Manikin-based simulation uses high fidelity simulators to create immersive scenarios. The patient simulators are designed to physiologically respond to treatment similar to what would occur in the real world. The manikins can be assessed, and the learner can initiate live situation medical interventions with a resultant response. The clinical scenarios are replicated in controlled environment for learning that mimics a patient care setting but does not put an actual patient at risk.
Each of four simulation rooms are flexible spaces that can be manipulated to incorporate a multitude of scenarios. The manikins can simulate authentic setting teaching environments that range from outpatient examination rooms to inpatient rooms in areas such as the emergency department, intensive care unit, labor and delivery suite, and the operating theatre. Simulated patients (SPs ) may also be incorporated to increase the realism of these environments.
All the simulations can be observed in real-time through the control room or reviewed using a web-based broadcast which can be live or delayed. Observation software is available for formative assessments of student performance via real-time and asynchronous feedback. We have large clinical skills spaces that can be used for various training programs or as lectures space. The center has multimedia classrooms for debriefing sessions. In addition, we have a dedicated space for Harvey, a cardiopulomonary patient simulator.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is healthcare simulation?
What are the different training modalities experienced in the ExCEL Simulation Lab?
Can you come to Simulation Lab to preform extra hands-on training individually?
References
What is healthcare simulation?
The Society for Simulation on Healthcare’s (SSH) Healthcare Simulation Dictionary (Healthcare Simulation Dictionary, n.d.) defines "Healthcare Simulation" as:
- A technique that uses a situation or environment created to allow persons to experience a representation of a real healthcare event for the purpose of practice, learning, evaluation, testing, or to gain understanding of systems or human actions: the applications of a simulator to training, assessment, research, or systems integration toward patient safety (SSH Accreditation, 2014).
- Healthcare simulation "is informed and enhanced by perspectives from a variety of sciences, technologies, engineering and the arts" (Park et al., 2020, p. 365).
- Healthcare simulation as a practice forms the foundation for the three tenets comprising: safety, advocacy, and leadership (Park et al., 2020, p. 365).
What are the different training modalities experienced in the ExCEL Simulation Lab?
Equipment used in simulation training includes computer driven patient simulator designed to mimic the physiology of real patients, task trainers designed to replicate specific body part and/or elements of a medical procedure, and the use of real clinical equipment, such as ultrasound machines. We also collaborate with Human Simulation Education Center (HSEC) for simulated participant (SP) encounters that involve the use of multiple simulation modalities in the same activity.
Can you come to Simulation Lab to preform extra hands-on training individually?
Extra skills training must be formally arranged and directly overseen by a faculty member of the Emory University School of Medicine. The responsible faculty member should submit the appropriate request form to initiate the process.
Healthcare Simulation Dictionary | SSH. (n.d.). https://www.ssih.org/healthcare-simulation-dictionary
Park, C. S., et al. (2020). Manifesto for healthcare simulation practice. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced
Learning, 6(6), 365-368. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjstel-2020-000712
The Society for Simulation in Healthcare. (2014). Certification. https://www.ssih.org/Credentialing/Certification