Inside Pittsburgh’s push to make healthcare safer through simulation

From its earlier days gaining traction with anesthesiologists, simulation is now a mainstay of medical education that helps ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Using Simulation to Identify and Resolve Threats to Patient Safety

The same simulation methodology used in the aviation industry was able to uncover latent environmental threats to patient safety. This in situ simulation took place at a large Midwestern hospital in ...
Becker's Hospital Review

VA’s $43M simulation hospital enhances medical training and safety

The Veterans Health Administration operates a $43 million medical facility in Orlando that regularly welcomes healthcare workers, but no patients, according to CNBC. The National Center for Simulation ...
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Level up your nursing skills with simulation

Nursing simulation is transforming how nurses-in-training and professionals refine their skills before stepping into real patient care. From advanced manikins to immersive VR and structured teamwork ...
Drexel University

Kline Law and College of Nursing and Health Professions Students Gain Hands-on, Interdisciplinary Experience with Patient Safety Simulation

Kline Law Professor David Hoffman knows the importance of real-world experience. For the past three years, he’s given law students in his “Regulating Patient Safety” class the opportunity to see ...
Mankato Free Press

DEED grant goes to support MSU Nursing Simulation Center

Minnesota State University’s nursing program just got its shot in the arm. In 2016, the program developed a simulation center ...
Kaleido Scope

Patient Safety Awareness Week

Patient Safety Awareness Week is devoted to increasing awareness about patient safety among healthcare professionals and the public. This year's Patient Safety Awareness Week was March 11-17. As part ...
Business Insider

Simulation Is Changing The Way That Healthcare Professionals Learn And Improve Patient Safety

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare simulation is rapidly changing the face of healthcare. Simulation is a technique that creates a situation or environment allowing people to ...
Kaleido Scope

International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare Highlights UAB Authors' Article as a Top 14 Article of Influence

At the 2019 International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, there was a session devoted to simulation articles of influence chosen from four different journals. Reviewers were given specific ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Albany Medical Center in New York Opens Patient Safety Simulation Center

Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center has unveiled its new $8.8 million Patient Safety and Clinical Competency Center, which was designed to improve patient safety, according to a hospital news release. The 12 ...
DC Military

Simulation Training Helps Improve Patient Safety

What is "simulation" and how do we use it at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to improve patient safety? Simulation has a rich military heritage initially beginning in aviation and ...