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Modality
Modality resources for medical simulation and nursing simulation including definitions, best practices, technology updates and more.
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The Pizza Analogy of Medical Simulation
Picture the perfect pizza. You know, the kind that is so good the memory stays with you long after the…
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Hearing Voices Psychiatry Simulation Promotes Clinical Learner Empathy
The Hearing Distressing Voices Simulation product is a empathy-building experience that helps healthcare professional students, mental health professionals, and first responders understand…
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How Wearable Simulators Can Improve Clinical Simulation Realism
One of the goals of clinical simulation is to replicate the human patient, environment, and situation for healthcare participants to…
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Hybrid Simulation to Train for Mass Casualty Events in U.S. Army Medical Simulation
In the context of tactical medicine, a mass casualty (MASCAL) event is defined as a situation where the number and…
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Healthcare Simulation to Improve Family Knowledge and Skills: An Underused Educational Method
An estimated 10- 20 million US children have one or more chronic illnesses and Asthma is the most common of…
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Mental Health Simulation Requires Well-Trained Standardized Patients
Student nurses in a mental health course often approach the experience with trepidation. Psychiatric/psychological diagnoses address maladaptive behaviors and unregulated…
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July 4th Fireworks Burn Moulage for Trauma Training
Trauma Simulation can provide instruction on how to perform skills that can be pivotal in avoiding medical emergencies. During the…
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Top 3 Benefits of Generative AI Upgrade for PCS ALEX Communication Simulator
The PCS ALEX manikin was introduced to the simulation world nearly 10 years ago, bringing the first-of-its-kind conversational AI. ALEX…
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SimX VR: A Cost-Effective Revolution in Medical Simulation Training
The future of Virtual Reality (VR) medical simulation training relies on the successful integration into curricula to stimulate shared clinical…
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New Laerdal Course Trains on How to Simulate for Equitable Health Outcomes
As a world leader in building clinical simulations and simulators to improve health outcomes, Laerdal proudly announces a new Educational…
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Virtu-Wil Free Canadian Student Virtual Healthcare Simulation Program
In 2021, a free and open access Canadian virtual healthcare simulation program was created called Virtu-WIL. Colleges and Institutes throughout…
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VR Scenario Building Made Easy with an Intuitive Authoring Platform: OMS Create
Oxford Medical Simulation (OMS) designs, builds, and delivers immersive virtual reality (VR) experiential learning opportunities for healthcare students and practitioners.…