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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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Casualties Union Celebrates 80 Years of Casualty Simulation
Casualties Union is celebrating the 80th anniversary of the organization’s founding in 1942. The organization’s casualty simulation and moulage techniques…
Use of XR in Spinal Surgery and Incorporation of Surgical Theater Tool
The Hoag Health System recently reported that “the future of spine surgery is here.” This is because the first augmented…
How To Implement a Volunteer Standardized Participant Program
Standardized participants (SPs) are beneficial to healthcare simulation programs for a variety of reasons. One reason is the increased realism…
Varjo XR-3 Focal Edition Offers Optimized Mixed Reality Camera System
Camera systems have come to play an important role across healthcare simulation as they promote true-to-life visual fidelity and maximize…
Debriefing Guide for Healthcare Simulation Education Escape Rooms
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Department of Defense have identified several essential communication and teamwork…
Estrategias Innovadoras En Simulación Clínica Gineco Obstétrica
El entrenamiento actual en simulación clínica gineco obstétrica, hace evidente la necesidad de un cambio en paradigmas. La creación e…
Assistant Dean of Medical Education Shares Benefits of PCS Spark in Clinical Setting
As healthcare simulation technology continues to improve, companies across the space continue to develop next-level products that enhance the clinical…
Healthcare Simulation Scenarios: Why Preparation is Essential for Learners
Before a healthcare simulation experience, learners may ask, “What are we doing today?” The unknown, coupled with the desire to…
A Quick Guide to Birthing Simulators & OBGYN Simulation
Healthcare simulation as a whole is mainly about teaching the practice of medicine to achieve heightened patient safety. One of…
How SimX is Improving Operational Readiness for the U.S. Military
The next generation of virtual reality medical simulation training (VR-MST) has been tried, tested, and implemented in partnership with U.S.…
A Two-Step Process for Choosing a Birthing Simulator
Simulated or real, there are so many ways to have a baby. A pregnant woman preparing for childbirth has several…
Healthcare Simulation to Train Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners
Today, healthcare simulation training can be employed to provide learners across medical professions with valuable knowledge and experience. Such educational…