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Each year, The Gathering Of Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialists (SimGHOSTS) organizes an annual conference for clinical simulation leaders and community members to come together to network, share, and learn. In the event’s 12th year, the theme of the international United States-based non-profit organization’s conference is “Embracing Connection: Creativity and Community in a Changing World.” Interested [...]
The International Pediatric Simulation Society (IPSS) is a key organization across the clinical simulation community. This year, the organization will bring renowned global experts together for the world’s largest meeting dedicated exclusively to pediatric and perinatal simulation at the 14th Annual International Pediatric Simulation Symposia and Workshops (IPSSW 2022) from June 10 to June 13, [...]
People make mistakes. When those people are physicians, nurses, or other healthcare professionals, mistakes can lead to patient harm or death. Medical errors claim the lives of over 3,000,000 patients every year. Globally, avoidable mistakes by healthcare professionals are believed to kill more people than HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis, combined. Some estimates predict that one [...]