• Ir J Med Sci · Dec 2007

    High-fidelity simulation in post-graduate training and assessment: an Irish perspective.

    • M G Langdon and A J Cunningham.
    • RCSI, Education and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland. miriamlangdon@hotmail.com
    • Ir J Med Sci. 2007 Dec 1;176(4):267-71.

    BackgroundLack of financial resources was internationally ranked as the greatest limitation to the application of human physiological simulation in clinical teaching. The Beaumont Simulation Centre in the Republic of Ireland is solely funded by once-off grant payments. Attracting a range of health care specialties through course diversity can offset costs.AimsThis survey of simulator course evaluations aimed to determine attitudes of an array of Irish health care professionals towards full-scale simulation.MethodsAnaesthetists (n = 51), nurses (n = 48) and dentists (n = 12) rated simulator-based courses and use of simulation for competency assessment with a self-reporting questionnaire with a five-point scale (1 = poor, 5 = excellent).ResultsParticipants rated the courses from very good to excellent and were of the opinion that full-scale simulation is acceptable and appropriate for both education and competency assessment.ConclusionsThis study demonstrates successful post-graduate course development in a simulation centre with narrow budgetary restrictions. In addition, it is the first to examine Irish anaesthetists', nurses' and dentists' attitudes towards full-scale simulation as an assessment tool.

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