Templates and administrative resources for medical simulation centers and healthcare simulation skills labs.
1. Job Descriptions
1a. Simulation Technologist Job Description
1b. DACUM Competency Profile for Simulation Technology Specialist by the California Community College
2. Scenario Tools
2a. Healthcare Simulation Scenario Template
2b. Medical Simulation Scenario Template From EM Sim Cases
2c. Clinical Simulation Scenario Planning Worksheet From Laerdal
2d. Medical Simulation Scenario Validation Checklist From Laerdal
3. Debriefing Resources Related To Simulation-Based Healthcare Education
3a. RUST Debriefing Guide
3b. GAS Debriefing Guide
3c. Diamond Debriefing Guide
3d. Debriefing Questions
3e. The London Handbook For Debriefing By Imperial College London
3f. DASH Raters Handbook
Debriefing Assessment for Simulation in Healthcare (DASH) Raters Handbook by The Center for Medical Simulation (CMS).
DASH Student Versions designed for students to rate their instructors on the quality of a debriefing.
More from the Centre for Medical Simulation’s DASH can be found here
4. Release Forms
4a. Release Form Template For Non-Commercial / Non-Public Use*
4b. Release Form Template For Commercial / Public Use*
**thesimtech does not take legal responsibility for any consent documents found on this site. Before using any consent document check with your legal department to verify you are following local law.
5. Mock Up Lab Reports
https://simlab.resuscitate.io/ – Create mock lab reports on-the-fly for medical simulation (submitted by Tristan Jones)
6. Preparation and Post-Simulation Session Checklist by Gaumard
7. Healthcare Simulation Dictionary
The Healthcare Simulation Dictionary is a collection of definitions showing how various terms, and their meanings, are being used in the profession. Available free from SSH.
8. Program Evaluation Form Template
8a. General Template
8b. Simulation Effectiveness Tool by CAE Healthcare
9. Editable Templates
Editable temperature and glucose powerpoint templates you can use to show readings to participants (submitted by Wayne McGearey)
9a. Temperature
9b. Glucose
9c. Lab Results
Editable excel chart with tab templates for :
-Blood biochemistry results
-ABG/VBG Standard ED type machine
-Urinanlysis
-ABG/VBG ITU type format
The Blood biochemistry results change font colour (blue = normal input – red and bold text = abnormal results)
The ABG/VBG templates display up arrow with high results and down arrow with low results
(submitted by Wayne McGearey).
10. Heart / Rhythm Sound Combinations for SimMan
SimMan Heart Rhythm/Sound combinations cheat sheet (submitted by Trevor Snow)
11. Blood, Plasma & Platelet Bag Labels
Canadian Blood Services – Blood, Plasma and Platelet bag labels. (submitted by Mark Searra)
Download From Google Drive
Download all labels here
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