Simulation in Allied Health Care Al Benney, NREMT-P Faculty/Simulation Specialist

Is simulation new? Aviation

Is simulation new? Anesthesiology

High Fidelity Simulation is a person, device, or set of conditions which attempts to present evaluation problems authentically. The student is required to respond to the problem as he or she would under natural circumstances.

Simulation based elements activate visual, auditory, and tactile learning pathways

Uses for Simulation  To train health care professionals in teamwork, communication, leadership, new skills, skill competency  Orientation of new employees  Multi-specialty interactions (Medic, RN, MD, Lab)  Multi-agency (Police, Fire, EMS, ED staff)  Sky is the limit !

Simulation Based Health Care Education “Clinical skills relevant to clinical practice can be taught and successfully mastered in a risk-free learning environment” (Paparella et al, 2004).

Debriefing (reflective review) A process that brings to the surface and helps resolve the clinical and behavioral dilemmas and areas of confusion raised by the simulation experience

Simulation Process Orient to the simulator Set the scene Simulation Debrief Move to the next scenario Evaluation

HTC Simulation Eden Prairie Campus  ED/ICU room  Apartment (First Responder, EMS)  Multi-purpose – (Peds, Clinic, Ob/Gyn, Hospital)  Wet Room – (major trauma, decontamination)  Ambulance

HTC Simulation Brooklyn Park Campus

 Insert picture Hospitals Clinics Long Term Care EMS Dental HTC Simulation Mobile

DiscussionandQuestions

Tours  Simulation Rooms  Control Room  Mobile Simulation Lab