Do Digital Twins have applications in healthcare simulation? Digital Twins are virtual models of physical objects, processes, or complex systems that are created to accurately mimic their real-world counterparts. These “Twins” are models that are created using data analytics and AI algorithms that aim to provide a detailed representation of the physical entity they represent [...]

Helping healthcare simulation educators, administrators, and learners to stay up-to-date on industry topics, HealthySimulation.com finds and shares relevant news and information from around the world. This news includes new partnerships, upcoming events, research, books, and more. Together, these industry updates help paint a picture of where the healthcare simulation industry is presently, and where the [...]

As the use of virtual simulation across healthcare increases, many facilitators have begun to incorporate the use of virtual reality (VR) headsets into learning experiences. Following the launch of the Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro, the company HTC recently launched the Vive XR Elite at CES 2023. This VR and mixed reality (MR) [...]

Since 2020, many healthcare simulation centers have become familiar with the term “distance simulation.” The ability to provide distance simulation instruction is one factor that separated those healthcare simulation centers that were able to continue instruction during COVID-19 from those that were not. As a result of increased reliance on distance simulation, healthcare simulation leaders [...]