News & Media
The latest information from the VA’s Simulation Learning, Evaluation, Assessment, & Research Network (SimLEARN).
Newsletters
- Simulation Exchange 2023 Volume 14, Issue 3
- Simulation Exchange 2023 Volume 14, Issue 2
- Simulation Exchange 2023 Volume 14, Issue 1
- Simulation Exchange 2022 Volume 13, Issue 4
- Simulation Exchange 2022 Volume 13, Issue 3
- Simulation Exchange 2022 Volume 13, Issue 2
- Simulation Exchange 2022 Volume 13, Issue 1
- Simulation Exchange 2021 Volume 12, Issue 4
- Simulation Exchange 2021 Volume 12, Issue 3
- Simulation Exchange 2021 Volume 12, Issue 2
- Simulation Exchange 2021 Volume 12, Issue 1
- Simulation Exchange 2020 Volume 11, Issue 5
- Simulation Exchange 2020 Volume 11, Issue 4
- Simulation Exchange 2020 Volume 11, Issue 3
- Simulation Exchange 2020 Volume 11, Issue 2
- Simulation Exchange 2020 Volume 11, Issue 1
- Simulation Exchange 2019 Volume 10, Issue 6
- Simulation Exchange 2019 Volume 10, Issue 5
- Simulation Exchange 2019 Volume 10 Issue 4
- Simulation Exchange 2019 Volume 10 Issue 3
- Simulation Exchange 2019 Volume 10 Issue 2
- Simulation Exchange 2019 Volume 10 Issue 1
- Simulation Exchange 2018 Volume 9 Issue 6
- Simulation Exchange 2018 Volume 9 Issue 5
- Simulation Exchange 2018 Volume 9 Issue 4
- Simulation Exchange 2018 Volume 9 Issue 3
- Simulation Exchange 2018 Volume 9 Issue 2
- Simulation Exchange 2018 Volume 9 Issue 1
- Simulation Exchange 2017 Volume 8 Issue 7
- Simulation Exchange 2017 Volume 8 Issue 6
- Simulation Exchange 2017 Volume 8 Issue 5
- Simulation Exchange 2017 Volume 8 Issue 4
- Simulation Exchange 2017 Volume 8 Issue 3
- Simulation Exchange 2017 Volume 8 Issue 2
- Simulation Exchange 2017 Volume 8 Issue 1
- Simulation Exchange Newsletter Winter 2017
- Simulation Exchange Newsletter Fall 2016
- Simulation Exchange Newsletter Spring 2016
- Simulation Exchange Newsletter Spring 2016
- Simulation Exchange Newsletter Winter 2016
- Simulation Exchange Newsletter Fall 2015
- Simulation Exchange Newsletter Summer 2015
- SimLEARN Newsletter Spring 2015
- SimLEARN Newsletter Winter 2015
- SimLEARN Newsletter Fall 2014
- SimLEARN Newsletter Summer 2014
- SimLEARN Newsletter Spring 2014
- SimLEARN Newsletter Winter 2014
- SimLEARN Newsletter - Fall 2013
- SimLEARN Newsletter - Summer 2013
- SimLEARN Newsletter - Spring 2013
- SimLEARN Newsletter - Winter 2013
- SimLEARN Newsletter - Fall 2012
- SimLEARN Newsletter - Summer 2012
- SimLEARN Newsletter - Spring 2012
- SimLEARN Newsletter - Winter 2012
- SimLEARN Newsletter - Fall 2011
- SimLEARN Newsletter - Summer 2011
- SimLEARN Newsletter - Spring 2011
- SimLEARN Newsletter - Winter 2010
- SimLEARN Newsletter - Summer 2010
- SimLEARN Newsletter - Spring 2010
Articles
- Pursuing Certification in Healthcare Modeling and Simulation
- The Journey of a Dental Hygienist Simulation Champion
- How Your Simulation Center Can Contribute to Environmental Sustainability
- Simulation Training Takes the Jeopardy Out of Femoral Sheath Removal
- Enhancing Medication Safety Through Multi-Site Simulation Training in VA
- VA-ECHO: Expanding Training and Education Opportunities
- Southern Nevada VAMC Hosts VR Day: Transforming Medical Training with Cutting-Edge Technology
- VA-ECHO and SimLEARN Offer Innovative Training Programs for 2024
- Snitch Got the Grinch! James H. Quillen VAMC Prepares for Emergencies with Missing Patient Drill
- Preparing for the Unexpected: Maternal Care Simulation Training at Southern Nevada VA Medical Center
- Simulation Training Teaches Inclusive Practices To Improve Care For Transgender Veterans
- Director's Corner: Leading the Way in Innovation for Enhanced Veteran Care
- Collaboration Saves Lives
- Simulation Training Drives Skill Enhancement in Critical Care Nurse Internship Program
- Simulation Training Leads to Life-Saving Intervention for True-Life Trauma Patient
- Incorporating Fun into Nursing Education
- Simulation Training Transforms Nursing Orientation at Salisbury VA for Optimal Patient Care
- Walking in Their Shoes- Orlando VA Uses Virtual Reality Training to Empower Staff to Understand Veteran Experiences
- Central Texas VA Enhances Medical Education with Immersive Rapid Response Simulation Lab
- Upcoming VA-ECHO Programs
- Clinical Facility Construction Simulations Discover Safety Hazards, Improve Veteran Safety
- Director’s Corner: Making a National Impact on Veteran Health Care Through Simulation
- ILEAD Game-Based Learning Module Wins International Award
- Preventing Misdiagnosis: How Infectious Disease Task Trainers Make a Difference
- Revolutionizing Veteran Care: VHA's National SimVET Center Embarks on Holoportation Technology
- Specialty Care VA-ECHO: High-Quality Continuing Education for Busy Clinicians
- Can You Escape the Horror?: Escape Room Teaches Blood Administration Skills
- Central Texas Veterans Health Care System Launches Center for Innovation and Learning
- Dietetics Interns Learn Critical Skills in Immersive Simulation Experience
- Director’s Corner: Setting the Stage for a Successful Year in Simulation
- ILEAD Game-Based Learning Module Wins Two Awards at International Conference
- In the Beginning: The Story of a Sim Lab and Resiliency
- Mental Health Escape Room Prepares Staff for Suicidal Patient Encounters
- Tampa VA Hospital is First VA Facility to Create, Buy Lifelike Manikin that Simulates Monkeypox Symptoms
- Veteran’s Life Saved Thanks to Mock Code Training Program
- Suicidal Patient on Hospital Grounds: A Simulation Exercise at Access Hospital Response
- Utilizing 3D Printing to Optimize Mock Code Training in Simulation
- SimLEARN Certified Centers
- New ILEAD Program Office Will Provide Standardized Training, Education and Professional Development Opportunities for all VHA Employees
- Taking Implicit Bias Out of Interprofessionalism Through Clinical Simulation
- Intravenous Vascular Access: Building the Team
- New Nutrition-Focused Physical Examination Simulation Rotation Offered at the James A. Haley VA Hospital and Clinics
- Director’s Corner: A New Chapter for SimLEARN
- South Texas Celebrates Healthcare Simulation Week 2022
- Stop, Drop, Code: Learning Together to Enhance Veteran Care
- Escape Safety Drift – Utilizing Safe Patient Handling Equipment
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Falls Escape Room Simulation Created to Improve Veteran Safety and Care
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Director’s Corner: Defining a New Reality Through Immersive Simulation
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Disaster training soars to new heights at the Tampa Bay AirFest with the Sim Bus
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Minutes Matter! Simulation Training Aims to Prevent Blood Loss Deaths
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The SimWars Experience: A Winner’s Perspective
- ANPD SimWars: An Interprofessional Team Effort
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Director’s Corner: Simulation in Action and Back in Person
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Take the Plunge! Nursing Graduates Dive into Simulation to Improve
Veteran Care
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Occupational Therapist Saves Life Thanks to Opioid Overdose Simulation Training
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Pre-Construction Simulations for the Emergency Department Triage: Lessons Learned
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REdI Mock Code Program 2.0
Telestroke Sustainment Training Strengthens Stroke Care Process for Veterans
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The Value of Interdisciplinary Simulation for the Development of Critical Thinking in Residents
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Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral IV Training to Improve Patient Outcomes
and Reduce Costs
- Director's Corner: FY22 Priorities
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SimLEARN: Addressing Musculoskeletal Conditions
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Fellowship Corner: Veterans Health Administration Welcomes New Simulation
Fellows
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Simulation Educator...or High Reliability Partner?
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New and Revised Joint Commission Requirements for Resuscitation
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SimLEARN’s National Simulation Center is Getting a Second Floor
Creating mixed simulation training during a pandemic
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Director's Corner: Exciting Events
- 5G in VA, SimLEARN and Beyond
- First Simulation-Based VA Design Standards Testing Workshop: Emergency Department
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Facility
Simulation Certification: One Step in the HRO Journey
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Congratulations to our 2020-2021 Interprofessional Advanced Clinical Simulation
Fellows
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Durham staff use Simulation to Improve Care For Tracheostomy Patient
- Have information overload? VA Librarians are here to help!
- Director's Corner: Changes at SimLEARN
- Virtual Simulation Helps Grow Telestroke During COVID Operations
- Virtual Conferences are a Click Away
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Virtual Simulation Helps Grow Telestroke During COVID Operations
- Simulation and the South Texas Ice Storm of 2021
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Fellowship Corner: Virtual and In-person Role Play Simulation on Medication Errors
- New
Concept, New Centers
- SimLEARN Certified Simulation Centers
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SimLEARN's First Event Post-Pandemic
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Escape to Simulation: How a COVID-19 Escape Room provided Interdisciplinary Team Building and
Safer Practices
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Simulation Center for Innovation (SCI) Presents: SCI:
Escape the (room) Simulation with Leadership Medical Media News Release
- Meet
Fellow Nicole Armitage, PhD, RN
- Mobile Sims Cart: A Homegrown VA Compatible Virtual AV System
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