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Simulation technology for health care professional skills training and assessment.

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Issenberg, SB; McGaghie, WC; Hart, IR; Mayer, JW; Felner, JM; Petrusa, ER; Waugh, RA; Brown, DD; Safford, RR; Gessner, IH; Gordon, DL; Ewy, GA
Published in: JAMA
September 1, 1999

Changes in medical practice that limit instruction time and patient availability, the expanding options for diagnosis and management, and advances in technology are contributing to greater use of simulation technology in medical education. Four areas of high-technology simulations currently being used are laparoscopic techniques, which provide surgeons with an opportunity to enhance their motor skills without risk to patients; a cardiovascular disease simulator, which can be used to simulate cardiac conditions; multimedia computer systems, which includes patient-centered, case-based programs that constitute a generalist curriculum in cardiology; and anesthesia simulators, which have controlled responses that vary according to numerous possible scenarios. Some benefits of simulation technology include improvements in certain surgical technical skills, in cardiovascular examination skills, and in acquisition and retention of knowledge compared with traditional lectures. These systems help to address the problem of poor skills training and proficiency and may provide a method for physicians to become self-directed lifelong learners.

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JAMA

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0098-7484

Publication Date

September 1, 1999

Volume

282

Issue

9

Start / End Page

861 / 866

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Teaching Materials
  • Models, Educational
  • Laparoscopy
  • Humans
  • General Surgery
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Educational Technology
  • Education, Medical
  • Computer Simulation
  • Clinical Competence
 

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Issenberg, S. B., McGaghie, W. C., Hart, I. R., Mayer, J. W., Felner, J. M., Petrusa, E. R., … Ewy, G. A. (1999). Simulation technology for health care professional skills training and assessment. JAMA, 282(9), 861–866. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.282.9.861
Issenberg, S. B., W. C. McGaghie, I. R. Hart, J. W. Mayer, J. M. Felner, E. R. Petrusa, R. A. Waugh, et al. “Simulation technology for health care professional skills training and assessment.JAMA 282, no. 9 (September 1, 1999): 861–66. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.282.9.861.
Issenberg SB, McGaghie WC, Hart IR, Mayer JW, Felner JM, Petrusa ER, et al. Simulation technology for health care professional skills training and assessment. JAMA. 1999 Sep 1;282(9):861–6.
Issenberg, S. B., et al. “Simulation technology for health care professional skills training and assessment.JAMA, vol. 282, no. 9, Sept. 1999, pp. 861–66. Pubmed, doi:10.1001/jama.282.9.861.
Issenberg SB, McGaghie WC, Hart IR, Mayer JW, Felner JM, Petrusa ER, Waugh RA, Brown DD, Safford RR, Gessner IH, Gordon DL, Ewy GA. Simulation technology for health care professional skills training and assessment. JAMA. 1999 Sep 1;282(9):861–866.
Journal cover image

Published In

JAMA

DOI

ISSN

0098-7484

Publication Date

September 1, 1999

Volume

282

Issue

9

Start / End Page

861 / 866

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Teaching Materials
  • Models, Educational
  • Laparoscopy
  • Humans
  • General Surgery
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Educational Technology
  • Education, Medical
  • Computer Simulation
  • Clinical Competence