Simulation in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Fig. 37.1 Part-Task trainer to help teach endotracheal intubation (Used with permission of Laerdal) Dr. Mayo and colleagues have published a series of studies investigating the use of simulation as…
Simulation in Family Medicine
Fig. 22.1 Web-based, interactive scenario designed for use by medical students during their third-year clinical clerkship in family medicine. The dyspepsia case (shown) addresses several learning objectives embedded within the…
Simulation in Pain and Palliative Care
Fig. 34.1 Lumbar/thoracic epidural/spinal placement simulator (a) Simulator with back insert in place (b) Teaching epidural placement with the simulator (Reproduced with permission from Blue Phantom™, Redmond, VA) Fig. 34.2…
Simulation in General Surgery
Fig. 23.1 Surgery residents and attendings practicing laparoscopic colectomy on a cadaver model Physical Part-Task Trainers Popular part-task trainers used in general surgery include a variety of models that allow…
Securing Funding for Simulation Centers and Research
Fig. 47.1 Word cloud from publications on clinical simulations by engineer Fig. 47.2 Word cloud from publications by clinicians on clinical simulation The word clouds reveal a limited overlap between…
Simulation in Non-Invasive Cardiology
Benefits Portable and easily accessible. Learners can work through diagnoses at their own pace Opportunity for self-practice and repetitive practice Not constrained by patient or instructor availability Multiple examples of…
Systems Integration
The committee proposes six aims for improvement to address key dimensions in which today’s health care system functions at far lower levels than it can and should. Healthcare should be:…
Simulation for Licensure and Certification
Fig. 12.1 MSR, the Israel Center for Medical Simulation From its outset, a strategic alliance and close collaboration was established between MSR and the National Institute for Testing and Evaluation…
A Future Vision
Adam I. Levine, Samuel DeMariaJr., Andrew D. Schwartz and Alan J. Sim (eds.)The Comprehensive Textbook of Healthcare Simulation10.1007/978-1-4614-5993-4_49 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 49. A Future Vision Adam I. Levine1 , Samuel DeMariaJr.2, Andrew D. Schwartz2 and Alan J. Sim2 (1) Departments of Anesthesiology, Otolaryngology, and…
Program and Center Accreditation
Standard Criteria Mission and governance 1. There exists a clear and publicly stated mission that specifically addresses the intent and functions of the simulation program Organization and management 1. There…
