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ModalityDecember 22, 2025Human Patient Simulator
An evidence-based teaching modality in health education is the use of human patient simulators (HPS) for healthcare simulation. A Human…
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Virtual RealityDecember 19, 2025
Virtual Reality in Healthcare Training
Virtual Reality in healthcare training is a new medical simulation modality which is constantly evolving, but is already a permanently…
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Patient SimulatorsDecember 12, 2025
Patient Simulator
A patient simulator is any kind of manikin that mimics human anatomy or function (physiology), which can be used to…
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ConferencesDecember 8, 2025ASPiH UK 2025 Conference Brings Global Healthcare Simulation Experts Together
The Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) 2025 conference, held in Bournemouth (UK) from 11–13 November, welcomed more than…
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Sim Center DesignDecember 24, 2025
Simulation Centers | About & Resources
A Simulation Center is a dedicated area within a healthcare education building, medical center, hospital or training facility which is…
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MedicineOctober 13, 2025
Enhancing Neonatal Emergency Preparedness with High-Fidelity Neonatal Simulators
Neonatal simulation-based learning has rapidly emerged as a medical learning strategy, particularly in neonate intensive care, which obviously demands high…
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Patient SimulatorsSeptember 11, 2025
Medical Manikin
A Medical manikin, sometimes spelled medical mannequin, is a lifelike patient simulator used to represent real-world patient health scenarios. In…
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NursingAugust 4, 2025Nursing Simulation Scenario
A Nursing Simulation Scenario is a clinical simulation event that replicates a nursing practice or situation. A nursing simulation scenario…
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ObstetricsJuly 22, 2025OB 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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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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Simulated DefibrillatorsJuly 4, 2025Defibrillator Simulator
A defibrillator simulator is a simulated medical device used during medical simulation scenarios to mimic a patient experiencing cardiac arrest,…
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Birthing SimulatorsJuly 3, 2025Childbirth Simulator
A childbirth simulator, also known as a labor and delivery simulator or birth simulator, is a healthcare simulation manikin or…
