Two different emergency cases... The 43 years old man is about to be intubated for a routine operation. The experienced anesthesiologist does not expect this sudden difficult airway that the patient presents with now. “Difficult airway”, the doctor says loudly, clearly, and quickly - you can hear his stress and the anesthesia nurse in the room knows [...]

Airway management is a fundamental skill in operating theatres, emergency and intensive care units. One of the most serious problems that we can find is the “Can't Intubate-Can't Oxygenate” situation. Although this is a rare condition, this is still a cause of high morbidity and mortality.1 Emergency cricothyrotomy, an invasive technique that allows immediate access to the [...]

In line with the Sustainable Development Goals for 20301, clinical simulation ensures inclusive and equitable quality education. As most top healthcare professionals are integrative clinical thinkers, analytical problem-solvers and reflective learners, aspects such as perception, reasoning, interpretation, judgment, and decision-making are essential competencies enhanced by simulation. As a learning resource, simulation tools provide a safe training environment [...]

Advanced medical simulation is now a widely used method in all training phases of health professionals as regards the learning of technical and procedural skills and for the acquisition of non-technical skills likeorganization, communication and in general to improve teamwork and leadership skills.1,2,3 How can we be sure that the individual skills acquired by operators during simulation [...]

Today the Project Coordinator UNIFG (University of Foggia) will present the SAFETY project at the "Kick-Off meeting for the Knowledge Alliances 2020 projects" organized by the EACEA Agency (European Commission - Erasmus+). The meeting, held online, will involve more than 80 people and 32 recently financed Erasmus+ KA projects. It will be a great occasion for us [...]

On 25 and 26 November 2020 was held the kick-off Meeting of SAFETY - Simulation Approach For Education and Training in emergencY, a project funded by the European Programme Erasmus + Knowledge Alliance 2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices, coordinated by the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences of the University of Foggia [...]