Patient safety is a high priority in healthcare organizations, and medical simulation educators play a vital role in designing effective clinical simulations to proactively identify and prevent future medical errors. Hospital simulation programs offer experiential learning opportunities to improve patient safety and reduce medical errors. In this article by Melissa Tully, a TeamSTEPPS Master Trainer, [...]

Research shows that Healthcare Simulation can provide for clinical process improvement, when effectively managed. This research focuses on the simulation of medical situations and procedures, which is arguably needed and leads to improved patient outcomes. However, some medical simulationists ask, “How can we as the healthcare simulation team offer simulation to improve our processes as [...]

Laerdal Medical has a goal of helping save one million more lives every year by 2030. Laerdal is much more than a “simulator” company, which has several arms including Laerdal Medical, Laerdal Global Health, Laerdal Foundation, and Laerdal Million Lives Fund. Laerdal’s global initiative is to help save lives through education and therapy solutions and [...]

Debriefing in medical simulation has been a hot topic of discussion for years. There has been literature published to help relay to simulationists that a huge portion of the healthcare simulation learning experience is derived from debriefing. However, not all novice simulationists understand how to begin this process. This HealthySimulation.com article shares 10 basic guidelines [...]