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Professional Development
Professional development for healthcare simulation educators, nursing simulation technicians, medical simulation program administrators and more.
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New to Educating with Standardized Patients? Join Tomorrow’s Free Webinar & June-Only SPN Course Launch!
Pulling from the upcoming launch of the Simulated Patient Network’s (SPN) limited-time instant-access online Standardized Patient CE courses, this 1-hour…
Bodyswaps Provides VR Simulation for Soft Skills Training
Bodyswaps is a complete soft skills learning solution that empowers learners to practice difficult conversations through empathy and self-reflection. Combining…
Simulation Competitions Safely Create Fun Environment for High-Level Learning
Healthcare simulation competitions are engaging experiences that inspire and motivate participants to put forth greater effort in the pursuit of…
WHO Academy Develops Mobile Augmented Reality PPE Course
The WHO Academy launched an app that has a new feature that deploys augmented reality (AR) technology to help health…
Why Nursing Educators Will Continue Using Virtual Simulation After the Pandemic
During COVID-19, nursing simulation faculty and staff quickly realized that virtual reality in simulation is where the industry’s future is…
Virtual Reality Application Used to Assess Emotional Response
Virtual reality (VR) in simulation offers an exciting opportunity for learners to experience, explore and immerse themselves in challenging clinical…
Medical-X Simulation Company CEO Shares Laparoscopic Simulator Inspiration
Laparoscopic training simulators are tools that can be used in many training scenarios focused on laparoscopic surgery, as they demonstrate…
Simulated Medical Equipment Elevates Critical Patient Care
CAE Healthcare’s SimEquip, a clinical simulation training solution, helps clinical learners practice operating medical devices, monitoring patients and interpreting data…
Rapid Deployment of In Situ Simulation during COVID-19 for Caregiver Safety
As we look forward to a loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, we should also review how the healthcare system and, in…
Making Healthcare Safer with Systems-Focused Simulation
Improving the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare requires a commitment to fixing processes, not just people. Mistakes happen in…
NEJM Healer Helps Systematically Develop Diagnostic Skills
A new agreement between Education Management Solutions (EMS) and the NEJM Group shows that medical simulation is no longer a…
SESAM Accreditation Available to Healthcare Simulation Programs Worldwide
The Society in Europe for Simulation (SESAM), formerly known as The Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine, provides…