INTRODUCTION Traditional Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) courses are evaluated using written multiple-choice tests. High-fidelity simulation is a widely used adjunct to didactic content, and has been used in many specialties as a training resource as well as an evaluative tool. There are no data to our knowledge that compare simulation examination scores with written test scores for ACLS c...

Training emotionally complex communication skills with standardized patients brings realism to simulation scenarios, and moreover, is associated high levels of satisfaction among the students. (1) To measure nursing students factors related their (2) explore effects perceived by after having a high-fidelity training program using patients. Mixed design. Pre-post quasi-experimental phase in whic...

PURPOSE This article describes the development and implementation of integrated use of personal handheld devices (personal digital assistants, PDAs) and high-fidelity simulation in an advanced health assessment course in a graduate family nurse practitioner (NP) program. A teaching tool was developed that can be utilized as a template for clinical case scenarios blending these separate technolo...

The simulation of complex thermal recovery processes such as in-situ upgrading is computationally demanding. Reduced-order modeling techniques allow the representation of high-dimensional computational problems in a reduced mathematical space, where most of the physical behavior can be reproduced. Use of such models can lead to significant reduction in computational demands. This work focuses o...

OBJECTIVE Although several inanimate bench models have been described for training of suture skills, so far, there is no ideal method for teaching and learning this skill during medical education. The aim was to evaluate whether bench model fidelity interferes in the acquisition of suture skills by novice medical students. METHODS 36 medical students with no surgical skills' background (novic...

Simulation has entered the mainstream of medical education internationally. The Women & Infants Hospital simulation program has been active since 2009 across all specialties and departments. Simulation is used to test systems, introduce new protocols, and provide essential education without putting patients at risk. During your fellowship, you will experience simulation in so many arenas you’ll...

BACKGROUND Essentials Skills in the Management of Surgical Cases - ESMSC is an International Combined Applied Surgical Science and Wet Lab course addressed at the Undergraduate level. Laparoscopic Skills is a fundamental element of Surgical Education and various Simulation-Based Learning (SBL) models have been endorsed. This study aims to explore if there is any significant difference in delega...

BACKGROUND Simulation has been shown to be effective in teaching complex emergency procedural skills. However, the retention of these skills for a period of up to 1 yr has not been studied. We aimed to investigate the 6 month and 1 yr retention of the complex procedural skill of cricothyroidotomy in attending anaesthetists using a high-fidelity-simulated cannot intubate, cannot ventilate (CICV)...

PURPOSE The objective was to determine the acceptability and preliminary construct validity for a high-fidelity synthetic renal pelvis/ureter tissue analogue model for use as a simulation model for training of laparoscopic pyeloplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS The pyeloplasty model was designed with incorporated assessment lines for use in post-task Black Light Assessment of Surgical Technique (...