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OperationsSeptember 2, 2024Reduce Medical Errors and Enhance Patient Safety Through Medical Simulation
Patient safety is a high priority in healthcare organizations, and medical simulation educators play a vital role in designing effective…
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FacilitationJuly 31, 2024How to Develop a Healthcare Simulation Scenario Outside Your Clinical Expertise
Often as healthcare simulation educators, there may be a tendency to stick with the development and delivery of clinical simulation…
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OperationsSeptember 27, 2024How to Run a Clinical Simulation Program Without a Simulation Center
Healthcare simulation centers internationally operate in a variety of environments and receive finances through many different financial streams. As a…
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Pre-BriefingSeptember 14, 2024The Effect of Prebriefing Checklists in Clinical Simulation
Over the past few decades, simulation has emerged as an important learning and training methodology across various fields, which includes…
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Artificial Intelligence AIAugust 30, 2024To ChatGPT or Not in Nursing Simulation
With the evolution of technology and reported success of ChatGPT, the question is should ChatGPT be used or not in…
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Scenario DesignAugust 19, 2024How Healthcare Simulation Enhances Communication and Organizational Culture
Clinical simulation provides an excellent opportunity to enhance communication and organizational culture. The more that people are involved in a…
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Scenario DesignSeptember 27, 2024Using ChatGPT For Medical School Curriculum Development
In the ever-evolving landscape of medical education and healthcare simulation, innovative technologies continue to shape how educators teach and students…
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AdministrationAugust 1, 2024
How to Increase Clinical Simulation Program Visibility
Visibility of productivity in a healthcare simulation program is a great way to increase awareness and return on investment to…
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Professional DevelopmentJuly 31, 2024How to Impact Clinical Outcomes as a Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialist
Simulation technicians have an essential role in healthcare simulation education. Within a clinical simulation team, a healthcare simulation technician’s support…
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Needs AssessmentAugust 5, 2024Understanding Deep Cognitive Learning in Medical Simulation
With advancements in technology, healthcare simulation has evolved beyond psychomotor skills training to include deep cognitive learning, which involves higher-order…
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Standardized Patients TrainingSeptember 14, 2024Enhancing Healthcare Simulation-Based Education with High-Fidelity Standardized Patients
The Standardized Patient (SP) methodology has been used in Healthcare Simulation since the 1960s to train medical students and residents…
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SimXJanuary 8, 2026SimX Virtual Reality Platform Launches New Medical Simulation Sepsis Scenario
SimX is a virtual reality (VR) medical simulation program that allows learners to step into the shoes of healthcare providers…
