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
www.healthinnovation.com.au
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