BHS Online SimulationWhen in-person classes were canceled following the Covid-19 pandemic, inspired by Tele-Health, we rapidly converted BHS 610 Clinical Application and Simulation to a virtual platform. We were able to deliver a similar learning experience with online simulation utilizing Zoom.

ResourcesMany of us are currently faced with the challenge of transitioning our healthcare simulation sessions to an online environment. Colleagues from every healthcare profession around the country and around the world are facing the same issue. I would like to highlight four of these best practices that will help us when we deliver our simulation courses online.

KognitoKognito, a virtual simulation company, is offering selected modules focusing on communication free of charge through April 30th.

DOMIn collaboration with the UAB Office of Interprofessional Simulation for Innovative Clinical Practice (OIPS), the DOM trained 287 healthcare providers on the appropriate use of personal protective equipment this week.
b799633c f0c8 4075 8595 c7ab4bcc5eadTraining for COVID-19 donning and doffing procedures can now be done using screen-based simulation. eTrain, a company known for creating artificial intelligence-enabled simulation scenarios, has created a free simulation around the CDC recommended donning and doffing processes for COVID-19.

SIDOn February 7, the UAB Serious Infectious Disease Team (SID) conducted an incognito (secret shopper) simulation. The exercise simulated the presentation of a patient with suspected COVID-19 (coronavirus) to the University Emergency Department (UED).