Patient Safety
Patient Safety best practices, tools, research updates, and conference listings for the healthcare simulation community.
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Patient SafetyJuly 28, 2024Support U.S. House Bill HR 7591 to Establish A National Patient Safety Board
Improving patient safety should be a priority for healthcare providers, healthcare institutions, academic institutions training healthcare providers, and the public.…
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MedicineSeptember 27, 2024How to Use Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice (RCDP) in A Clinical Simulation Program
Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice (RCDP) is a clinical simulation-based technique that differs from the majority of traditional clinical simulation practices.…
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ResearchSeptember 2, 2024Global State of Patient Safety: Annual Review
One of the major reasons for healthcare simulation is to improve patient safety and outcomes. Clinical simulation has been linked…
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ClinicalJuly 31, 2024Get Back to The Basics of Clinical Simulation
As healthcare simulation educators, there is often pressure to deliver complex clinical simulations with entire teams more regularly than can…
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ClinicalAugust 1, 2024How to Design Healthcare Simulations to Enhance Teamwork in Clinical Practice
The integration of teamwork outcomes into healthcare simulation is a powerful strategy to equip clinical simulation participants with teamwork skills…
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Trauma SimulatorsJuly 31, 2024How to Maximize the Impact of Interdepartmental Clinical Simulation
Healthcare simulation is the perfect modality for healthcare staff to plan and practice to hone skills for real-life trauma events.…
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OperationsSeptember 2, 2024Reduce Medical Errors and Enhance Patient Safety Through Medical Simulation
Patient safety is a high priority in healthcare organizations, and medical simulation educators play a vital role in designing effective…
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OutcomesSeptember 2, 2024Healthcare Simulation for Process Improvement
Research shows that Healthcare Simulation can provide for clinical process improvement, when effectively managed. This research focuses on the simulation…
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HealthStreamJanuary 8, 2026HealthStream’s New OB Safety SIMS Toolkit
HealthStream’s OB Safety SIMS Toolkit delivers cost-effective experiential simulation for obstetrical emergencies. Fortunately, OB emergencies happen rarely – but that…
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Laerdal MedicalJanuary 8, 2026Laerdal Medical’s One Million Lives Campaign 2023 Update
Laerdal Medical has a goal of helping save one million more lives every year by 2030. Laerdal is much more…
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DebriefingSeptember 2, 2024
10 Commandments for the Medical Simulation Novice Debriefer
Debriefing in medical simulation has been a hot topic of discussion for years. There has been literature published to help…
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Patient SafetySeptember 2, 2024IVRHA Patient Safety Technology Challenge Winners Announced
Healthcare simulation competitions are one way for companies and organizations to encourage new ideas across the industry. Recently, the International…
