Simulation-based training: the missing link to lastingly improved patient safety and health?

Lukas P. Mileder; Georg M. Schmölzer

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Simulation-based training: the missing link to lastingly improved patient safety and health?

April 27, 2016

Mileder LP, Schmölzer GM. Postgrad Med J. 2016;92(1088):309-11.

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Simulation has been increasingly accepted as a training strategy for both technical and teamwork skills. This review summarizes the evidence on use of simulation to develop skills both for individuals and teams across various health care professions and how to sustain improvements.

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