Simulation plays a pivotal role in addressing universal healthcare challenges, reducing education inequities, and improving mortality, morbidity and patient experiences. It 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 improving patient outcomes.

Through an international collaborative effort, an iterative consultation process was conducted with 50 societies operating across 67 countries within six continents. This process revealed common healthcare challenges and simulation practices worldwide. The intended audience for this statement includes policymakers, healthcare organization leaders, health education institutions, and simulation practitioners. It aims to establish a consensus on the key priorities for the broad adoption of exemplary simulation practice that benefits patients and healthcare workforces globally.

The article discusses in detail a new direction in clinical practice – perioperative medicine. Perioperative medicine is a set of measures aimed at reducing variability in care throughout the perioperative period and improving their coordination. It is emphasized that anesthesiologists and intensive care specialists have the greatest competencies for this area. The authors discuss in detail the role of simulation technologies in the training of doctors of perioperative medicine, focusing on teaching non-technical and cognitive skills.

The article describes the experience of development and implementation of a 4-month course “Virtual Propaedeutics” participated by the second-year medical students (N = 104). The program consisted of a face-to-face part (lectures and workshops) and a virtual component — interactive digital lessons, virtual clinical cases, and smart-trainer of the theoretical questions. The program was successfully completed by 83% of students , demonstrating a double increase in theoretical knowledge — from 4.49 to 8.98 (on a 10-point scale). The effectiveness of the program was also assessed by students and faculty using structured surveys.

The presented article considers the actual issues of practical application of simulation equipment in the framework of teaching students of a medical university. The necessity of using virtual simulators in the modern educational process is emphasized in order to interest students to increase their level of mastery of skills of physical examination of respiratory and cardiovascular systems, as well as to strengthen the objectivity of evaluation of knowledge and the level of practical skills of medical students. The authors outline the main advantages that medical students receive when studying lung and heart pathologies while using simulation technologies. The results of the empirical method of research using questionnaires and surveys of students conducted after the completion of training on simulation equipment are presented. 

The scientific substantiation of the effectiveness of the use of virtual simulation technologies in the system of training medical personnel will significantly improve the quality of the formation of practice-oriented competencies among students of medical universities.

The article describes an experiment on introducing virtual technologies into the process of professional training of students at a medical college in the form of the “Injections” course. The purpose of this course is to master the theoretical foundations and sequence of injection procedures, including hand preparation, preparation for manipulation, its execution and completion, disposal of accessories, as well as intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular and intravenous injections. There was an increase in the level of development of professional competencies among students who took part in the experiment relative to the initial level, which indicates an increase in the level of knowledge of students who were trained using a virtual simulator and confirms the feasibility of integrating a virtual environment into the training of nurses as a means of developing professional competencies among medical students college.

Foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO) is one of the most frequent causes of death among children and adolescents worldwide. Despite the widespread development and dissemination of methods of emergency care to the population, mass introduction of endoscopic methods of investigation and treatment, reducing the time of transportation of victims, increasing the level of knowledge of medical personnel and the public on first aid, this problem is extremely relevant at present. This is due to anatomo-physiological features of the child’s organism, age, behavioral factors, as well as possible complications, which, as a rule, are associated with untimely and incorrect technique of rendering assistance. Within the framework of the present study, a detailed analysis of episodes of FBAO in children in Ryazan region over a 5-year period was carried out, and clinical cases are described, allowing us to assess the importance of early diagnosis and treatment. 

The article presents the results of the implementation of simulation training for residents of the 1st and 2nd year of study at the Simulation Center of “Astana Medical University”.

Communication skills are very important for establishing trust between medical staff and patients, increasing compliance, and ensuring a high level of quality of medical care. The article presents the results of a study during which a checklist for the supervision of a simulated patient during training on communication skills in medicine was developed. An expert assessment of the actions of a simulated patient using a developed checklist makes it possible to increase the effectiveness of training and the quality of the educational process.

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The article discusses issues of adaptation of medical simulation training specialists. When forming an adaptation system, one of the main tasks is the development of personnel adaptation regulations. For future regulation of the process of adaptation of the center’s specialists, types of adaptation in content, methods and activities, used in the Federal Accreditation Center of E. A. Wagner Perm State Medical University, a survey of specialists from simulation centers is planned. In the course of analyzing the responses received and previously identified methods and activities, a document will be prepared regulating the process of adaptation of medical simulation training specialists, which will further speed up the adaptation process and make it more effective for each party in the labor relationship.

The article describes the experience of development and implementation of a 4-month course “Virtual Propaedeutics” participated by the second-year medical students (N=104). The program consisted of a face-to-face part (lectures and workshops) and a virtual component — interactive digital lessons, virtual clinical cases, and smart-trainer of the theoretical questions. The program was successfully completed by 83% of students , demonstrating a double increase in theoretical knowledge — from 4.49 to 8.98 (on a 10-point scale). The effectiveness of the program was also assessed by students and faculty using structured surveys.