Simulation in Healthcare, a Resource in Times of Crisis. A Look Back and a Look Forward

Abstract

The use of CRM-based curriculum has been implemented in the field of health education and training, and evidence shows that there are changes in behavior and improvements in teamwork performance; however, it is necessary to continue researching their impact on the organization and patient safety (Levine et al (eds), The comprehensive textbook of healthcare simulation. Springer, New York, 2013; Salas et al, J Hum Factors Ergonom Soc 48(2): 392–412, 2006). The Covid-19 crisis has affected patient safety that of clinical teams, and healthcare organizations, leading to reflections on outstanding challenges in the use of simulation as a standard in healthcare training that should lead to a safety culture (Park et al, Manifesto for healthcare simulation practice. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning. Published Online First: 04 September 2020, 2020; Hardeep Singh et al, BMJ Qual Safety 30: 141–145, 2020). Simulation modalities provide answers to many different objectives, and professionals must get trained to make the best use of this powerful education tool through different modalities that make it possible to harness its strengths (Levine et al (eds), The comprehensive textbook of healthcare simulation. Springer, New York, 2013; Posner et al, Adv Simul 2: 1–5, 2017). SBE and training-based simulation will solve many existing problems in the healthcare field that were mentioned since Kohn’s publication more than 20 years ago (Kohn et al., (eds), To err is human: building safer healthcare system. National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 2000).