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Simulated Medical DevicesJanuary 8, 2026How SimVS Ecosystem Meets Your Full Clinical Sim Lab Needs
SimVS’ new technology redefines healthcare simulation and expands learning opportunities in the lab, classroom, and online. SimVS is tablet-based life-like…
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Standardized Patients TrainingJuly 17, 2025Simulated Patients: The Who, What, & Why of Physical Exam Teaching Associates
Abstract: Physical Exam Teaching Associates (PETAs) are an integral component in medical education. PETAs act as “faculty extenders” to teach…
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Allied HealthSeptember 2, 2024Using Virtual Reality for Physical Therapy Simulation Training
Virtual Reality in healthcare simulation has grown exponentially since Covid – 19 pandemic. Healthcare Simulation has been incorporated into the…
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Simulated MedicationsJanuary 8, 2026Consider Medical Shipment for Your Nursing Simulation Supplies in 2024
For educators to run medical simulation scenarios worldwide effectively, they must be able to locate and ascertain the necessary healthcare…
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ResearchAugust 2, 2024Leighton et al’s Evaluating Healthcare Simulation Tools Now Available Exclusively on HealthySimulation.com
The Evaluating Healthcare Simulation website was organized by Kim Leighton, PhD, RN, CHSOS, CHSE-A, FSSH, ANEF, FAAN to provide healthcare…
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UPMC WISERJanuary 8, 2026UPMC’s WISER Sim Program Develops Healthcare Simulation Professionals
The Winter Institute for Simulation Education and Research (WISER) is a world-class multidisciplinary healthcare simulation training and research facility from…
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Management SystemsJuly 16, 2025
Considerations for Developing, Improving, and Advancing Clinical Simulation Programs
Abstract: This one-hour CE webinar is designed for current or aspiring medical simulation educators interested in learning about commonly overlooked…
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UPMC WISERFebruary 20, 2026
Mastering Learning Engagement: The Psychological Contract of Medical Simulation
Abstract: Considering the psychological or fiction contract between the learners participating in the healthcare simulation and the faculty / simulation…
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FacilitationSeptember 27, 2024
How to Frame Undergraduate Clinical Simulation as a Positive Experience
Undergraduate clinical simulation-based educational experiences are incredibly important for any future healthcare worker. The vast majority of healthcare educational institutes…
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AvkinJuly 17, 2025
Getting Started with Wearable Simulators for Interprofessional Clinical Simulation
Abstract: All health professions across the globe have been tasked to include interprofessional education (IPE) into their curriculum. In 2001…
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FacilitationJuly 16, 2025
From Good to Great: Leading with Emotional Intelligence in Clinical Simulation
Abstract: As a team effort Healthcare is made much harder when the team is dysfunctional. As such, Emotional Intelligence (EI)…
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Sim Center DesignJuly 17, 2025
A Room with a View: Maximizing Low Cost Sim Lab Outcomes
Abstract: The presenter’s have worked in both high-budget high-fidelity and low-budget low-fidelity healthcare simulation spaces. Here, the presenters will reflect…






