Key Terms
Key Terms resources related to healthcare simulation best practices, medical simulation news, clinical simulation updates, medical simulator technology demos, conference recaps, research highlights, and more.
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ConferencesAugust 11, 2025SimGHOSTS 2025 Simulation Operations Meeting Opens in Nashville
SimGHOSTS 2025 (#SGUSA25), also known as The Gathering Of Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialists, opened the annual meeting at the Center…
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MoulageAugust 4, 2025About Moulage: Resources, Kits, Recipes, Vendors and More
Moulage is a unique technique within the field of Healthcare Simulation that pairs artistry with medical accuracy so that healthcare…
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ObstetricsDecember 24, 2025
Labor Simulator
A labor simulator is a lifelike patient Manikin used in Healthcare Simulation, which can realistically mimic a woman going through…
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Patient SimulatorsDecember 24, 2025
Nursing Mannequin
A Nursing Mannequin, or more commonly referred to as a Nursing Manikin, according to the Healthcare Simulation Dictionary, is defined…
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PersonnelDecember 24, 2025
Healthcare Simulation Director
A Healthcare Simulation Director is a leadership role in a Healthcare Simulation Center or Simulation Program. A Healthcare Simulation Director…
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ObstetricsJuly 22, 2025
OB Simulator
An OB Simulator, or an Obstetrics simulator, is a speciality manikin that realistically mimics a woman in the pregnancy phase/terms…
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Professional DevelopmentJuly 21, 2025ASPiH – Association For Simulated Practice in Healthcare
ASPiH, aka The Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare, is a UK-based non-profit membership organization formed in 2010 that is…
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Optometry / OphthalmologyJuly 29, 2025
Eye Simulator
An eye simulator is a medical training simulator that is used across healthcare simulation to educate optometrists and ophthalmologists to…
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Scenario DesignJuly 17, 2025
Situational Awareness
Situational Awareness (SA) in medical simulation provides opportunities for learners to identify, practice, and evaluate environmental and potential hazard awareness…
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ModalityJuly 15, 2025
Manikin
A Manikin is a full-body patient simulator that mimics human anatomy and physiology and safely allows for the teaching of…
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ConferencesAugust 28, 2025IMSH: International Meeting for Simulation In Healthcare
IMSH, aka, the International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare,‌ is hosted every year by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare…
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Neurological Surgical SimulatorsJuly 11, 2025Brain Surgery Simulator
The brain surgery simulator is at the forefront of surgical training innovation as surgical simulation technology advances, unleashing new opportunities…
