Fidelity in healthcare simulation is a key factor in the creation of meaningful educational experiences. When learners pretend to wash hands or operate IV pumps during simulation scenarios, the realism of the experience is interrupted and the learner loses focus on the scenario learning objectives. This article reviews various types of infusion pumps and how [...]

From the earliest days, Jump Simulation leaders made the decision to focus its educational efforts on interprofessional education. That means Jump facilitators and faculty, including University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria professors and clinicians throughout OSF HealthCare, work together to develop courses tailored to team-based training. Today we share about the innovative medical simulation [...]

Healthcare Simulation plays a key role at the Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesiology (KPSA) Nurse Anesthetist program. So much so, that KPSA has developed a series of brief “Trigger” video vignettes that focus on clinical crises, ethical dilemmas or errors related to human factors all of which utilize medical simulation. The videos were originally created [...]

Writer Mike Cummings’ recent article on Yale’s website entitled ‘Blended Reality’ Brings Diverse Perspectives to Emerging Tech, showcases a collaborative research program exhibition between Yale and HP that brings new perspectives to healthcare simulation technologies. While the full article linked below covers a range of unique creations, the augmented reality manikin from MSN student Travis [...]