Sandra Viggers

Star skater, resus geek, simulationista and #meded choreographer. Coming to a SIM room near you. With a shark. Also, 100% MD and counting.

Post-procedural ultrasound examination to rule out pneumothorax and confirm tip placement after central venous catheter insertion

by Sandra Viggers
12th May 20198th July 2019

Is ultrasound as good, or even better, than CxR to rule out pneumothorax and verify tip placement after CVC placement? Sandra's done the deep dive to answer the question.

Leadership – lessons learned from an orchestral conductor

by Sandra Viggers
8th April 20198th April 2019

Leadership training is sorely lacking in medicine. In this post Sandra shares insights she's gained through the research and workshops of conductor Ture Larsen.

Camilla Goes To #TTCNYC16

by Sandra Viggers
2nd December 20163rd December 2016

At scanFOAM we love SoMe and all of our “internet friends”, so much so that we want our “real life friends” to meet our “internet… Read More »

The Teaching Course NYC DAY 2 #TTCNYC16

by Sandra Viggers
16th November 201630th November 2016
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Innovation and the millennial learner It will come as no surprise that innovation is a topic at The Teaching Course. The faculty behind The Teaching Course are… Read More »

The Teaching Course NYC DAY 1 #TTCNYC16

by Sandra Viggers
15th November 201616th November 2016
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Once again The Teaching Course has turned the Innovation Loft in New York City into the place to be for medical educators. So of course… Read More »

Presentation masterclass with Ross Fisher

by Sandra Viggers
25th October 201612th February 2017

We’re stoked to finally be able to announce something we’ve been working on for a while: A presentation masterclass featuring none other than Ross Fisher. Instead… Read More »

How I Sim – Peter Dieckmann

by Sandra Viggers
19th October 201619th October 2016

Another one of the giants of the sim world has generously agreed to share his “How I Sim” story with #FOAMsim and the scanFOAM audience.… Read More »

How I Sim – Jenny Rudolph

by Sandra Viggers
7th October 20167th October 2016
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Next up in our “How I Sim” series is Jenny W Rudolph. You probably know of the Center for Medical Simulation founded 22 years ago where Jenny… Read More »

scanFOAM.org is proud to present our next contributor to the "How I Sim" series, Jesse Spurr, hailing all the way from Oz. He's an all round good bloke and a #FOAMed #FOAMsim star, being the co-host of simulationpodcast.com, editor-in-chief of injectableorange.com and simulation director at The Teaching Institute, just to name a few. Enjoy!

How you may be failing as an expert – and how your novice can help

by Sandra Viggers
28th July 201629th July 2016

As newly graduated medical students leave universities around the world and start their professional lives as junior doctors, so starts the media coverage about the… Read More »

How I Sim – Victoria Brazil

by Sandra Viggers
27th July 201628th July 2016
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This is the first guest contribution in our initiative "How I Sim" - a series that brings forth the voices of healthcare simulation for a speed round on their thoughts on sim. Who better to kick it off than Victoria Brazil (@Socratic_EM), a true #FOAMsim legend!

How I Sim – Sandra Viggers

by Sandra Viggers
19th July 201628th July 2016

Recently, I came across this question on Twitter and joined the conversation. Crowdsourcing …How could @MedSimulation foster online community for sim educators ? Blog? Podcasts?… Read More »