Clinical Simulation: Operations, Engineering and Management

Simulation facilities are invaluable for training in medicine and clinical education, biomedical engineering and life sciences. They allow the practice of prevention, containment, treatment, and procedure in a risk-free setting. This book is a practical guide and reference to the latest technology, operations and opportunities presented by clinical simulation. It shows how to develop and make efficient use of resources, and provides hands-on information to those tasked with setting up and delivering simulation facilities for medical, clinical and related purposes, and the development and delivery of simulation-based education programs

• A step-by-step manual to developing successful simulation programs
• Shows how to design, construct, outfit and run simulation facilities for clinical education and research.
• The Residency Review Committee of the US Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education has begun requiring residency programs to have simulation as an integral part of their training programs.

Background:
• Educator and scientist at USUHS since 1982
• Co-founder and director of USUHS’s first patient simulation facility and simulation-based educational and research programs, 1997;
• Consultant to world-wide DoD clinical education community for simulation facility creation and program development, 1998 - present;
• Reviewer on simulation, WMD preparedness and adult education for the Journal of American Medical Association and for the American Journal of Infection Control, 2005

Memberships:
Society for Medical Simulation (SocMedSim)- Development and Research Committee;
Society for Education in Anesthesia (SEA);
Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM);
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)