Healthcare Simulation at a Glance

Kirsty Forrest; Professor, Deputy Head Medicine, Bond University, Australia.

Judy McKimm; Professor of Medical Education and Director of Strategic Educational Development, Swansea University; Visiting Professor Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Guest Professor Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

List of contributors vii


Preface ix


Acknowledgements x


Part 1 Overview and broad concepts 1


1 Simulation 2


2 What is simulation education 4


3 Fidelity 6


4 Research in healthcare simulation 8


5 The evidence base for simulation education 10


Part 2 Simulation and education 13


6 Learning theories and simulation education: 1 14


7 Learning theories and simulation education: 2 16


8 Teaching with simulation 18


9 Embedding simulation in a programme 20


10 Developing scenarios 22


11 Lesson planning 24


Part 3 Simulation in practice 27


12 The simulation centre 28


13 Technical skills simulators 30


14 Manikins 32


15 Audio and video recording 34


16 Learning technologies and simulation 36


17 Distributed simulation 38


18 Engagement and simulation science 40


19 In situ and mobile simulation 42


20 Human factors 44


21 Non-technical skills 46


22 Team working 48


23 Crisis management 50


24 Simulated and standardised patients 52


Part 4 Assessment, feedback and remediation 55


25 Principles of assessment 56


26 Learner-centred assessment 58


27 Learning and assessing professionalism using simulation 60


28 The debrief 62


29 Recruitment and selection 64


30 Feedback 66


31 Ethics and simulation 68


32 Mentoring and supervision 70


33 Simulation and remediation 72


Part 5 Developing your practice 75


34 Developing your practice 76


References 78


Index 83