VA-Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning


VA-Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning

 

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              Who Are We?
            


              The Simulation Learning, Evaluation, Assessment, and Research Network (SimLEARN) is the
              VHA's program
              for simulation in health care training. Serving the largest integrated health care system in the world, SimLEARN provides an ever-growing body of curricula and best practices that improve health care for our nation's Veterans. The use of innovative technologies in a safe learning environment enhances
              diagnostic, procedural and communication skills to support quality care and the best possible
              outcomes. 

 

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2022 SimLEARN Annual Report 
                 


                 The 2022 SimLEARN Annual Report is out now! Click below to to see highlights from the past year and what is in store for 2023.

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            Simulation Training Leads to Life-Saving Intervention for True-Life Trauma Patient


                  

 
            Discover how simulation training prepared staff to save a life.
                  
              

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                Director's Corner: SimLEARN Realigns Certification Standards to Improve Veteran Care

                  



                  By Eric Bruns, MBA | SimLEARN Executive Director 
                

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              Portfolios
            

Resuscitation Education and
                    Innovation
                  

REdI oversees VAs standardized Resuscitation and Mock
                  Code training programs. 

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Learning Management


                 

LM oversees the development and updating of national
                 curricula/training, foresight and enabling of trainers to facilitate courses locally at their
                 perspective facilities. 

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Assessment, Collaboration and Outreach
                  

ACO focuses on client-centered education that is
                  adaptable to field needs using simulation-based training and best practices that effectively improves
                  the utilization of resources and minimizes cost in hospital activations, research and rural health.
                

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                    Clinical Training and Engagement
                  



                  CTE ensures all training medical information/ material
                  is accurate and up to date in accordance with VA policies and procedures as well as national, state
                  and local laws. 

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Simulation Validation, Evaluation, and Testing (SimVET)
                  

SimLEARNâs newest portfolio, SimVET, works to ensure that no medical services are issued for Veterans unless they are proven to be safe and effective through simulation. The portfolio involves frontline staff to analyze health care solutions for usability, patient safety, clinical workflow impact, and technical feasibility.

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SimLEARN Newsletters 

The Simulation Exchange Newsletter
The Simulation Exchange newsletter is a product of
                  the VHA SimLEARN National Simulation Center. 
                  

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