamed up to provide simulation training to nursing students. As the first tribal college to offer an accredited BSN program, Salish Kootenai College is determined to stay on the cutting edge. Partnering with SIM-MT to consistently bring simulation training to students, they do just that. Recently when the students were training with SIM-MT a local reporter covered the event. To read the article and learn more about the partnership, visit the link below.
SIM-MT, in partnership with St. Luke Community Healthcare and DPHHS, visited Ronan, MT to bring simulation training to their medical facility. Simulation training is known to provide effective education for medical teams, allowing them to work together to diagnose, evaluate, and treat a lifelike patient in a safe learning environment. It is known to reduce medical errors and lead to great job satisfaction and employee retention. The local news covered the training event. You can read more about it and the impact of simulation training at the link below.
