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PersonnelJuly 17, 2025Building Better Clinical Simulation Experiences Through Collaborative Cross Training
Abstract: Within the healthcare simulation practice, operations and education are intertwined and simply cannot excel independent of one another. Simply…
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Birthing SimulatorsSeptember 14, 2024A Two-Step Process for Choosing a Birthing Simulator
Simulated or real, there are so many ways to have a baby. A pregnant woman preparing for childbirth has several…
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Simulated Medical DevicesJuly 16, 2025How to Design a Healthcare Simulator: From Ideation to Market Commercialization
Abstract: Introduction: In 2018 the presenter was approached by our Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) team to assist with the development…
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TacMed SolutionsJanuary 8, 2026TacMed’s Advanced Life Support Simulation System Goes Beyond Trauma ATLS Training
In 1998, as a family medicine resident and newly minted Advanced Cardiac Life Support instructor, I remember the endless PowerPoint…
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OutcomesJuly 16, 2025Implementing Learning Analytics in Virtual Patient Simulations
Abstract: First-year nurse practitioner and physician assistant students were presented with four simulated patient encounters in which they flagged pertinent…
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Professional DevelopmentAugust 14, 2024Incorporating Physical Therapy Into Interprofessional Education Clinical Simulation Experiences
Interprofessional Education (IPE) is a commonly used method for the inculcation of important interprofessional knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding future…
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PCSJuly 17, 2025
Using Custom Virtual Patients: Enhancing Experiential Student-led Simulated Learning
Abstract: The global COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the challenges of providing students with authentic opportunities for workplace-based learning. At Liverpool John…
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AvkinJuly 17, 2025
Is Clinical Simulation Moving Into a Post Plastic Era with Wearable Simulators?
Abstract: The Avkin team would like to unveil a whole new level of simulation fidelity with their newly released Elite…
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Patient SimulatorsSeptember 14, 2024
How to Make a Clinical Simulation โSALADโ Simulator
An abbreviation for โSuction-Assisted Laryngoscopic Airway Decontamination Simulator,โ a SALAD Simulator is a means through which learners can gain airway…
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TacMed SolutionsJuly 17, 2025
Trauma Simulators: What is the Right Manikin Fidelity for Us?
Abstract: Unintentional and violence-related injuries, including suicide, homicide, overdoses, motor vehicle crashes, and falls, were among the top 10 causes…
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Needs AssessmentJuly 17, 2025
How to Pick Medical Simulators with the Medical Simulation Equipment Algorithm
Abstract: Many simulation coordinators are unsettled when it comes to making equipment purchases. Thereโs a lot riding on these decisions.…
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Mixed RealityJuly 17, 2025
How Simulation Centers Can Expand Use and Support of Healthcare Innovation
Abstract: Simulation benefits Healthcare Professionalโs skills and knowledge but also has the capability to improve patient care in other ways,…






