The Essential Handbook of Healthcare Simulation

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 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.

*Presents a focused and highly practical approach to course material *Offers a detailed guide for anyone who uses healthcare simulation for education, quality improvement, or research *Shows a practical focus for teaching, quality improvement, and research

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.

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