Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare is a multidisciplinary publication encompassing all areas of applications and research in healthcare simulation technology.
Que ce soit via ses différents groupes de travail ou ses comités, la Société Francophone de Simulation en Santé s'attache à publier le plus régulièrement possible un large panel de recommandations, de bulletins pédagogiques, de revues de littérature et autres ressources qui se veulent utiles au plus grand nombre.
Dans le prolongement de l’actualisation du Guide de bonnes pratiques en simulation en santé (mars 2024), le cadre d’évaluation des infrastructures de simulation a été révisé et renforcé. Cette nouvelle version introduit une approche de cotation plus précise, prenant en compte, au-delà des ressources disponibles, le niveau de réalisation des axes évalués en fonction de leur taux de conformité.
Sánchez-Poveda D, Vicente-Mampel J, Curto B, Moreno V, García-Esteban JA, Hernández-Zaballos F, Alonso-Hernández P
Ultrasound is a key tool in modern medicine. It provides real-time images, is easy to move, and is safe because it does not use harmful radiation. Its use is growing in diagnosis and procedures, especially in regional anesthesia (RA). This requires special training to use it correctly. Medical students need to learn how to combine their knowledge of the body with ultrasound techniques. Simulation-based training is a useful way to teach these skills. It allows students to practice safely. This study looks at how well simulation-based training works compared to traditional methods for teaching ultrasound-assisted RA to medical students. The study checks how well students can find nerves and perform procedures accurately. We think that simulation-based training works as well as traditional teaching. This supports using it in medical education as another way to teach ultrasound-guided procedures.
The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness, localization time, and success rate of traditional versus simulation-based teaching methods for regional anaesthesia in undergraduate medical students.
Joshi A, Magana L, Jha N, Otok R, Kapologwe NA, Sampaio LA, Kastrup E, Amde W, Surenthirakumaran R, El-Mohandes A, Reis R, Kim SY, Kane C, Mackey TK, Yotive W, Barros H, Kaledine R, Figueras J, Brown MD.
Health diplomacy is gaining increasing importance as an approach in addressing domestic and global health challenges, yet educational programs that prepare future practitioners remain underdeveloped in addressing skills core to this domain of public health practice. Training in health diplomacy is critical for building interdisciplinary competencies needed to navigate increasingly complex negotiations, cross-cultural engagements, and policy influence. Competency based education in global health, widely accepted by the health professions education community, is a framework for training health professionals that focuses on observable, measurable skills and knowledge needed to meet specific health needs and improve global health outcomes.
This study mapped the literature on health diplomacy education, examining curricula, training approaches, skill development, and evaluation practices, with a focus on their implications for public health diplomacy.
Front Public Health. 2025 Dec 16;13:1729728.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1729728.
PMID: 41480065; PMCID: PMC12755105.
Jansen M, Adams F.
Africa's emergency medicine training faces challenges of limited resources, inadequate simulation tools, and few locally relevant training models. This article explores how three-dimensional (3D) printing can help address these gaps by enabling the creation of affordable, customizable models for procedural skills and simulation-based education.
Afr J Emerg Med. 2025 Dec;15(4):100904.
doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2025.100904.
Epub 2025 Sep 13.
PMID: 41476936; PMCID: PMC12750081.
Gobron S, Lestrade A, Sadiku A, Bentvelzen A, Ait Kaci L, Carrier JM, Guyot E, Carron PN.
High staff turnover is a widespread issue across nearly all hospital departments, often exceeding 20% annually. This constant flux disrupts continuity of care and creates a recurring challenge: how to rapidly integrate new employees into complex clinical environments, both physically and functionally. Traditional onboarding methods struggle to meet this demand, particularly in services operating 24/7, such as emergency departments (EDs).
This formative study presents the design and implementation of a web-based 3D gamified simulation platform aimed at improving staff onboarding in clinical environments. The paper outlines both the technical architecture-with guidance for hospital IT departments-and the acceptability and usability for permanent staff, who play a key role in ensuring onboarding continuity. We sought to assess whether such a tool could be autonomously managed and well received by health care professionals.
JMIR Form Res. 2025 Dec 15;9:e72202.
doi: 10.2196/72202.
PMID: 41397150.
Moeini S, Honarvar MR, Aarabi M, Kabir MJ, Aarabi M.
Telemedicine has become an integral component of modern healthcare, enhancing access, efficiency, and continuity of care. Current medical curricula often lack structured telemedicine training, creating a gap between international advancements and educational needs. This study aimed to develop a contextually adapted telemedicine curriculum for undergraduate medical students, integrating global competencies with local priorities.
BMC Med Educ. 2025 Dec 5.
doi: 10.1186/s12909-025-08409-8.
Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 41350851.
Diebel, Sebastian MD; Wharton, Aidan MD; King, Pascale MD; Parker, Michelle BScN.
Rural emergency departments across Canada face challenges such as limited access to continuing medical education and resource constraints. Our study evaluates in situ Simulation (ISS) as an educational tool in a small rural emergency department, focusing on participant satisfaction, clinician confidence and the identification of latent safety threats (LSTs).
Les services d’urgence en milieu rural à travers le Canada font face à des défis tels que l’accès limité à la formation médicale continue et les contraintes de ressources. Notre étude évalue la simulation in situ (SIS) comme outil pédagogique dans un petit service d’urgence rural, en mettant l’accent sur la satisfaction des participants, la confiance des cliniciens et l’identification des menaces latentes à la sécurité.
Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine 30(4):p 182-188, Oct–Dec 2025.
DOI: 10.4103/cjrm.cjrm_70_24
Fuchita M, Huber L, Costa D, Mehta AB, Matlock D, Good R.
The ABCDEF bundle improves outcomes of patients in the intensive care unit, but its adoption remains low worldwide due to multiple implementation barriers. Interprofessional simulation training may help facilitate ABCDEF bundle implementation.
To evaluate the feasibility of an interprofessional simulation-based training to facilitate ABCDEF bundle implementation.
Am J Crit Care. 2025 Nov 1;34(6):463-468.
doi: 10.4037/ajcc2025955.
PMID: 41173645.Am J Crit Care. 2025 Nov 1;34(6):463-468.
doi: 10.4037/ajcc2025955.
PMID: 41173645.
Savundranayagam MY, Norris G, Schumann A, Chen A, Campos J, Orange JB.
Person-centered communication is critical in dementia care, yet personal support workers (PSWs) often lack sufficient training, which can reduce care quality. Be EPIC is an in-person training that teaches learners to build person-centered communication skills using actor-based simulations. A virtual reality (VR) version of Be EPIC was developed to expand access and consistency. Two pre-implementation studies explored factors influencing Be EPIC-VR's implementation by assessing readiness for VR training among managers and realism and usability from PSWs' perspectives.
Innov Aging. 2025 Oct 13;9(12):igaf109.
doi: 10.1093/geroni/igaf109.
PMID: 41394508; PMCID: PMC12698197.
Park SN, Koo HY, Hwang HY.
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a virtual reality (VR) program and simulation training on nursing students' ability to measure vital signs in children.
This mixed-methods study, which included a randomized controlled trial and a qualitative study, was conducted from June 12 to November 15, 2023. Forty-four nursing students from a university in South Korea were randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group. The experimental group first participated in a VR program focused on measuring vital signs in children, followed by a high-fidelity simulation training. The control group received the training in the reverse order. The participants' knowledge, confidence in practice, and satisfaction with the practice were analyzed using the repeated-measures analysis of variance. VR learning experiences were analyzed through qualitative content analysis.
Child Health Nurs Res. 2025 Oct;31(4):296-307.
doi: 10.4094/chnr.2025.030.
Epub 2025 Oct 31.
PMID: 41168120; PMCID: PMC12575390.
ARPACT - Association Recherches et Pratiques sur les ACTivités
Vous trouverez dans ce numéro d'octobre trois articles en varia ainsi que la première partie du dossier "Nouveaux enjeux, nouvelles pratiques pour former au travail par la simulation". Quatre recensions et quatre résumés de thèse complètent ce numéro. Dans l'édito nous abordons la question d'une plus grande ouverture de la revue à l'international : un chantier qui débute, une perspective réjouissante !
Activités, 22-2 | 2025, « Nouveaux enjeux, nouvelles pratiques pour former au travail par la simulation »
[En ligne], mis en ligne le 15 octobre 2025, consulté le 15 octobre 2025. URL : https://journals.openedition.org/activites/11097 ; DOI : https://doi.org/10.4000/14ybx
Elamin A, Ali MF, Almarabheh A.
Simulation-based learning (SBL) is a structured educational method that enables learners to practice clinical, technical, and decision-making skills in a safe, immersive, and controlled environment. It has become a cornerstone of modern medical education.
This study aimed to assess the effect of SBL on the academic performance of medical students at the pediatrics end of the clerkship examination.
BMC Med Educ. 2025 Oct 2;25(1):1300.
doi: 10.1186/s12909-025-07911-3.
PMID: 41039502; PMCID: PMC12492851.
François Jaulin, François Lecomte
La plupart des industries à risque ont recours à la simulation pour former leurs professionnels et améliorer la fiabilité de leur organisation. En santé, la simulation est également un levier essentiel pour améliorer la qualité des soins et la sécurité des patients.
Les simulateurs gagnent en réalisme, les formateurs en expertise, les scénarios en authenticité. Pourtant, sans une solide compréhension des facteurs humains, les formations par simulation restent incomplètes, et le développement des compétences non techniques limité.
Cet ouvrage répond à un besoin croissant des formateurs : pour optimiser l’apprentissage par simulation, il est nécessaire qu’ils disposent des bonnes stratégies… Les auteurs proposent aux formateurs de s’approprier les concepts « facteurs humains », d’en acquérir les compétences spécifiques pour concevoir et animer les séances et d’interroger leur enseignement pour mieux transmettre les compétences non techniques aux apprenants.
Ce guide pratique propose une approche innovante de la formation par la simulation en santé. Conçu de manière progressive, il accompagne les formateurs à chaque étape, du scénario au débriefing, pour faire évoluer les pratiques et renforcer la fiabilité des soins. Et si chaque formateur en simulation devenait, à son échelle, un acteur des facteurs humains ?
Cet ouvrage s’adresse aux formateurs en simulation qui veulent affiner leurs pratiques ainsi qu’à tous les professionnels de santé, soignants ou fonctions support, qui souhaitent s’initier aux facteurs humains et améliorer leurs performances par l’acquisition des compétences non techniques. En tout apprenant sommeille un formateur…
« Ce livre ouvre une voie nouvelle. » - Pr Dan Benhamou
Éditeur : ARNETTE
ISBN : 978-2-7184-1792-9
ISBN élec : 9782718417943
Lucile Carli, Claire Marchand, Marion Albouy, Jean-Pierre Faure, Cyril Crozet
L’éducation thérapeutique du patient réalisée en simulation (S-ETP) est encore peu utilisée au profit des patients atteints de maladies chroniques et de leurs aidants malgré la preuve de sa plus-value.
Afin de la déployer sur le département de la Vienne, l’étude visait à analyser les programmes existants d’ETP, à mettre en évidence les situations d’apprentissage à décliner en S-ETP et à identifier les facteurs d’accessibilité pour les patients et aidants.
Educ Ther Patient/Ther Patient Educ 17 (2) 20201 (2025)
DOI: 10.1051/tpe/2025011
Tennant, M., Meeks, M., Beaglehole, B. et al.
Simulation-based learning replicates real clinical events to provide an interactive learning experience. This allows training doctors to develop skills to manage complex scenarios or emergencies in a safe and containing environment. Many house officers report a lack of confidence in managing emergencies on a psychiatric ward. This study evaluates whether simulation-based learning provided at the start of the psychiatric placement increases the confidence of house officers managing emergencies in a psychiatric setting.
Acad Psychiatry (2025).
Ralph, R., Balachandran, A., Jambugulam, M., Rosenberg, L., George, K., Velavan, J., … Hoyte, C. O. (2025).
Formal medical toxicology training is limited in many resource-constrained regions, including India, where poisonings and envenomations are highly prevalent. There is an urgent need for accessible toxicology education for healthcare providers in these settings. This study evaluates a novel augmented reality-based observed simulation model to remotely teach medical toxicology concepts to physicians-in-training in India.
Clinical Toxicology, 1–10.
McGrew, H.C., Faucett, K., Russell, R.G., Holt, J.E., Tapp, J., Steed, J. and Phillippi, J. (2025)
The International Confederation of Midwives Essential Competencies and the American College of Nurse-Midwives Core Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice include essential skills needed for safe entry-level practice and provision of person-centered care to individuals from diverse backgrounds. However, opportunities for midwifery students to interact with diverse patient populations may be limited, especially in homogenous areas. Education programs struggle to recruit standardized patients from wide-ranging social, cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. In addition, midwifery students may lack skills or experience in providing culturally responsive care, potentially affecting patients and exacerbating health disparities. This article reports on the pilot use of an online artificial intelligence (AI) simulation platform to prepare midwifery students for person-centered telehealth with culturally and socially diverse, underserved patients. The platform used generative technology to produce interactive avatars with detailed histories and allowed spontaneous and adaptive conversations between the virtual patient and midwife-in-training. Ease of use, avatar fidelity, ability to incorporate diverse cultural elements, student learning, time, and cost in the development were assessed. Case development requires collaboration and an iterative approach. Similar to traditional simulation, AI-based simulations require careful planning, pre- and debriefing discussions, and continuous improvement efforts for maximal student learning. Generative AI-based simulations can enable efficient, flexible preparation for patient-centered, culturally appropriate telehealth.
Telehealth Simulations with Generative Artificial Intelligence in Midwifery Education: Practice for Person-Centered and Culturally Responsive Care. J Midwifery Womens Health.
Bohrer MB, Rodgers DL.
MedEdPORTAL. 2025 Aug 19;21:11542.
doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11542.
PMID: 40836949; PMCID: PMC12361509.
Alexandra Huttle, Elise M. Falluco, Stephanie Rohrig, Jennifer DiPace, Kevin Ching, Melanie Wilson-Taylor, Janet Chen, Cori Green
Pediatricians are positioned to address suicide in practice, given that it is the second leading cause of death starting at age 10. However, many report insufficient training as a barrier to screening for suicide risk. In response, the American Board of Pediatrics and the ACGME have identified suicide prevention practices as essential competencies to be achieved during residency training. Available residency curricula either introduce suicide risk within the context of depression or lack a simulation-based experience. Suicide is complex, sometimes occurring without depression, and therefore should be addressed independently when training residents. Further, social cognitive theory suggests that adult learners best develop the self-efficacy to execute new skills in a real or simulated environment, suggesting a simulation curriculum on suicide prevention strategies is needed to prepare the pediatric workforce.
Academic Pediatrics, 2025, 103129, ISSN 1876-2859
Sparn, M.B., Chatziisaak, D., Warschkow, R. et al.
To assess the effect of mental imagery (MI) on the performance in Virtual Reality Simulation Training (VRST) and laparoscopic cholecystectomy training with a box-trainer.
We randomly assigned novice laparoscopic surgeons taking part in 2023’s Davos Course to either receive MI followed by VRST vs. VRST alone. Laparoscopic performance was measured using time taken and instruments’ path lengths. We also measured surgical performance in a porcine cholecystectomy model in a box-trainer using a modified objective structured assessment of technical skills (OSATS) score. One-hundred-ten participants in the beginners’ module of the Davos Course were eligible, and all could be assessed in this study.
Surg Endosc (2025).
SOOMAR, Sarmad Muhammad et al.
Le présent article traite d’un projet d’amélioration de la qualité mené en collaboration par une infirmière clinicienne coordonnatrice en oncologie et une infirmière enseignante spécialisée en simulations. Le projet a utilisé des tutoriels d’apprentissage progressif par simulation pour former les infirmières en oncologie travaillant dans un hôpital de soins tertiaires et évaluer leur auto-efficacité. L’extravasation cytotoxique a été étudiée dans une optique générale à l’aide d’un diagramme d’Ishikawa représentant les facteurs à l’origine de problèmes courants dans l’administration de la chimiothérapie et la pratique infirmière en oncologie. L’approche du cycle rapide d’amélioration (parfois rendu par l’acronyme PREA pour Planifier-Réaliser-Examiner-Agir) a été utilisée au moment de mettre en application la méthodologie du projet d’amélioration de la qualité et d’élaborer la stratégie de formation des infirmières en oncologie. Quant à eux, les tutoriels d’apprentissage par simulation constituaient une activité pédagogique innovante. Toutes les infirmières en oncologie ont été formées, le but étant d’améliorer leur efficacité à détecter et à prendre en charge l’extravasation. L’approche innovante offerte par les tutoriels par simulation a permis d’améliorer les compétences. Elle a également mené à une réflexion sur la formation continue et donné l’occasion d’évaluer les infirmières, deux éléments qui influenceront les pratiques cliniques en oncologie et permettront d’éviter aux patients certains effets indésirables de la chimiothérapie.
Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal / Revue canadienne de soins infirmiers en oncologie, [S.l.], v. 35, n. 4, p. 613-619, Aug. 2025. ISSN 2368-8076.
Sarıkaya AF, Tarım K, Köseoğlu E, Özkan A, Aykanat İC, Esen B, Karaarslan UC, Müdüroğlu M, Kanlı Ş, Kiremit MC, Kordan Y, Balbay MD, Esen T, Aydın S, Canda AE.
Traditional surgical training relies on a master-apprentice model, but limitations such as restricted working hours and evolving surgical techniques have led to the integration of simulation-based training. Three-dimensional (3D) printing has emerged as a valuable tool for enhancing surgical education, offering patient-specific anatomical models that improve skill acquisition. Additionally, personalized video feedback may further refine training outcomes. This study investigates the impact of 3D-printed renal models and video-based feedback on skill acquisition in robotic partial nephrectomy training.
Front Surg. 2025 Jul 17;12:1615817.
doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1615817.
PMID: 40746836; PMCID: PMC12310688.
Lavallée JF, Horne R, Scotchburn H, Elliott K, Shepherd SC.
Physician Associate students find the transition from student to practitioner challenging, and universities need to adequately prepare students for clinical practice. We explored whether a simulation-based course is an effective way of preparing final year Physician Associate students for practice as a qualified clinician, with a specific focus on developing their clinical communication skills.
From Student to Physician Associate. Clin Teach. 2025 Oct;22(5):e70176.
doi: 10.1111/tct.70176.
PMID: 40745892; PMCID: PMC12314249.
Dion PM, Singh K, Coleby J, Beckett A, Lampron J, McGowan M, Shorr R, Nolan B.
Blood transfusion is increasingly utilised to manage haemorrhagic shock in prehospital environments. This practice is particularly relevant in settings where delays to definitive treatment are common due to extended evacuation timelines, limited resupply, and challenging environmental conditions. Safe and effective transfusion in these contexts depends on competent, well-prepared providers. Non-physician personnel may be required to perform transfusions independently in high-stakes situations without direct physician supervision. This scoping review synthesizes current literature on blood transfusion training for prehospital providers, with a focus on instructional design, simulation modalities, knowledge retention, and outcome evaluation.
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2025 Jul 31;33(1):134.
doi: 10.1186/s13049-025-01440-0.
PMID: 40745553; PMCID: PMC12312356.
Tam, C. Y. W., Dizon, J. I. W. T., Sin, S. W. C., Tang, G. K. Y., Lai, V. Y. W., Wong, Y. Y., … Yeung Ng, P.
Simulation-based training (SBT) is an integral and indispensable component of medical and healthcare education, especially pertinent in acute care. Conventional forms of SBT in acute care primarily involve manikins or task trainers, which are either costly or too task-specific. Recent innovations in virtual patient simulation software (VPS) invites the opportunity for conjoined use with basic manikins, creating a hybrid model for acute-care teaching. This study aimed to: ① Assess the impact of hybrid simulation teaching on the collective efficacy (CE) and self-efficacy (SE) of medical students, and ② evaluate psychometric measurement scales within the simulation context.
Annals of Medicine, 57(1).
Gerretsen EC, Strauch U, Groenier M, van Mook WN, Smeenk FW, Segers RP
Simulation-based training can be valuable for teaching bronchoscopy to intensivists, providing a risk-free training environment. We developed, implemented and evaluated a simulation-based flexible bronchoscopy training program for intensive care Fellows and intensivists. This paper presents the development of its design and lessons learned. We used the Analyse, Design, Develop, Implement and Evaluate model for developing and evaluating the training program (Analysis and Design – phase 1, Development – phase 2, Implementation – phase 3, Evaluation – phase 4).
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. 2025;0(0).
doi:10.1177/0310057X251337756
Gul Sahin Karaduman, Tulay Basak, Senem Duman
Debriefing is essential after virtual patient simulations; however, optimal approaches remain limited.
To evaluate three different debriefing methods used with nursing students following virtual patient simulations, focusing on debriefing experience, simulation effectiveness, satisfaction and self-confidence.
Nurse Education in Practice, Volume 87, 2025, 104447, ISSN 1471-5953
Cordélia Salomez-Ihl, Claire Chapuis, Pierrick Bedouch, Pierre Albaladejo, Julien Picard
The introduction of new medical devices into care units, or their replacement by new devices, is not always accompanied by implementation strategies that enable healthcare professionals to use them safely. Simulation is a relevant tool for reproducing critical care clinical situations without danger for the patients and providing training support. The aim of the study was to assess a simulation-based implementation method to accompany and reduce the risks associated with the deployment of a new invasive medical device in critical care units.
BMJ Open Quality 2025;14:e003029.
Marie-France Mamzer et Maria de Jesus Cabral
Dans un monde où les attentes envers les professionnels de santé se diversifient et où les enjeux éthiques se multiplient, les défis de la formation médicale sont de plus en plus complexes. Les compétences techniques et les connaissances théoriques, de plus en plus nombreuses, restent indispensables à transmettre. Mais il est devenu impératif de repenser la manière dont l’éthique est abordée dans la formation des futurs praticiens pour leur permettre de la concevoir comme centrale dans leurs futures pratiques professionnelles, et non comme une discipline additionnelle, associée à des « humanités médicales » satellites de leur formation initiale. Pour cela, son enseignement doit être au cœur même de l’éducation médicale, du premier cycle à la formation continue, nourrie non seulement par l’histoire, mais aussi par des réflexions contemporaines sur les avancées technoscientifiques et notamment sur l’intelligence artificielle (IA), dont l’usage devient incontournable au quotidien.
C’est ici que la fiction littéraire s’impose à la fois comme un laboratoire éthique, et comme outil de formation. En effet, à travers ses scénarios imaginaires et ses réflexions intemporelles sur le rapport entre l’homme et le monde, la littérature offre aux futurs professionnels de santé un espace unique d’immersion et de simulation éthique. Elle permet aux (futurs) professionnels de santé non seulement de se confronter à des situations complexes, mais aussi de réfléchir aux dilemmes moraux et aux dimensions profondes et souvent ambiguës de la médecine, dans leur double dimension, individuelle et collective.
Revue des sciences humaines, 358 | 2025, 145-160
Nina Martz, Amane-Allah Lachkar, Jean Breaud, Liza Ali, Ugo Maria Pierucci, Isabelle Talon, François Becmeur, Florence Julien-Marsollier, Valeska Bidault-Jourdainne, Alaa El-Ghoneimi, Matthieu Peycelon
This study aimed to explore the impact of positive or negative feedback on the performance of trainees in pediatric urology during simulation exercises in pediatric laparoscopy.
Twenty-five students enrolled in a national Pediatric Urology Laparoscopy Simulation participated in the study. They performed the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) skills, specifically peg-transfer and intracorporeal knot-tying, in a randomized study design while receiving positive or negative feedback from an attending pediatric urologist. On the first day, all students performed FLS peg-transfer and intracorporeal knot-tying tasks on a pediatric laparoscopic simulator. On the second day, students were randomized to receive either positive or negative comments during the procedure. Task performances, measured by task time and errors, was compared between both groups. Statistical analysis was conducted using the Mann–Whitney U test.
Journal of Pediatric Urology, Volume 21, Issue 3, 2025, Pages 755-760, ISSN 1477-5131
Viet Vu, Clément Buléon, Thuy Anh Le, Clara Christina Paula Lua, Frédéric Martin, Rebecca Minehart, Philippe Macaire
Psychological safety is a crucial component in highly functioning healthcare teams, enabling every member to speak up, take innovative risks and admit mistakes without fear of personal attack or repercussions. Leaders play a significant role in fostering this positive environment that boosts effective communication, enhances teamwork and decision-making and promotes incident reporting. Developing these non-technical skills, along with updated medical knowledge and procedural skills, is a key factor in providing better and safer patient care.
BMJ Open Quality 2025;14:e003186.
De La Vega SB, Guerif-Dubreucq E, Bouaoud J, Awad M, Mathon L, Beauvais A, Olivier T, Thiébaud PC, Philippon AL.
To compare the effectiveness of mixed reality with traditional manikin-based simulation in basic life support (BLS) training, testing the hypothesis that mixed reality is non-inferior to manikin-based simulation.
J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2025;22:15.
doi: 10.3352/jeehp.2025.22.15.
Epub 2025 May 12.
PMID: 40351040.
Cikwanine, J.P.B., Mukwege, D., Mongwa, J. et al.
Major obstetric hemorrhage is the leading direct cause of maternal mortality throughout the world. To prevent maternal mortality, it is crucial to raise concerns regarding the knowledge and skill levels of the healthcare providers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of simulation-based learning on the knowledge retention and skills of health professionals managing postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) in the maternity hospitals of a low-resource country.
BMC Med Educ25, 774 (2025).
Jane Tyerman, Liana Bailey
Bien que le Canada soit un pays officiellement bilingue, il serait nécessaire d’augmenter de façon significative le nombre de ressources éducatives de bonne qualité en français, pour les étudiants en sciences infirmières. La simulation virtuelle est un outil pédagogique apprécié pour sa capacité d’être à la fois accessible, flexible et sécuritaire. Le but de cet article est de détailler le processus de création de simulations virtuelles en langue française utilisée pour le curriculum canadien du baccalauréat en sciences infirmières. Cet article propose un modèle en quatre étapes soutenant la création de simulations virtuelles en français : la rédaction/conversion, l’évaluation par les pairs, la revue finale et la publication. Le produit final est un référentiel d’outils pédagogiques permettant le renforcement de la formation des infirmières.
Revue Francophone Internationale de Recherche Infirmière, 2025, 100373, ISSN 2352-8028
Yoshikawa Akira , Ohtsuka Hiroyuki , Aoki Keiichiro , Tashiro Naonori , Togo Shusuke , Komaba Kazuki , Nogawa Satoshi , Osawa Miwa , Enokida Megumi
Infection prevention and control education has traditionally been conducted in a lecture-based manner, and simulation-based educational strategies have become increasingly prevalent in the field of medical education in recent years. This systematic review aimed to compare the effectiveness of the simulation-based and traditional strategies of infection prevention and control education and to show the differences between these educational approaches. Furthermore, we identified the characteristics of simulation-based strategies for infection prevention and control education.
Front. Med., 14 May 2025. Sec. Healthcare Professions Education. Volume 12 - 2025
Pillong, L., Sprengart, F.M., Recker, F. et al.
Simulator-based training (SBT) transforms medical education from traditional methods to technology-driven simulations for safer, complex scenario learning. This study examines perceptions, benefits, drawbacks, and challenges of such training, focusing on ultrasound simulations among medical students and physicians.
BMC Med Educ25, 664 (2025).
doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07198-4
Akhtar, Md & Cochrane, Thomas
Extended Reality (XR) encompasses Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR), blending the physical and digital worlds to create immersive experiences. Healthcare simulation has evolved significantly with XR technologies, yet a critical gap exists between technical skill development and emotional resilience training. This overview of literature synthesizes current implementation on biometric-driven adaptation in healthcare simulation, highlighting opportunities for innovation through the integration of physiological monitoring with adaptive learning environments.
Pacific Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning 7(2):14-16
DOI: 10.24135/pjtel.v7i2.213
Kang, K., Yu, M.
Rapid-cycle deliberate practice (RCDP) is a training method involving brief, repetitive practice cycles with immediate feedback. This study examined the effectiveness of RCDP simulations in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training compared to traditional methods.
Sci Rep15, 16150 (2025).
doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-97222-w
Paterni, M., Mastorci, F., Benvenuti, C. et al.
This work describes an innovative simulator for clinical hyperbaric chambers that addresses critical training gaps in hyperbaric medicine. The system provides medical and technical personnel with a risk-free environment to develop essential operational skills without endangering patients or costly equipment. The simulator employs a dual-module architecture with web-based accessibility, intuitive controls for realistic chamber operation, and robust administrative capabilities. To evaluate the effectiveness of the simulator in the training process, we conducted a pilot study with clinical professionals.
Sci Rep15, 15977 (2025).
doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-01095-y
Mazur L, Butler L, Mitchell C, Lashani S, Buchanan S, Fenison C, Adapa K, Tan X, An S, Ra J.
Approximately 4000 preventable surgical errors occur per year in the US operating rooms, many due to suboptimal teamwork and safety behaviors. Such errors can result in temporary or permanent harm to patients, including physical injury, emotional distress, or even death, and can also adversely affect care providers, often referred to as the "second victim."
Given the persistence of adverse events in the operating rooms, the objective of this study was to quantify the effect of an innovative and immersive virtual reality (VR)-based educational intervention on (1) safety behaviors of surgeons in the operating rooms and (2) sense-making regarding the overall training experience.
JMIR Med Educ. 2025 May 1;11:e66186. doi: 10.2196/66186. PMID: 40311122.
Perez-Baena AV, Rudolphi-Solero T, Lorenzo-Alvarez R, Dominguez-Pinos D, Ruiz-Gomez MJ, Sendra-Portero F.
The objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is an effective but resource-intensive tool for assessing clinical competence. This study hypothesized that implementing a virtual OSCE in the Second Life (SL) platform in the metaverse as a cost-effective alternative will effectively assess and enhance clinical skills in emergency radiology while being feasible and well-received. The aim was to evaluate a virtual radiology OSCE in SL as a formative assessment, focusing on feasibility, educational impact, and students’ perceptions.
J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2025;22:12.
doi: 10.3352/jeehp.2025.22.12.
Epub 2025 Apr 21.
PMID: 40485176;
PMCID: PMC12202975.
Amorøe TN, Rystedt H, Oxelmark L, Dieckmann P, Andréll P.
Healthcare students are taught teamwork and collaboration through interprofessional simulation-based education (IPSE). However, the complex nature of healthcare and the ability to react resiliently to the unexpected is usually not actively addressed. This study explores how complexity and resilience can be addressed in IPSE debriefing for pre-graduate healthcare students.
Adv Simul (Lond). 2025 Apr 29;10(1):25.
doi: 10.1186/s41077-025-00352-4. PMID: 40301884; PMCID: PMC12042428.
Soledad AR, Catalina ZS, Scarlett VC, Claudia BP, Cristhian PV.
Objective and Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is a widely used evaluation method for health profession students. In Chile, physicians OSCEs have incorporated clinical reasoning and patient-centered communication assessment since 2015. The overall impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on undergraduate medical clinical practice remains unknown, in particular whether this context disproportionately affected lower-income regions, as was the case analysed in this study.
This research compares the OSCE patient-centered communication and clinical reasoning results among five cohorts of intermediate-level medical students with restricted clinical practice in Chile.
BMC Med Educ. 2025 Apr 25;25(1):608.
doi: 10.1186/s12909-025-07210-x. PMID: 40281520; PMCID: PMC12023525.
Power, D., Burke, C., Madden, M.G. et al.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve healthcare and patient safety and is currently being adopted across various fields of medicine and healthcare. AI and in particular computer vision (CV) are well suited to the analysis of minimally invasive surgical simulation videos for training and performance improvement. CV techniques have rapidly improved in recent years from accurately recognizing objects, instruments, and gestures to phases of surgery and more recently to remembering past surgical steps. Lack of labeled data is a particular problem in surgery considering its complexity, as human annotation and manual assessment are both expensive in time and cost, and in most cases rely on direct intervention of clinical expertise. In this study, we introduce a newly collected simulated Laparoscopic Surgical Performance Dataset (LSPD) specifically designed to address these challenges. Unlike existing datasets that focus on instrument tracking or anatomical structure recognition, the LSPD is tailored for evaluating simulated laparoscopic surgical skill performance at various expertise levels.
Sci Rep15, 13591 (2025).
doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-96336-5
Eckerström Joachim , Mårtensson Sophie , Larsson Margaretha , Knez Rajna , Ljudvåg Madeleine , El Alaoui Samir , Dahlström Karin , Elvin Nowak Ylva , Stenfors Terese , Jayaram-Lindström Nitya , Kristiansson Marianne , Fors Uno , Sörman Karolina
Multiple studies have shown that healthcare professionals often feel uncertain about when to inquire about intimate partner violence (IPV), the appropriate methods for doing so, and how to respond to the answers. Virtual patient (VP) cases are an interactive educational tool that can be effective for learning and training clinical reasoning skills. However, there is a lack of research on the use of VP in psychiatry education. This study aimed to investigate nursing students' experiences of using a VP as part of an educational module, integrated into their foundational training on IPV during their nursing education.
Front. Digit. Health, 11 April 2025
Sec. Health Communications and Behavior Change
Volume 7 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1516379
Ring L M, DeBitetto J, Cheng J J, et al.
In acute care settings, pediatric congenital heart patients require comprehensive team-based care. Physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) co-manage these patients in the same manner. However, there may be few opportunities to train together. Virtual reality (VR) simulation in the pediatric cardiology setting offers a portable, immersive experience and can be a cost-saving alternative to traditional manikin-based simulation. We sought to study the effectiveness of VR as a tool for providing interprofessional education to physicians and APPs working with cardiology patients in both the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) and the emergency department (ED).
Cureus 17(3): e81181.
doi:10.7759/cureus.81181
Sparks, F., Gilbody, N. & Hilari, K.
Laryngectomy (removal of the larynx, usually due to cancer) results in significant anatomical changes requiring specific clinical skills to safely manage the airway and support altered communication. It is crucial that healthcare professionals understand how to support people with laryngectomy, particularly in emergency care when their usual healthcare teams will not be present. Provision of laryngectomy training is limited. Existing education approaches fail to fully meet the needs of healthcare professionals, which in turn impacts on the provision of intervention to people with laryngectomy. With increasing evidence for simulation in pedagogical literature, this study explores how this approach can be used to support clinical skill education and improve urgent laryngectomy care. The aim of this study was to establish if a simulation-based approach is a feasible method of enhancing healthcare professional knowledge and confidence to provide emergency care to people with laryngectomy.
BMC Med Educ25, 442 (2025).
doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-06964-8
AUGRAS A, LONJOU L, RANVIAL E, PERROCHON A.
L'objectif de cette étude était de comparer la satisfaction des étudiants pour un débriefing sur ordinateur à celle d'un débriefing par un ensignant.
Dans cette étude expérimentale en cross-over, 42 étudiants en masso-kinésithérapie ont réalisé deux cas cliniques, chacun conçu avec un débriefing, que ce soit avec un ordinateur et par un enseignant. La Debriefing Experience Scale a été utilisée pour évaluer la satisfaction des étudiants envers les deux méthodes de débriefing.
RSE2R [Internet]. 2025 [cité 03 avril 2025];(3).
Zhao, L., Wu, C., Su, J. et al.
Sepsis is one of the most challenging and complex clinical states, with persistently high mortality rates. Guidelines recommend the early identification of sepsis patients and immediate initiation of the Hour-1 Bundle treatment to reduce mortality from sepsis. Emergency nurses play a vital role in the early screening of sepsis. Studies indicate that mind mapping and In-Situ Simulation (ISS) training not only aid healthcare professionals in reinforcing theoretical knowledge retention but also enhance skills in coordination, task management, and communication during simulation exercises. This, in turn, promotes the effective implementation of various treatments during resuscitation. The combination of theoretical and practical training methods is more effective than a single training approach. In June 2023, our hospital's emergency department conducted training for emergency nurses on sepsis mind mapping combined with ISS.
BMC Med Educ25, 331 (2025).
Rasesemola, R., Molabe, M.P.T
Nurses lack skills to analyse ethical problems, and some feel powerless and frustrated when encountering and having to deal with ethical dilemmas in clinical practice. The lack of ethical competence among nurses might somewhat be related to the neglect and side-lining of ethics in the education system. For those nurse educators who are facilitating ethics within their curriculum, their strategies and practices are inefficient due to lack of resources. Lack of efficient strategies to facilitate ethical competence create threats to ethical values in healthcare with a potential to jeopardise patients’ health outcomes.
BMC Nurs24, 147 (2025).
doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-02742-5
Felicity Edwards, Tara McCurdie, Dougal Carlisle, George Pang, Fiona Coyer, Kevin B. Laupland
We have previously used three-dimensional printing to develop a novel manikin for simulation training of central venous catheter insertion in critical care. The objective of this study was to evaluate the fidelity of the model by testing with novice and experienced operators.
Australian Critical Care, Volume 38, Issue 3, 2025, 101197, ISSN 1036-7314
doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2025.101197.
Ebm C, Sarti R, Panico P, Pagliotta M, Vinci V, Oldani S
Compassionate behavior plays a crucial role in medicine by fostering patient-doctor relationships, enhancing adherence, and improving care quality. While partly innate, compassion can be significantly enhanced through structured educational interventions. Despite recent efforts to integrate compassion into medical curricula, methodological challenges persist, especially in understanding how different environments influence skill expression and development. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of traditional clinical clerkships versus simulation-based training in cultivating compassion skills among medical students.
BMC Med Educ. 2025 Feb 4;25(1):181.
doi: 10.1186/s12909-025-06687-w.
PMID: 39905468; PMCID: PMC11796239.
Inas D. Redjem, Arnaud Huaulmé, Pierre Jannin, Estelle Michinov
Crises in the operating room, often resulting from human factors, endangers patient safety. Simulation-based training to develop non-technical skills shows promise in managing these crises. This review examines the simulation techniques, targeted healthcare professionals, non-technical skills, crisis scenarios, and evaluation metrics used in operating room crisis management training.
Nurse Education Today, Volume 147, 2025, 106583, ISSN 0260-6917
doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106583.
Hege Hovd Faye-Schjøll, Hege Vistven Stenseth, Maria H. Iversen, Camilla Olaussen
In considering the level of responsibility held by advanced practice nurses, ensuring patient safety must be a central component of advanced practice nursing education. Several healthcare education programmes have integrated Room of Horror simulations, which emphasise patient safety, as a learning activity. However, scant research has examined the effectiveness of Room of Horror as a method in advanced practice nursing education, especially studies that employ qualitative methodologies to explore student perspectives on this simulation.
The study aimed to explore the experiences of advanced practice nursing students using a Room of Horror simulation focused on promoting patient safety as an educational approach within their master's degree programme.
Nurse Education Today, Volume 147, 2025, 106604, ISSN 0260-6917
doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106604
Alice Pavageau, Claire Marchand
Les professionnels de santé sont amenés à développer des compétences éducatives et préventives au service des prises en soins des patients. La formation infirmière prévoit une compétence spécifique que les étudiants abordent sur le plan théorique mais qu’ils ont peu l’occasion de mettre en pratique lors des stages. La simulation semble pouvoir pallier ce manque d’opportunités.
L’étude complémentaire à l’étude de 2021 vise à décrire plus précisément comment la simulation est utilisée dans les enseignements des éducations en santé en IFSI.
Educ Ther Patient/Ther Patient Educ 16 (2) 20203 (2024) DOI: 10.1051/tpe/2024022
Palmisano, F., Santuari, N., Moletta, C. et al.
The quality of Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillations (AED) treatment provided by individual practitioners is the most important factor in surviving an in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA); therefore, healthcare professionals (HCPs) require sufficient resuscitation competency. This study aimed to analyze the effects of a blended team-based CPR and AED simulation training (riAniMO program) on HCPs performance, satisfaction and perception on transferability, and costs.
BMC Med Educ24, 1524 (2024). doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06543-3
Foucault-Fruchard, L., Michelet-Barbotin, V., Leichnam, A. et al.
Effective communication in healthcare, among professionals and between professionals and patients is crucial for delivering high-quality care. While simulation effectively translates technical skills to clinical practice, its impact on communication, particularly in pharmacies, is less well documented.
This systematic review examined the impact of simulation-based education on communication skills among pharmacy students and pharmacists. It aims to identify the types of simulations used, the outcomes obtained, and the effectiveness of these simulations in enhancing communication skills, perception and confidence.
BMC Med Educ24, 1435 (2024). doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06338-6
Liselott Fornander, Maria Garrido Granhagen, Ida Molin, Kati Laukkanen, Karin Björnström Karlsson, Peter Berggren, Lena Nilsson
Trauma teams handle severely injured patients under high temporal demands and need to coordinate and achieve collaborative decision-making and task execution through communication. Specific coordination and communication behaviours are taught in simulation training to enhance team performance. An examination of the role and nature of communication could increase the understanding of educational possibilities and assess the validity of in situ simulation on behalf of communication.
Our study aim was to describe the relative use of communication within information and task management, the use of coordinating behaviours, and the use of talking to the room and closed-loop communication in in-real-life trauma assessment and in the simulated domain.
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2024 Dec 10;32(1):128. doi: 10.1186/s13049-024-01287-x.
Groupe francophone de traduction du Simulation Dictionary
Coordonné par Clément BULEON
Assurer une traduction la plus fidèle possible du concept du SSH Simulation Dictionary dans un français le plus intelligible possible. Ceci afin de donner accès à un public francophone à la compréhension des termes tels qu’ils peuvent être employés dans des publications, des communications ou des conférences en langue anglaise.
Eva FEIGERLOVÁ et Marc BRAUN
L’examen clinique objectif et structuré (ECOS) est un outil pédagogique utilisé à des fins de formation et d’évaluation des performances des étudiants dans un environnement simulé. Pour justifier son utilité et son efficacité, l’ECOS doit être régulièrement révisé. Les données psychométriques permettent de répondre aux questions d’évaluation de la qualité de l’ECOS. Dans l’éducation médicale une note de passage fixe de 50 % est traditionnellement utilisée. Cependant les stations au sein d’un circuit d’ECOS peuvent avoir des niveaux de difficulté variable. Le seuil de réussite est déterminé par le biais d’un ajustement statistique afin de refléter le niveau de difficulté de chacune des stations au sein du circuit.
Ce travail décrit une démarche de standardisation de l’épreuve sur un exemple concret selon les attendus d’apprentissage sur le modèle adopté en France.
Pédagogie Médicale (2024) DOI: 10.1051/pmed/2024017
Guillaume PHILIPPOT, Béatrice VERQUIN SAVARIEAU, Christophe DELIGNY
La simulation en plaçant les apprenants comme acteurs de leurs stratégies d’apprentissage, participe au changement de paradigme de la pédagogie universitaire en médecine. Avec la réflexivité au cœur des débriefings, cette méthode pédagogique contribue au développement professionnel des formateurs en simulation. Nous explorerons les concepts de réflexivité en formation, développement professionnel et mesure de la réflexivité puis tenterons d’identifier les critères de réflexivité des formateurs au fil de leur parcours d’apprentissage.
Mesurer le développement de la réflexivité des formateurs en simulation en santé au fil de leur parcours et tenter de valider une échelle d’autoévaluation de leur réflexivité.
Pédagogie Médicale (2024) DOI: 10.1051/pmed/2024021
Alexandra LAPIERRE, Caroline ARBOUR, Patrick LAVOIE
Il n’existe aucune grille d’observation pour documenter les habiletés individuelles de travail d’équipe qui sont mobilisées lors d’une réanimation traumatologique.
Présenter les premières étapes du développement de la Grille d’Observation des habiletés individuelles reliées au Travail d’équipe lors d’une RÉAnimation Traumatologique (GO-TREAT) en contexte de simulation clinique et proposer une version préliminaire.
Pédagogie Médicale (2024) DOI: 10.1051/pmed/2024019
F. Caron, F. Mathieu, M. Talleux, D. Basille, C. Rames
L’endoscopie bronchique est un acte invasif qui peut être difficilement toléré par les patients, d’autant plus si l’opérateur manque d’expérience. La simulation permet aux apprenants de perfectionner leurs compétences en s’inscrivant dans une démarche éthique : « jamais la première fois sur un patient ». L’objectif principal de notre étude était la mise en évidence des bénéfices de la simulation dans l’apprentissage de l’endoscopie bronchique, concernant la dextérité, la vitesse de réalisation, et la reconnaissance anatomique de l’opérateur.
Revue des Maladies Respiratoires, Volume 41, Issue 10, 2024, Pages 776-789, ISSN 0761-8425, doi.org/10.1016/j.rmr.2024.10.005.
Dormegny, L., Lansingh, V.C., Lejay, A. et al.
Cataract surgery requires a high level of dexterity and experience to avoid serious intra- and post-operative complications. Proper surgical training and evaluation during the learning phase are crucial to promote safety in the operating room (OR). This scoping review aims to report cataract surgery training efficacy for patient safety and trainee satisfaction in the OR when using virtual reality simulators (EyeSi [Haag-Streit, Heidelberg, Germany] or HelpMeSee [HelpMeSee foundation, Jersey city, New Jersey, United States]) or supervised surgical training on actual patients programs in residents.
BMC Med Educ24, 1245 (2024).
Isabelle Borraccia, Anne Weiss, Véronique Brunstein, Jean-Paul Tauvale, Claire Pouard, Jérémy Mangeard, Lynn Dirringer
La formation aux gestes et soins d’urgence par des séances de simulation in situ interprofessionnelle (Sisip) est en augmentation. Les intérêts sont multiples : organisation peu coûteuse, qualité d’authenticité élevée du fait de l’environnement, du matériel in situ et des équipes interprofessionnelles constituées.
Explorer le ressenti des professionnels médicaux et non médicaux concernant les séances de Sisip dans le cadre d’une formation aux gestes et soins d’urgence en service de soins conventionnels et en structure médico-sociale pour déterminer les axes d’amélioration et optimiser l’offre de formation.
Revue Francophone Internationale de Recherche Infirmière, Volume 10, Issue 3, 2024, 100327, ISSN 2352-8028
Simulation plays a pivotal role in addressing universal healthcare challenges, reducing education inequities, and improving mortality, morbidity and patient experiences. It enhances healthcare processes and systems, contributing significantly to the development of a safety culture within organizations. It has proven to be cost-effective and successful in enhancing team performance, fostering workforce resilience and improving patient outcomes.
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Through an international collaborative effort, an iterative consultation process was conducted with 50 societies operating across 67 countries within six continents. This process revealed common healthcare challenges and simulation practices worldwide. The intended audience for this statement includes policymakers, healthcare organization leaders, health education institutions, and simulation practitioners. It aims to establish a consensus on the key priorities for the broad adoption of exemplary simulation practice that benefits patients and healthcare workforces globally.
Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare ():10.1097/SIH.0000000000000804
La Haute Autorité de santé (HAS) continue de promouvoir le développement de la simulation en santé et de permettre l’amélioration et la diversification de sa structuration, en proposant aux professionnels un guide de bonnes pratiques en matière de simulation en santé actualisé. Cette volonté s’inscrit dans le cœur de mission de la HAS : renforcer la qualité des soins, la sécurité du patient et la gestion des risques.
Simulation is being used for the training of healthcare workers in many settings and to address a variety of clinical issues. Available evidence suggests that performance improvements as a result of simulation training result in improvements in the clinical care of patients. However, current practices vary widely in simulation training, and there are no existing guidelines based on systematic synthesis of best available evidence to guide practices. In this manuscript, we present the first evidence-based guidelines relevant to simulation training that were developed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology.
Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare 19(1S):p S4-S22, January 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000776
