Regional Physiotherapy Practice Support team utilize CESEI – Human Patient Simulation technology to advance competencies for physiotherapists working in acute cardio-respiratory settings.
Physiotherapy has partnered with CESEI – the Centre of Excellence for Simulation Education & Innovation – to provide practical skills training in physiotherapy techniques like suctioning, manual hyper-inflation techniques and assisted coughing.
Last month members of VCH’s new Physiotherapy Practice Support team, Philip Sweeney (PT Educator), Rosalyn Jones (Clinical Resource Therapist, Cardio-Respiratory), and Catherine Le Cornu Levett (Clinical Resource Therapist, Neurology/Spine), used their expertise to support four physiotherapists from across VCH to upgrade their skills in a safe and supported environment.
CESEI uses state of the art technology to simulate patient scenarios where physiotherapists can practice skills and gain confidence in dealing with difficult or complex situations in a laboratory setting without risking harm to a patient.
VCH Physiotherapy Practice Support team are working on developing more simulation modules to enhance frontline clinician skills. Catherine Le Cornu Levett is working on taking the physiotherapy assisted coughing module and developing a multidisciplinary module.
The future application of Physiotherapy CESEI modules will be to target physiotherapists working across the region and the continuum of care, to ensure innovative learning and quality patient care.