Essential Handbook of Healthcare Simulation

Based on an award-winning postgraduate course, this text provides the background knowledge required to: run a healthcare simulation centre; use simulation for training and education; and support simulation-based quality improvement and research activities.

List of contents

Introduction, History, and Key Concepts. Learning Theories. Instructional Design. Scenario Writing. Physical Safety in Simulation. Psychological Safety and Prebriefing. Debriefing. Assessment. Running a Simulation Facility. Using Simulation for Research. The Use of Simulation for Quality Improvement. Team Scenario Development Template. Standardised Participant Case Development Template. Index.

About the author

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

Summary

Based on an award-winning postgraduate course, this text provides the background knowledge required to: run a healthcare simulation centre; use simulation for training and education; and support simulation-based quality improvement and research activities.

Product details

• Authors: Dara Byrne, Angela O’Dea, Paul O'Connor, Paul (Irish Centre for Applied Patient O''connor
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032284675
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3228467-5
• No. of pages: 161
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Public Health, COMPUTERS / Computer Simulation, Personal & public health, Computer modelling & simulation, Personal and public health / health education, Computer modelling and simulation