Simulation plays a pivotal role in addressing universal healthcare challenges, reducing education inequities, and improving mortality, morbidity and patient experiences.  Simulation enhances healthcare processes and systems, contributing significantly to the development of a safety culture within organizations.  It has proven to be cost-effective and successful in enhancing team performance, fostering workforce resilience and – most importantly – improving patient outcomes. 

Through an international collaborative effort, an iterative consultation process was conducted with 50 networks and societies operating across 67 countries within six continents.  This process revealed common healthcare challenges and simulation practices worldwide.  The findings were published in May 2024 in numerous Journals as the Global Consensus Statement on Simulation-based Practice.  The paper establishes, for the first time, a consensus on the key priorities for the broad adoption of exemplary simulation practice that benefits patients and healthcare workforces globally. 

The Global Consensus Paper was led by a working group from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) and the Society for Simulation in Europe (SESAM).  We invite you to hear a synopsis of the paper and learn more about relevant opportunities to develop new, innovative healthcare simulation technologies to address the gaps in the current capability set.