Across the United States, various regional simulation alliances and collaboratives exist to strengthen the healthcare simulation community on a local level. By engaging with professionals, colleagues and learners with different backgrounds across the industry, simulationists can better understand the state of clinical simulation and the direction in which the field is headed. This article lists [...]

At the start of the process to put a medical simulation event together, there are many new skills to acquire in order to create a smoothly run clinical simulation course. One of these somewhat underrated skills is the process to create an effective course timetable for clinical simulation faculty members to work with. This article [...]

Empathetic leadership occurs when leaders display a genuine concern for their team members and is extremely valuable in healthcare simulation. Crisis Resource Management (CRM) style healthcare simulation courses are a common place for healthcare leaders to practice this leadership skill. This HealthySimulation.com article by Erin Carn-Bennett, MSN, RN, will explore what empathetic leadership is, why [...]

Healthcare simulation is a perfect environment to train healthcare professionals in practical medical and communication skills. One communication skill is difficult conversation. Difficult conversations are inevitable in life and workplaces. There are a number of learned communication skills that relate to difficult conversations that can be transferred into all elements of healthcare simulation, particularly in [...]