pat ocy tes ▁as ▁a ▁ther apy ▁to ▁bridge ▁the ▁patients ▁waiting ▁for ▁a ▁li ver ▁trans plant , ▁trans plant ation ▁of ▁pan cre atic ▁is lets ▁for ▁patients ▁with ▁di ab etes ▁type ▁ 1 , ▁and ▁trans plant ation ▁of ▁human ▁f etal ▁skin ▁cells ▁for ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁les ions ▁of ▁the ▁skin . ▁ ▁The ▁Center ▁for ▁Sim ulation ▁The ▁Center ▁for ▁Sim ulation ▁became ▁active ▁at ▁IS ME TT ▁in ▁June , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁to ▁prevent ▁and ▁reduce ▁medical ▁errors . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁simulation ▁for ▁training ▁staff ▁is ▁already ▁quite ▁w ides p read ▁in ▁certain ▁se ctors ▁such ▁as ▁av iation , ▁and ▁has ▁now ▁spread ▁into ▁the ▁medical ▁field . ▁The ▁simulation ▁center ▁provides ▁for ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁higher ▁risk ▁procedures ▁without ▁risk ▁to ▁personnel ▁and ▁without ▁involving ▁patients . ▁ ▁The ▁center ▁has ▁five ▁life - s ized ▁and ▁techn olog ically ▁s oph istic ated ▁sim ulator ▁man ne qu ins ▁that ▁can ▁m im ic ▁the ▁signs ▁and ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁real ▁patients . ▁The ▁center ▁was ▁created ▁thanks ▁to ▁a ▁don ation ▁from ▁the ▁Foundation ▁F i and aca . ▁The ▁training ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁Centre , ▁which ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁all ▁health ▁care ▁prov iders , ▁began ▁in ▁January , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁. ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Pitts burgh ▁Medical ▁Center ▁Organ ▁trans plant ation ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁IS ME TT ▁ ▁UP MC ▁