Patient Safety
Patient Safety best practices, tools, research updates, and conference listings for the healthcare simulation community.
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HealthcareSeptember 3, 2024Event 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.…
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Simulated MedicationsJanuary 8, 2026Injecting 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…
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AdministrationSeptember 6, 2024Advisory Groups: An Often-Untapped Resource for Clinical Simulation Programs
Given the breadth and depth of responsibilities associated with administering a high-quality healthcare simulation program, directors or managers understand the…
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Scenario DesignSeptember 3, 2024Escaping Sepsis: Free VR Nursing Simulation Escape Room Game
Hosted on the SideQuest platform, a free Oculus Quest VR headset application resource, the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College…
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PediatricAugust 16, 2024Pediatric Asthma Scenario Part II + Downloadable Scenario Guide
This article, which includes a downloadable scenario guide, is the second part of a healthcare simulation scenario based on a…
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Patient SafetyDecember 24, 2025How Healthcare Team Incivility Impacts Patient Safety
Healthcare systems rely on clinical teams to assess, diagnose and treat patients each day. To avoid medical error and enhance…
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VendorsSeptember 3, 2024New Comprehensive List of Healthcare Simulation Vendors Page
Medical Simulation vendors provide products and services to help clinical simulation programs improve learning, training and patient safety outcomes. HealthySimulation.com…
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Nasco HealthcareJanuary 8, 20265 Features that Make ALEX the Smartest Simulator Out There
When companies market healthcare simulators, they use descriptors like “high fidelity” and “advanced,” but there’s only one company that can…
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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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Clinical Task TrainersJanuary 8, 2026
TruCorp Advanced Airway Trainers Enhance EMS Education
TruCorp is a medical simulation task trainer company that specializes in anatomically correct airway management simulators, clinical skills task trainers…
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Virtual RealitySeptember 13, 2024Embodied Labs Helps Revolutionize Healthcare Simulation Learning Experience
Virtual reality simulation extends learners the opportunity to step into another person’s shoes–-to more deeply understand their lived experience. Knowing…
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Patient SimulatorsJanuary 8, 2026Simulation Program Employs Leonardo Manikin to Further Learner Preparation
To improve student performance during clinical rotations, the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program at Horry Georgetown Technical College began looking…
