Description

Book Synopsis
Simulated Patient Methodology is a timely book, aimed at health professional educators and Simulated Patient (SP) practitioners. It connects theory and evidence with practice to ensure maximum benefit for those involved in SP programmes, in order to inform practice and promote innovation. The book provides a unique, contemporary, global overview of SP practice, for all health sciences educators.

Simulated Patient Methodology:
Provides a cross-disciplinary overview of the field
Considers practical issues such as recruiting and training simulated patients, and the financial planning of SP programmes
Features case studies, illustrating theory in practice, drawn from across health professions and countries, to ensure relevance to localised contexts

Written by world leaders in the field, this invaluable resource summarises the theoretical and practical basis of all human-based simulation methodologies.

Table of Contents

Contributors vii

Foreword ix

1 Introduction to simulated patient methodology 1
Debra Nestel and Margaret Bearman

Part 1: Foundational Frameworks 5

2 Scope of contemporary simulated patient methodology 7
Debra Nestel, Tracy Morrison and Shane Pritchard

3 The content and process of simulated patient-based learning activities 16
Jill E Thistlethwaite and George D Ridgway

4 Communities of practice and simulated patient methodology 23
Debra Nestel, Jan-Joost Rethans and Gayle A Gliva-McConvey

Part 2: Theoretical Perspectives, 31

5 Learning theories and simulated patient methodology 33
Margaret Bearman and Debra Nestel

6 The dramatic arts and simulated patient methodology 39
Cathy M Smith, Tanya L Edlington, Richard Lawton and Debra Nestel

7 Simulated interaction and authentic interaction – a place for conversation analysis? 46
Ged M Murtagh

8 Simulated patient methodology and the discourses of health professional education 53
Nancy L McNaughton and Brian Hodges

Part 3: Educational Practice, 61

9 Preparation: developing scenarios and training for role portrayal 63
Debra Nestel, Carol Fleishman and Margaret Bearman

10 Simulated patients as teachers: the role of feedback 71
Debra Nestel, Margaret Bearman and Carol Fleishman

11 Teaching and learning physical examination skills with simulated patients 79
Anna K Vnuk

12 Simulated patient methodology and assessment 85
Cathy M Smith, Carol C O’Byrne and Debra Nestel

13 Simulated patient programme management 93
Tanya Tierney, Elaine E Gill and Pamela J Harvey

Part 4: Case Studies: Innovations Across the Health Professions 103

14 Real patient participation in simulation 105
Rosamund Snow

15 Interprofessional community care: a simulated clinic for healthcare professional learners 110
Pamela J Taylor, Mollie Burley and Debra Nestel

16 Telephone incognito simulated patients 115
Jan-Joost Rethans and Hay Derkx

17 Hybrid simulated patient methodology: managing maternal deterioration 120
Simon JR Cooper and Mary Anne Biro

18 Learning intimate examinations: the specialist role of Gynaecological Teaching Associates 126
Karen M Reynolds, Jim Parle and Shirin Irani

19 Advanced nursing practice in aged care: developing communication and management skills in patients with Alzheimer’s disease 130
Jennifer H Fisher, Jane H Kass-Wolff, Ernestine Kotthoff-Burrell and Jeanie M Youngwerth

20 Skills development in person-centred physiotherapy 134
Felicity C Blackstock and Shane Pritchard

21 Simulated family and healthcare professionals: consent for organ transplantation 139
Gayle A Gliva-McConvey

Part 5: Conclusion 145

22 The future of simulated patient methodology 147
Margaret Bearman and Debra Nestel

Index 151

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 19/12/2014
      ISBN13: 9781118761007, 978-1118761007
      ISBN10: 1118761006

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Simulated Patient Methodology is a timely book, aimed at health professional educators and Simulated Patient (SP) practitioners. It connects theory and evidence with practice to ensure maximum benefit for those involved in SP programmes, in order to inform practice and promote innovation. The book provides a unique, contemporary, global overview of SP practice, for all health sciences educators.

      Simulated Patient Methodology:
      Provides a cross-disciplinary overview of the field
      Considers practical issues such as recruiting and training simulated patients, and the financial planning of SP programmes
      Features case studies, illustrating theory in practice, drawn from across health professions and countries, to ensure relevance to localised contexts

      Written by world leaders in the field, this invaluable resource summarises the theoretical and practical basis of all human-based simulation methodologies.

      Table of Contents

      Contributors vii

      Foreword ix

      1 Introduction to simulated patient methodology 1
      Debra Nestel and Margaret Bearman

      Part 1: Foundational Frameworks 5

      2 Scope of contemporary simulated patient methodology 7
      Debra Nestel, Tracy Morrison and Shane Pritchard

      3 The content and process of simulated patient-based learning activities 16
      Jill E Thistlethwaite and George D Ridgway

      4 Communities of practice and simulated patient methodology 23
      Debra Nestel, Jan-Joost Rethans and Gayle A Gliva-McConvey

      Part 2: Theoretical Perspectives, 31

      5 Learning theories and simulated patient methodology 33
      Margaret Bearman and Debra Nestel

      6 The dramatic arts and simulated patient methodology 39
      Cathy M Smith, Tanya L Edlington, Richard Lawton and Debra Nestel

      7 Simulated interaction and authentic interaction – a place for conversation analysis? 46
      Ged M Murtagh

      8 Simulated patient methodology and the discourses of health professional education 53
      Nancy L McNaughton and Brian Hodges

      Part 3: Educational Practice, 61

      9 Preparation: developing scenarios and training for role portrayal 63
      Debra Nestel, Carol Fleishman and Margaret Bearman

      10 Simulated patients as teachers: the role of feedback 71
      Debra Nestel, Margaret Bearman and Carol Fleishman

      11 Teaching and learning physical examination skills with simulated patients 79
      Anna K Vnuk

      12 Simulated patient methodology and assessment 85
      Cathy M Smith, Carol C O’Byrne and Debra Nestel

      13 Simulated patient programme management 93
      Tanya Tierney, Elaine E Gill and Pamela J Harvey

      Part 4: Case Studies: Innovations Across the Health Professions 103

      14 Real patient participation in simulation 105
      Rosamund Snow

      15 Interprofessional community care: a simulated clinic for healthcare professional learners 110
      Pamela J Taylor, Mollie Burley and Debra Nestel

      16 Telephone incognito simulated patients 115
      Jan-Joost Rethans and Hay Derkx

      17 Hybrid simulated patient methodology: managing maternal deterioration 120
      Simon JR Cooper and Mary Anne Biro

      18 Learning intimate examinations: the specialist role of Gynaecological Teaching Associates 126
      Karen M Reynolds, Jim Parle and Shirin Irani

      19 Advanced nursing practice in aged care: developing communication and management skills in patients with Alzheimer’s disease 130
      Jennifer H Fisher, Jane H Kass-Wolff, Ernestine Kotthoff-Burrell and Jeanie M Youngwerth

      20 Skills development in person-centred physiotherapy 134
      Felicity C Blackstock and Shane Pritchard

      21 Simulated family and healthcare professionals: consent for organ transplantation 139
      Gayle A Gliva-McConvey

      Part 5: Conclusion 145

      22 The future of simulated patient methodology 147
      Margaret Bearman and Debra Nestel

      Index 151

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