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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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7 Basic Tips for Any Healthcare Simulation Technician
“The responsibilities of a Healthcare Simulation Technician are many, staying on track can quickly get away from you if not…
Best Holiday Healthcare Simulation Pictures From Around the World
Healthcare Simulation holiday pictures only come once a year, and boy are they worth the wait! These hilarious photos from…
California Firefighter Academy Students Train with Virtual Reality
Sacramento’s Local CBS News station recently reported that for the first time ever, fire academy recruits in Elk Grove and…
Virtual Reality for Healthcare Training in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The Pathways for Prosperity Commission Background Paper Series has put together research supporting medical simulation Virtual Reality (VR) for medical…
US State Nursing Simulation Regulations for Prelicensure Nursing Programs
The much quoted 2014 NCSBN National Simulation Study suggests that simulation can replace up to 50% of traditional clinical time…
The Right Stuff: Finding the Best Healthcare Simulation Personnel
Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Operations, Technology, and Innovative Practice is a crucial book for Medical Simulation programs looking to maximize the efficiency of their…
Moulage Secrets: Red Pigment Stain Test for Laerdal Simman 3G
Using Moulage products on your patient simulators can help to improve scenario realism and therefore learner outcomes, but can also…
Free Vascular Ultrasound Medical Simulation Case Library
Thanks to ABC Vascular, we now have access to a library of Free Vascular Ultrasound Cases which we can use…
Physiology: The Force Behind Healthcare Simulation – A Guide for Techs, Part 10: Intro to Cardiac Rhythms
Healthcare Simulation is a many-faceted educational methodology which involves staff from varying backgrounds including those with strong technical backgrounds but…
Advantages of Healthcare Simulation-Based Teaching for Geriatric Care
Geriatric care training can best be accomplished through healthcare simulation, as Holly Clarke from First Care writes in today’s article…
How Role Playing Games are Improving Simulated Learning in Healthcare
Have you ever played an RPG (Role Playing Game for the uninitiated), such as Diablo, Dungeons and Dragons, or World…
Implementing Virtual Reality into Clinical Practice with Oxford Medical Simulation
Virtual reality, aka VR, is an immersive technology that allows educators to deliver medical simulation -based education at scale, saving…