Agents of change.- Simulations for procedural training.- Human factors in acquiring medical skills; Perception and Cognition.- Human factors in acquiring medical skills; Learning and skill acquisition in procedural medicine.- Metrics for the measurement of skill.- Metric based simulation training.- Validation of metrics coupled to simulation training.- Metric-based training to proficiency; What is it and how is it done?.- Didactic education and training for improved intra-operative performance; e-learning comes of age.- Simulation training for improved procedural performance.- Simulation in and for medicine; Where next?.- Proficiency-based progression simulation training; a to-do list for medicine.
From the reviews: The book explores theories of learning, strategies for training, and the definition and application of metrics in surgical training. It analyzes competency criteria from medical/surgical education groups around the world and emphasizes the importance of proficiency based progression as the hallmark of an objectively based surgical training program. ... Overall, Fundamentals of Surgical Simulation: Principles and Practices is a valuable reference and a provocative essay on the principles of surgical (and procedural) training. (Dana K. Andersen, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 307 (9), March, 2012)