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Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Pediatrics

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This chapter will focus on the use of standardized and simulated patients in pediatric healthcare education. The chapter will begin with a section on common terms and definitions followed by a review of the Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE) standards of best practice. General information with regard to recruiting and training will be provided, and the differences in training for formative and summative assessments will be discussed. The use of children and adolescents as standardized and simulated patients will also be explored. Current trends in pediatric simulation, including the use of standardized and simulated patients to improve communication, the development of interpersonal skills, and the delivery of difficult news, will be presented along with the use of hybrid simulations. The chapter will close with a discussion on the advantages and challenges of using standardized and simulated patients in pediatrics.

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  1. Office of Interprofessional Simulation, Department of Medical Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Dawn Taylor Peterson PhD

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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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Peterson, D. (2016). Standardized Patients. 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_8

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