Five Questions Critical Care Educators Should Ask About Simulation-Based Medical Education

Dominique Piquette; Vicki R LeBlanc

doi:10.1016/j.ccm.2015.05.003

Five Questions Critical Care Educators Should Ask About Simulation-Based Medical Education

Clin Chest Med. 2015 Sep;36(3):469-79. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2015.05.003. Epub 2015 Jun 26.

Authors

Dominique Piquette¹, Vicki R LeBlanc²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room D108, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. Electronic address: dominique.piquette@sunnybrook.ca.
² Wilson Centre, University of Toronto, 200 Elizabeth Street, 1ES-565, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada.

Abstract

Simulation is now commonly used in health care education, and a growing body of evidence supports its positive impact on learning. However, simulation-based medical education (SBME) involves a range of modalities, instructional methods, and presentations associated with different advantages and limitations. This review aims at better understanding the nature of SBME, its theoretic and proven benefits, its delivery, and the challenges posed by SBME. Areas requiring further research and development are also discussed.

Keywords: Critical care; Learning outcomes; Medical education; Simulation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Computer Simulation / standards*
Critical Care / standards*
Education, Medical / standards*
Humans
Telemedicine / standards*