Hey Sim Champs,

Here is a recap of all the best articles from this summer for those of you who were out of the office:

• HealthySimAdmin.com launched, which is a broadcasted event to find administrative solutions for the “how-to” of medical simulation, that takes place Oct. 18th & 19th at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.  Join the studio audience or ask questions while streaming live from your office desktop!

• The Top 5 Questions I Am Asked about Managing a Medical Simulation Lab - Answers to the questions most of us are asking about administrating a simulation lab.

• The Top 5 Question I Should Be Asked about Managing a Medical Simulation Lab. Both of these articles have some really great tips for running your simulation program so be sure to check them out!

• World’s Largest Sim Tech Specific Gathering is a hit! - The Gathering of Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialists was a big hit, with over 155 Sim Techs joining together to train for three days at the Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas!

• More free nursing simulation scenarios from the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This expands upon my previous article highlighting some other resources for free medical simulation scenarios.

• University of Utah to Host FREE Medical Simulation Performance Analysis Workshop - Studiocode is sponsoring this free workshop on video analysis on September 14th.

• TOM Man – Tactical Operations Medical Manikin Review (with video): I spent a day with TOM Man out in the 106 degree heat of the Las Vegas desert to learn about this affordable yet powerfully rugged military / trauma-based manikin.  If you are running trauma scenarios in austere environments this is a must-watch exclusive video!

• WISER Video Explains Benefits to Scheduling Simulation - Watch this video if you have trouble scheduling your simulation equipment or rooms!

• Suzan Kardong-Edgren from INACSL.Org’s list-serv recently shared about the Educational Technology Journal, a free resource which sometimes covers simulation technology.

• Free bruise moulage recipe from care of Bobbie Merica, Moulageconcepts.com & EMS-World! Also be sure to check out my review of Bobbie’s amazing recipe book “Medical Moulage”.

• Sim Tech Extends Demo Dose Box Life - Learn how to build a lamented Demo Dose box from Pocket Nurse to increase sim lab efficiency and save on budgets!

• NYIT launched the Medical Simulation Masters program - The first masters program we are aware of for medical simulation by the New York Institute of Technology.

• University of Glamorgan Shares Online ECG Simulator - Check out this free educational online training EKG simulator.

• The Profession of Nursing helps Sim Techs learn more about the history and modern educational process of nursing.

• myMETI is an excellent source of medical simulation based resources.  Check out this new dedicated space developed to help share simulation resources.  Even if you are not a CAE Healthcare (METI) customer, you should still explore myMETI for these great simulation tools!

• Top Ten Reasons to Join HealthySimAdmin Online from your office desktop, which is now sponsored by Pocket Nurse!

• Harvard’s Center for Medical Simulation created a great introductory video for healthcare simulation. - Got a friend who is new to simulation equipment? Watch this great intro video to learn more.

Lastly, I have done an extensive review of voice-changing options for your medical simulation labs. Read this article to learn about my software and hardware recommendations to help dramatically increase realism in your scenarios through voice-modification!