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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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Types of Healthcare Simulation: Locations and Training – Who, What, and Where?
The latest Healthcare Simulation Book from the Springer Published Series has been published — and its all about operations! “Comprehensive…
PROMPT Utilizes Clinical Simulation To Improve OB Training on Global Scale
PROMPT stands for Practical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training, a program initially introduced to North Bristol NHS Trust in UK which utilizes…
Clinical Simulation: A Key Strategy for Improving Patient Safety
The role of healthcare simulation in improving patient safety expands every year however, persuading hospital and clinic administrators to increase…
Two New Online Master’s Degree Programs for Healthcare Simulation
This year two new Master’s Degree programs for Healthcare Simulation have launched into action for those considering to advance their…
Serious Games Can Transform Simulated Medical Education, with Look at FULL CODE ER Simulation Game
Serious games can provide opportunities for high-frequency practice using “low-dose” simulation congruent with the principles of deliberate practice and enable…
Why Every Nursing Simulation Program Needs to Consider the BD Pyxis MedStation ES
Editor’s Note: The team from Medical Shipment shared with us the compelling article below explaining why every nursing simulation program…
UPMC’s WISER Simulation Center Celebrates 25 Years of Service!
In 2019, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)’s Peter M. Winter Institute for Simulation, Education, and Research (WISER) Center celebrates…
Free Patient Safety Tools With Proven Results From MedStar Health’s IQS CANDOR Program
At last month’s 7th annual World Patient Safety Summit, the expert “Hospital Leadership Panel” discussed the need for open transparency…
7 Steps to Make the Business Case for Healthcare Simulation
Senior management is most interested in improving organizational performance. Using 7 simple steps, you can make the business case for…
Celebrating World Sepsis Day: Understanding Lab and Vital Sign Indicators for Simulated Sepsis Scenarios
As today is World Sepsis Day 2018, we are taking a look at ways to incorporate Sepsis into your simulation…
Is Substance Abuse Treatment Possible Through Simulated Environments in Virtual Reality?
Can we treat substance abuse through Virtual Reality technology? Today’s Guest Author Patrick Bailey submitted an article to share how…
The Shift to Competency-Based Medical Education: What You Need to Know
As a simulation professional, you’re probably already aware of the major changes occurring in clinical education. Traditional classroom learning has…