Multidisciplinary Healthcare Simulation (Taught)

This programme is designed to provide healthcare educators and other healthcare professional trainers with the knowledge and skills to design, develop and facilitate effective simulation training and education.

Suitable for all health care professionals with an interest or involvement in delivering training and education, the main aims of this programme are to provide you with:

• an understanding of the principles of adult learning and how they can be applied to multidisciplinary health care simulation training
• an understanding of the evolution, variety and importance of human factors in healthcare practice
• the knowledge and skills required to design, develop and facilitate simulation training
• the debriefing skills required to aid learners subsequent reflection and development

Simulation is becoming increasingly prevalent as a tool for teaching and learning in health care because it provides a safe environment in which students can develop clinical skills and non-technical skills via guided debriefing.