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Scenario DesignSeptember 4, 2024Clinical Simulation Escape Room Tips, Tricks & Hacks from IMSH 2021
During the second week of the 2021 International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) virtual conference, a panel discussion explored…
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OutcomesDecember 8, 2025Evaluating Healthcare Simulation: Helpful Resources for Clinical Educators
Evaluating healthcare simulation is a crucial step in ensuring that educators can demonstrate ROI for both learning and program outcomes.…
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Mixed RealityAugust 21, 2024Digital Twin in Healthcare Simulation: Expanding Learning Opportunities into Virtual Spaces
Healthcare simulation relies on models, manikins and digital representations to simulate elements of professional care. Referred to as “digital twin,”…
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MoulageSeptember 2, 2024Halloween Moulage Makes Clinical Simulation Patients More Realistic
Halloween Moulage found throughout October can inspire realistic clinical simulation patient presentations for the remainder of the year! Moulage is…
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NursingAugust 21, 2024INACSL Standards of Best Practice for Clinical Simulation Infographic: Professional Integrity
The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) has developed the “INACSL Standards of Best Practice: Simulation” to…
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AdministrationAugust 21, 2024Management Leadership in Clinical Simulation Operations
Anyone involved with clinical simulation operations knows that leadership is often a required skill trait. From managing team members to…
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Virtual RealityJanuary 8, 2026Using Immersive VR Simulation to Provide A Structured Clinical Learning Experience
Immersive virtual reality (VR) simulation empowers nursing educators to provide quality learning experiences to students that are unable to attend…
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CommunityAugust 21, 2024WISER’s Dr. Paul Phrampus Covers Must Know Medical Simulation Topics on Simulating Healthcare Blog
Dr. Paul E. Phrampus, FACEP, FSSH, is the Director of UPMC’s Peter M. Winter Institute for Simulation, Education and Research…
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HealthcareAugust 21, 2024Educational Constructs in Healthcare Simulation, A Guide For Technical Staff
Healthcare Simulation course design is a complex process and requires the input of a diverse team and a variety of…
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Clinical Task TrainersJanuary 8, 2026
Transcending Racial Disparity in Healthcare Simulation Education with Limbs & Things
There is a lot of discussion about diversity and cultural sensitivity in our world right now. For many years in…
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Audiovisual SystemsSeptember 2, 2024Operating Audio / Video Technology for Healthcare Simulation
Running audiovisual (A/V) debriefing systems in healthcare simulation is no easy task! From designing rooms and identifying equipment needs to…
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FacilitationJanuary 8, 2026
Creating a Safe Remote Learning Healthcare Simulation Environment
Guest author Candace “Candy” A Campbell, DNP, RN, CNL, CEP, LNC, FNAP, Healthcare Consultant, Leadership Coach, Academic at Peripatetic Productions…
