Glossary

Acronyms
AIMS
Advanced Initiatives in Medical Simulation: collaborative of simulation based industries

ECS
Emergency Care Simulator: METI

HPS
Human Patient Simulator: METI

IMSH
International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare: international academic meeting hosted by SSH in January of every year.

METI
Medical Education Technologies Inc: manikin manufacturer

NTS
Non-technical skills

SSH
Society for Simulation in Healthcare

SBAR
Acronym for "Situation", "Background", "Assessment", and "Recommendation". It allows a clinical team member to easily and quickly describe the clinical presentation of a patient and make a recommendation for future action. It is a component of effective communication between one healthcare provider and another

VR
Virtual Reality