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The ‘Why’ of Avkin
Avkin exists to impart healthcare learners the chance to stretch themselves to the edge of their abi...
Skills must be practiced: Lessons learned from COVID-19
Having a plan is necessary, but it isn’t enough. It must be practiced.
As recently as October of ...
Dry Runs: Vital to Simulation Success
Do you find yourself making changes to a simulation after your first few students complete their exp...
Earpieces may harm your simulation
The use of earpieces has become a trend in Simulated Participant simulation. While seemingly logical...
Avkin Founder Once Again Recognized as Leader, Innovator
Avkin founder and CEO Amy Cowperthwait continues to be recognized as a leader and innovator in healt...
Why do we struggle with communication? We don’t practice it.
A recent Nurse Blake TikTok poking fun at a nursing student calling SBAR to a provider made me think...
Avkin Adds More Realism to Healthcare Simulation
The new Avband is a 21st-century solution to simulated participants (SPs) going off-script. No longe...
Avwound – Wound Care Reimagined
Pressure ulcers and other open wounds are costly medical conditions, in terms of both healthcare exp...
Avkin Turns to the Experts to Create and Develop the Avwound
When developing a product, we reach out to professionals and educators to ensure that our products a...
An Academic Review – Gaps in Wound Care Education
Pressure injuries have long been a problem plaguing healthcare systems. With many schools reducing t...