We SEE simulation differently:
Safety. Efficiency. Effectiveness.
At CAPE, we innovate and disseminate
novel methods of improving
human and system performance.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Hybrid Simulation Instructor Program:
NOW OPEN: May 5-7, 2025 (2.5 days)
Interested in additional dates or other customized programs? Email us at contactcape 'at' stanford.edu.
Online Debriefing Program
CAPE's Online Debriefing Program in partnership with the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning at Stanford University is now available. In this new online course, you will master the art of debriefing, one of the most effective strategies for empowering healthcare professionals to deliver safe, high-quality patient care.
CAPE Webinar
In this webinar, CAPE’s directors, Lou Halamek, M.D. and Nicole Yamada, M.D., use an interactive discussion and video exemplars from CAPE’s Online Debriefing Program to highlight and analyze four foundational strategies from CAPE’s 20 Strategies for Effective Debriefing. You’ll learn how to clearly communicate expectations for how a debriefing will be conducted, how to begin debriefings in an objective and efficient manner, and ways to avoid creating defensiveness during debriefings. Click HERE to get more information on the program.
CAPE Video in Simulation Series
Video in Simulation is a three-part series featuring Dr. Lou Halamek discussing his philosophies of sim training and the use of video debriefing. This series of educational videos was produced by Debriefly, click here to view the rest of the series.
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT CAPE
TransportSim Returns
This November, CAPE's simulation-based training program for healthcare professionals delivering quality care to neonatal patients in transport returned for the second time this year. The TransportSim Program enables neonatal registered nurse transport specialists (RNTSs) and respiratory care professionals (RCPs) to improve their cognitive, technical and behavioral performance during transport of critically ill neonates.
Team members are immersed in highly realistic simulated clinical scenarios in order to prepare them for the challenges inherent in the critical care transport of actual patients.
CAPE in the UK
Rodrigo Galindo, Simulation Lab Manager and Operations Specialist at CAPE, was recently invited by Thrishantha Nanayakkara and the Morph Lab at Imperial College London to give a talk about challenges in neonatal care.
In his presentation, he highlighted how CAPE has effectively utilized simulation-based training and research to enhance both human and team performance. Prior to his talk, Rodrigo had the opportunity to tour the lab and demo several innovative devices developed by the Morph Lab team.
So What Do People Actually Do?
Immanuel Barshi, Ph.D., a Senior Principal Investigator in the Human Systems Integration Division at the NASA Ames Research Center, was recently invited to speak at Stanford by Lou Halamek, MD.
The presentation, "So What Do People Actually Do? A Discussion of Humans and Safety" focused on how managing challenging situations safely is applicable across multiple specialties that require quick decision making and risk assessment.