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Patient Safety
Patient Safety best practices, tools, research updates, and conference listings for the healthcare simulation community.
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NLN Education Summit 2024: Daring Competency-Based Education
The National League for Nursing (NLN) catalyzed meaningful conversations and collaborations to advance the quality and relevance of nursing education…
Healthcare Simulation Research Update – August 2024
The field of healthcare simulation has made tremendous strides forward over the past several decades. One way this revolution is…
Latest Patient Safety Fellowship Opportunities
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global State of Patient Safety 2023 report, Patient Safety “is the absence of…
14 More Must-Know Healthcare Simulation Key Terms
Key terms in Healthcare Simulation are a core requirement to understanding the unique field. Here then are 14 more new…
Enhance Clinical Thinking: A Mathematical Model to Stratify Medical Error Severity in Branching Scenarios
Healthcare simulation is an effective methodology to teach clinical thinking, which lies at the heart of effective medical practice, requiring…
How to Use Healthcare Simulation to Identify Latent Safety Threats
Latent safety threat identification is a critical piece to keep patients safe in a clinical care environment of any description.…
UPMC’S WISER Sim Center Can Support Your Patient Safety Program
The Winter Institute for Simulation, Education, and Research (WISER) is a state-of-the-art simulation training and research facility that serves both…
AHRQ Launches Free TeamSTEPPS 3.0 Training to Improve Patient Safety Communication
TeamSTEPPS, an evidence-based program, is designed to optimize the performance of healthcare teams. Effective teamwork and communication are foundational to…
The Pitch: Patient Safety’s Next Generation is a Must-Watch Film for Healthcare Simulation
Following the award winning film “To Err is Human“, Tall Tale productions’ Director Mike Eisenberg has released the trailer for…
Healthcare Simulation Research Update March 2024
The field of healthcare simulation has made tremendous strides forward over the past several decades. One way this revolution is…
How to Use Nursing Simulation to Decrease Medication Errors
Healthcare simulation has been used by Associate Degree Nursing Program nursing students to increase safety and proficiency with medication administration.…
Support U.S. House Bill HR 7591 to Establish A National Patient Safety Board
Improving patient safety should be a priority for healthcare providers, healthcare institutions, academic institutions training healthcare providers, and the public.…