Simulation Modalities

What is simulation?

Simulation is a technique, not a technology, that can use a variety of modalities. Healthcare simulation can replace or amplify real experiences with guided experiences that evoke or replicate substantial aspects of the real world in a fully interactive manner (Gaba Future Vision Qual Saf Health Care 2004).

Simulation Modalities

• Task Trainers
• Standardized Patients
• Computerized Manikins
• Virtual Reality
• Case Studies
• Hybrid

Replicating the essential aspects of a clinical situation allows a participant to more readily understand and apply these skills when in a clinical setting. The use of a blend of low fidelity and high-fidelity simulations approximates what the participants may encounter in the clinical setting.

Key concepts in this learning environment include the following:

• Patient safety
• Communication
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Teamwork
• Cultural competence
• Informatics
• Evidence-based practice