It may not be explicitly written in the job description of a healthcare simulation educator, but there’s often the expectation that the simulationist has an understanding of all simulation modalities available; it’s the hidden task within the job responsibilities that one must keep and stay current on tools of the industry.  ..read more

We’ve all seen disclosure slides, right? Academics flash them out to declare their formal relationships before beginning their presentations to our otherwise naive and influenceable ears. But I often wonder why speakers move past these ethical obligations so quickly. Perhaps we should spend a few moments hearing more about these diverse interests, even if just for ONE minute more. This week I spoke to a Simulation Educator who lives and works in the Bay Area, surrounded by innovation, and who has not one but three disclosures alongside his 3 academic roles. In Dr. Amin Azzam’s upcoming SSH L ..read more

In recent years, virtual reality has been a healthcare simulation tool primarily tethered to  simulation centers. This was in part due to the high cost of equipment and necessary (and expensive) gaming PC that was required to run the simulation.  ..read more

PCS announced today a landmark agreement with The Colleges and Institutes of Canada (CICan) and Sim Canada that will bring PCS Spark access to thousands of Canadian EMT and Nursing students as part of the Virtu-Wil project. In accordance with the agreement, PCS will develop in coordination with educators across Canada, innovative digital patient scenarios that leverage the latest in AI-technologies ..read more

Healthcare simulation technology covers a vast spectrum from the very basic task trainer, enormously complex robotics of manikin based patient simulators to the cutting edge virtual reality patient encounters ..read more

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When sim tech vendors offer something for free, it’s because they have enough confidence that if you try it, you’ll buy it. We sim vendors want you simulationists, ranging from operations technologists to center directors, to sign up and give it a go! We even expect the competition to sign up for a bit of product espionage. We want the product to stand on its own two feet and win you over. But what happens when our most active users aren’t academic institutional employees, or our competitors? Who are they, and why are they signing up to interview our free patients?  ..read more