Short Communication, J Nephrol Ren Dis Vol: 5 Issue: 4
Awareness about Simulation as a Tool to Improve Patient Safety in in Medical Students of a Developing Country.
Matiur Rahman
Riphah Institute of Healthcare Improvement and Safety, Riphah International University Pakistan.
Abstract
Simulation-based Patient safety training enables imparting
knowledge, skills and attitudes to be acquired by all healthcare
professionals, efficiently. Procedure-based skills like hand washing
can be learnt and measured by using simulation.
In most of the Asian countries including Pakistan, Medical nursing
and other healthcare professional training stills relies upon practice
on real patients, minimal direct supervision, and passive classroom
learning. Healthcare is a complex social system, where human
factors, and other non-technical skills, are most important tool of
safe care delivery to the patients coming to the hospitals. These
skills are difficult to teach in Traditional class room and real patient
setting like Operation theatres, emergency room class rooms
without possibility of harm to patients, but comparatively easy
and safe with simulators. Recognizing the benefits of simulationbased
Patient safety education and training, we conducted a study
in Riphah International affiliated IIMCT Medical College to know
about Awareness in Medical Students about Simulation as a tool to
improve Patient Safety.
Keywords: Nephrology & Renal Diseases
Simulation-based Patient safety training enables imparting knowledge, skills and attitudes to be acquired by all healthcare professionals, efficiently. Procedure-based skills like hand washing can be learnt and measured by using simulation. In most of the Asian countries including Pakistan, Medical nursing and other healthcare professional training stills relies upon practice on real patients, minimal direct supervision, and passive classroom learning. Healthcare is a complex social system, where human factors, and other non-technical skills, are most important tool of safe care delivery to the patients coming to the hospitals. These skills are difficult to teach in Traditional class room and real patient setting like Operation theatres, emergency room class rooms without possibility of harm to patients, but comparatively easy and safe with simulators. Recognizing the benefits of simulationbased Patient safety education and training, we conducted a study in Riphah International affiliated IIMCT Medical College to know about Awareness in Medical Students about Simulation as a tool to improve Patient Safety
