TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Using simulation for disaster preparedness
JO  - Surgery
A1  - Gardner, Aimee K.
A1  - Demoya, Marc A.
A1  - Tinkoff, Glen H.
A1  - Brown, Kimberly M.
A1  - Garcia, George D.
A1  - Miller, Geoffrey T.
A1  - Zaidel, Bernice W.
A1  - Korndorffer, James R.
A1  - Scott, Daniel J.
A1  - Sachdeva, Ajit K.
SP  - 565
EP  - 570
VL  - 160
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: As it addresses both technical and nontechnical skills, simulation-based training is playing an increasingly important role in surgery. In addition to the focus on skill acquisition, it is also important to ensure that surgeons are able to perform a variety of tasks in unique and challenging situations. These situations include responding to mass casualties, dealing with disease outbreaks, and preparing for wartime missions. Simulation-based training can be a valuable training modality in these situations, as it allows opportunities to practice and prepare for high-risk and often low-frequency events. <br><br>METHODS: During the 8th Annual Meeting of the Consortium of the American College of Surgeons-Accredited Education Institutes in March 2015, a multidisciplinary panel was assembled to discuss how simulation can be used to prepare the surgical community for such high-risk events. <br><br>CONCLUSION: An overview of how simulation has been used to address needs in each of these situations is presented.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0039-6060
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2016.03.027
ID  - ref1
ER  -