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Systems Integration, Human Factors, and Simulation

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Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Pediatrics

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A systems approach recognizes that complex systems, such as healthcare systems, consist of many components with complex interrelationships. A systems approach seeks to understand the relationships between the components and the whole, to gain a greater understanding of actions and events. Simulation can be used to understand the systems factors that affect healthcare delivery and patient safety, improving the quality and safety of care. This chapter will introduce the concept of systems and human factors and the role of simulation in systems integration. We will then provide frameworks that can be used to apply a systems approach to simulation, review specific case examples, and conclude with an overview of how simulation and hospital infrastructure can integrate to maximize the impact of systems integration.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA

    Kimberly P. Stone MD, MS, MA & Jennifer R. Reid MD

  2. Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, McMaster Children’s Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Lennox Huang MD

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Ellen S. Deutsch MD, MS

  4. Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, Plymouth Meeting, PA, USA

    Ellen S. Deutsch MD, MS

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Correspondence to Kimberly P. Stone MD, MS, MA .

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  1. KidSIM(TM) Pediatric Simulation Program, Alberta Children's Hospital, CALGARY, Alberta, Canada

    Vincent J. Grant

  2. KidSIM-ASPIRE Simulation Research Prgm, Alberta Children's Hospital, CALGARY, Alberta, Canada

    Adam Cheng

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Stone, K., Huang, L., Reid, J., Deutsch, E. (2016). Systems Integration, Human Factors, and Simulation. In: Grant, V., Cheng, A. (eds) Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Pediatrics. Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24187-6_6

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