SimConverse
SimConverse believes that every clinician can be an expert communicator, and so the company has developed clinical training tools needed to practice this difficult, yet vital, skill. Using machine...
View ArticleUsing De-stigmatizing Language in Healthcare Simulation Scenario Design to...
Healthcare simulation is a valuable tool for training healthcare professionals, the improvement of patient safety, and quality of care enhancement. However, the language used in healthcare simulation...
View ArticleConsiderations for Family-Centered Pediatric Simulation Discharge Programs
Family-centered clinical simulation is an emerging and incredibly valuable tool for clinical teams and families involved with pediatric care teams in all pediatric clinical environments. Thankfully,...
View ArticleHow to Develop Communication Skills Through Clinical Simulation
Communication with patients and families can be difficult for novice nurses. Everyday conversation and small talk is easy for most. Novice nurses often struggle with sensitive dialogue in care of a...
View ArticleWhat is Healthcare Simulation Participant Trauma and Why Does This Matter?
Participant trauma in healthcare simulation can occur when clinical simulation is not delivered in a psychologically safe foundation and structure. Sometimes, despite the best intentions and skills as...
View ArticleHow To Enhance Simulation Team Communication Through Slack
As Healthcare Simulation Education becomes more ubiquitous, it requires larger, more diverse teams to design and implement these programs. Adding elements of Interprofessional and Interdisciplinary...
View ArticleAcademy of Communication in Healthcare (ACH) Updates 2018 Opportunities
The Academy of Communication in Healthcare, or ACH, has been offering research and training for almost 40 years, focusing on ways to improve patient safety, interdisciplinary teamwork, patient...
View ArticleCommunication RX: Transforming Healthcare Through Relationships from ACH
How important is simulation to communications based training in professional healthcare? A new book by the Academy of Communication in Healthcare provides training and resources on "Communication Rx:...
View ArticleJEMS: Using Medical Simulation to Teach Effective Communication in EMS
Over on JEMS (Journal of Emergency Medical Services), a recent article by By Jennifer McCarthy, MAS, NRP, MICP, Amar P. Patel, DHSc, MS, NRP, Andrew E. Spain, MA, NCEE, EMT-P, and Timothy Whitaker, BS,...
View ArticleSimulaids Unveils Industry's First Patient Communication Simulator ALEX
Recently we covered the innovative 'Next Gen Geri' as seen at IMSH 2017 -- but even more recently Simulaids unveiled the industries first "Patient Communication Simulator (PCS)"! Newly launched, ALEX...
View ArticleSIMmersion Provides PC-Based Simulated Communication Training
Looking for controlled communication based training outside of a Standardized Patient Program? Consider SIMmersion, a computer-based simulation platform providing healthcare communication training...
View ArticleInternational Conference on Communication in Healthcare October 8-11 in...
So much of simulation is about practicing communication that we thought we would share about a whole conference dedicated to the topic! Have you attended an ICCH event before? The AACH is hosting its...
View ArticleAcademy of Communication in Healthcare (ACH) Updates 2018 Opportunities
The Academy of Communication in Healthcare, or ACH, has been offering research and training for almost 40 years, focusing on ways to improve patient safety, interdisciplinary teamwork, patient...
View ArticleEMS CEO Corner: The Culture of Openness and the Sharing of Data
Let's consider the past and present of clinician communication. The adoption of electronic medical records (EMR) was intended to foster “openness,” “data sharing,” and “best practice” for patient...
View ArticleCommunication RX: Transforming Healthcare Through Relationships from ACH
How important is simulation to communications based training in professional healthcare? A new book by the Academy of Communication in Healthcare provides training and resources on "Communication Rx:...
View ArticleJEMS: Using Medical Simulation to Teach Effective Communication in EMS
Over on JEMS (Journal of Emergency Medical Services), a recent article by By Jennifer McCarthy, MAS, NRP, MICP, Amar P. Patel, DHSc, MS, NRP, Andrew E. Spain, MA, NCEE, EMT-P, and Timothy Whitaker, BS,...
View ArticleSimulaids Unveils Industry's First Patient Communication Simulator ALEX
Recently we covered the innovative 'Next Gen Geri' as seen at IMSH 2017 -- but even more recently Simulaids unveiled the industries first "Patient Communication Simulator (PCS)"! Newly launched, ALEX...
View ArticleCommunication RX: Transforming Healthcare Through Relationships from ACH
How important is simulation to communications based training in professional healthcare? A new book by the Academy of Communication in Healthcare provides training and resources on "Communication Rx:...
View ArticleJEMS: Using Medical Simulation to Teach Effective Communication in EMS
Over on JEMS (Journal of Emergency Medical Services), a recent article by By Jennifer McCarthy, MAS, NRP, MICP, Amar P. Patel, DHSc, MS, NRP, Andrew E. Spain, MA, NCEE, EMT-P, and Timothy Whitaker, BS,...
View ArticleSimulaids Unveils Industry's First Patient Communication Simulator ALEX
Recently we covered the innovative 'Next Gen Geri' as seen at IMSH 2017 -- but even more recently Simulaids unveiled the industries first "Patient Communication Simulator (PCS)"! Newly launched, ALEX...
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