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Virtual Patients / Digital Learning
Virtual patient resources for the medical simulation and nursing simulation industry: best practices, product demos, research highlights and more.
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How to Design Unfolding Simulation Scenarios to Foster Critical Thinking Skills in Pre-Licensure Nursing Students
Pre-licensure nursing students can significantly benefit from simulation experiences that integrate unfolding case scenarios. These scenarios provide students with a…
Medical Simulation Training
Medical simulation training has become integral to medical education, which bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and clinical practice. Medical…
7 Future Trends in Healthcare Simulation Training
Healthcare training methodologies must constantly adapt to prepare future practitioners effectively. While healthcare simulation training has become an integral component…
How to Create Accurate Healthcare Simulation Scenarios to Meet Real-World Patient Demographics
In healthcare simulation, the primary goal remains constant: to prepare healthcare professionals for the actual patient populations they will serve.…
Healthcare Simulation Research January – February 2025
The field of healthcare simulation continues to make tremendous strides to revolutionize healthcare education through clinical simulation research being conducted…
Why EMS Education Should Embrace Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice
Emergency medical services (EMS) play a critical role in the chain of survival in medical emergencies or traumatic injuries in…
Free Surgical Simulation Scenarios
The role of medical simulation to hone the skills of surgeons is becoming more prevalent. Surgical simulation is a type…
9th Annual Virtual Reality and Healthcare Global Symposium February 2025
The International Virtual Reality Healthcare Association (IVRHA) in partnership with Moffitt Cancer Center and Ringling College of Art + Design…
Push vs. Pull: Strategies to Inspire and Motivate Nurses through Nursing Simulation
A 57% nursing burnout rate when combined with current turnover rates hovering around 18%, highlights the importance of the development…
Free Medical Simulation Scenarios
Free medical simulation scenarios provide healthcare educators with a way to quickly start providing clinical simulation experiences for educational, training,…
Healthcare Simulation Software
Healthcare simulation software is required for a number of different platforms within a clinical simulation program. Versatile and user friendly…