Obstetric simulation as a risk control strategy: Course design and evaluation

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-127

  Gardner, Roxane ^a,b   Walzer, Toni B ^a,b   Simon, Robert ^b,c   Raemer, Daniel B ^b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Center for Medical Simulation Cambridge   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Crisis resource management; Human patient simulation; Obstetric simulation; Patient care standards; Safety curriculum; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROL STRATEGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN PATIENT SIMULATION; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSTETRIC CARE; PERINATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SELF EVALUATION; SIMULATION; TEAMWORK;

CRISIS INTERVENTION; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44249118579     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e3181671bbe     Document Type: Article

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