14-Apr-2023 Source: Air Methods
Air Methods, the nation’s leading air medical service provider, is supporting the Transport Medicine Competition, facilitated in part by Director of Simulation and Innovative Education William B. Belk, at the Critical Care Transport Medicine Conference (CCTMC), April 17-19, 2023, in Denver, CO. This annual event challenges eight critical care transport teams to demonstrate their skills in multiple critical care simulation scenarios in front of a live audience using high-fidelity simulation that tests skills, knowledge, critical thinking, and communication under extremely stressful conditions.
Belk’s expertise has been instrumental in creating the Ascend state-of-the-art flight and critical care training center where Air Methods employs the latest education concepts and technology, including virtual reality (VR), high-fidelity manikins, and serious gaming in its advanced training programs for pre-hospital, emergency, and critical care clinicians. For those seeking or advancing a career in emergency medical services, the Ascend evidence-based clinical education program employs emerging technology to expand those career opportunities.
Through its Ascend program and six advanced training facilities, Air Methods facilitates both in-person and remote learning, giving equal opportunity to a wider range of people to pursue careers in emergency medical services. All Ascend programs are built upon evidence-based practices and are taught by experienced critical care flight clinicians using the latest tools and technologies:
“Air medical services are critical to serving patients, especially in rural communities, enabling critical care and transport that saves lives,” said JaeLynn Williams, CEO, Air Methods. “The advances in educational technologies our team has advocated in recent years help clinicians gain the skills and confidence they need to provide live-saving care in the most challenging situations. Our aim is to break down existing barriers to make these advanced training and recertification programs widely available.”
In addition to Belk’s contribution, CCTMC will feature Air Methods associates, Stephanie Queen, DNP, MBA, MSN, RN, senior vice president of clinical services and Kelly Miller, vice president of clinical services.
Belk has also been called upon to share his expertise at several other industry conferences in 2023. At Augmented World Expo, May 31-June 2, in Santa Clara, Calif., the world’s leading virtual reality conference, he will highlight Air Methods as the only large-scale virtual reality program in air medicine. He will speak on the use of serious games at the Colorado EMS Educators Symposium (CEES) in Glenwood Springs, CO. May 19-21, and he will be presenting on education and serious games at the SimGHOSTS conference in Omaha, NE, August 1-4.