Faculty of Medicine

International Diploma: Clinical Simulation and Patient Safety

Module I: Andragogy and Fundamentals of Clinical Simulation
  • Andragogical principles. Teaching-learning theory. 
  • History and evolution of simulation. 
  • The teacher's role in simulation. Facilitation vs. Instruction. Patient safety. SimZones. 
Module II: Curricular Integration of Clinical Simulation
  • Curriculum Integration / Curriculum Alignment / Interprofessional Integration. 
  • Competency-based objectives / RPA / EPA / workshop. 
Module III: Simulators and simulated patients
  • Types of simulators. High and low fidelity.  
  • Virtual simulators. 
  • Simulated/standardized patient: history, moulage, interpretation.  
  • Roles in the simulation scenario: confederate, collaborator, participant, facilitator, evaluator. 
Module IV: Creation of scenarios and assessment instruments
  • Basic elements of scenarios. Components and types of simulation script.  
  • Low fidelity scenarios. 
  • Realism and fidelity. Fiction contract. Conducting the evaluation scenario. 
  • Learning objectives and RPA / Design of assessment instruments. 
Module V: Human Factors and Teamwork
  • CRM: Crisis Resource Management. 
  • Human factors. Soft skills. 
  • Psychological safety. Handling critical/unfortunate events. 
  • Communication protocols. SBAR, SPIKES. 
Module VI: Debriefing and Feedback
  • Metacognition: Feedback – Debriefing. 
  • Workshop: Types of questions, strategies.   
  • Types of Debriefing / Codebriefing / Blind Debriefing. 
  • Levels of reflection / Difficult debriefing. 
Module VII: Technology and management of simulation centers
  • Infrastructure, equipment. HR management. 
  • Technological fidelity. Audiovisual equipment, Clinical noise. 
  • Use of VR, AR and AI. 
Module VIII: Simulation Evaluation and Continuous Improvement
  • Assessment of technical and non-technical skills.  
  • ECOE/OSCE. 
  • Evaluation of assessment instruments and scenario design / Evaluation of the debriefing. 
Module IX: Innovation and research
  • Facilitator training in simulation. Simulation teaching staff. Debriefing of the debriefing. 
  • Evaluation of satisfaction by facilitators, staff and students / Low-cost simulators. 
  • Simulation research. Accreditation. 
Module X: Face-to-face activities
  • Simulation teaching staff. Debriefing of the debriefing 
  • Evaluation of satisfaction by facilitators, staff and students / Low-cost simulators  
  • Management and strategic planning in simulation projects. 
  • Simulation research. Accreditation of simulation centers. 
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