Working at a university, in an academic environment, often means daily interactions with students. And this seemingly routine encounters might cloud our vision to the reality behind them – we are helping shape the healthcare professionals of tomorrow. Every course, every lecture, every simulation, every conversation – they all influence these young minds, [...]
Effective, safe and efficient healthcare that does not burn out the well-being of healthcare professionals relies on the interplay of human, technology, and organization. This interplay is complex, as is learning around this process. Many related aspects need to be considered simultaneously, easily overwhelming both learners and facilitators. Learning about the connections of [...]
There is extensive evidence of the benefits of debriefing in the clinical setting. It has been associated with an improvement in the results of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the efficiency of trauma care teams, the identification of surgical errors, or neonatal resuscitation after urgent caesarean sections. Therefore, clinical debriefing has been linked to an improvement [...]
Simulation has become an indispensable tool in medical education and training, offering a safe environment for healthcare professionals to enhance their skills and improve patient outcomes. The European Union (EU) recognizes the crucial role of simulation in medicine and has been actively promoting its use across member states. This article explores the EU's [...]
Healthcare simulation, a large and growing community, recognizes the potential of Education as a process of continuous improvement. As a world leader in healthcare education and resuscitation training, to carry out the important mission of “helping save lives”, Laerdal Medical needs to give everyone the opportunity to be trained, to learn, to practice [...]
Learning and training have been essential components of healthcare since the earliest days of medicine. The ancient Greeks, for example, believed that medicine was both an art and a science and emphasized the importance of learning through observation and experience. Hippocrates, known as the father of medicine, wrote extensively about the need for [...]
In European projects, several steps must be considered for the project we want to write to be effective and impact the social fabric. After having carried out a thorough analysis of the community's needs, as described in our previous article, it becomes necessary to focus on the objectives we want to pursue with [...]
Despite the increasing awareness of the importance of leadership in healthcare, our understanding of the competencies and skills of leadership remains limited. Leadership skills are often overlooked in medical school, but are required from any leaders in medical field. The major impact on clinical outcomes in patients, improved provider well-being and reduced burnout [...]
The SAFETY partners met on 28th March 2023 for a periodic project meeting, hosted by the EICD team at the Fundeni Clinical Institute (Bucharest, Romania). The meeting was intended to discuss the implementation and main achievements from the WP4 “Turning training materials into e-learning course” and to plan the coming activities related to [...]
360ViSi is an international collaborative project with the aim of developing innovative learning in health education using VR and 360° video technology. The project partners are the University of Stavanger (UiS), University of Nottingham (UK), Catholic University of Valencia (Spain), Turku University of Applied Sciences (Finland), Screen Story (Norway), Quasar Dynamics (Spain) and [...]