This book presents simulation as an essential, powerful tool to develop the best possible healthcare system for patients. It provides vital insights into the necessary steps for supporting and enhancing medical care through the simulation methodology.

Organized into four sections, the book begins with a discussion on the overarching principles of simulation and systems. Section two then delves into the practical applications of simulation, including developing new workflows, utilizing new technology, building teamwork, and promoting resilience. Following this, section three examines the transition of ideas and initiatives into everyday practices. Chapters in this section analyze complex interpersonal topics such as how healthcare clinical stakeholders, simulationists, and experts who are non-clinicians can collaborate. The closing section explores the potential future directions of healthcare simulation, as well as leadership engagement.

A new addition to the Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation Series, Improving Healthcare Systems stimulates the critical discussion of new and innovative concepts and reinforces well-established and germane principles.

Autorentext

Ellen S. Deutsch, MD, MSChildren's Hospital of PhiladelphiaUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care MedicinePhiladelphia, PA USA
Shawna J. Perry MDUniversity of Florida College of MedicineJacksonville, FL
Harshad G. Gurnaney, MBBS, MPHChildren's Hospital of PhiladelphiaUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of MedicineDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care MedicinePhiladelphia, PA USA

Inhalt
Potential sections:•Introduction: Partnerships of authors from different backgrounds to provide translation and examples•The Big Picture: high level theoretical principles•Practical applications: maybe by location, or by specialty•Support systems•research•future
Potential chapters (in no particular order):•what's a system?•why use simulation to understand/ improve systems?•Ways to model systems•whiteboard as an information source•discrete event simulation•before opening new or renovated patient care units•collaboration with architect•constructing a system reporting system / taxonomy•simulation and safety•handoffs•prioritizing•think big!•sim and EHR•Sim and serendipitous findings•resilience, margin, Safety II•building sims to test your system•rapid cycle improvement•DMAIC/ LEAN / Six Sigma•in situ simulations•code carts•new patient care area•Safe Keeping Journey •airway response team and equipment•NRP•unusual surgeries - conjoined twins; hand transplants•Safety Fellowship•Human Factors•Big Data•Sim for QI•OR / non-OR processes•NASA??•Improving kits (old ones were difficult to use)•Sim to find performance baselines•Sim to look at drift in practice•Mass casualty•EXIT procedures•Cognitive task analysis•Sim integration with healthcare technology•Potential authors •Eugene Day•Devika Singh; Jennifer Arnold, Kim Blasius, Betsy Hunt•Linda Grimes•Laura Schleelein, Megan Lanefall, Natalie (NICU)•Anne Ades, Heather French•John Rice•Mary Patterson•Sue Hallbeck•Jim Kearney•Grace Good•Kaalan Johnson; Akira Nishisaki; John Fiadjoe•Lou Halamek•Jorge Galvez, Alan Simpao•Yue Dong•Jeff Taekman•Matt Weinger, Anne Miller•Sarah Parker, Jake Seagull•Ron Keren•Aditee Ambardekar and Dayna •Sue Coffey•Blike•Kobayashi•Alison Perate•Sanjay Parikh•Christine Shubert•Rosalyn Scott•Lillian Su