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S P R I N G 2 0 2 5 / W O R K F O R M E 45 MaineGeneral is one of three medical centers in Maine that has an advanced robotics system. Ro- botic surgery benefits for patients are said to include less blood loss and tissue damage, less pain after surgery, shorter hospital stays and faster recovery time. A UMaine campus offers simulator training for nursing students Two nursing faculty members with the University of Maine at Augusta recently attended the International Meeting on Simu- lation in Healthcare, the world's largest conference dedicated to health care simulation learning, research and scholarship. The event, held over four days in Orlando, Fla., brought togeth- er health care professionals, educators and innovators from around the world to explore the evolving role of simulation in training the next generation of health care providers. Shannon Gauvin, the Univer- sity of Maine at Augusta's director of nursing, and Erin Voisine, man- ager of the Learning Resource Laboratory manager and a nurs- ing lecturer, participated in more than a dozen educational sessions. Their attendance was supported by a grant from the Davis Edu- cation Foundation. Scott Cook, UMA's simulation operations manager, also attended. On the nursing side, they learned how simulation is trans- forming patient care, clinical decision-making and health care education. "Simulation training is revo- lutionizing health care education by allowing students to practice critical procedures in a controlled environment before stepping into real-world clinical settings," said Gauvin. "For Maine, where many hospitals and clinics serve large rural populations with lim- The precision and enhanced visualization offered with the upgrade allows us to perform surgeries with greater accuracy, resulting in less pain and faster recovery for our patients, which ultimately is the goal. — Karen Bossie MaineGeneral Obstetrics and Gynecology T e c h n o l o g y C O N T I N U E D O N F O L LO W I N G PAG E » 207.774.5998 headlightav.com Photo Credit: Edward Budway Courtesy of The Center for Grieving Children Scott Cook, Shannon Gauvin and Erin Voisine from the University of Maine at Augusta took part in the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare. P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F U N I V E R S I T Y O F M A I N E A T A U G U S T A