Most would argue that the use of a one-way mirror enhances the “safe container” of the simulation lab space, but does it? Today guest author Molly Schleicher MSN, RN, CHSE, Simulation Educator at Robert Morris University and Educational Specialist at Oxford Medical Simulation takes a look at one-way mirrors in medical simulation asking us “Do they [...]

Observation in theater is a core component of the art form, as the actor portrays a character for the benefit of the audience at hand. Whereas digital mediums provide for observation at the whim of the viewer who can pause, rewind, and watch again, theater requires constant attention from the audience where almost no interruption [...]

Health Scholars has launched the first commercially available virtual reality (VR) training simulation for operating room fire prevention and management to better address the hundreds of surgical fires reported each year. With Fire in the OR organizations can now provide clinicians experiential fire safety training in as little as 20 minutes, and scale simulation across a [...]

The Clinical Simulation Lab at the University of South Carolina will host an educational event featuring the serious game, Friday Night at the ER June 7-8, 2018 and registration is now open to join them! Led by Professor Carol Durham of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the two-day workshop includes a game experience [...]