Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Operations, Technology, and Innovative Practice

Section I: Intro to Healthcare Simulation

Chapter 1: History of Simulation
Chapter 2: Types of Healthcare Simulation: Locations and Training - Who, What & Where?
Chapter 3: Simulation Methodologies
Chapter 4: Simulation Center Personnel
Chapter 5: Finding the Right Simulation Personnel
Chapter 6: Professional Development for the Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialist
Chapter 7: Simulation Curriculum Development, Integration and Operations
Chapter 8: The Research Process
Chapter 9: Infrastructure and Simulation Center Design

Section II: Simulation Specialists and Healthcare Simulation

Chapter 10: Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialists
Chapter 11: The Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialist and Audio/Video Technology
Chapter 12: The Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialist and Educational Constructs in Simulation
Chapter 13: The Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialist and Healthcare
Chapter 14: The Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialist and Information Technology
Chapter 15: The Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialist and Management
Chapter 16: The Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialist and Research
Chapter 17: The Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialist and Simulation
Chapter 18: The Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialist and Standardized Patients

Section III: Extra Information

Chapter 19: Technology and Innovation
Chapter 20: Common and Best Practices for Do-It-Yourself Enhancements
Chapter 21: Role and Goal of Industry in Education and Patient Safety

This practical guide provides a focus on the implementation of healthcare simulation operations, as well as the type of professional staff required for developing effective programs in this field. Though there is no single avenue in which a person pursues the career of a healthcare simulation technology specialist (HSTS), this book outlines the extensive knowledge and variety of skills one must cultivate to be effective in this role. This book begins with an introduction to healthcare simulation, including personnel, curriculum, and physical space. Subsequent chapters address eight knowledge/skill domains core to the essential aspects of an HSTS. To conclude, best practices and innovations are provided, and the benefits of developing a collaborative relationship with industry stakeholders are discussed. Expertly written text throughout the book is supplemented with dozens of high-quality color illustrations, photographs, and tables.

Written and edited by leaders in the field, Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Operations, Technology, and Innovative Practice is optimized for a variety of learners, including healthcare educators, simulation directors, as well as those looking to pursue a career in simulation operations as healthcare simulation technology specialists.