Journal article
Simulation technology for health care professional skills training and assessment
JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, Vol.282(9), pp.861-866
1999
DOI: 10.1001/jama.282.9.861
PMID: 10478693
Abstract
Changes in medical practice that limit instruction time and patient availability, the expanding options for diagnosis and management, and advances in technology are contributing to greater use of simulation technology in medical education. Four areas of high-technology simulations currently being used are laparoscopic techniques, which provide surgeons with an opportunity to enhance their motor skills without risk to patients; a cardiovascular disease simulator, which can be used to simulate cardiac conditions; multimedia computer systems, which includes patient-centered, case-based programs that constitute a generalist curriculum in cardiology; and anesthesia simulators, which have controlled responses that vary according to numerous possible scenarios. Some benefits of simulation technology include improvements in certain surgical technical skills, in cardiovascular examination skills, and in acquisition and retention of knowledge compared with traditional lectures. These systems help to address the problem of poor skills training and proficiency and may provide a method for physicians to become self-directed lifelong learners.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Simulation technology for health care professional skills training and assessment
- Creators
- S. B ISSENBERG - Center for Research in Medical Education, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla, United StatesW. C MCGAGHIE - Office of Medical Education, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, III, United StatesD. L GORDON - University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United StatesG. A EWY - Section of Cardiology, Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, United StatesI. R HART - University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, United StatesJ. W MAYER - Center for Research in Medical Education, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla, United StatesJ. M FELNER - Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga, United StatesE. R PETRUSA - Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United StatesR. A WAUGH - Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United StatesD. D BROWN - Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, United StatesR. R SAFFORD - Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla, United StatesI. H GESSNER - Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, Vol.282(9), pp.861-866
- Publisher
- American Medical Association
- DOI
- 10.1001/jama.282.9.861
- PMID
- 10478693
- ISSN
- 0098-7484
- eISSN
- 1538-3598
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1999
- Academic Unit
- Cardiovascular Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094753202771
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