INACSL Expands Membership Reach with new Organizational Membership Category that Targets Simulation

RALEIGH, N.C. - March 8, 2019 - PRLog -- The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL), has introduced its new Organizational membership category. The new category focuses on businesses and simulation-based organizations committed to improving patient care through quality simulation education and the INACSL's Standards of Best Practice: Simulation^SM.

INACSL is a leading voice within the simulation industry, promoting research, best practices, and standards for clinical simulation methodologies and learning environments. Its membership is comprised of specialists at all stages in their career – from first-year nursing students and practitioners; to leaders within the healthcare space, physicians, and retired healthcare and nursing professionals – each of whom are committed to the INACSL mission of advancing the science of healthcare simulation.

With the addition of an Organizational membership, INACSL now offers six membership categories:

·         Individual: $140/year

·         Student/Retired: $80/year

·         Lifetime: $1,400 one-time fee

·         Association: $550/year – Companies that provide simulation related resources, services and/or equipment. who want to provide individual membership benefits for two individuals at their company.

·         Institutional: $532/year – Simulation-focused agencies, hospitals, simulation centers or academic organizations who want to provide individual membership benefits for four individuals at their organization. Additional individuals can be added to the membership for $133 each/year.

·         Organizational: $3,000/year – Open to any hospital, simulation center, and academic organization actively engaged in healthcare simulation, and are aligned with INACSL's commitment to improve patient care through simulation education and its Standards of Best Practice: Simulation^SM. Organizational members receive a membership plaque and a set of the INACSL Standards of Best Practice: Simulation^SM posters, as well as a subscription to the Clinical Simulation in Nursing Journal. Additional plaques, posters and journal subscriptions can be ordered for separate office locations for an additional $1,000location/year.

"We look forward to welcoming our new Organizational- members. The new Organizational membership category presents an exciting opportunity for INACSL to further incorporate valuable expertise and new perspectives, while enhancing our community of learning for our members," said INACSL Board of Directors President Bette Mariani, PhD, RN. "In addition to the invaluable, year-long benefits, organizational members will enjoy increased visibility and high-level exposure to more than 2,000 individual members across the globe."

For additional information about INACSL membership benefits and to join, visit https://www.inacsl.org/join-renew/.

About the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning (INACSL)
The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) is committed to advancing the science of healthcare simulation. As part of our vision to become the global leader in transforming practice to improve patient safety through excellence in healthcare simulation, we equip members with the latest research and educational strategies to further impact learning outcomes, and enhance patient health across the continuum of care. INACSL also provides the INACSL Standards of Best Practice: Simulation^SM, an evidence-based framework to guide simulation design, implementation, debriefing, evaluation and research. INACSL represents over 1,800 members from 29 countries.