A Complete Introduction to Medical Simulation
(Room S320F)
26 Nov 18
12:45 PM
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2:15 PM
Simulation tools and techniques have been a part of acquiring medical knowledge and skills for over 4,000 years, with more scientific approaches emerging hand-in-hand with the European Renaissance. These devices were initially used as a means to convey homeopathic experience and the knowledge gained through cadaveric dissection. More recently, the devices have been computerized and have been supplemented with teaching methods targeted at modern patient-based practices and team-based learning. This tutorial is a comprehensive overview of medical simulation to include its history, proposed system taxonomies, devices and techniques for representing external and internal anatomy and physiology for medical interventions, the role of team training, and criteria for current simulation accreditation programs. The tutorial concludes with a predictive view into the future of the devices and practices as outlined by forward thinkers in the field. This includes an understanding of the financial, cultural, and scientific forces which both aid and restrain the application of simulation in medicine.