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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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Using Medical Simulation to Fill Healthcare Worker Shortage
Has your healthcare institution’s leadership expressed concern regarding the upcoming shortage of workforce available to the healthcare industry? In St.…
Clinical Simulation Center Personnel: Who You Need to Succeed
Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Operations, Technology, and Innovative Practice is a crucial book for Clinical Simulation programs looking to maximize the…
Kaiser Permanente Shares Success of New Sim Labs & TEAMSTEPPS Training at SoCal Sim Collaborative
Yesterday in Los Angeles the Southern California Simulation Collaborative came together at the newly upgraded Kaiser Permanante Los Angeles Medical…
Clinical Simulation Tools for Diabetes Education
Did you know that November is Diabetes Awareness Month? Each year this month is observed to raise awareness with individuals,…
Prior Participation in Medical Simulation Linked to Improved EMS Team Performance
Medical Simulation experiences during initial Emergency Medical Services (EMS) education has been shown to be beneficial in more ways than…
Medical Simulation Methodologies: A Closer Look
The latest Healthcare Simulation Book from the Springer Published Series has been published — and its all about operations! “Comprehensive Healthcare…
Medical Tube Connectivity – Time to Update Your Healthcare Simulation Lab?
Many medical simulation laboratories begin life after receiving a one time funding to cover the cost of building the physical…
SimWars Medical Simulation Competition Expands Across Ireland
Shawn S. Albers, BSc, MSc and colleagues recently wrote an article covering how SimWars is gaining massive popularity with clinical…
Downloadable NCLEX Test Plan Checklists for Nursing Simulation
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) has developed a licensure examination, the National Council Licensure Examination for…
Physiology: The Force Behind Healthcare Simulation – A Guide for Techs, Part 9: Sepsis Labs Explained
Inclusion of laboratory tests in clinical simulation scenarios adds significantly to the realism of simulation since lab results are typically…
Baby Lung Simulator LuSi Responds to Respiratory Therapy
For the training of NICU clinicians, LuSi is a baby simulator which responds to invasive and non-invasive respiratory therapy without…
Evaluating Clinical Simulations in Medical Education
Recently on the Society for Technical Communication’s Instructional Design and Learning’s Special Interest Group, Seneca College student Serena Zaccagnini explored…