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How-To articles for Medical Simulation, Nursing Simulation, Surgical Simulation and other clinical simulation disciplines!
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Using ChatGPT For Medical School Curriculum Development
In the ever-evolving landscape of medical education and healthcare simulation, innovative technologies continue to shape how educators teach and students…
How to Increase Clinical Simulation Program Visibility
Visibility of productivity in a healthcare simulation program is a great way to increase awareness and return on investment to…
How to Impact Clinical Outcomes as a Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialist
Simulation technicians have an essential role in healthcare simulation education. Within a clinical simulation team, a healthcare simulation technician’s support…
Understanding Deep Cognitive Learning in Medical Simulation
With advancements in technology, healthcare simulation has evolved beyond psychomotor skills training to include deep cognitive learning, which involves higher-order…
Enhancing Healthcare Simulation-Based Education with High-Fidelity Standardized Patients
The Standardized Patient (SP) methodology has been used in Healthcare Simulation since the 1960s to train medical students and residents…
SimX Virtual Reality Platform Launches New Medical Simulation Sepsis Scenario
SimX is a virtual reality (VR) medical simulation program that allows learners to step into the shoes of healthcare providers…
How Nursing Simulation Can Help Prepare New Nurse Graduates for Residency: A Laerdal Guide
Laerdal is excited to announce an open access eBook on How Simulation Can Help Prep New Nurse Graduates for Practice:…
How to Infuse Emotional Intelligence Into A Clinical Simulation Program
Healthcare simulation educators are in a powerful position to influence change on important subjects that improve patient clinical care through…
Healthcare Simulation for Process Improvement
Research shows that Healthcare Simulation can provide for clinical process improvement, when effectively managed. This research focuses on the simulation…
How to Get Started as a Clinical Simulation Debriefer
Debriefing is one of the most important components of healthcare simulation based education sessions. Many of those in the healthcare…
How to to Start a Faculty Development Program in Medical Simulation
Faculty development is a key part of any academic program and medical simulation is no different. As an emerging field,…
How to Build a Clinical Simulation Curriculum
The structure of a clinical simulation program and curriculum are incredibly important elements to a successful clinical simulation program. A…