As its name suggests, simulation training is a form of training that mirrors real-life situations. For example, it is the standard for training pilots, and as a result, the aerospace industry has become one of the safest industries, despite the inherent risks.
Like aviation training, health care simulation provides a realistic setting that allows clinicians to train without putting patients at risk. It enhances quality and safety, improves communication and performance, and minimizes errors and patient harm. Simulation can also help patients and families prepare for certain medical procedures and manage care at home afterward.
In this episode, host Dr. Jennifer Arnold discusses healthcare simulation with Dr. Peter Weinstock, executive program director at Boston Children’s Immersive Design Systems (IDS).
Together, they discuss health care simulation and answer questions such as:
- What is health care simulation?
- What are the different kinds of simulations used in health care?
- What are some of the tools and technology used in health care simulation?
- How do patient families benefit from health care simulation?
- How does simulation help improve communication?
- How does health care simulation prepare people for times of crisis?
- What is psychological safety and how can simulation improve it?
- How can hospitals leverage simulation to decrease medical error rates?
Healthcare simulation allows people to be more prepared and can also identify complications they would not have known about until they were in the moment.