Creating Healthcare Simulation Training Systems: A Designer’s Forum

Abstract

Healthcare simulation systems have had a transformational effect on the training and education of clinical providers. Although members of the human factors community have begun to study issues surrounding the use of healthcare simulation training systems, there has been less emphasis on the development of the technology itself. The objective of this session is to bring together some of the leading designers and developers of healthcare simulation training systems to discuss some of the challenges associated with creating this technology. Each member of the panel has extensive experience designing and creating physical and virtual simulation systems for a wide range of medical procedures including general surgery, endoscopic and laparoscopic surgical procedures, emergency medicine, and trauma care. Specifically, the session is focused on some of the unique human factors issues that impact the development of effective healthcare simulator systems.

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