BACKGROUND
Effective teamwork is crucial for safe surgery. Failures in nontechnical and teamwork skills are frequently implicated in adverse events. The Observational Teamwork Assessment for Surgery… (More)
Distributed simulation (DS) is the concept of high-fidelity immersive simulation on-demand, made widely available wherever and whenever it is required. DS provides an easily transportable,… (More)
OBJECTIVES
To explore face, content and construct validity of Distributed Simulation (DS), an innovative approach to low-cost, high-fidelity surgical simulation and compare technical performance in… (More)
BACKGROUND
although effective teamwork is fundamental to patient safety in the operating room (OR), acute stress increasingly is recognized as detrimental for teamwork. This study concurrently… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the efficacy of an entire hospital simulation in imparting skills to expert healthcare providers, encompassing both retention and transfer to clinical practice.
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BACKGROUND
Simulation offers recognised training benefits, but the cost of high-fidelity contextualised simulation is prohibitive and its accessibility limited to specialised Distributed Simulation… (More)
Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical…
2010
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Simulation-based training in medical education is increasing. Realism is an integral element of creating an engaging, effective training environment. Although physical trainers… (More)
BACKGROUND
Immersive simulations can enable surgeons to learn complex sets of skills required for safe surgical practice without risk to patients. However, recruiting healthcare professionals to… (More)
Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society…
2012
INTRODUCTION
Decontextualized benchtop simulators play a key role in surgical training. Educational theory highlights the importance of context for effective learning, yet existing full-immersion… (More)