HealthySimulation.com’s new healthcare simulation expert interview series “Simterviews” kicked off its first conversation with Dr. Paul Phrampus, MD, Director of the Peter M. Winter Institute for Simulation, Education and Research (WISER), and professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology at the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine. In addition, he serves as the [...]
As budgets tighten due to COVID-19, EMS Trainers are facing looming questions at fiscal year-end: How do we maximize training spend? As its the 4th quarter of 2020, it’s probably time to start taking a hard look at where your ems simulation training budget stands and how to spend your precious remaining training dollars. For [...]
With vaccine trials happening to create immunity to the coronavirus, getting back to in-person learning may be closer than it seemed this past summer. At the same time, educators and students can’t completely rely on a vaccine, of course. Not everyone may be able to be vaccinated, and there may be people who decline vaccination. [...]
Transitioning to virtual learning is not nearly as simple as it might seem on the surface. Online and distance education requires different thinking, teaching style and technology to create learner-centered environments. In a virtual learning environment, there are different demands on focus, attention span and managing the strain of motion. Humans often want to learn [...]
