The healthcare industry is constantly evolving, and education programs must keep up with these rapid changes to ensure that graduates are well-prepared for their careers and can provide the best possible patient care. One way to address the potential skills gap issues related to the continuous advancement of healthcare knowledge is through the use of …
Medical educators know their students need to absorb a mountain of knowledge in order for them to become successful practitioners in the real world. Not only do learners need to acquire the requisite knowledge and skills, they also need to be able to apply what they’ve learned in practical but patient-safe ways. Medical simulation helps …
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Healthcare education is a rapidly changing environment, especially in the simulation field. Even though simulation-based learning in medical education has evolved over the years, it has firmly established itself as a critical pillar in training future practitioners and promoting better patient outcomes. From a practical standpoint this is one of the primary drivers of why …
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Recruiting and preparing the next generation of nurses is a crucial component of improving worldwide healthcare delivery systems and aggregate patient outcomes. To make institutions more attractive to high-caliber nursing school applicants and better prepare current students for the profession, many nursing schools employ innovative training programs and next generation technologies. Because of this continuous …
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Modern healthcare educators depend on a variety of methodologies to train the next generation of clinical practitioners, including online, didactic, and hands-on, simulation-based training using manikins and simulated patients in medical education (also referred to as standardized patients or SPs). Simulated patients are taught to portray a patient with a particular medical condition in a …
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The quality and consistency of evaluators has an important role in simulation-based training. Although there are many ways to evaluate your evaluators, two of the most effective methods are through inter-rater reliability and SP Performance Assessments. Want to learn more? Click here to access the FREE recording of “Extending your Evaluations: Why Use Quality Assurance and SP Assessments,” …
We hope you were able to join us for our February webinar, “Strategies to Promote Health Equity and Address Implicit Biases in Healthcare Education,” presented by Kellie Bryant DNP, WHNP, CHSE, FAAN, Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs and Simulation at Columbia University School of Nursing. Weren’t able to join us for the live event? Complete …
We hope you were able to join us for our October webinar, “Preventing and Limiting Secondary Stress in Medical and Nursing Practice,” presented by Gloria F. Donnelly, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, FCPP, Editor, Holistic Nursing Practice, Dean and Professor Emerita and Robert J. Wicks, Psy.D., Professor Emeritus, Loyola University Maryland. Weren’t able to join us for …
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Thanks to everyone who joined us for our September webinar, “Cognitive Load & Simulation: Research, Theories and Application to Simulation Practice,” presented by Tracy Chesney, PhD(c), MSN-Ed, RN, CNE, CHSE, CHSOS, Simulation & VIRL Coordinator, Brookline College. Weren’t able to join us for the live event? Complete the form to access the FREE recording. Cognitive …
We received great feedback for our August 12 webinar, “Developing Virtual Interprofessional Simulations Using the IPEC Core Competencies,” presented by Emily Frank, MS, OTD, OTR, Assistant Professor, MOT Program, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. If you couldn’t join us for the live event, simply complete the form to access the FREE recording. Don’t …
