Patient Safety
Patient Safety best practices, tools, research updates, and conference listings for the healthcare simulation community.
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IPEC Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice
As interprofessional healthcare simulation education has grown in popularity, a need to define levels of competence has developeded. The Interprofessional…
Multiple Universities Unveil New Clinical Simulation Center Updates
Healthcare simulation centers are constantly being unveiled across the United States and globally. As a dedicated area within a clinical…
U.S. DoD JETS Project Connects Multiple Commercial Clinical Simulation Systems Under One Dashboard
For years the United States military has been utilizing clinical simulation to help education and train service members and contractors.…
Pocket Nurse Healthcare Simulation Products Prepare Learners for Bariatric Patients
For healthcare simulation to be as effective as possible in the training of medical professionals and learners, simulation manikins and…
Healthcare Simulation Center Floor Plan Insights & Resources
Healthcare simulation centers greatly benefit facilities and institutions by providing opportunities for healthcare practitioners and learners at every level to…
New INACSL Healthcare Simulation Standard of Best Practice: Professional Development
Developing a set of best practices can help any healthcare simulation flourish, as these guidelines help promote successful learning and…
TrueClot Medical Simulation Products Provide Lifelike Bleeding Control Training Experiences
Developing proficiency in life-saving techniques is often determined by the realism of the medical simulation training resources. Luna’s TrueClot line…
Virteasy Dental Announces First Next-Gen Haptic Dental Simulator Built On Unreal Engine
Back in late 2019, Epic Games (makers of Fortnite) announced that they had given a MegaGrant to Virteasy Dental to…
New CAE Pediatric Simulator ‘Aria’ Helps Learners Develop Patient-Care Skills
Pediatric emergency training and education are critical to the healthcare outcomes of an acutely ill child. To help prepare learners…
A Guide to Determining Healthcare Simulation Tool Validity
Healthcare Simulation may include the use of clinical simulation-based assessments in which some measurement instrument or tool is used to…
Event 201: Pre-Pandemic Healthcare Simulation Exercise Predicted Some COVID-19 Outcomes
Even before the first cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed, the medical and scientific communities understood the importance of pandemic preparedness.…
Injecting Realism: A Closer Look at Demo Dose Simulated Medications
Using and interacting with simulated medications — practice meds designed to provide realistic clinical simulation practice — helps to prepare…