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Virtual Patients / Digital LearningJuly 31, 2025Effect of End-of-Life Virtual Simulation Training on Nursing Students
Abstract: Background: The literature highlights that nursing students lack the knowledge necessary to guide patients and families on end-of-life (EOL)…
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ResearchJuly 2, 2025Healthcare Simulation Research Update June 2025
Research in the field of healthcare simulation continues to advance rapidly, transforming healthcare education through groundbreaking findings worldwide. In this…
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Sim Center DesignJuly 2, 2025Maximize the Wow! How to Create Exciting Simulation Center Tours
Simulation Center Tours arenโt just to show off fancy manikins and high-tech rooms. When done right, these walkthroughs are immersive…
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FacilitationJune 30, 2025How to Break Interprofessional Barriers with Healthcare Simulation
Interprofessional healthcare simulation comes partnered with many actual and perceived challenges as well as silos. However, these silos are worth…
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UbiSimJuly 16, 2025Do Not Wing It! How to Integrate Virtual Reality into Nursing Simulation Programs
Abstract: As virtual reality (VR) becomes more widely adopted in healthcare education, some programs are implementing it without a clear…
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VendorsJuly 8, 2025SESAM 2025 Kicks Off in Spain: Healthcare Simulation as Infrastructure for Safer, Smarter Care
The 30th annual meeting of the Society for Simulation in Europe (SESAM) opened this morning in Valencia, Spain, drawing 1,377…
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Emergency Medical ServicesJuly 1, 2025
NFPA Conference Shows Off Latest Fire Fighting Simulators
Last week in Las Vegas the annual National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) conference took place highlighting the latest in Fire…
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SimXJanuary 8, 2026
Leveling the Clinical Learning Field: How SimX Creates Truly Equitable Healthcare Education
Imagine two students start their clinical rotations on the same day. One encounters a rare but critical case, while the…
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Scenario DesignJune 17, 2025
How to Use Healthcare Simulation to Teach Affirming Care for Transgender Patients
Healthcare Simulation offers powerful tools to address health disparities, and one of the most urgent gaps lies in the care…
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FacilitationJune 16, 2025
Beginner’s Guide on How to Run a Clinical Simulation Scenario Alone
For some beginner healthcare simulationists due to a variety of factors, there may be a need to run clinical simulation…
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CredentialingJune 13, 2025
ASPE GTA and MUTA Standards of Best Practice
The Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE) is a global organization focused on human simulation via Standardized Patients, aka Simulated…
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CredentialingJune 17, 2025
ASPE Standards of Best Practice
The Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE) Standards of Best Practice (SOBP) were developed for those working with clinical human…






