WEBINAR
The Real Sim Center: AVI-SPL – Special AV Episode
AV Design for Simulation: What Every Sim Center Needs to Know
A deep-dive conversation on audio-visual design for healthcare simulation: what to plan for, what to avoid, and how to future-proof your space.
When your AV fails in a simulation, learners can’t hear, instructors can’t see, and the debrief loses its power. In this special AV episode of The Real Sim Center, Melissa Lowther is joined by Brad Sager from AVI-SPL — a Certified Technology Specialist in Design and CHSOS credentialed AV expert — for a candid, practical conversation about what it actually takes to design AV that works in healthcare simulation. From microphone selection to camera placement to future-proofing your infrastructure, this episode is your roadmap.
Key Takeaways
- Audio intelligibility is the benchmark. Not volume — clarity. If speech isn’t clean and understandable, debriefs lose effectiveness and AI transcription suffers too.
- Design for where you want to go, not just where you are. Rack size, switch capacity, and DSP processing power are all cheaper to spec correctly up front than to replace later.
- Every sim center is different. A workflow that works for a nursing lab won’t work for an OR. AV design must follow the learning objectives and the user — not the other way around.
- The best AV is invisible. When it works, nobody notices. When it fails, it’s the only thing anyone notices.
- Fidelity applies to your AV, too. Pairing a high-fidelity manikin with low-fidelity audio and video creates a gap that undermines the learning experience.
What did you find most valuable about this webinar?
“Brad was very passionate and knowledgeable about the topics he covered today. Great broad knowledge with specifics for what CHSOS professionals do. One of the best I have ever seen.”
“Very knowledgeable on the variations of AV systems and I really enjoyed the different troubleshooting methods mentioned in this session.”
“The speaker was incredibly knowledgeable and well spoken. Easy to understand, even if you are not an AV specialist.”
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