Professional Development
Professional development for healthcare simulation educators, nursing simulation technicians, medical simulation program administrators and more.
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DebriefingSeptember 17, 2024Stanford CAPE Video Talks on Simulation Debriefing, Care of Debriefly
Video in Simulation is a new series featuring Dr. Lou Halamek of the CAPE at Stanford simulation center discussing his…
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HTC ViveJanuary 9, 2026VR Simulation Training Is Now A Reality with ‘Fire in the OR’ from Health Scholars
Health Scholars has launched the first commercially available virtual reality (VR) training simulation for operating room fire prevention and management to…
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Professional DevelopmentSeptember 17, 2024Physiology: The Force Behind Healthcare Simulation – A Guide for Techs, Part 5: Sepsis
This article is the 5th in a series of posts related to physiology, the force behind simulation. Some simulation team…
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Pediatric SimulatorsSeptember 16, 2024WIRED Covers Advances in Healthcare Simulation Manikin Technology
Just this past month, WIRED science writer Matt Simon visited Stanford to take a closer look at a pediatric simulator…
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Surgical SimulatorsSeptember 17, 2024Synaptive Medical Innovates Neurosurgery with BrightMatter Brain Simulator & Space Technology
In our field, sometimes it actually is “brain surgery” — and who wouldn’t want to simulate that? Synaptive Medical, a…
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Sim Center DesignSeptember 17, 2024Jacob and Lois Mol Cardiovascular Simulation Center Offers Unique Training Space
The Jacob and Lois Mol Cardiovascular Simulation Center opened its doors in August 2017 which serves as a clinical training…
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Professional DevelopmentSeptember 5, 2024
Understanding Research For Clinical Simulation, Part 2: Validity and Reliability
Simulation staff need to understand research theory either to fully participate in their own department’s research or to review the current literature…
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PharmacySeptember 17, 2024
Simulation-Based Training Research: Applications in Clinical Pharmacy
In a recent article entitled “Simulation-based training: applications in clinical pharmacy” published in the journal Clinical Pharmacist (September 2018, Vol 10,…
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Professional DevelopmentSeptember 16, 2024
Celebrating World Sepsis Day: Understanding Lab and Vital Sign Indicators for Simulated Sepsis Scenarios
As today is World Sepsis Day 2018, we are taking a look at ways to incorporate Sepsis into your simulation…
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MilitarySeptember 17, 2024
U.S. Military Uses Underwater Helicopter Simulator To Save Marine Lives
The U.S. Military does not need convincing that simulation is a crucial part of training, necessary to save lives. Just…
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Standardized Patients TrainingJanuary 9, 2026
Strategies for Improving Vaccination Education Through Simulation
The team from Pocket Nurse recently shared a fantastic resource for utilizing simulated medications for vaccination education to nursing students.…
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FacilitationSeptember 5, 2024
2HeadsR > 1 : A Strategy for Role Assignment in Nursing Simulation From Baylor University
The Sim Team at Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing in Dallas, Texas developed an innovative strategy for assigning…






