SAFETY is online on YouTube!
The SAFETY team is pleased to announce that the SAFETY YouTube channel is now online! Subscribe now to our @safetymedsim YT channel!! There we will publish our contents, introduce ourselves and connect with our stakeholders in a more engaging and interactive way, in sight of the launch of our e-learning course! Since November, we have launched a [...]
The SAFETY project: new steps forward simulation approach for education and training in emergency
The SAFETY project, funded under the program ERASMUS+ Knowledge Alliances is intended to widen the learning process in the medical field with high fidelity guided experiences. SAFETY involves 10 partners from 7 European countries (Austria, Germany, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain) representing both Universities and companies' environments. The project coordination is on behalf of the University of [...]
Adding on to the last articles: a few more arguments on when, what, why to train with medical simulation
As reported in many safety articles before, teamwork in operating rooms critically influences patients’ safety and quality of case. Simulation-based team training (1) is an effective method to impart these important qualities like teamwork, decision-making and quality care, among interprofessional teams. As mentioned before in this group, medical simulation is a useful practice in the medical field [...]
EU4Health: open the call for public procurement in the health sector
The European Executive Agency for Health and Digital (HaDEA) has published the call for proposals' Supporting the structured dialogue at national or regional level on public procurement in the health sector - HERA (EU4H-2022-PJ-4) '. The call supports the policy priority of responding to the pandemic crisis in a cooperative and coordinated way between member states and [...]
In situ simulation as part of risk management for the opening of new clinical facilities
“The use of in situ simulation as a method for a system check in new facilities allows the identification and subsequent removal of potential safety threats and may prevent critical incidents with real patients” [1]. In situ simulation is defined as a team based training of emergencies in the everyday working environment of the attendees and characterized [...]
InterRegSim – The Collaborative Network for Simulation-based Learning in Norwegian Hospitals.
Establishing a government-mandated national collaborative network for simulation-based learning in Norwegian hospitals: Opportunities and Responsibilities Simulation-based learning is recognized as an important educational method for health professionals as well as for students in learning new tasks, competence enhancement, and lifelong learning. However, the health trusts in Norway have different levels of maturity regarding simulation-based learning, and the [...]
