Overview• Spectrum of Medical Simulation• National Simulation Centre• ANTS• Opportunities & the Future

Spectrum of Simulation

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Simulation: Part Task trainers

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Mid-Fidelity

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High Fidelity Simulation

Simulation: Facilitated debrief & feedback

Take home message

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Learning through Simulation

ANTS, NOTSS, Nurses’ NOTECHS

Anaesthetists’ non-technical skills

“Behavioural aspects of performance in the operating theatre which underpin medical expertise, use of equipment and drugs. They are cognitive and social skills which support clinical and technical skills”

Portable Team Skills

ANTS Taxonomy

Anaesthesia, ICM & Emerg…….

Non-Technical Skills

Social

• Communication with team members Thinking aloud

• Declaring an emergency• Leadership & Followership• Task management,

prioritisation and maintenance of standards

• Use of protocols• Task delegation• Referral & Calling for help 

Cognitive

• Situational awareness & Information gathering

• Observing monitors• Decision making• Coping with distraction• Planning a course of action

and anticipation of future events

• Having an overview of “the bigger picture”

• Awareness of own limitations (Comfort zone)

• Avoiding fixation bias

SCSC: Ed Med Course Report – July 07 to May 08.

• Does it work

• Transfer

• Narrative

• Team-working

• Human factors

• Deliberate Practice