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ClinicalJune 19, 2025Clinical Simulation
Clinical Simulation is a way for a Simulation Center to replicate real-world healthcare scenarios in an environment that is safe…
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Scenario DesignJune 17, 2025How to Use Healthcare Simulation to Teach Affirming Care for Transgender Patients
Healthcare Simulation offers powerful tools to address health disparities, and one of the most urgent gaps lies in the care…
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FacilitationJune 16, 2025Beginner’s Guide on How to Run a Clinical Simulation Scenario Alone
For some beginner healthcare simulationists due to a variety of factors, there may be a need to run clinical simulation…
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DebriefingJune 10, 2025
How to Manage the Clinical Simulation Participant Who Dominates the Debrief
A common concern for healthcare simulation debriefers can be how to manage the clinical simulation participant who dominates a debrief.…
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Inventory Management SystemsDecember 8, 2025How to Implement an Inventory System for Healthcare Simulation Labs
In the world of healthcare simulation, effective inventory management is a very important element of successful operations. As simulation centers…
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Standardized PatientsMay 29, 2025
When and How to Advocate for Standardized Patient Actors in Healthcare Simulation
In the complex world of healthcare simulation, Standardized Patients (SPs) represent one of the most valuable yet often misunderstood resources.…
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Artificial Intelligence AIMay 21, 2025Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Simulation
Artificial Intelligence in healthcare simulation education is relatively new, yet here to stay and constantly be developed. AI in medical…
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OperationsMay 19, 2025New Book: Simulation Operations in Healthcare Education: A Primer
Simulation-based education revolutionizes healthcare training to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and real-world application. As detailed in the new…
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OutcomesMay 13, 2025How to Use Healthcare Simulation to Foster Meaningful Connections
Healthcare simulation is an ideal place to percolate and encourage meaningful connections between healthcare staff as well as improve patient…
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MoulageMay 12, 2025
Electrical Shock Moulage Techniques
Electrical shock makeup moulage is helpful in providing clinical learners with the opportunity to simulate electrocution victims. Electrocution or electric…
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FacilitationMay 6, 2025
Interprofessional Education in Healthcare Simulation: Challenges and Solutions
Interprofessional education (IPE) is described as two or more disciplines who train together with the common goal of improvement for…
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DebriefingApril 22, 2025Overcoming Common Healthcare Simulation Debriefing Pitfalls
Healthcare simulation debriefing has common pitfalls and traits that can emerge in the process for a novice debriefer to acquire…
