Although we at HealthySimulation.com always suggest clinical educators first consider their training goals, and then find the person simulator for the job, it is important to understand all of the potential companies, products, and services available in our ever growing medical simulation industry. New technologies from the companies we have been sharing about previously and [...]

Since the appearance of the novel coronavirus and the ensuing COVID-19 pandemic, every aspect of life has changed. For healthcare students in hands-on clinical training programs, social distancing requirements have forever altered the experiential learning environment, which relies heavily on in-person simulation labs. Instructors have had to suddenly adjust as well. Virtually overnight, institutions scrambled [...]

Dubbed the “Texas Breather”, SimGHOSTS Past President Dr. Scott Crawford and the medical simulation programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and the W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation at The University of Texas at El Paso have created a 3D printable Ventilator which only costs $1,000! Currently under review  for emergency use [...]

Did you know that urinary tract infections are among the most common Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI), accounting for 13,000 deaths each year? Even more concerning, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approximately 75% of all urinary tract infections are associated with the presence of a urinary catheter! As simulated cath trainers have [...]