Healthcare providers and learners around the world are under extreme pressures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of our colleagues may be suffering internally from depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and alcohol use disorder, but still maintaining an external air of rationality and calm. How can we use clinical simulation to train ourselves to recognize, appreciate, [...]

As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread globally, the clinical simulation community continues to respond with new resources every day. With every resource we have found listed on our Comprehensive Coronavirus Medical Simulation Resource Page, here we share the latest resources from readers, covering training tools, virtual learning opportunities, organizational partnerships, sim scenarios, posters and [...]

We expand yesterday’s coverage of the Healthcare Simulation Industry Response to COVID-19 with additional resources shared with us by the global medical simulation community. 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 [...]

The term “Trauma Manikin” means different things to different people, and so today guest author Matthew Charnetski, MSMS, NRP, Director of Simulation Learning at NYIT at Arkansas State University and Adjunct Faculty at Drexel University, covers the current state of trauma manikins and their capabilities. From surgical simulators to EMS or Military austere environment tactical [...]