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Engineering students Jorge Sanchez and Mercedes Pastor Senior Industrial Engineering students Jorge Sanchez and Mercedes Pastor finished second at the 2021 Student Simulation Competition sponsored by FlexSim Healthcare. This competitive international student contest is hosted by Society of Health Systems within the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers. “The competition was about redesigning an ambulatory endoscopy center to help mitigate the negative impacts of COVID-19,” Sanchez said. While including requirements imposed by the Centers for Disease Control on healthcare facilities, the pair were also asked to find ways to optimize the current facility using FlexSim, a simulation software. Once Sanchez and Pastor made the simulation and wrote a paper detailing their improvements, why they made those changes, and their results, they gave a presentation at the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference. ....
UofL Trager Institute’s Republic Bank Foundation Optimal Aging Clinic The Republic Bank Foundation Optimal Aging Clinic will use information gained from a collaboration between the University of Louisville Trager Institute and the UofL Logistics and Distribution Institute (LoDI) to safely resume in-person clinical services once COVID-19 positivity rates return to an acceptable level in the community. The institutes’ seemingly unusual collaboration will allow the clinic to create a safe environment for older adults to access the care they need during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Optimal Aging Clinic specializes in comprehensive care for older adults by taking an interdisciplinary approach to health care. ....