Cost-effective and low-technology options for simulation and training in neonatology

Semin Perinatol. 2016 Nov;40(7):473-479. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2016.08.008. Epub 2016 Sep 30.

Abstract

The purpose of this review is to explore low-cost options for simulation and training in neonatology. Numerous cost-effective options exist for simulation and training in neonatology. Lower cost options are available for teaching clinical skills and procedural training in neonatal intubation, chest tube insertion, and pericardiocentesis, among others. Cost-effective, low-cost options for simulation-based education can be developed and shared in order to optimize the neonatal simulation training experience.

Keywords: Low cost; neonatal; simulation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence / economics
  • Clinical Competence / standards
  • Computer Simulation / economics*
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Educational Measurement
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / economics*
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / standards
  • Intubation, Intratracheal
  • Neonatology / economics
  • Neonatology / education*