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An Academic Review – Gaps in Wound Care Education

Pressure injuries have long been a problem plaguing healthcare systems. With many schools reducing time spent on wound care education,...

New training device aims to reduce hospital complications, costs

Newport, Delaware – Avwound is the latest product in Avkin’s line of high-fidelity wearable simulators. With blanching, tunneling, and realistic...

New Chest Tube Simulator Most Lifelike on the Market

Newport, Del. – Avkin’s newest wearable, the Avthor, is a comprehensive chest tube simulator designed to provide learners as true...

Avcath transforms catheterization training

Newport, DE – Avkin’s newest wearable device, the Avcath, brings true-to-life simulation to healthcare learners everywhere. Catheterization is a skill...

Avtone is the highest fidelity product in the auscultation simulator market

Newport, DE – The Avtone is Avkin’s entry into the auscultation market. Identifying deviation from typical heart and lung sounds...

Avline helps healthcare instructors train crucial skill

Newport, DE – Avkin’s newest device, the Avline, brings central line simulation to life. Central line care is vital to...

Avstick creates safe learning environment to train IV starts and blood draws

Newport, DE – A new tool is available for healthcare learners to practice valuable skills in a safe, life-like environment....

Closing the Preparation – Practice Gap for Wounds

With pressure injuries (PI) as a major concern for patient safety and the cost of patient care, Ayello et al....

Has the Academic-Practice Gap Turned to a Chasm?

What both academia and practice can do to keep new graduates from tripping over the welcome mat. It is well...

Why we give SP feedback in the third person

When teaching on Simulated Participant (SP) Feedback, we are often asked why we teach SPs to give feedback in the...

An Essential Guide to Hospital Simulation

For years, it’s been an open secret that a gap exists between the skills healthcare providers need to have and...

What makes a Simulated Participant Program Resilient and High Functioning?

A healthy culture has been shown to maximize outcomes and productivity while retaining a high performing resilient team. For this...

Five Steps to Effectively Train Your SPs

Basics – set the foundation for success If you are new to using live people in simulation, it is important...

Bridging Gaps with Virtual Simulation

While many schools turned to avatar-based simulation as an emergency stopgap, the fidelity of interacting with a human cannot be...

A New Frontier For Virtual Simulation

Virtual Simulations Similar to many industries, the pandemic has sent academic institutions offering undergraduate and graduate health professions education into...

Freeze Frame & Virtual Simulated Participants

Freeze Frame Introduction Avkin’s Virtual Simulated Participant (SP) Solution is an opportunity to have students learn in a virtual capacity...

Why Do Nurses Make Good Entrepreneurs?

Making the decision to start a business is not to be taken lightly. Like most nurses, I will always embrace...

Moulage Made Simple

Creating realistic moulage can seem like a daunting task that will break the budget. This is a detailed tutorial on...

Simulations that Stick

Abstract Simulated Participants (SPs), also known as Standardized Patients, prove more effective and provide reality that is difficult to achieve...

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An Academic Review – Gaps in Wound Care Education

Pressure injuries have long been a problem plaguing healthcare systems. With many schools reducing time spent on wound care education, and some eliminating it altogether, the newest generation of nurses may have never encountered wound care at all in their education. Hospitals can take steps to address this with lifelike continuing education. With the older