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Adam Dougherty

@apdougherty

@VituityHealth Emergency Physician at @sutterhealth, Policy Wonk, Health Advocate

 Sacramento, CA
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Excited and honored to be elected President of @SSVMS for 2025! @VituityHealth @SutterHealth @CMAdocs @californiaacep magazines.ssvmedicine.org/No…
SSVMS Election Results

SSVMS Election Results

"Discover the SSVMS Election Results for 2025. Meet the newly elected President, Adam Dougherty, MD, and the Board of Directors representing six districts. Learn about the SSVMS Delegation to the CMA...

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Cutting Medicaid will have disastrous effects on our communities. Half of all births and up to 2/3rds of children in California are on Medicaid. Protect our families. Protect Medicaid. Support physicians' work to #SaveMedicaid at physiciansformedicaid.org.
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Proposition 35 is a long overdue generational investment into Medi-Cal, and that is why both political parties and every single touch point of the health care system are voting Yes. @VoteYes35. Join us!
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Join California physicians and vote YES on Prop 35. This initiative will secure dedicated funding for Medi-Cal to protect and expand patient access to health care - all without raising taxes.

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"To keep your friends and loved ones safe and out of the hospital, we have some work to do as a community." - Dr. Adam Dougherty (CalACEP Secretary & Board Member) @apdougherty @CMAdocs @SSVMS @ACEPNow #FluShot #CovidVaccines #RSV via @sacbee_news: sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/art…
With COVID, flu and RSV surging, here’s how to help Sacramento’s overwhelmed hospitals

With COVID, flu and RSV surging, here’s how to help Sacramento’s overwhelmed hospitals

Across the country, COVID, the flu and RSV are surging simultaneously. It’s not hyperbole to call it a crisis. | Opinion

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Thank you @sacbee_news for the feature! Health care systems are spread thin, and your health care workers are burnt out. Please consider my thoughts and recommendations here. @CMAdocs @californiaacep @SSVMS @PHCDocs @VituityHealth @SutterHealth sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/art… – at Sacramento, CA
With COVID, flu and RSV surging, here’s how to help Sacramento’s overwhelmed hospitals

With COVID, flu and RSV surging, here’s how to help Sacramento’s overwhelmed hospitals

Across the country, COVID, the flu and RSV are surging simultaneously. It’s not hyperbole to call it a crisis. | Opinion

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Thank you @californiaacep for your continued support of EM physicians in advocacy. It has been a rough few years for all of us in health care, and being able to come back together to tackle big issues in health system reform and physician wellbeing certainly lights a 🔥!
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Attn #CMADocs: @usedgov needs to hear from physicians re loan forgiveness NOW! CA & TX physicians are wrongly excluded from the federal loan forgiveness program. Use our sample letter to quickly & easily submit your comment by Aug. 12: cmadocs.org/newsroom/news/vi…
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SimX@SimXvr6 Apr 2022
Learn all about our new EMS Curriculum for front line health care professionals in our latest Press Release! #VR #EMS #simulation simxvr.com/blog/ems-virtual-…
SimX Develops EMS Training Program Using Virtual Reality

SimX Develops EMS Training Program Using Virtual Reality

SAN FRANCISCO, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — SimX has launched a virtual reality (VR) curriculum of essential EMS training scenarios designed to prepare front line care professionals to provide...

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SimX@SimXvr23 Feb 2022
Medical errors account for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. SimX is on a mission change that in an affordable and scalable way. Check out our new blog post about how virtual reality medical training can dramatically reduce medical errors. simxvr.com/blog/learning-fro…
Learning From Mistakes In Clinical Practice: How VR Can Help

Learning From Mistakes In Clinical Practice: How VR Can Help

Although modern medicine is based on scientific evidence, it is practiced by humans who, no matter their expertise, make mistakes. These medical errors exact a substantial burden on patients,...

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SimX@SimXvr17 Jan 2022
The premier wireless multiplayer system for nursing, EMS, and military simulation is at #IMSH2022. Download our free cases today! #virtualreality #simulation #VR #nursingsimulation
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SimX@SimXvr22 Dec 2021
Our last article was so popular that we decided to do a closer look at VR training in healthcare, head to the blog to learn more! simxvr.com/blog/5-ways-vr-is… #VR #healthcare #virtualreality #nursing #nursingeducation #medicaleducation
5 Ways VR Is Improving Healthcare Training

5 Ways VR Is Improving Healthcare Training

Our last post was so popular that we decided to take a closer look at VR in healthcare education, and have included some resources at the end for reference!   In the past decade, virtual reality (VR)...

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SimX@SimXvr1 Nov 2021
5 Reasons to Use Virtual Reality in Education and Training. Head to the blog! #healthcare #virtualreality #Simulation #education #VR simxvr.com/blog/5-reasons-to…
5 Reasons To Use Virtual Reality In Education And Training

5 Reasons To Use Virtual Reality In Education And Training

Virtual reality technology has experienced a surge of activity in recent years and has become a staple in the homes of gaming enthusiasts. However, gaming is only one of the many applications of VR....

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SimX@SimXvr5 Oct 2021
First responders: get ready! We’re unveiling our new EMS VR simulation training at @EMSWorldOFCL Expo at Booth #1005. With medical case simulations from heat stroke to anaphylaxis, you’ll know what to do in real life because you did it first in virtual reality. #EMSWorldEXPO
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Congrats to the whole @SimXvr team on the win, and thank you to @Accenture for recognizing our efforts to improve health care education and patient outcomes! #healthtechchallenge #VirtualReality
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WINNERS! We are ecstatic and humbled to be chosen as @Accenture's Top Innovator in the 2021 HealthTech Challenge. Read the press release here: simxvr.com/blog/2021-accentu… #healthtechchallenge #digitalhealth #VirtualReality
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HUGE NEWS! @SimXvr selected as a Finalist of the 5th International VR Awards! @VRAwards #VRA21 simxvr.com/blog/simx-selecte…
SimX Selected As Finalist: 5th International VR Awards

SimX Selected As Finalist: 5th International VR Awards

We are excited to announce that our platform was selected as a finalist in the VR Healthcare of the Year category of the 5th Annual International VR Awards, organized and hosted by the Academy of...

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SimX@SimXvr7 Jun 2021
@SimXvr Chief Medical Officer @apdougherty discusses emerging healthcare trends in VR from @VRFocus , head to the blog to learn more: simxvr.com/blog/emerging-hea…
VR Focus: SimX Discusses Emerging Healthcare Trends In VR

VR Focus: SimX Discusses Emerging Healthcare Trends In VR

Our Chief Medical Officer, Adam Dougherty MD, MPH, recently published an article on the popular site VRFocus entitled ‘Emerging Healthcare Trends in VR’, noting the exciting new opportunities that...

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SimX@SimXvr14 May 2021
@SimXvr and the @usairforce announce four new contracts to advance VR training programs and explore space fighter readiness, follow the link to learn more! @AF_SBIR_STTR @SpaceForceDoD @SpecialTactics_ @AFWERX @AFResearchLab simxvr.com/blog/simx-receive…
SimX Receives New U.S. Air Force Contracts To Advance VR Training Programs, Explore Space Warfigh...

SimX Receives New U.S. Air Force Contracts To Advance VR Training Programs, Explore Space Warfigh...

SimX continues to expand its partnership with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force to develop innovative training solutions for special operations forces, with four new contracts totaling over...

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SimX@SimXvr16 Mar 2021
Our CMO @apdougherty was recently featured in @hitconsultant, discussing the impact that #VR medical simulation can have on reducing medical errors. Read more to learn how this cost-effective tech can improve patient outcomes! #simulation #VirtualReality simxvr.com/blog/sim-reduces-…
SimX Featured In HIT Consultant, Citing Reduction In Medical Errors Through Simulation

SimX Featured In HIT Consultant, Citing Reduction In Medical Errors Through Simulation

Chief Medical Officer of SimX, Adam Dougherty, MD, MPH was recently featured on the popular website HIT Consultant, where he discusses the benefit of virtual and augmented reality simulation traini...

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SimX@SimXvr16 Feb 2021
We are excited to announce the launch of our revolutionary VR solution in nursing education, in collaboration with @ElsevierConnect, featuring 100 virtual reality patient scenarios and over 160 lab-based scenarios. Read more in the Press Release below! simxvr.com/blog/elsevier-and…
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Insights Hub

Original research, case studies, webinars, and guides on VR medical simulation for nursing, EMS, hospitals, military, and academic programs.

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SimX@SimXvr29 Jan 2021
Excited to launch our first feature of Innovators in Sim, highlighting Bradley Chesham and Bundle of Rays! #nursingeducation #vr simxvr.com/blog/bundle-of-ra…

Innovators In Sim: Bradley Chesham And Bundle Of Rays Implement VR/AR Nursing Education

It is incredible to think about all the ways that technology has enhanced our lives. When we try to imagine the people behind the scenes for technological advances, we often picture the engineers and...

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