Professional Development
Professional development for healthcare simulation educators, nursing simulation technicians, medical simulation program administrators and more.
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AdministrationSeptember 1, 2024Expand Your Clinical Simulation Program By Building Healthcare Buyer Personas
Understanding Healthcare Buyer Personas is a crucial step in expanding the utilization of clinical simulation at your healthcare institution. Healthcare…
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ModalityAugust 21, 2024Play to Train: Seriously Fun Medical Board Games for Clinical Learning
Medical board games, critical thinking games for nursing students, and healthcare board games in general offer unique learning opportunities for…
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Audiovisual SystemsSeptember 2, 2024Virtual Dementia Tour Enables Clinical Simulation Experience of Having Dementia
Recently HealthySimulation.com spoke with Virtual Dementia Tour’s Clinical Manager Melora Jackson about an amazing learning tool that enables clinical educators…
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DebriefingSeptember 2, 2024Downloadable DASH Debriefing Tools From Center for Medical Simulation
Although the glitzy part of healthcare simulation often focuses on high fidelity manikins, most learning occurs during the debriefing. Debriefing…
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Sim Center DesignJune 3, 2025OR 360: Simulated OR of the Future from Cedars-Sinai & DoD
In 2014, Cedars-Sinai partnered with the U.S. military to design the “operating room of the future” with the goal of…
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CommunitySeptember 1, 2024Helpful Simulation Guides From Sim Champs Around the World
Simulation Champions around the world are sharing their secrets for success in medical simulation! Today we take a look at…
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Professional DevelopmentSeptember 5, 2024
ALERT: Acute Life Threatening Events Recognition and Treatment Medical Simulation Training
The ALERT (Acute Life Threatening Events Recognition and Treatment) is a well-established program that focuses on the detection and management…
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Augmented RealitySeptember 5, 2024
Epicardio Heart Simulator App Changes Cardiac Education Forever
The Epicardio Heart Simulator app represents a revolution in digital Cardiac Simulation by combining 3d graphics, realistic animation, ECG visualizations,…
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OutcomesJanuary 8, 2026
Kaplan’s i-Human Patients Helps Nursing Students Build Diagnostic Competency & Clinical Judgment
Developing clinical judgement in nursing students requires more than the randomness of clinical practice. In other words, the only way…
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Simulation ScenariosSeptember 2, 2024
Healthcare Simulation Scenario Development Checklist w/ Downloadable Form
Healthcare simulation scenarios are designed to address specific learning needs. According to the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and…
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HealthcareSeptember 13, 2024
Canadian Simulation Educators Create RETAIN Board Game to Train Neonatal Resuscitation
Serious Games in Healthcare Education doesn’t just come in the video game format — but board games too! Today we…
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Surgical SimulatorsSeptember 6, 2024
Neurosurgeons Practice with New Real Time Patient Brain Simulator
Neurosurgery simulation just saw a revolution in realism and application, with a real-time brain simulator which can help neurosurgeons train…






