1. Research in simulation based health professions education:
Building houses or making bricks?
Adam Dubrowski, PhD
Learning and Research Institutes
Wilson Centre
Department of Paediatrics, UofT
3. Applying the Scientific Method and
underpinning research methodology to
generate evidence that will be used to build
simulation based education programs.
General Aim
4. • Models of Medical Education
• Introduction to Simulation
• Working Model
• Components of Simulation
– Simulators
– Educators
– Organization
• Future Directions
Outline
7. Apprenticeship Model
Trainer
Trainee
PatientCare
More people die in a given year as a result of medical
errors ( 44,000) than from motor vehicle accidents
(43,458), breast cancer (42,297), or AIDS (16,516).
"To Err is Human, Building a Safety Health System" (2000).
12. Dubrowski, A., Brydges, R., Satterthwaite, L., Xeroulis, G., Classe, R.
American Journal of Surgery. in press.
Busy Environment: Multitasking
Simulation Based Education
34. Study 4: Organization
Moulton et al., Ann Surg. 2007
1 2 3 4
1 hour
block
1 month
1 2 3 4
1 hour block
1 week
rest
1 month
distributed practice
massed practice
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Transfer
35. Study 4: Organization
Moulton et al., Ann Surg. 2007
distributed
massed
ExpertOpinion
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Pre-test
Microsurgical drill
Post-test
Rat
Transfer