This page has been created to list all of the latest resources created by or in support of medical simulation programs providing education and training against the spread of COVID-19, aka the Coronavirus. It is absolutely crucial that every healthcare educational and training program in the world immediately review these clinical simulation tools to combat against the spread of the virus. From sim scenarios to research from the front lines in China, to sim lab policy ideas to online learning courses — here are the latest simulation in healthcare tools to fight COVID-19.
For more COVID-19 resources, please be sure to also read / share this and our previous Coronavirus Simulation articles:
- Comprehensive COVID-19 Medical Simulation Resource List (this page)
- The Best Ways to Reopen a Simulation Center During COVID-19
- Latest Medical Simulation Research Focused on COVID-19
- Webinar: Incorporating a COVID-19 Simulation Into Prelicensure Nursing Curriculums
- CARES Act Provides Immediate Funding Opportunities for Healthcare Simulation
- New COVID-19 Simulation Scenarios From EM SIM CASES
- CNN Covers Healthcare Simulation Advances From COVID-19
- How One University Pivoted Their Standardized Patient Program to Online Learning During COVID-19
- Even More Helpful COVID19 Healthcare Simulation Resources
- COVID-19 Causes National Emergency in Healthcare Education
- Additional Responses to the Coronavirus from the Medical Simulation Industry
- Healthcare Simulation Industry Responds to Coronavirus COVID-19
- Coronavirus Simulation Resources: Scenarios, Online Training, Procedures Guide
- HHS Whistleblower Complaint Demonstrates Immediate Need for Medical Simulation Coronavirus Training
- Suspected COVID-19 Simulation Scenario from CAE Healthcare, New WHO Resources & More
- Overcoming COVID-19 Disruptions to Medical Education & Training
Do you have any additional resource to share, like a scenario file, research highlight, or success story? Email us right now so we can add it here!
Healthcare Simulation Organization Dedicated Pages to COVID-19
- HealthySimulation.com’s Comprehensive List of COVID-19 Medical Simulation Resources (this page).
- INACSL’s COVID-19 and Virtual Learning Resource List
- ISQua Coronavirus Dedicated Patient Safety Research Page
- SIM-One’s Coronavirus Resource Page
- American College of CHEST Physicians Dedicated Coronavirus Resource Page
- SimGHOSTS’ Dedicated Coronavirus Resource Page
- Pacific Northwest Healthcare Simulation Collaborative Webinar
- AWHONN Coronavirus Resource Page
- SSIH Dedicated Coronavirus Resource List
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s COVID-19 Resource List
- AHRQ: Healthcare Care Simulation to Advance Safety
- ASPiH UK COVID-19 Clinical Simulation Resources Page
- American Academy of Optometry Student Online Clinical Case Education Program
- The Leapfrog Group’s COVID-19 Informational Video Series
Medical Simulation Company Dedicated Resource Pages for COVID-19
- Education Management Solutions Releases COVID-19 Medical Education Guidelines
- COVID-19 Contingency Planning from Education Management Solutions
- CAE Healthcare’s COVID-19 Resource Page
- Nasco Healthcare’s COVID-19 Resource Page
- Elsevier’s Expert Teaching Advice & Resources Page for COVID-19
- Laerdal’s COVID19 Resources Page & Laerdal Medical Webinars and Coronavirus Scenario File
- Simulab Dedicated Coronavirus Resources Page
- 3D Systems’ Simbionix COVID-19 Resources Page
- HealthStream Dedicated Coronavirus Support & Free Training Page
- 3B Scientific COVID-19 Medical Simulation Resources List
- CARES Act Funding Resources: CAE Healthcare, VirtaMed, Pocket Nurse, & Nasco.
Global Community Medical Simulation & Education Resource Tools
- Coronavirus Simulation Scenario from EM Sim Cases
- World Health Organization Online Training Tools for Coronavirus
- WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Training Medical Simulation Exercise
- CDC Recommendation for Clinical Simulation Training for Coronavirus
- COVID-19 Airway Management Infographic
- COVID-19 Airway Management Tools From “Life in the Fastlane”: Better Care Through Clinical Simulation
- EMCenterED COVID-19 Do’s & Don’ts
- St Emlyn’s Sim Training for Coronavirus
- Intensive Care Society’s Wellbeing Resource Library of COVID19 Posters
- NETEC Coronavirus Clinical Exercise Resources & Repository and NETEC clinical resources here.
- MOOC: UPEC Ventilation artificielle : niveau avancé
- FreshRN Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for Nurses
- COVID-19 Youtube PPE and Equipment Training Videos
- UW’s Options for Remote Learning in Clinical Education
- Zamierowski Institute For Experiential Learning Youtube Videos for COVID-19
- NHS Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare COVID-19 Programme
- Infographic: Top 5 Lessons Learned for COVID-19 Patient Management During ED in-situ Simulation From Vancouver General Hospital
- Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education COVID-19 Clinician CE Resources
- UCSF Health COVID-19 Clinical Resources
- CoVent 3D printed ventilator – TTUHSC El Paso & UTEP
- COVID-19 patient being resuscitated safely: Immersive Simulation by the ICAST team
- COVID-19 I UW Health Simulation Program Trains for Proper and Efficient Use of PPE
- Patient Safety White Paper Recommendations for COVID-19 From ISQua
- COVID-19 Assessment and PPE Web-Based Presentation Training Game
- California Simulation Alliance Opens Access to Simulation Scenario Library
- The POCUS Atlas Ultrasound Image Library for COVID-19
- OxSTAR Oxford Simulation Center COVID-19 Education Materials
- Downeast Emergency Medicine’s COVID-19 Training Videos
- iOS Apple App: Simulador Intubación COVID-19 in Spanish
- Infection Control Today: Q&A on How COVID Challenges Medical Education
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs COVID-19 Clinical Crisis Skills Training
Company Content Updates & Online Tools Relevant to Those in Medical Education
- CAE Healthcare and iRIS Health Solutions to share coronavirus scenario on global simulation platform
- UbiSim’s New Virtual Simulation Recorder Built to Support Nursing Learners From Home During COVID-19
- Study Auscultation Anywhere for 60 Days with Cardionics SAM Online Account from 3B Scientific
- Oxford Medical Simulation Provides Access to OMS Distance Learning Tool
- Healthcare Learning Innovations Supports Nursing Schools Transitioning to Online Learning
- Medline University Provides Free COVID-19 Courses for HealthStream Users
- eoSurgical Provides Free Access to Surgical Simulation Online Learning Platform
- eTrain etc Provides Free Online Virtual Clinical Cases Specific to COVID-19
- Body Interact Shares Coronavirus Virtual Patient
- SonoSim Supports Remote Ultrasound Education Needs in Response to COVID-19
- The Floor Game Provides Free COVID-19 Expansion Pack for ED Board Game Training
- Simbionix (3D Systems) Offers Free Access to MentorLearn Cloud Platform, with Ultrasound COVID-19 Module Coming Shortly
- Intelligent Ultrasound BodyWorks PoCUS Training Simulator COVID-19 Lung Module
- SimForHealth’s MedicActiV Offers Opportunity to Build Your Own Virtual Patient with COVID-19
- KbPort Opens Access to SIMEMR Medication Administration Platform to June 1st
- iSimulate Realiti Software Now Includes COVID-19 Scenario
- B-Line Medical Provides Free Access to SimCapture Pro for 90 Days & COVID-19 Scenarios (Current Customers Should go here for the scenarios).
- IngMar Medical Provides COVID-19 Knowledge Resources
- Ramp Up Staff During COVID-19 with ACLS Desktop Simulation Training, and $15M Surge Grant from Health Scholars
- Overcoming Disruptions to Nursing Education During the COVID-19 Crisis From Healthcare Learning Innovations
- COVID-19 30-minute Ventilator Reskilling Online Course From CAE Healthcare and ARea9 Lyceum
- CyberPatient Offers Free Access to Online Virtual Clinical Patient Learning Tool
- Simulab Curriculum Services Free Access to Ultrasound Guided Central Venous Catheterization
- SimTutor and SIMTICS Infection Prevention Procedures Training for COVID-19
- OtoSim Provides Remote Learning Platform to Train for Otoscopy and Ophthalmoscopy
- InSimo Desktop Based Learning for Ultrasound Training of COVID-19
- sim2grow Medication Administration CARES Act Funding Template
- GIGXR HoloPatient Enables Distance-Based XR Clinical Simulation Training
Latest News Relevant to Clinical Simulation Champions & Coronavirus
- COVID-19 Causes National Emergency in Healthcare Education
- SimGHOSTS President Covers Coronavirus From the Lens of Medical Simulation
- Coronavirus May Keep California’s Nursing Students From Graduating, But Simulation May Help!
- Texas Governor Abbott Takes Action to Expand Nursing Workforce with Use of 50% Simulation for Clinical Objectives
- Education Management Solutions (EMS) Innovation in Technology (iTEC) Education Grant Program
- Joint Statement from SSH, INACSL and ASPE about COVID19
- Huffington Post Covers HHS Whistleblower Complaint Regarding COVID-19 Training
- HealthImpact Works with NovEX to Provide Online Nurse Clinical Learning
- U.S. News: How Med Students Can Stay Safe From Coronavirus
- MIT Will Post Free Plans Online for an Emergency Ventilator That Can Be Built for $100
- SimVS to Distribute Organis TestChest Mechanical Ventilator Testing and Training Simulator
- How are hands-on MATC nursing programs moving online amid COVID-19 pandemic?
- Protecting the psychological wellbeing of healthcare staff during the coronavirus pandemic
- Inovus Medical scales up manufacturing to help in fight against COVID-19
- Corona Virus: Basic Course MedoPoloMedicalPrograms (German and English)
- Study unveils struggles faced by surgical units during the COVID-19 pandemic
- UNMC Creates Model to Help With Proper COVID-19 Nasal Swabbing
- Simulation helps refine pediatric care guidelines for COVID-19
Research Articles & Updates
- Sidelined during COVID-19: a narrative inquiry into how simulationists experienced the pandemic
- Poster: Bridging the Gap Between the Classroom and the Simulation Lab using Technology-Assisted Situated Coaching and Evolving Case Studies
- Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID19 mortality and healthcare demand (Ferguson et al)
- WHO: Emerging respiratory viruses, including COVID-19: methods for detection, prevention, response and control
- Preparing and responding to 2019 novel coronavirus with simulation and technology-enhanced learning for healthcare professionals: challenges and opportunities in China (Li, et al)
- Scenario-based simulation training for the World Health Organization (WHO) hand hygiene self-assessment framework (Ermira Tartari et al.)
- Scenario-based simulation health care education for performance of hand hygiene (Nakamura et al.)
- Simulation Shows Hospitals That Cooperate On Infection Control Obtain Better Results Than Hospitals Acting Alone (Lee et al.)
- Use of personal protective equipment among health care personnel: Results of clinical observations and simulations (Kang et al.)
- Simulation-based training in Ebola Personal Protective Equipment for healthcare workers: Experience from King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Saudi Arabia (Abualenain et al.)
- COVID-19 crisis, safe reopening of simulation centres and the new normal: food for thought (Ingrassia et al.)
- Improving Emergency Department Airway Preparedness in the Era of COVID-19: An Interprofessional, In Situ Simulation (Warner et al.)
- Healthcare simulation to prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic (Andreae et al.)
- “Human Patient Simulation: Educational Issues and Practical Implications in COVID-19 Times” Letter to the Editor (Moscote-Salazar et al.)
- COVID-19 ICU Respiratory Simulator Training White Paper Case Study (Junge et al.)
- Translational simulation for rapid transformation of health services, using the example of the COVID-19 pandemic preparation (Brazil et al.)
- Online-Synchronized Clinical Simulation: An efficient teaching-learning option for the COVID-19 pandemic time and beyond (Andrés Díaz-Guio et al.)
- How U.S. Medical Schools Are Training a Post-Pandemic Generation of Doctors
- The role of the clinical education team in the response to Covid-19
- 4 phases of adapting to change during COVID-19 and beyond
- Using Rapid Design Thinking to Overcome COVID-19 Challenges in Medical Education
- Medical Education During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic: Learning From a Distance
- Medical Education continues in face of COVID-19
- Distance learning in clinical medical education amid COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan: current situation, challenges, and perspectives
- The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical School Admissions: Challenges and Solutions
- Implementation of Simulation Training During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A New York Hospital Experience
- Medical student‐led simulation in COVID‐19 crisis
- Impact of simulation-based teamwork training on COVID-19 distress in healthcare professionals
- Helping Rural Hospitals Adopt Telehealth Solutions
- Simulation‐based Emergency Medicine Education in the Era of Physical Distancing: Lessons learned in the COVID‐19 Pandemic
Special Editor’s Note Regarding Supplies and Medical Equipment: Several Simulation Centers that are currently on hiatus due to COVID-19, especially those in colleges and universities, have donated their available medical supplies to local and regional hospitals dealing with critical shortages. Do you have medical supplies that could be helpful to those on the frontlines? As well, some simulation programs have old ventilators or other medical devices which may be helpful to reinstate back into clinical practice during this challenging time. PLEASE carefully consider your program’s ability to support local emergency care workers with your sim lab supplies and equipment. Of course, if your department is an important part of education and training at a practicing healthcare facility, some materials SHOULD stay in your sim center and be properly disinfected, alongside your manikins, after each simulation scenario experience.
