Healthcare Simulation: A Guide for Operations Specialists (Hardcover)

Contributors List ix

Contributors Bios xi

Acknowledgments xviii

1 Introduction 1
Laura T. Gantt

2 Healthcare Simulation Operations: Bridging the Gaps 5
H. Michael Young

3 Evolution of the Simulation Operations Specialist (SOS) 15
Jesika S. Gavilanes

4 The Simulation Operations Specialist as Innovator 21
S. Scott Atkinson

5 The Simulation Operations Specialist as Artist and Producer 27
Emily Shaw

6 Medical and Clinical Terminology for the Simulation Operations Specialist 36
Morgan Scherwitz, Cheryl Hunter, Lindsey Scott, and Laura T. Gantt

7 Simulation Operations, Curriculum Integration, and Performance Improvement 56
Timothy R. Brock and Mary Holtschneider

8 Finding the Fit: What the Simulation Operations Specialist has to Offer and What the Employer Needs 78
Amar Patel

9 Foundations for the Simulation Operations Specialist 91
Evan J. Bartley

10 Programming Patient Outcomes in Simulation : Concepts in Scenario Standardization and Automation 113
H. Michael Young and Valeriy Kozmenko

11 Simulation Operations Specialists Job Descriptions Composition, Negotiation, and Processes 131
Laura T. Gantt

12 Simulation Research and the Role of the Simulation Operations Specialist 137
Gene W. Hobbs

13 International Perspectives on the Role of the Simulation Operations Specialist 149
Guillaume Alinier and Adam Dodson

14 Professional Development for the Next Generation of Simulation Operations Specialists 163
Thomas A. Dongilli

Appendix 1 Commonly Used Simulation Terms, Terminology, and Medical Abbreviations 169
Laura T. Gantt and H. Michael Young

Appendix 2 Simulation Operations Specialists Job Descriptions Exemplars 180
Laura T. Gantt

Appendix 3 Connections 189

Appendix 4 File Formats 199
Evan J. Bartley

Appendix 5 Resources for Moulage, Props, and Sounds 201
Emily Shaw

Index 203