Simulation in Healthcare Education

Harry Owen, MBBCh, MD, FRCA, FANZCA Professor and Chairman Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine Director, Clinical Skills and Simulation Flinders University School of Medicine Adelaide, South Australia Dr. Owen has received overwhelming interest in his national and international lectures on the history of simulation in healthcare education. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on clinical and educational topics, including more than 20 articles on simulation which have been published in Academic Medicine, Simulation in Healthcare, and Medical Journal of Australia. In the course of his research he has discovered numerous historic simulators around the world as well as the first documented use of simulation in professional healthcare education, in around 500 CE.

“The depth of historical research into the area is very impressive and will be of interest to many practising obstetricians, midwives and educators. Illustrations and photographs complement the text in all chapters, to facilitate understanding of how obstetric skills were learnt. The list of references is extensive for those wishing to delve deeper into some historical aspects. … the illustrations and detailed explanation provide a very robust account, enabling the reader to relive healthcare education in earlier centuries.” (Alison Gale, The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Vol. 18, 2016)

• 1 Introduction.- Part I.- 2 Early Examples of Simulation in Training and Healthcare.- 3 Simulation in Medical Science.- Part II.- 4 Simulation in Obstetrics and Midwifery.- Part III.-  5 Simulators and Teaching Aids Used in Teaching Medicine.- 6 Simulation in Surgery.- 7 Simulation in Oto–, Rhino–, and Laryngology.- 8 Simulation in the Treatment of Eye Disorders.- 9 Simulation in Nursing.- 10 Simulation and Teaching in Resuscitation and Trauma Management.- 11 Simulation in Dentistry and Dental Hygiene.- Index.