S I M U L A T I O N - E D U C A T I O N - I N N O V A T I O N

Medical simulation ‘Down Under’ Making it Financially viable

Dr Tim Gray, Director of Simulation Education

S I M U L A T I O N - E D U C A T I O N - I N N O V A T I O N

Alfred Hospital - Melbourne

S I M U L A T I O N - E D U C A T I O N - I N N O V A T I O N

"I lift, you grab... Was that concept just a little too complex, Carl?”

Larson

Simulation training

S I M U L A T I O N - E D U C A T I O N - I N N O V A T I O N

S I M U L A T I O N - E D U C A T I O N - I N N O V A T I O N

Simulation - costs • Facility

• Construction • Space

• Equipment • Simulators • Clincal • Audio-visual

• Staff • Facilitators • Technicians • Management

• Clinical disruption

S I M U L A T I O N - E D U C A T I O N - I N N O V A T I O N

Simulation training

S I M U L A T I O N - E D U C A T I O N - I N N O V A T I O N

Sustainable? Effective?

S I M U L A T I O N - E D U C A T I O N - I N N O V A T I O N

S I M U L A T I O N - E D U C A T I O N - I N N O V A T I O N

Distributed model

• In-situ - clinical skills / teams

• In-centre – undergrad and more complex

Online learning • Virtual environments • Collaborative learning

platforms

S I M U L A T I O N - E D U C A T I O N - I N N O V A T I O N

Financially viable?

• In-situ vs centre-based

• Equipment • Staff • On-line tools

S I M U L A T I O N - E D U C A T I O N - I N N O V A T I O N

Tips for Starting up

• Simulation ‘service’ • Engage with clinical units

• Clinical champions • Share equipment • Help build capacity

• ‘In-situ’ rather than ‘In-centre’ • Focus on training and quality

• Facilitators • Tech staff

• Use on-line learning • Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate

S I M U L A T I O N - E D U C A T I O N - I N N O V A T I O N

Summary

• Increases patient safety & decreases risk

• Multimodal and cross disciplinary

• Sustainable & Extensible

• Accessible

S I M U L A T I O N - E D U C A T I O N - I N N O V A T I O N

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