What does the Health Simulation Learning Centre fund support?
EquipmentEquipment (e.g. manikins) can improve the physical fidelity of the labs and simulation scenarios, which helps replicate the actual environment in which the situation would occur in real life.
Professional DevelopmentFostering and supporting the professional development of simulation personnel increases proficiency, competency, and expertise, which in turn improves the likelihood of being able to achieve the successful student delivery of health care and learning outcomes.
Standardized Patient ProgramStandardized patients, also known as simulated participants, are human role players. The standardized patients interact with students in various learning and assessment scenarios and are highly valuable for developing non-technical skills such as empathy, family-centred care, shared decision making, communication, and assessment of clinical skills. High-quality training for standardized patients is essential to ensure that scenarios allow the students to meet set objectives.