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Beyond the Checklist: What Healthcare Simulation Can Learn from Aviation Safety and Teamwork
Abstract: The commercial aviation industry has become a beacon of safety through its Crew Resource Management Training and rigorous attention…
IHI Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit Helps Optimize Outcomes
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) released a Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit that includes the tools and templates needed to…
Saving Lives Systematically: Medical Simulation as a Patient Safety Tool in Healthcare
Abstract: Simulation has been recognized as an important educational tool for the healthcare workforce. The role of simulation as a…
Evaluating Healthcare Simulation in the Days of COVID-19 and Beyond
Abstract: Healthcare simulation education as we know it underwent dramatic changes during the COVID-19 pandemic as many simulationists were challenged…
How to Maintain Patient Safety During a Pandemic: Positive Lessons from the VA
Abstract: The Veterans Health Administration — the nation’s largest and only fully integrated healthcare system — has long been hailed…
The Past, Present, and Future of Healthcare Simulation
Abstract: In his best selling book, “Outliers,” Malcolm Gladwell examines the factors that contribute to an individual’s success. Throughout his…
Improving Safe and Reliable Patient Care From the Patient Safety Movement Foundation
Abstract: Despite dedicated efforts by healthcare professionals over the past 20 years, more than 200,000 people continue to die annually…
Safety in Healthcare: Moving Beyond COVID-19
Abstract: It is safe to assume that healthcare will be different past the acute pandemic phase. The new normal will…
Imagining the Future of Healthcare and Patient Safety
Abstract: It is over two decades since the ground breaking “To Err Is Human” research report was published but progress…
Professional Development Opportunities for the Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialist
Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Operations, Technology, and Innovative Practice is a must-own book for Medical Simulation programs looking to maximize the…
Crucial Patient Safety Updates From Around the World
Today we take a side step from clinical simulation to consider some of the latest updates from the world of…
Top 50 Clinical Simulation Posts of 2019!
Frequently imitated but never beat, we are thrilled to unveil our Top 50 Clinical Simulation Articles of 2019! One of…