JULIA MICALLEF
SIMULATORS I BUILT
Over the past few years, I have had the opportunity to expand on my 3D designing and silicone skills by creating simulators for healthcare professionals and trainees to use for educational purposes.
Butterfly Fracture
This simulator was developed for the Region of Durham Paramedic Services to train their advanced care paramedics on a new tool used to treat butterfly fractures on the field.
Facial Overlays
These simulators were developed for the training center at Lakeridge Health Hospital to improve diversity of their task training manikins. This process involved 3D scanning volunteer's faces, 3D printing a mold, and using silicone to create facial overlays that can be used on top of the training manikins.
Bile Ducts
This simulator was developed for the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal to train surgical residents on bile duct anastomosis skills. It is composed of silicone tubes to represent the bile ducts, which are secured to a 3D printing base called the maxSIMclamp.
Deep Suture Pad
This simulator was developed for the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal to train surgical residents on their deep suturing skills. It is now being used for an upcoming workshop for the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada conference in April 2023.
Z-Plasty Pad
This simulator was developed for the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada for an upcoming conference in April 2023.
Subcutaneous Injection Pad
This simulator was developed for the Faculty of Nursing at Ontario Tech University to train nursing students on subcutaneous injections. It is intended to be used on top of the task training medical manikins used in lab.
Intramuscular Injection Pads
This simulator was developed for the Faculty of Nursing at Ontario Tech University to train nursing students on intramuscular injections. It is composed of the skin layer, fat layer, and muscle layer. Each varies in colour and texture to reflect the actual tissue,