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DebriefingJuly 31, 2024Are Difficult Conversation Skills Transferable to Clinical Simulation Debriefing?
Healthcare simulation is a perfect environment to train healthcare professionals in practical medical and communication skills. One communication skill is…
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Trauma SimulatorsJuly 31, 2024How to Maximize the Impact of Interdepartmental Clinical Simulation
Healthcare simulation is the perfect modality for healthcare staff to plan and practice to hone skills for real-life trauma events.…
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FacilitationSeptember 2, 2024Meeting the Needs of All Learner Participants in Healthcare Simulation
A crucial element in healthcare education and professional development is the importance of instructors to meet the specific needs of…
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Professional DevelopmentSeptember 3, 2024
How to Get the Most Out of Your First Healthcare Simulation Conference
The healthcare simulation international community is an incredible powerhouse of knowledge, experience, and skill. There is an incredible amount of…
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Birthing SimulatorsAugust 15, 2024
TecnologÃa Háptica en la Simulación Obstétrica: Avances y Aplicaciones
La simulación aplicada al entrenamiento ha surgido como una herramienta contemporánea inestimable para los diversos profesionales de la salud. A…
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AdministrationJuly 31, 2024
How to Increase Participation in Your Healthcare Simulation Program
As a healthcare simulation educator, one can be overwhelmed when establishing a new clinical simulation program. Once the curriculum has…
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FacilitationJuly 31, 2024
How to Maximize Low-Fidelity Manikins Use in Healthcare Simulation
Low-fidelity manikin healthcare simulation is a regular part of clinical simulation programs. For some healthcare simulationists, frequent access to a…
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Professional DevelopmentAugust 7, 2024
Developing the Lifelong Healthcare Simulation Professional with The 60 Year Curriculum
The paradigm shift known as the 60-Year Curriculum continues to reshape the way we work and learn, especially in healthcare…
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DebriefingAugust 1, 2024
Overcoming Challenges in Healthcare Simulation Debriefing
Debriefing is an incredibly powerful tool in healthcare simulation, but the methodology comes with a lot of challenges. Commonly, there…
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Professional DevelopmentAugust 21, 2024
How to Become a Healthcare Simulation Educator
A Healthcare Simulation Educator is part of a team whose goal is to develop and implement simulation-based education and training…
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AdministrationSeptember 2, 2024
How to Start a Healthcare Simulation Program From Scratch
To start a healthcare simulation program from scratch may seem like an insurmountable task, particularly if the individual or team…
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FacilitationAugust 8, 2024
How to Influence and Improve Organizational Culture with Healthcare Simulation
Clinical simulation can impact workplace culture in Healthcare. The culture in many healthcare workplaces may be strained, with workers experiencing…









