Patient Simulators
Patient simulators for Medical simulation and nursing simulation performance improvement outcomes: technologies, product demonstrations, best practices and more.
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Using Medical Simulation to Fill Healthcare Worker Shortage
Has your healthcare institution’s leadership expressed concern regarding the upcoming shortage of workforce available to the healthcare industry? In St.…
Kaiser Permanente Shares Success of New Sim Labs & TEAMSTEPPS Training at SoCal Sim Collaborative
Yesterday in Los Angeles the Southern California Simulation Collaborative came together at the newly upgraded Kaiser Permanante Los Angeles Medical…
Medical Simulation Methodologies: A Closer Look
The latest Healthcare Simulation Book from the Springer Published Series has been published — and its all about operations! “Comprehensive Healthcare…
SimWars Medical Simulation Competition Expands Across Ireland
Shawn S. Albers, BSc, MSc and colleagues recently wrote an article covering how SimWars is gaining massive popularity with clinical…
Physiology: The Force Behind Healthcare Simulation – A Guide for Techs, Part 9: Sepsis Labs Explained
Inclusion of laboratory tests in clinical simulation scenarios adds significantly to the realism of simulation since lab results are typically…
Baby Lung Simulator LuSi Responds to Respiratory Therapy
For the training of NICU clinicians, LuSi is a baby simulator which responds to invasive and non-invasive respiratory therapy without…
Evaluating Clinical Simulations in Medical Education
Recently on the Society for Technical Communication’s Instructional Design and Learning’s Special Interest Group, Seneca College student Serena Zaccagnini explored…
Healthcare Simulation Degree Programs: Comprehensive List
Healthcare Simulation Degree programs sure are few and far apart! No matter, we have a comprehensive list of Medical Simulation…
6 Ways Serious Games Improve Clinical Learning Outcomes
Growing evidence shows a significant link between repetitive practice, content retention, and academic performance—which is why forward-thinking healthcare educators are…
Play 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…
OR 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…
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…