Integrating actors into a simulation program: A primer

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 120-126

  Pascucci, Robert C ^b,c   Weinstock, Peter H ^b,d   O'Connor, Brigid E ^a   Fancy, Kristina M ^c   Meyer, Elaine C ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Institute for Professionalism and Ethical Practice   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Actors; Communication; Difficult conversations; Empathy; Ethical practice; Interaction; Professionalism; Simulated patients; SP

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; TEACHER; TEACHING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MENTORS; PATIENT SIMULATION; PERSONNEL SELECTION;

EID: 84898443768     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e3182a3ded7     Document Type: Article

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