Emergency Department
Using simulation to achieve quality improvement (QI) in the Emergency Department (ED) brings everyone together to understand and solve problems under conditions that mimic real life.
Healthcare Quality Improvement
Simulation is widely used and appreciated within hospitals, traditionally often as a method within education and training. Hospitals use simulation to maintain and develop competencies and confidence of individuals and teams. And it provides an opportunity to train and prepare for critical situations together.
Simulation is also a powerful method for examining the interaction of people and teams across workflows, spaces, and technology. Within our complex and adaptive healthcare systems, we see increasing use of simulation as an arena for problem-solving and co-design, channeling the perspectives of staff and patients into system improvement.
Simulation can be used for:
- Understand work in complex environments
- Test planned change
- Embed change for lasting impact
Can Patient Simulation Be Used for Continuous Improvement?
Victoria Brazil, MD, is a simulation practitioner and thought leader on how simulation may be connected directly with health service priorities and patient outcomes. In this podcast, she speaks about how simulation can be used to continuously improve systems, leading to breakthroughs in patient safety, care efficiency, and systems improvement.
