Simulation-Based Training for Patient Safety: 10 Principles That Matter

Authors

Eduardo Salas, University of Central Florida
Katherine A. Wilson, University of Central Florida
Elizabeth Lazzara, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFollow
Heidi B. King, TRICARE Management Activity, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), Aurora, Colorado;
Jeffery S. Augenstein, University of Miami

Submitting Campus

Daytona Beach

Department

Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology

Document Type

Article

Publication/Presentation Date

3-2008

Abstract/Description

Simulation-based training can improve patient care when factors influencing its design, delivery, evaluation, and transfer are taken into consideration. In this paper, we provide a number of principles and practical tips that organizations in health care can use to begin implementing effective simulation-based training as a way to enhance patient safety. We commend the health care community for their efforts thus far. We hope that the information provided in this paper will encourage thinking beyond the "bells and whistles" of the simulation and bring to light full potential of simulation-based training in health care and patient safety.

Publication Title

Journal of Patient Safety

Publisher

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Grant or Award Name

Department of Defense (Award Number W81XWH-05-1-0372)

Scholarly Commons Citation

Salas, E., Wilson, K. A., Lazzara, E., King, H. B., & Augenstein, J. S. (2008). Simulation-Based Training for Patient Safety: 10 Principles That Matter. Journal of Patient Safety, 4(1). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/publication/974