As a result of recent work-hours limitations and concerns for patient safety, innovations in
extraclinical surgical simulation have become a desired part of residency education. Current …

Context Although technology-enhanced simulation has widespread appeal, its effectiveness
remains uncertain. A comprehensive synthesis of evidence may inform the use of simulation …

Construction workers' ability to identify and assess risks is acquired through training and
experience and is among the key factors that determine their behaviour and thus their safety …

Background The application of digital games for training medical professionals is on the rise.
So-called 'serious' games form training tools that provide a challenging simulated …

Objectives Findings from the contemporary psychological and movement science literature
that appear to have implications for medical training are reviewed. Specifically, the review …

Background Simulation-based medical education enables knowledge, skills and attitudes to
be acquired for all healthcare professionals in a safe, educationally orientated and efficient …

Background Surgical training has traditionally been one of apprenticeship, where the
surgical trainee learns to perform surgery under the supervision of a trained surgeon. This is …

Purpose Educators increasingly use virtual patients (computerized clinical case simulations)
in health professions training. The authors summarize the effect of virtual patients compared …

Objective: Summarize the outcomes and best practices of simulation training for
laparoscopic surgery. Background: Simulation-based training for laparoscopic surgery has …

To determine the comparative effectiveness of technology-enhanced simulation, we
summarized the results of studies comparing technology-enhanced simulation training with …