1st Edition

The Essential Handbook of Healthcare Simulation

171 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

171 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

171 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Healthcare simulation is the modern way to educate healthcare providers to achieve high performance and to improve patient safety. It encompasses mannikin based training for teamwork and nontechnical skills, task trainers for procedural skills, simulated participants for communication skills, and virtual/augmented reality simulation. Based on an award-winning postgraduate course, this text... Read more

1. Introduction, History, and Key Concepts

2. Learning Theories

3. Instructional Design

4. Scenario Writing

5. Physical Safety in Simulation

6. Psychological Safety and Prebriefing

7. Debriefing

8. Assessment

9. Running a Simulation Facility

10. Using Simulation for Research

11. The Use of Simulation for Quality Improvement

Appendix 1. Team Scenario Development Template

Appendix 2. Standardised Participant Case Development Template

Index

Biography

Paul O'Connor, PhD, MA, MSc, BSc (Hons). Personal Professor, School of Medicine, University of Galway, and Research Director, Irish Centre for Applied Patient Safety and Simulation

Angela O’Dea, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons) Senior Lecturer in Patients Safety, Human Factors, and Simulation, University of Galway.

Dara Byrne, MB ChB, MSc, FRCSI. Clinician and Professor of Simulation, University of Galway, and Director of the Irish Centre for Applied Patient Safety and Simulation