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Simulation & Innovation: Information

Sampling of Literature to Get You Started

Boardman, R. (1969) THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF EDUCATIONAL SIMULATION Educational Research 11(3). p.179-184.

Cristina, D.-N., Robert, A., Matthew, C., Kirsty, F. J., Sabrina, K., Gabriel, R., Jayne, S., Pier, I. L., Francisco, M. M., & Barry, I. (2024). Global consensus statement on simulation-based practice in healthcare. Simulation in Healthcare : Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 19(3), e52–e59. https://doi-org.frontier.idm.oclc.org/10.1097/SIH.0000000000000804

Elendu, C., Amaechi, D. C., Okatta, A. U., Amaechi, E. C., Elendu, T. C., Ezeh, C. P., & Elendu, I. D. (2024). The impact of simulation-based training in medical education: A review. Medicine, 103(27), e38813. https://doi-org.frontier.idm.oclc.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000038813

Issenberg, S. B., McGaghie, W. C., Petrusa, E. R., Gordon, D. L., & Scalese, R. J. (2005). Features and Uses of High-Fidelity Medical Simulations That Lead to Effective Learning: a BEME Systematic Review. Medical Teacher, 27(1), 10-28.

Saleem, M., & Khan, Z. (2023). Healthcare Simulation: An effective way of learning in health care. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 39(4), 1185–1190. https://doi-org.frontier.idm.oclc.org/10.12669/pjms.39.4.7145

Barrows, H.S. (1993) An Overview of the Uses of Standardized Patients for Teaching and Evaluating Clinical Skills. Academic Medicine 68. p.443-451.

Felix H.M., Simon L.V. (2022). Types of Standardized Patients and Recruitment in Medical Simulation. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549907/

Hillier M., Williams T.L., Chidume T. (2023). Standardization of Standardized Patient Training in Medical Simulation. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK560864/

Stillman P., Ruggill, J., & Sabers, D. (1980). Patient Instructors as Teachers and Evaluators. Journal of Medical Education, 55, 186-193.

Swanson, D., & Stillman, PL. (1990). Use of Standardized Patients for Teaching and Assessing Clinical Skills. Evaluation & The Health Professionals, 13 (1) ,79-103.

Abulebda, K., Auerbach, M., Limaiem, F. (2022). Debriefing Techniques Utilized in Medical Simulation. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK546660/

Burns, C. L. (2015). Using debriefing and feedback in simulation to improve participant performance: an educator’s perspective. International Journal of Medical Education, 6, 118–120. https://doi-org.frontier.idm.oclc.org/10.5116/ijme.55fb.3d3a

Decker, S., Alinier, G., Crawford, S. B., Gordon, R. M., Jenkins, D., & Wilson, C. (2021). Healthcare simulation standards of best practice the debriefing process. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 58, 27–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2021.08.011

Voyer, S., & Hatala, R. (2015). Debriefing and feedback: two sides of the same coin? Simulation in Healthcare : Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 10(2), 67–68. https://doi-org.frontier.idm.oclc.org/10.1097/SIH.0000000000000075

Buléon, C., Mattatia, L., Minehart, R. D., Rudolph, J. W., Lois, F. J., Guillouet, E., Philippon, A.-L., Brissaud, O., Lefevre-Scelles, A., Benhamou, D., Lecomte, F., Group, T. S. A. W. S., Bellot, A., Crublé, I., Philippot, G., Vanderlinden, T., Batrancourt, S., Boithias-Guerot, C., Bréaud, J., … Chabot, J.-M. (2022). Simulation-based summative assessment in healthcare: an overview of key principles for practice. Advances in Simulation, 7(1), 42. https://doi-org.frontier.idm.oclc.org/10.1186/s41077-022-00238-9

McMahon, E., Jimenez, F. A., Lawrence, K., & Victor, J. (2021). Healthcare simulation standards of best practice evaluation of learning and performance. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 58, 54–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2021.08.016

Santomauro, C. M., Hill, A., McCurdie, T., & McGlashan, H. L. (2020). Improving the Quality of Evaluation Data in Simulation-Based Healthcare Improvement Projects: A Practitioner’s Guide to Choosing and Using Published Measurement Tools. Simulation in Healthcare : Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 15(5), 341–355. https://doi-org.frontier.idm.oclc.org/10.1097/SIH.0000000000000442

Charnetski, M., & Jarvill, M. (2021). Healthcare simulation standards of best practice operations. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 58, 33–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2021.08.012

Gantt, L.T., & Young, H.M. (Eds.). (2016). Healthcare simulation: A guide for operations specialists. Wiley. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118949443

Influential Figures

  • Dr. Pamela R. Jeffries, Dean Emerita of Nursing at George Washington University and former Vice Provost for Digital Initiatives at Johns Hopkins University and professor at the School of Nursing, is nationally known for her research and work in developing simulations and online teaching and learning.
  • Harold S. Barrows, MD, was a pioneer in medical education innovation. He is well known for his work in teaching medical education using Problem Based Learning (PBL) and in development of simulated patient methodologies. 
  • David M. Gaba, MD, is Associate Dean for Immersive and Simulation-based Learning and Director of the Center for Immersive and Simulation based Learning (CISL) at Stanford University School of Medicine and Co-Director of the Simulation Center at Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. Dr. Gaba is the founding and current Editor-in-Chief of the indexed peer-reviewed journal Simulation in Healthcare, the only indexed peer-reviewed journal on simulation, published by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH).

Video Playlist

The playlist below covers some general, foundational information related to simulation and innovation within healthcare professions. The runtime varies, as does the topics covered.