Professor Cathal Breen* hosted the Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network (scot.nhs.uk) (CSMEN) at Edinburgh Napier for a review meeting in May.
CSMEN was established in 2007 to support excellence in clinical skills education. The Network connects people and organisations involved in health and social care to enable collaboration for a “Once for Scotland” approach to skills and simulation-based learning. Their vision is “world-leading facilitation of skills and simulation training”, and members of the network have found visits to be helpful in exploring how academic educational institutions and centres of clinical excellence can work better together; building relationships; and discovering how CSMEN support Scotland’s centres.
A newly initiated project, Simulation Resources in Scotland | Clinical Skills Managed E. is developing a detailed inventory of the simulation equipment resources available in Scotland. It aligns to several of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals, and is currently recruiting academic education institutions.
Professor Cathal Breen, one of the first invited participants for the new project, said: “The current project builds upon the success of the original, produced to outline the current equipment and course availability in the Scottish territorial health boards. That work was seen as a first step to providing a detailed inventory of the resources available in Scotland.”
A first-of-its-kind research collaboration between Edinburgh Napier University and Heriot-Watt University is bringing together engineering and nursing students to develop cutting-edge health technologies tailored to addressing real clinical needs.
The Edinburgh-based institutions have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalising a joint programme which will see Heriot-Watt engineering students visit Edinburgh Napier’s specialised clinical simulation facilities to gain first-hand understanding of real healthcare scenarios and challenges.
Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health, Jenni Minto MSP has received an insight into the work of Edinburgh Napier’s Centre for Cardiovascular Health during a recent visit to the University’s Sighthill campus.
Met by Professor Alison Machin, Dean of the School of Health and Social Care and Professor Lis Neubeck, Head of the Centre for Cardiovascular Health, the Minister heard from several of the Centre’s members, learning more about the innovative research being led by the Centre to improve global cardiovascular health.Jenni Minto MSP pictures with Edinburgh Napier staff at Sighthill campus
The group visit, which also included short presentations by Professor Cathal Breen, Professor Lois McKellar, Dr Coral Hanson, Professor Peter Barlow and Dr Amanda Pitkethly, shone a spotlight on the interdisciplinary nature of the Centre’s work as it strives to bridge the evidence-practice gap through patient involvement and implementation science.
