Medical Simulation: The Missing Link in Achieving Safer, More Cost-Effective Care

Benny L Joyner Jr

doi:10.18043/001c.74504

Medical Simulation: The Missing Link in Achieving Safer, More Cost-Effective Care

N C Med J. 2023 May;84(3):177-181. doi: 10.18043/001c.74504.

Author

Benny L Joyner Jr^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Anesthesia and Social Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
² Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

PMID: 39302283
DOI: 10.18043/001c.74504

Abstract

Medical simulation is an educational strategy in which a par-ticular set of conditions is created or replicated to resemble authentic situations that are possible in real life. In this commentary we discuss how simulation is used and how it can reduce medical error, improve teamwork and communi-cation, and improve trust in the health care system.

Keywords: Benny L. Joyner; UNC; health care; health policy; medical education; pediatrics; simulation; trust; virtual learning.

MeSH terms

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Humans
Medical Errors* / prevention & control
Patient Care Team
Patient Safety
Simulation Training / economics
Simulation Training / methods