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iEXCEL Executive SummaryThis year has witnessed the rapid evolution of the iEXCEL program as well as exciting enhancements to the design of the Davis Global Center.

The iEXCEL Advisory Board, Executive Committee and Strategic Advisory Group have each continued to provide invaluable guidance during all stages of program development, as well as the design and construction of the Davis Global Center. In addition, our global industry collaborators have enthusiastically supported the growth of iEXCEL by actively participating in conferences and community engagements, including the KANEKO Reality Exhibition and the iEXCEL Visionary Speaker Series.

To facilitate connectivity across Nebraska, interactive digital walls (iWalls) have been installed in Scottsbluff and Kearney complete with software that enables real-time collaboration among the remote teaching sites. iEXCEL also launched the EON Reality Virtual Reality Innovation Academy (VRIA). This academy offers an 11-month course and an industry certificate upon completion, preparing participants to join a modern workforce using their newfound skills in 3D and AR/VR content creation.

This academic year also saw rapid growth in the iEXCEL visualization and simulation staff capabilities with the addition of specialists in areas such as computer programming and surgical simulation. These teams are already creating dynamic medical content and realistic simulation scenarios that “bring learning alive”

for all health care students and Nebraska Medicine staff.

As the iEXCEL team enters the planning phase for occupying the Davis Global Center, several multidisciplinary faculty work groups are actively engaged in preparing for the center to open in fall 2019. iEXCEL is experiencing tremendous momentum as the team offers faculty, students and Nebraska Medicine staff new opportunities in experiential learning and innovative research.

Enthusiasm for iEXCEL is resonating among a wide array of sectors beyond health care and promoting the creation of new public-private and community partnerships. This has resulted in iEXCEL hosting many national and international visitors, who come to Omaha to experience this ambitious project.

Thus, thanks to the leadership of the University of Nebraska, UNMC, Nebraska Medicine and a highly-committed and generous community, this extraordinary public-private partnership is rapidly advancing the journey towards Improving Human Performance & Effectiveness in Health Care!

With Sincere Appreciation, Pam Boyers

Pamela Boyers, PhD Associate Vice Chancellor, Clinical Simulation, iEXCEL

iEXCEL Vision Improving Human Performance and Effectiveness in Health Care.

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iEXCEL Team

Executive LeadershipPamela Boyers, PhD Associate Vice Chancellor, Clinical Simulation, iEXCEL

Benjamin Stobbe, MBA, RN Executive Director, Clinical Simulation, iEXCEL

Suzanne Torroni-Roberts, BSBA Executive Director, Business Development, iEXCEL

New StaffBrian Monaghan, MPA, NRP Manager, Advanced Simulation Operations

Jeremiah Wilt Computer Programming Visualization Specialist

Tess McKinney, AAS Advanced AV/IT Tech Specialist

Christine Allmon-Vetro, BS Program Manager, AR/VR Modeling & Simulation

Sarah Kriss, BS Advanced Simulation Program Coordinator

Austin Brake, NRP, EMS-I Advanced Simulation Specialist I

Jenni Bouckhuyt, AAS, CST Advanced Surgical Simulation Specialist II

Student Interns Wesley Fisher Metropolitan Community College

Bev Luma University of Nebraska at Omaha

Stephanie Purcell University of Nebraska at Omaha

iEXCEL and AVI-SPL at the Davis Global Center construction site (Dec. 2017)


Advisory Board meets quarterly; provides oversight and guidance of iEXCEL and the Davis Global Center with a focus on fundraising, sustainability, business development and community relations.

BOARD MEMBERSMogens Bay Executive Chairman, Valmont Industries, Inc.

Jeffrey P. Gold, MD Chancellor, University of Nebraska Medical Center & University of Nebraska at Omaha

Paul Hogan Co-Founder & Chairman, Home Instead Senior Care

James Linder, MD Chief Executive Officer, Nebraska Medicine

Susan Morris President, Heritage Services

Walter Scott Chairman Emeritus, Peter Kiewit Sons’, Inc.

Beverly Seay Executive Director, Nebraska Applied Research Institute (NARI) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha

Michael Yanney Chairman Emeritus, The Burlington Capital Group, LLC

Executive Committee meets biweekly; provides oversight of the design and construction for the Davis Global Center, including project schedule, budget, philanthropic contributions and technology selection. The Committee ensures that iEXCEL progresses in the creation of educational and business applications for simulation and visualization.

COMMITTEE MEMBERSJennifer Bartholomew Director, Facilities Planning and Construction, UNMC

Pamela Boyers, PhD Associate Vice Chancellor, Clinical Simulation, iEXCEL, UNMC

Jeffrey Gold, MD Chancellor, University of Nebraska Medical Center & University of Nebraska at Omaha

Ken Hansen Associate Vice Chancellor & Director, Campus Facilities, UNMC

Amy Jenson Executive Director, Healing Arts Program, Business & Finance, UNMC

Christopher Kratochvil, MD Associate Vice Chancellor, Clinical Research, UNMC

Bill Lawlor Assistant Vice Chancellor, Business and Finance Services, UNMC

Don Leuenberger Interim Vice Chancellor, Business & Finance, UNMC

Bill O’Neill Director, Public Relations, UNMC

Cindy Smith Smith, Bourne & Associates

Ben Stobbe Executive Director, Clinical Simulation, iEXCEL, UNMC

Amy Volk Senior Vice President, University of Nebraska Foundation

Michael Yanney Chairman Emeritus, The Burlington Capital Group, LLC

The iEXCEL Advisory Board, Executive Committee and Strategic Advisory Group are driving forces behind the evolution of this project, with committed members providing the visionary leadership and experience so vital for iEXCEL to reach the fullest potential.

Strategic Advisory Group meets monthly; engages UNMC vice chancellors, deans and leaders, including representation from the University of Nebraska Foundation and Nebraska Medicine. This group provides insight and strategic direction to ensure iEXCEL serves as a meaningful, interprofessional and experiential resource for faculty, staff and students.

GROUP MEMBERSChristine Arcari, PhD Associate Dean, Academic and Student Affairs, College of Public Health, UNMC

Michael Ash, MD Chief Transformation Officer, Nebraska Medicine


Bradley Britigan, MD Dean, College of Medicine, UNMC

Karen Burbach Senior Associate Director, Public Relations, UNMC

H. Dele Davies, MD Senior Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, UNMC

Janet Guthmiller, DDS Dean, College of Dentistry, UNMC

Ken Hansen Associate Vice Chancellor & Director, Campus Facilities, UNMC

Meg Johnson Assistant Vice President of Development, University of Nebraska Foundation

Greg Karst, PT, PhD Executive Associate Dean, College of Allied Health Professions, UNMC

Daren Knoell, PharmD Chair and Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, UNMC

Jennifer Larsen, PhD Vice Chancellor, Research, UNMC

Rod Markin, MD, PhD Associate Vice Chancellor, Business Development & Chief Tech Officer, UNMC

Kyle Meyer, PhD Dean, College of Allied Health Professions, UNMC

Juliann Sebastian, PhD Dean, College of Nursing, UNMC


Geoffrey Talmon, MD Assistant Professor, Pathology/Microbiology, College of Medicine, and Director, Interprofessional Academy of Educators, UNMC

Suzanne Torroni Executive Director, Business Development, iEXCEL, UNMC

iEXCEL Oversight and Governance

© Smith, Bourne & Associates, iEXCEL at the University of Nebraska Medical Center

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Home care unit for emergency response training

Six-bed biocontainment clinical training and simulation unit

Holographic theater and the iEXCEL Laser CAVE-5

Realistic simulated hospital units, including acute and critical care units

Surgical suite with 20 operating room bays

Davis Global CenterThe Dr. Edwin Davis & Dorothy Balbach Davis Global Center for Advanced Interprofessional Learning is purposefully designed to advance interprofessional collaboration and transform learning, teaching, training and research by adopting cutting-edge technology and advanced simulation technology.

In 2019, this unique facility will serve as a hub for an integrated statewide, national and global simulation initiative providing leadership and resources for a transformative model for health care education and research. The Davis Global Center will also provide replicated health care environments in which to teach clinical skills, as well as test, trial and assess new technologies, equipment and patient care processes.

In response to extraordinary national and global interest in the iEXCEL interprofessional mission, and in efforts to improve access and traffic flow within the building, an enhanced design resulted in a stunning new entrance on the south side of the Davis Global Center. Thanks to the generosity of the Omaha community, there is now a truly iconic exterior façade on the southern aspect (designed by Smith, Bourne & Associates, featuring artistic metalwork by the renowned architectural company Zahner).

© Smith, Bourne & Associates, iEXCEL at the University of Nebraska Medical Center

Highlighted Features:


Nebraska MedicineThroughout the year, Nebraska Medicine nursing staff participated in numerous simulation events, including cardiac care, code drills and critical care scenarios. When describing debriefing sessions, participants concluded that simulation scenarios better prepared them for real life critical experiences that they will encounter.

2017 2018 2019

April 2015University of Nebraska Board of Regents approves iEXCEL

Design and technology selection for the Global Center progresses

January 2017Construction for the Global Center begins

December 2018Enhanced design and significant construction progress

September 2019Davis Global Center grand opening

April 2017Celebration of the official groundbreaking ceremony

July 2019Estimated date for Global Center operations

2015 2016

This training activity has been a great addition to the staff members’ Critical Care Fellowship classes.

– Jessica Strickler, clinical education

coordinator for the MICU/SICU

iEXCEL Simulation

Advanced Clinical Simulation

A team of experienced clinical simulation professionals design and support high-quality training sessions for the UNMC colleges, Nebraska Medicine and various external organizations.Advanced simulation is currently available in the Sorrell Clinical Simulation Lab, and, while this team is operational, they too are preparing to expand simulation opportunities with the opening of the Davis Global Center.

The Sorrell Clinical Simulation Lab was a key resource this year for the College of Medicine’s new block curriculum, which incorporates medical simulation for first year students. Exercises included learning Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS), physical examination and a variety of basic and advanced procedural skills.

Standardized Patient ProgramStandardized Patients (SPs) are trained to portray the characteristics and symptoms of a real patient. They give students and licensed health care professionals the opportunity to learn and be assessed on patient communication and history taking skills. SPs provide feedback for the learner verbally and/or through an electronic checklist. This form of simulation provides a safe, controlled setting in which students experience the initial stress and awkwardness of interacting with patients, for example by participating in office visits and practicing ultrasounds, thereby building professional confidence.

The Davis Global Center will house the National Center for Health Security and BiopreparednessThis highly-specialized center on the ground level is led by experienced clinical experts who offer training for health professionals who care for patients with infectious diseases.


Surgical & Interventional Skills Work Group (May 2018)This group of UNMC faculty and staff meets monthly to engage in technology selection and programmatic aspects related to operating the Surgical & Interventional Skills floor (3rd floor of the Davis Global Center). This includes developing protocols and procedures, scheduling priorities and working closely with the UNMC Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy.

GROUP MEMBERSHIP

Chandra Are, MD Professor, Surgical Oncology, College of Medicine, UNMC

Jenni Bouckhuyt Advanced Simulation Specialist II, iEXCEL, UNMC

Jesse Boyd Funeral Director/Anatomy Education Specialist, Genetics, Cell Biology & Anatomy, College of Medicine, UNMC


Amy Cutright, MD Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, UNMC

Abbie Fingeret, MD Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology, College of Medicine, UNMC

David Holt Adjunct Assistant Professor, Clinical Perfusion Education, College of Allied Health Professions, UNMC

Jason Langenfeld, MD Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, UNMC

Kimberly Latacha, PhD Assistant Professor & Vice Chair for Medical Education, Genetics, Cell Biology & Anatomy, College of Medicine, UNMC

Travis McCumber, PhD Assistant Professor & Director of Gross Anatomy Laboratory, Genetics, Cell Biology & Anatomy, College of Medicine, UNMC

Brian Monaghan Manager, Advanced Simulation Operations, iEXCEL, UNMC

Dmitry Oleynikov, MD Professor, Chief of Gastrointestinal/Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, UNMC

Rhonda Prewitt Minimally Invasive Surgery Program Associate, General Surgery, College of Medicine, UNMC


Sorrell Clinical Simulation Lab / Year-End / July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018

750Events

15,898Learners*

2,473Hours

dedicated by iEXCEL staff to support events

Categories Events Learners* Hours Categories Events Learners* Hours

Medicine 316 8,443 1,003 Allied Health 79 2,614 374M1, M2, M3 and M4 Students Physician Assistants, Physical Therapy, Medical Nutrition and

Diagnostic Medicine Students

Outside Users 117 1,139 387 Pharmacy 40 1,084 141

ATLS, ABLS, FLS and FES testing, ECMO Conference, College of St. Mary’s PA program, Clarkson College NP program

Pharmacy and Pharmacy Tech Students

Nebraska Medicine 50 903 142 GME** 148 1,715 426MDs, Nurses and Respiratory Therapists Residents and Fellows

107Tours

1513Visitors

Year-End Tour Information

I enjoy simulating real life situations in a controlled environment. – Nebraska Medicine staff nurse

*May include repeat learners attending a new event **Graduate Medical Education

The Sorrell Clinical Simulation Lab provided a variety of training opportunities from working with task trainers to simulating surgical procedures in realistic environments.

Sorrell Simulation Lab Year-End | July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018


iEXCEL Visualization

Content Development

The iEXCEL Visualization Team welcomed Jeremiah Wilt as computer programming visualization specialist and Chris Allmon-Vetro as program manager. The talented content development team has been collaborating with faculty subject matter experts to produce a wide array of teaching modules, including visualizing oral lesions for dentistry, creating an interactive syringe application for pharmaceutical practice and demonstrating how Alzheimer’s disease affects the brain.

Discussion with UNMC’s Educational Council and Interprofessional Academy of Educators (IAE) led to the formation of an interdisciplinary group to evaluate and prioritize a large number of project requests. The Visualization Project Prioritization Work Group ensures the workflow for the Visualization Team is efficient and timely, and that the projects selected meet the iEXCEL criteria:

• Improves human performance and effectiveness

• Interprofessional

• Experiential/Interactive

• Visual with ability to be converted to 3D

• Improves patient safety and quality outcomes

• Commercialization potential

• Enhances reputation

The iEXCEL Visualization Team balanced high demands for content creation with hosting local, national and international guests who visited the iEXCEL Visualization Hub.


3D ANATOMY SUITE (NEUROANATOMY DISSECTOR) These modules involve an interactive dissector for the iBench based on anonymized and de-identified patient data. The module currently includes inner ear anatomy based on microCT data for viewing internal structures, MRI of a healthy brain and basal ganglia structures, the related cerebral vasculature and anatomy of the eye.

iWALL SYRINGE LIBRARY has grown from a single interactive syringe to a catalog of syringes, medicine vials and needles. Learners can draw medicine

from vials and are assessed on medicine drawn, air drawn and efficiency. This library can also be applied to patient education and assessment.

CT/MRI MOBILE APPLICATION Learners can interactively display anatomical structures and manipulate data in the coronal, axial and sagittal planes. Users can rotate to the part of the brain they wish to examine more closely as well as adjust the images to view any section of the brain. The brain can be moved into any position and magnified.

SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME MODULE USING VIRTUAL REALITY

Working with UNMC subject matter expert, Donny Suh, MD, Chief of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at Children’s

Hospital and Medical Center, the iEXCEL Visualization Team created a visual representation of the physical retinal damage that occurs when an infant is shaken. This application is being used for patient and public health education, including emergency room staff and first responder training. The project continues to evolve from animated videos to a virtual reality module that can be experienced using a head-mounted display.

iEXCEL collaborates with the GLOBAL CENTER FOR HEALTH SECURITY to provide visual and interactive curriculum content and simulation exercises for federally funded training. Content to date includes:

• Application for Introduction Activities prior to Training.

• Donning and Doffing interaction with accurate 3D models of common personal protective equipment (PPE).

• Infectious Disease Control 360° video demonstrating infectious particulates during patient care interactions (particulate control and dissemination).

• Floor Plan/Flow Management using interactive floor plans and medical components.

HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS

Students can wear the virtual reality headset and see the damage live as though one is shaking the child. They’ll see the retinal hemorrhages and how delicate the babies are as we better educate to prevent shaken baby syndrome.

– Dr. Suh


iEXCEL Technology

Technology selection and integration have been a high priority from the inception of the project with early involvement from a global integration company, AVI-SPL.Technology is purposefully selected to be connected, versatile and flexible for various audiences and able to evolve with the passing of time. Over the past year, several pieces of cutting-edge technologies were thoroughly reviewed, including robots, holographic filming equipment and LED displays.

The request to showcase iEXCEL in a KANEKO season themed “Reality” prompted the early purchase of holographic displays in the form of the Dreamoc Diamond, one of the largest mixed reality displays ever built with four-sided visibility, and 12 Dreamoc POP3s, one-sided holographic displays combining the physical realm with 3D holographic content.

POP3s featuring iEXCEL content

KANEKO photography provided by Ben Semisch Photo & Film

Dreamoc Diamond

iEXCEL Laser CAVE-5 being inspected before delivery.


iEXCEL LASER CAVE-5

The first five-sided laser virtual immersive environment, created by scientists in Belgium, was delivered to UNMC in January 2018. iEXCEL leadership and technology integrators examined the specially coated walls prior to their transatlantic trip. This technology will provide students and researchers new ways to examine their world.

SHOWCASES iEXCEL featured a three-month series of technology showcases set up around campus to provide UNMC and Nebraska Medicine faculty, staff and students the opportunity to learn more about iEXCEL and the Davis Global Center. Beginning in October 2017, these showcases allowed attendees to experience a sampling of visualization and simulation technologies available to enhance learning and research, and improve engagement, critical decision-making, communication skills and more.

SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION AND EVALUATION DAYS

A series of technology demonstrations were held beginning in August 2017, highlighting the latest in simulation technology, such as patient simulators and advanced simulators and task trainers (surgical, ultrasound and procedural). Faculty and staff were asked to evaluate each piece of technology, hence assisting in the final selection for the Davis Global Center.

175Tours in FY17/18

Highlighted Activities & Tours FY17/18Total

Educational Activities 17

Government 21

International 20

Military 10

Recruitment 9

Training 5

Other tours included philanthropic visitors, industry,internal faculty and staff, and alumni.

420Total Tours

(FY16 – present)

Total Visitors(FY16 – present)

2,075Visitors FY17/18

4,659

Visitors/Tours

Visualization Hub Year-End | July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018

NOTABLE VISITORS TO THE iEXCEL VISUALIZATION HUB

Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)

USSTRATCOM Leaders

National Consortium for Health Science Educators

Omaha Executive Institute

Senators and Legislative Candidates

Children’s Hospital

Union Pacific

CareeRockit

AIM

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)

Nebraska Department of Economic Development

Community Schools: Westside Schools, Duchesne Academy and Marian High School

Buffett Early Childhood Institute

Several department representatives from UNK, UNL and UNO, including: Architecture, Biomechanics, Education, Nebraska Athletic Performance Lab and Psychiatry

International visitors from several countries including: Qatar, China, France, Russia, Mexico, Turkey, Rwanda and Poland


EON Reality Virtual Reality Innovation Academy

The EON Reality Virtual Reality Innovation Academy (VRIA) launched in June 2018. Housed on the UNMC campus in Omaha, the VRIA offers theoretical and practical training and a project-based learning experience.

iEXCEL VRIA

HOLLY LUKASIEWICZ follows curiosity and approached the VRIA from an education and art perspective after teaching art and English to diverse learners in various educational settings over the past ten years. She earned a Master of Education in English as a Learned Language and Special Education. Having taught in various places in the United States and Europe, she believes strongly in the value creative outlets provide communities, which she incorporates into her own creative practices.

“This opportunity is helping me advance abilities in emerging media arts, with a goal to develop socially conscious, education-based platforms to grow interest in STEAM careers within underrepresented community groups.”

DUSTIN HILLMAN is a chemist and IT director for local schools with master’s degrees in chemistry and chemical education. Dustin aspires to bridge multiple environments and both sides of the brain with art and theater into mathematics and science, leaving every possibility in the world at arm’s reach. His goal is to incorporate new AR/VR innovations and technologies into modern educational settings, ideally in medical and scientific fields.

“The EON VRIA program is the ideal setting for us to bring science, mathematics and technology into the next generation of medicinal practice.”

PAM MILLER-JENKINS is a trained journalist with three decades of experience in the newspaper industry. Her skills include page design, copy editing, online editing and writing. She was looking for a new direction after her position was eliminated.

“This class has been equal parts rewarding and frustrating, but at this point in my life it has been intellectually invigorating to delve into a topic that is entirely new to me. I’m excited about finding my place in an industry that has tremendous growth potential.”

Upon successful completion, students receive an EON Reality AR/VR Developer Certification. Contributing to workforce development for Nebraska in the rapidly growing field of augmented/virtual reality and holographic content development, the VRIA is one of only five in the U.S. and one of 15 worldwide.

Recruitment began in February 2018 with several open houses and community outreach events. VRIA welcomed an inaugural class of 18 students with diverse backgrounds, such as journalism, psychology, video production, musical production, pharmacy and education.

Dustin attends the academy with

his service dog

VRIA Inagural Class


Statewide

The UNMC Omaha and Scottsbluff campuses celebrated the first iEXCEL statewide connection event via a 2D interactive digital iWall at each site in October 2017.This historic event involved two sessions that included demonstrations of real time, instantaneous collaboration between students and faculty from UNMC’s Colleges of Nursing and Dentistry. The event signified the launching of the first in a series of statewide interconnected iWalls.

A 1x9 panel iWall was installed at the University of Nebraska at Kearney in March as a joint resource between the College of Nursing and the College of Allied Health Professions. Plans for installing iWalls at the Colleges of Dentistry and Nursing in Lincoln continued.

iEXCEL Outreach

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KEARNEY

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COLUMBUS

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College of Nursing

College of Allied Health Professions

College of Dentistry

Omaha Campus - iEXCEL / VRIA

UNMC iEXCEL iWall KEY

SIM-NE KEY Home Base Scottsbluff Kearney Norfolk Lincoln

Service Area Western Central Northeastern Southeastern

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We are very excited to be the first college of nursing campus to house an iWall enabling collaboration with the Omaha iWall. The connectivity provides opportunities for students from other campuses to interact with our students, which provides a rich learning environment. We are extremely grateful to our legislature, donors and administration for their support of this project.

– Sue Wilhelm, PhD, assistant dean of the UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division in Scottsbluff

iEXCEL organized two statewide consortiums, technology and nursing, to help create a statewide platform to discuss innovative education possibilities using remoted and distributed technologies.

iEXCEL Statewide Outreach


Plans for partner program, SIMULATION IN MOTION-NEBRASKA (SIM-NE), to operate more closely with iEXCEL began with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2018. The joining of these innovative programs will extend statewide outreach efforts by offering cutting-edge simulation training in mobile education units to pre-hospital and hospital professionals across Nebraska.

SIM-NE uses technologically-advanced simulation training to provide standardized, high-quality training to rural EMS agencies and critical access hospital emergency rooms across Nebraska.

About SIM-NE:

• More than 180 training events have been held throughout the state.

• More than 4,500 people trained in or toured one of the trucks.

• Approximately 3,000 nurses, doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, emergency medical technicians and responders, paramedics and various other emergency care providers have received training.

Global Leadership in Defining Medical Mission Essential Competencies

In partnership with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), under an EPA (Education Partnership Agreement), two of three multi-day workshops were held at UNMC with WPAFB, iEXCEL and the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit. The focus was to identify medical mission essential competencies (MECs) and the resulting training needs, issues and recommendations for biocontainment preparedness.

The first workshop, held in August 2017, involved clinical subject matter experts representing a range of roles and positions in the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit. This workshop identified the tasks and required knowledge/skills as well as supporting competencies by role.

The second workshop took place in December and resulted in the identification of MECs, the minimum required level for each knowledge/skill by role and offered important developmental experiences.

The final workshop is in the planning stages and will result in identification of training gaps by developmental experience and knowledge/skill by role within the department. Following the MECs collaboration with the NBU, WPAFB plans to collaborate with UNMC Trauma for the next workshop series.


Philanthropy Community

Connecting with the community and sharing the iEXCEL vision with stakeholders and interested audiences is a consistent effort of the team. SOME EXAMPLES OF iEXCEL’S PARTICIPATION IN SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS INCLUDE:

• Showcased iEXCEL technology at the “TryIT Zone” at AIM Institute’s Infotech conference – attended by 1,000+ tech professionals.

• Hosted CareeRockit – an initiative of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce connecting students and young adults with opportunities along the learning pipeline for growing career options.

• Participated in a UNMC-sponsored movie and music series at the Holland Performing Arts Center with UNMC Public Relations.

• Bill Glass, Director of Visualization and Technology, spoke at a Film Streams event with Home Instead Senior Care on the future of technology as it relates to health care and gerontology.

• Omaha STEM Ecosystem, in collaboration with the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce and Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium,

organized a panel discussion on technology workforce development. Dr. Boyers served as a panelist, and iEXCEL staff showcased technology and new visualization content.

• As a member of the National Modeling & Simulation Coalition policy committee, Dr. Boyers served on the organizing committee and moderated a panel discussion focusing on Healthcare Simulation: MS&V Application to Healthcare Training & Technology for the organization’s 2017 national meeting in Detroit, MI. Bill Glass participated as a panelist; his presentation was entitled, “A Journey of Augmented Reality in Surgical Planning.” Other panelists included experts in modeling and simulation in health care.

• Dr. Boyers contributed to iEXCEL’s international recognition by engaging with industry collaborators with European operations. She presented to several companies and organizations in the United Kingdom, including the National Health Service U.K.

The University of Nebraska Foundation has worked closely with iEXCEL, connecting donors to this exciting project in meaningful and inspirational ways. Over the past year, the philanthropic community has actively been engaged with the leadership of iEXCEL and attended major milestones, such as the first statewide connection using interactive digital technology (iWalls), the EON VRIA ribbon cutting ceremony and the KANEKO Reality Exhibition with the iEXCEL Visionary Speaker Series. Interested alumni and supporters visited the iEXCEL Visualization Hub and the Sorrell Clinical Simulation Lab to learn first-hand how UNMC is creating a transformational model for health professions education.

With fundraising for the Davis Global Center now fully accomplished, and

the construction well underway, donors are focusing on supporting iEXCEL programming. Gifts are being dedicated to innovation awards designed to recognize

“simulation pioneers,” students and faculty who adopt iEXCEL resources to enhance training and education. A generous funder has supported the advancement and acceleration of the great work being created by the Visualization Team. This gift greatly expands the opportunity to create interactive and highly-visual models by adding members to the team with specialties in 3D design and development, programming and production management, thereby filling a critical workforce need.

EXTREME GRATITUDE IS EXTENDED TO THE GENEROUS OMAHA COMMUNITY, UNMC ALUMNI AND OTHER CHARITABLE DONORS AS THEY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT iEXCEL AND THE DAVIS GLOBAL CENTER.

Longtime UNMC champion and benefactor, Dr. Stanley Truhlsen (College of Medicine, ‘44), experiences the 3D CADWall joined by Ben Stobbe from iEXCEL


KANEKO Reality Exhibition

The KANEKO Reality Exhibition featured iEXCEL (June to September 2018) showcasing advances in

visualization and simulation in health care. The blending of science, technology and art to stimulate creativity resonated in the iEXCEL portion of the Reality Exhibition. Participation and support were graciously provided by various industry collaborators and UNMC innovators. The exhibition was free and open to the public.

In addition, KANEKO and iEXCEL jointly organized “The Visionary Series:

UNMC iEXCEL” and invited industry and academic speakers to provide engaging lectures and discussions on topics related

to iEXCEL, such as improving safety and quality by using simulation and the changing workplace due to the influence of the millennial generation and new technology like artificial intelligence.

To launch the series, Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Associate Vice Chancellor Pamela Boyers, PhD, described how iEXCEL is working to transform health care professions education by providing experiential learning opportunities using alternative ‘realities’ – including simulation and visualization.

INDUSTRY COLLABORATORS: AVI-SPL, MultiTaction, EON Reality, EventWorks4D, CAE Healthcare

UNMC INNOVATORS: Mind & Brain Health Labs, CAST Lab

Press

ARTICLES WRITTEN BY DR. PAMELA BOYERS:

• “Building a Future Model for Health Professions Education” Defence Global, February 2018; co-written with Chancellor Gold

• August 2017 “iEXCEL: The Transformation of Health Professions Education” Medical Training Magazine MedSIM

HIGHLIGHTS OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA PLACEMENTS FEATURING iEXCEL:

• “The Visionary Series: UNMC iEXCEL” The Reader, June 20, 2018

• “UNMC Shows Off $500,000 iWall for Regents; ‘It’s Going to Change the Way we Educate,’ Chancellor Says” Omaha World-Herald, April 21, 2018

• “Virtual, Augmented Reality Technology Applied to Health Care at UNMC” KMTV Channel 3, March 28, 2018

• “Program Teaches how to Create Virtual Reality Content” FOX 42, March 1, 2018

• “Augmented and Virtual Reality Training Academy Coming to Omaha” Silicon Prairie News, February 22, 2018

• “The Reality of Designing Simulation Centers” Health Facilities Management, November 1, 2017

• “The Bleeding-Edge of AV in Health Care” InAVate, November 2017

• “iWall Bridges 450 Miles Between Students in Omaha and Scottsbluff” Nebraska Radio Network, October 10, 2017

• “UNMC College of Nursing using Interactive Technology in the Classroom” Star Herald, Scottsbluff, NE, October 3, 2017

• “Virtual and Augmented Reality are Reinventing Medical Education” Tradeline, July 19, 2017

• “Medical Schools Get Virtual with VR and AR Trainings” Ed Tech Magazine, July 19, 2017

Drs. Gold and Boyers launched the Visionary Series

WEB AND SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE:

• Launched new website in February 2018

• Continued to engage on Twitter with followers

» 96 tweets by iEXCEL, mentioned in 129 tweets

» 145 new followers for a grand total of 300

» Top tweet was announcing the deadline for applications to be part of the inaugural class for the EON Reality VRIA

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