Since 2016, we’ve provided regular content on the SimTalk Blog on the topics of healthcare education, simulation, and current events in the healthcare field. During that time, we’ve been honored to share our knowledge and expertise around medical simulation while connecting with and learning from our readers ..read more

Every person should be able to access health care without fear of discrimination. Unfortunately, for people of color and LGBTQA people, that is not always the case, and for the population of LGBTQA people who are also racial minorities, seeking health care can be a double whammy of discrimination ..read more

It is CPR and AED Awareness Week (June 1-7), a time to highlight the importance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) device. Learning how to perform CPR and use an AED can be the difference between life and death ..read more

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared 2021 The Year of the Health and Care Worker in recognition of the difficult work front-line healthcare personnel provided (and continue to provide) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The theme “Protect. Invest. Together.” was created to highlight “the need to invest in health workers for shared dividends in health, jobs, economic opportunity, and equity ..read more

First on the Scene Training (FOTS) is a course for EMS Certified educators to train bystanders on how to respond when an emergency happens. FOTS does not replace the need for EMS personnel or other first responders; rather, it instructs lay people on the appropriate steps to take to help someone until first responders can reach the scene. By engaging in this training, people can help save lives ..read more

Megan Vaites, RN, graduated from the Nursing Program at Community College of Allegheny County, Allegheny Campus, in May 2020. I met Megan when we both worked in the Marketing Department of a global technology firm headquartered in Pittsburgh. We had kept in touch via social media, and for National Nurses Week, I thought she would give SimTalk™ Blog readers a great view into how nursing students and nurses are fulfilling the theme to lead, excel, and innovate ..read more

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects a person’s social communications and behavioral domains. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is named that way because autism presents as a variety of different symptoms and severity levels. Currently in the United States about 1 in 59 children is diagnosed with autism, and approximately 2.21% of adults are autistic, according to the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC ..read more

As the COVID-19 pandemic all too painfully showed, science, education, and action are all vital to public health. National Public Health Week, which is April 5-11, highlights the urgent need to “Build Bridges to Better Health ..read more

Pocket Nurse® and SimTalk™ Blog believe the solution to better patient outcomes is better education and a culture of patient safety. Our work supports healthcare education and simulation in order to reduce medical errors. We take our responsibility to future healthcare professionals and patients seriously ..read more

Linda Richards (full name Malinda Ann Judson Richards, b. July 27, 1841 - d. April 16, 1930) spent a lifetime as a caregiver, and made history as a nurse on several fronts ..read more