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Patient Safety
Patient Safety best practices, tools, research updates, and conference listings for the healthcare simulation community.
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UPMC’S WISER Sim Center Can Support Your Patient Safety Program
The Winter Institute for Simulation, Education, and Research (WISER) is a state-of-the-art simulation training and research facility that serves both…
AHRQ Launches Free TeamSTEPPS 3.0 Training to Improve Patient Safety Communication
TeamSTEPPS, an evidence-based program, is designed to optimize the performance of healthcare teams. Effective teamwork and communication are foundational to…
The Pitch: Patient Safety’s Next Generation is a Must-Watch Film for Healthcare Simulation
Following the award winning film “To Err is Human“, Tall Tale productions’ Director Mike Eisenberg has released the trailer for…
Healthcare Simulation Research Update March 2024
The field of healthcare simulation has made tremendous strides forward over the past several decades. One way this revolution is…
How to Use Nursing Simulation to Decrease Medication Errors
Healthcare simulation has been used by Associate Degree Nursing Program nursing students to increase safety and proficiency with medication administration.…
Support U.S. House Bill HR 7591 to Establish A National Patient Safety Board
Improving patient safety should be a priority for healthcare providers, healthcare institutions, academic institutions training healthcare providers, and the public.…
How to Use Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice (RCDP) in A Clinical Simulation Program
Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice (RCDP) is a clinical simulation-based technique that differs from the majority of traditional clinical simulation practices.…
Global State of Patient Safety: Annual Review
One of the major reasons for healthcare simulation is to improve patient safety and outcomes. Clinical simulation has been linked…
Get Back to The Basics of Clinical Simulation
As healthcare simulation educators, there is often pressure to deliver complex clinical simulations with entire teams more regularly than can…
How to Design Healthcare Simulations to Enhance Teamwork in Clinical Practice
The integration of teamwork outcomes into healthcare simulation is a powerful strategy to equip clinical simulation participants with teamwork skills…
How to Maximize the Impact of Interdepartmental Clinical Simulation
Healthcare simulation is the perfect modality for healthcare staff to plan and practice to hone skills for real-life trauma events.…
Reduce Medical Errors and Enhance Patient Safety Through Medical Simulation
Patient safety is a high priority in healthcare organizations, and medical simulation educators play a vital role in designing effective…