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Professional DevelopmentMarch 10, 2025Reflection, Goal Setting and How to Develop Professionally in Healthcare Simulation
Healthcare simulation is an incredible opportunity for healthcare professionals to be able to participate in a reflective practice. This allows…
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PediatricMarch 7, 2025Why Specialized Pediatric Simulation Programs Are So Important
Specialized pediatric simulation opportunities for healthcare staff are incredibly important for anyone involved in the clinical care of pediatric patients.…
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Professional DevelopmentMarch 6, 2025
How to Get Comfortable with Discomfort as a Healthcare Simulation Debriefer
Learner discomfort during the healthcare simulation debriefing process is inevitable. While healthcare simulation is an incredibly powerful tool for healthcare…
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ModalityFebruary 24, 2025Free Escape Room Resources for Clinical Simulation
Clinical Simulation Escape Rooms are a highly interactive and immersive experience that has the ability to blend the excitement of…
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Scenario DesignFebruary 20, 2025
How to Teach Complex Clinical Concepts in Healthcare Simulation Using A Multi-Modality Approach
Professional healthcare students often need help understanding complex clinical concepts in a traditional didactic format. However, innovative teaching methods allow…
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MoulageJuly 25, 2025Emesis Vomit Moulage for Medical Simulation Experiences
Emesis Vomit Moulage is a must-know skill for clinical simulation champions training on sick patients. Emesis is also referred to…
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FacilitationFebruary 14, 2025How to Use Vulnerability and Fallibility to Enhance Healthcare Simulation
Vulnerability and Fallibility can be useful soft or emotional intelligence based skills for clinical simulation facilitators, debriefers and educators to…
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PediatricFebruary 13, 2025
Blocked Tracheostomy Pediatric Simulation Scenario
A blocked tracheostomy tube is a common pediatric emergency which requires practice ideally in a clinical simulation environment. An airway…
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Allied HealthFebruary 6, 2025
Clinical Simulation for Speech Language Therapy
Clinical Simulation for Speech language Therapy and other associated roles has the capability to advance clinical care for these specialities…
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OperationsFebruary 4, 2025
How to Enhance the Sustainability of a Healthcare Simulation Program
To enhance the sustainability of a clinical simulation lab requires thoughtful planning, creativity, and resourcefulness. Healthcare simulation labs often depend…
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PersonnelJanuary 28, 2025
Can Healthcare Simulation Help Mitigate Clinician Burnout?
Healthcare worker burnout is a huge issue across the world with both personal and professional implications. Burnout is a phenomenon…
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NursingJanuary 24, 2025
Push vs. Pull: Strategies to Inspire and Motivate Nurses through Nursing Simulation
A 57% nursing burnout rate when combined with current turnover rates hovering around 18%, highlights the importance of the development…
