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Advanced Medical Simulation Applications for Emergency Medicine Microsystems Evaluation and Training
Author(s) -
Kobayashi Leo,
Overly Frank L.,
Fairbanks Rollin J.,
Patterson Mary,
Kaji Amy H.,
Bruno Eric C.,
Kirchhoff Michael A.,
Strother Christopher G.,
Sucov Andrew,
Wears Robert L.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
academic emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1553-2712
pISSN - 1069-6563
DOI - 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00247.x
Subject(s) - medicine , session (web analytics) , terminology , health care , medical simulation , process (computing) , systems thinking , engineering management , management science , computer science , medical education , engineering , artificial intelligence , philosophy , linguistics , world wide web , economics , economic growth , operating system
Participants in the 2008 Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference “The Science of Simulation in Healthcare: Defining and Developing Clinical Expertise” morning workshop session on developing systems expertise were tasked with evaluating best applications of simulation techniques and technologies to small‐scale systems in emergency medicine (EM). We collaborated to achieve several objectives: 1) describe relevant theories and terminology for discussion of health care systems and medical simulation, 2) review prior and ongoing efforts employing systems thinking and simulation programs in general medical sectors and acute care medicine, 3) develop a framework for discussion of systems thinking for EM, and 4) explore the rational application of advanced medical simulation methods to a defined framework of EM microsystems (EMMs) to promote a “ quality‐by‐design ” approach. This article details the materials compiled and questions raised during the consensus process, and the resulting simulation application framework, with proposed solutions as well as their limitations for EM systems education and improvement.