Evaluation of high patient simulator in assessment of performance of anaesthetists

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-47

  Weller, J M ^a   Bloch, M ^b   Young, S ^c   Maze, M ^b   Oyesola, S ^b   Wyner, J ^b   Dob, D ^b   Haire, K ^b   Durbridge, J ^b   Walker, T ^b   Newble, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetists, clinical competence; Computers, computer simulation; Education, educational measurement

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIDEOTAPE; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VIDEORECORDING;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 85047687705     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg002     Document Type: Article

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