Facilitation
Facilitation best practices in medical simulation, nursing simulation, surgical simulation and other clinical disciplines.
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HTC ViveJanuary 9, 2026VR Simulation Training Is Now A Reality with ‘Fire in the OR’ from Health Scholars
Health Scholars has launched the first commercially available virtual reality (VR) training simulation for operating room fire prevention and management to…
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Professional DevelopmentSeptember 17, 2024Physiology: The Force Behind Healthcare Simulation – A Guide for Techs, Part 5: Sepsis
This article is the 5th in a series of posts related to physiology, the force behind simulation. Some simulation team…
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Pediatric SimulatorsSeptember 16, 2024WIRED Covers Advances in Healthcare Simulation Manikin Technology
Just this past month, WIRED science writer Matt Simon visited Stanford to take a closer look at a pediatric simulator…
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Surgical SimulatorsSeptember 17, 2024Synaptive Medical Innovates Neurosurgery with BrightMatter Brain Simulator & Space Technology
In our field, sometimes it actually is “brain surgery” — and who wouldn’t want to simulate that? Synaptive Medical, a…
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Sim Center DesignSeptember 17, 2024Jacob and Lois Mol Cardiovascular Simulation Center Offers Unique Training Space
The Jacob and Lois Mol Cardiovascular Simulation Center opened its doors in August 2017 which serves as a clinical training…
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Professional DevelopmentSeptember 5, 2024Understanding Research For Clinical Simulation, Part 2: Validity and Reliability
Simulation staff need to understand research theory either to fully participate in their own department’s research or to review the current literature…
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PharmacySeptember 17, 2024Simulation-Based Training Research: Applications in Clinical Pharmacy
In a recent article entitled “Simulation-based training: applications in clinical pharmacy” published in the journal Clinical Pharmacist (September 2018, Vol 10,…
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Professional DevelopmentSeptember 16, 2024Celebrating World Sepsis Day: Understanding Lab and Vital Sign Indicators for Simulated Sepsis Scenarios
As today is World Sepsis Day 2018, we are taking a look at ways to incorporate Sepsis into your simulation…
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MilitarySeptember 17, 2024U.S. Military Uses Underwater Helicopter Simulator To Save Marine Lives
The U.S. Military does not need convincing that simulation is a crucial part of training, necessary to save lives. Just…
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FacilitationSeptember 5, 20242HeadsR > 1 : A Strategy for Role Assignment in Nursing Simulation From Baylor University
The Sim Team at Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing in Dallas, Texas developed an innovative strategy for assigning…
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Ambulance SimulatorsSeptember 3, 2025JEMS Details How Vassar College Built Their Own Ambulance Simulator
Ambulance Simulation for EMS students is an important aspect of training that may be difficult to reproduce repeatedly. Not many…
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Surgical SimulatorsSeptember 16, 2024Verge Covers How Haptic Feedback is Making VR Surgery Feel Real
Recently the popular website Verge covered the recent US launch of FundamentalVR, whose founders compare the realism of their product…
