Outcomes
Outcome resources for medical simulation and nursing simulation, including best practices, tools, guides, simulation program effectiveness, research updates and more.
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Pediatric SimulatorsAugust 4, 2025Pediatric Asthma (RAD) Healthcare Simulation Scenario
Pediatric simulation scenarios provide clinical educators, learners and professionals with an outline of a pediatric patient case experience to improve…
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Scenario DesignAugust 22, 2024Simulation-Based Learning: Bring It Home with Active Experimentation
Simulation educators understand the important role experience plays in the learning process. They rely on the experiential learning process inherent…
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UPMC WISERJanuary 8, 2026Improving Simulation Instructional Methods (iSIM) Course Returns to WISER for In-Person Trainings
WISER is excited to host the return of in-person iSIM training opportunities. Improving Simulation Instructional Methods, better known as iSIM,…
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Virtual Patients / Digital LearningJanuary 8, 2026
Immersive Virtual Clinical Simulations Transform Nursing Education
The push to find new ways to facilitate virtual nursing education programs following COVID-19 has led to an increased demand…
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NursingSeptember 14, 2024QSEN Competencies Push for Improved Nursing Learner Outcomes
The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project was designed to address the challenge of preparing future nurses with…
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Laerdal MedicalSeptember 3, 2024Simulation Competitions Safely Create Fun Environment for High-Level Learning
Healthcare simulation competitions are engaging experiences that inspire and motivate participants to put forth greater effort in the pursuit of…
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Sim Center DesignSeptember 12, 2024Making Healthcare Safer with Systems-Focused Simulation
Improving the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare requires a commitment to fixing processes, not just people. Mistakes happen in…
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Virtual Patients / Digital LearningSeptember 4, 2024Best Free Anatomy Apps for Mac for Medical Students
Free anatomy apps for medical students can help advance their understanding of the bodily structure of humans, animals and other…
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Clinical Task TrainersJanuary 8, 2026The MammaCare Foundation Launches *NEW* Breast Examination Courses
MammaCare is dedicated to training every hand that examines a woman, including her own. Since 1974 MammaCare has been the…
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Patient SafetyDecember 8, 2025
AHRQ’s CANDOR Toolkit Helps Ensure Safer Patient Safety Response
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides a number of patient safety tools and training materials, including the…
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CommunitySeptember 14, 2024Health Education England Medical Simulation Resources
Health Education England (HEE) is part of the publicly-funded healthcare system of the United Kingdom, the National Health Service (NHS).…
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OperationsSeptember 12, 2024
No Evidence Found! Traditional Clinical Learning Outcomes Under Serious Scrutiny After New Lit Review
For years, academic and clinical educators and leaders have questioned the effectiveness of traditional clinical apprenticeship models used in undergraduate…
