The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Department of Defense have identified several essential communication and teamwork skills to promote the provision of quality health care, reduce medical error and improve patient care delivery. They include the identification of roles and responsibilities, team leadership, situational awareness, a shared mental model, and various [...]

Escape rooms can be a fun, interactive way to promote successful learning outcomes across clinical simulation environments. In this article, author Michelle Sherlin adds to her previous two articles on escape rooms, through which she has shared methods on how to best select bags, boxes, and other kinds of containers in which to place clues. [...]

Escape rooms are an effective and engaging way to review concepts and knowledge in healthcare education, and a novel way to introduce learners to healthcare equipment and supplies. This HealthySimulation.com article is the second in a three-part series (read Part I here) that discusses space considerations as well as tips and tricks specifically for selecting [...]

The appeal of using escape rooms in healthcare education has exploded in recent years. There are books and articles published that include how-to guides as well as complete step-by-step instructions, and clinical simulation technology vendors (such as Laerdal, Sim2Grow, and others) have documents and resources readily available. Participating in one of the many commercial escape [...]