Simulation is the only way that Fire Fighters, HazMat Specialists, and other EMS personnel can train for dangerous hazardous materials environments, such as radioactive spills, chemical leaks, or poisonous gas. HazSim provides products and services to maximize the realism of that life saving Hazardous training. The company was created by Firefighters and Hazardous Materials Specialists [...]

In October 14th, healthcare simulation specialists from around the world met at Columbia Nursing’s first annual Innovations in Simulation Summit to exchange and discuss best practices in the field of clinical simulation education, examining its future, its research trends, and how it is and could be used to improve patient safety. Participants gathered from around [...]

Medical Simulation is a learning technique and not just a technology. Understanding some of the learning theories behind healthcare simulation may help team members with limited experience in education understand the reason for the success of sim as a teaching methodology.  Clinical simulation is based on the adult learning theory, aka Andragogy Theory, but also [...]

XVR Simulation is among the world’s leading developers of incident command simulation technology with over 200 educators in 32 countries worldwide already using their platform to train over 100,000 incident responders every year. XVR’s main user groups are schools & training centers in the fire & rescue services, police and ambulance services. Based out of [...]