Medical simulation software, or healthcare simulation software, is used for education, training, and evaluation in various medical fields. There are many kinds of healthcare simulations—some are done virtually, some use replicas of healthcare or emergency environments, some use manikins—to help healthcare professionals and students practice and learn valuable skills. Medical simulation software enables medical organizations and institutions to provide continued education, training, and accreditation to their employees in a cost-effective and efficient manner. Healthcare professionals leverage medical simulation software to keep up with changing healthcare guidelines, evolving medical technology, and updated standards and procedures.
Virtual medical simulation technology is changing the way that healthcare professionals prepare for real situations. Simulation is used to reproduce an event before it actually happens. Often, it is used when testing in the real world would be too costly or risky. Both physical and virtual medical simulation technology is used to train healthcare professionals in cognitive, technical, and behavioral skills, without putting any actual patients at risk.
A few of the most common types of simulation include EMS simulators, simulated medications, manikin simulators, part-task simulators, simulation recording systems, augmented reality, virtual reality in medicine, computer-based virtual medical simulation.
While standalone medical simulation platforms do exist, some are offered within healthcare LMS software that provide aligned training and certification solutions and meet compliance requirements.
To qualify for inclusion in the Medical Simulation category, a product must:
Create medical training-specific simulated reality experiences
Enable the creation, administration, and access of online medical training
Track and report on the learning progress of individual medical professionals