Coverage of the best practices and available technologies for
Table of Contents
Contributors List ix
Contributors Bios xi
Acknowledgments xviii
1 Introduction 1
Laura T. Gantt
2 Healthcare Simulation Operations: Bridging the Gaps 5
H. Michael Young
3 Evolution of the Simulation Operations Specialist (SOS) 15
Jesika S. Gavilanes
4 The Simulation Operations Specialist as Innovator 21
S. Scott Atkinson
5 The Simulation Operations Specialist as Artist and Producer 27
Emily Shaw
6 Medical and Clinical Terminology for the Simulation Operations Specialist 36
Morgan Scherwitz, Cheryl Hunter, Lindsey Scott, and Laura T. Gantt
7 Simulation Operations, Curriculum Integration, and Performance Improvement 56
Timothy R. Brock and Mary Holtschneider
8 Finding the Fit: What the Simulation Operations Specialist has to Offer and What the Employer Needs 78
Amar Patel
9 Foundations for the Simulation Operations Specialist 91
Evan J. Bartley
10 Programming Patient Outcomes in Simulation : Concepts in Scenario Standardization and Automation 113
H. Michael Young and Valeriy Kozmenko
11 Simulation Operations Specialists Job Descriptions Composition, Negotiation, and Processes 131
Laura T. Gantt
12 Simulation Research and the Role of the Simulation Operations Specialist 137
Gene W. Hobbs
13 International Perspectives on the Role of the Simulation Operations Specialist 149
Guillaume Alinier and Adam Dodson
14 Professional Development for the Next Generation of Simulation Operations Specialists 163
Thomas A. Dongilli
Appendix 1 Commonly Used Simulation Terms, Terminology, and Medical Abbreviations 169
Laura T. Gantt and H. Michael Young
Appendix 2 Simulation Operations Specialists Job Descriptions Exemplars 180
Laura T. Gantt
Appendix 3 Connections 189
Appendix 4 File Formats 199
Evan J. Bartley
Appendix 5 Resources for Moulage, Props, and Sounds 201
Emily Shaw
Index 203
