Implementation of simulation training during the COVID-19 pandemic: a New York hospital experience.

Di Pan; Kapil Rajwani

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Implementation of simulation training during the COVID-19 pandemic: a New York hospital experience.

February 24, 2021

Pan D, Rajwani K. Simul Healthc. 2020;16(1):46-51.

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Simulation training is employed by hospitals to improve patient care. This article describes one hospital’s experience implementing simulation training during the COVID-19 pandemic to help refine protocols, facilitate practice changes, uncover safety gaps, and train redeployed healthcare workers.

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