STUDY REFERENCES

The three references worth keeping open.

Official guidance first, then the standards and books our explanations cite. Avoid any source claiming to hold actual or recalled exam questions.

Cover of Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Operations, Technology, and Innovative Practice
MAIN STUDY REFERENCEComprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Operations, Technology, and Innovative PracticeEdited by Crawford, Baily, and Monks. Springer, 2019. Purchase or institutional access required.
Cover of the Healthcare Simulation Dictionary, Third Edition
SHARED LANGUAGEHealthcare Simulation DictionaryShared definitions for the terms the exam uses. Third edition, published with AHRQ.
Cover of the SimGHOSTS Capability Framework for Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialists
CAREER FRAMEWORKSimGHOSTS Capability FrameworkThe SimGHOSTS skills map for healthcare simulation technology specialists.

Official SSH guidance

BlueprintCHSOS Examination Blueprint 2024The domains and KSAs every question maps toBlueprintCHSE Examination Blueprint 2024Domains and weights for the educator examPreparationCHSOS Exam Preparation GuideSSH advice on study methods and the practice examCertificationSSH CHSOS certificationEligibility, applications, and preparationCertificationSSH CHSE certificationEligibility, applications, and preparationAdvancedSSH CHSOS-AAdvanced portfolio for experienced operations specialistsAdvancedSSH CHSE-AAdvanced portfolio for experienced educators

Standards

StandardsINACSL Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best PracticePrebriefing, facilitation, debriefing, and professional integrityStandardsASPE Standards of Best PracticeWorking with simulated participants

Simulation organizations

Certification bodySociety for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH)Runs the CHSOS and CHSE certifications, accreditation, and the IMSH conferenceOperations communitySimGHOSTSThe global community for simulation technology and operations specialists, with training events and the Capability FrameworkNational networkSimulation CanadaConnects Canada’s simulation community through education, events, research, and collaboration

Simulation consultancy

ConsultingBrainNet Consulting Inc.Simulation center design, A/V and IT planning, operational readiness

Stay current

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