NGHS Center for Simulation and Innovation

Simulation is an innovative, hands-on training method that optimizes patient safety, quality, and efficiency in healthcare. Simulation allows the learners to put their technical skills, knowledge, and critical thinking to practice in a safe, realistic learning environment. All members of the interdisciplinary team can care for patients as they would in the clinical setting.

We offer several types of simulation experiences: high-fidelity simulation manikins, task trainers, and standardized patients. Our high-fidelity simulation manikins range from infant to adult with lifelike features and responsive physiology. Some simulations may include a standardized patient. A standardized patient is a person trained to simulate or take on the characteristics of an actual patient. In complex simulations, we may utilize a standardized patient paired with a task trainer. A task trainer is a lifelike model of human body parts that allows us to teach competency-based and procedural skills.

The Center for Simulation and Innovation ascribes to the Society for Simulation in Healthcare’s Code of Ethics along with all organizational and ethical standards of Northeast Georgia Health System. 

The values of the Healthcare Simulationist Code of Ethics include: 

1. Integrity
2. Transparency
3. Mutual Respect
4. Professionalism
5. Accountability
6. Results Orientation

 Simulation courses include but are not limited to the following:

• Failure to Rescue
• End of Life
• ACLS
• Heart Failure
• Sepsis
• OB
• CIWA
• Advanced Airway
• Trauma
• Communication

NGHS Simulation at the Lanier Park Learning Lab includes ten patient simulation rooms including Medical, ICU, NICU, LDRP, PACU, and OR simulation rooms. These simulated patient rooms are equipped with a variety of high-fidelity simulation manikins operated from a control room. The control rooms allow Clinical Simulation Educators and Subject Matter Experts to observe and respond in real-time to participant interventions during the simulation scenario. The control rooms are equipped with video recording that allows for playback to participants during debriefing for self-reflection.

In addition to our simulated patient rooms, the NGHS Simulation Lab offers classroom and debriefing spaces. These spaces are equipped with computer access and flat-screen television displays allowing for the debriefing of simulations or didactic teaching before the simulations.

The NGHS Simulation Lab is available for your simulation training sessions.

Simulation Ambulance

Mobile Simulation Lab

GME Learning Lab

NGHS’s Mobile Simulation Program is the first of its kind in Georgia and it brings healthcare education to you. The Mobile Simulation Lab has limitless capabilities for offering simulation and traditional learning events. Two mock patient rooms are available as well as two control rooms and a debriefing area. Simulation scenarios can be recorded and played back to participants for debriefing purposes. 

The Standardized Patient Program is coordinated through the Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) Simulation Lab. The program provides high-quality, realistic healthcare training in a safe and controlled learning environment. Standardized Patients (SPs) support healthcare providers in learning the value of connection and empathy in patient care.