Two of the biggest barriers in nursing education today are lack of time for deliberate practice and resource shortages. SimCapture for Skills with Modular Skills Trainer is a unique solution going beyond virtual course delivery to combine digital technology and hands-on skills practice more effectively with efficient assessment and evaluation tools. This solution [...]
During the past two decades, simulation methods have been adopted worldwide as part of medical education, and the availability of simulation centres has risen substantially, mainly in high-income countries. In this context, Simulation-Based Medical Education had a fast advancement, and it was included in the curriculum of numerous universities as both an educational [...]
AMC is a simulation institution in Austria. Before COVID, we served hospitals in Austria and Southern Germany with (in-situ) simulation services. Besides that, since 2012, are also assisting other simulation centres during different steps of their developmental stages (meanwhile 50 + countries with more than 150 institutions) This article would like to report [...]
In European projects, the term "dissemination" indicates the set of actions and strategies aimed at disseminating information on the results of the project to maximize its impact on individuals, entities, and communities. This is essential as it facilitates the transfer of results and their use by a wider audience. Therefore, this project activity [...]
The 3rd official SAFETY project virtual Meeting was supposed to take place in Munich, hosted by LMU. Unfortunately, because of the global pandemic that is still causing concern, the partners agreed to have the meeting online (only Rita Flores, on behalf of Take The Wind, joined the LMU team in Munich). The meeting [...]
This year has undoubtedly been another tricky year, and we are hoping for the best for the future. We are happy with all of the activities we have completed and planned for the start of the new year. In particular, especially in the last few months, necessary steps have been taken to draw [...]
Sharing a Vision about Teamwork WHAT COMES TO YOUR MIND WHEN YOU THINK OF TEAMWORK? In high-reliability sectors, teams are needed to perform on a very high level and much more important, mutual trust is paramount. In my opinion, trust is the foundation of a functioning team. I would like to share some [...]
Healthcare professionals must be able to handle complex medical scenarios whilst ensuring practices that are based on the state of the art and are adapted to the specific patient in the specific situation. This involves the interaction between people from different professions and occupational groups. The ability to adapt to changes is increasingly [...]
The Spanish SAFETY team from the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona participated in the SESSEP2021, the main national meeting in the field of clinical training and simulation-based assessment which is organized by the Spanish Society for Clinical Simulation and Patient Safety (Sociedad Española de Simulación Clínica y Seguridad del Paciente, SESSEP). The SESSEP2021 was [...]
Body Interact, the Virtual Patient Simulator since its creation has been used by universities and other higher education, across the globe. Medical, Nursing, Emergency Medical Services, High Schools & CTE, Community Colleges and Physiotherapy curriculums, from the first year of those curriculums to graduation and Continuous Education, successfully employ Body Interact in more [...]