Simulated Patient Methodology is a timely book, aimed at health professional educators and Simulated Patient (SP) practitioners. It connects theory and evidence with practice to ensure maximum benefit for those involved in SP programmes, in order to inform practice and promote innovation. The book provides a unique, contemporary, global overview of SP practice, for all health sciences educators.
Simulated Patient Methodology:
• Provides a cross-disciplinary overview of the field
• Considers practical issues such as recruiting and training simulated patients, and the financial planning of SP programmes
• Features case studies, illustrating theory in practice, drawn from across health professions and countries, to ensure relevance to localised contexts
Written by world leaders in the field, this invaluable resource summarises the theoretical and practical basis of all human-based simulation methodologies.
Contributors vii Foreword ix 1 Introduction to simulated patient methodology 1 Debra Nestel and Margaret Bearman Part 1: Foundational Frameworks 5 2 Scope of contemporary simulated patient methodology 7 Debra Nestel, Tracy Morrison and Shane Pritchard 3 The content and process of simulated patient-based learning activities 16 Jill E Thistlethwaite and George D Ridgway 4 Communities of practice and simulated patient methodology 23 Debra Nestel, Jan-Joost Rethans and Gayle A Gliva-McConvey Part 2: Theoretical Perspectives, 31 5 Learning theories and simulated patient methodology 33 Margaret Bearman and Debra Nestel 6 The dramatic arts and simulated patient methodology 39 Cathy M Smith, Tanya L Edlington, Richard Lawton and Debra Nestel 7 Simulated interaction and authentic interaction – a place for conversation analysis? 46 Ged M Murtagh 8 Simulated patient methodology and the discourses of health professional education 53 Nancy L McNaughton and Brian Hodges Part 3: Educational Practice, 61 9 Preparation: developing scenarios and training for role portrayal 63 Debra Nestel, Carol Fleishman and Margaret Bearman 10 Simulated patients as teachers: the role of feedback 71 Debra Nestel, Margaret Bearman and Carol Fleishman 11 Teaching and learning physical examination skills with simulated patients 79 Anna K Vnuk 12 Simulated patient methodology and assessment 85 Cathy M Smith, Carol C O’Byrne and Debra Nestel 13 Simulated patient programme management 93 Tanya Tierney, Elaine E Gill and Pamela J Harvey Part 4: Case Studies: Innovations Across the Health Professions 103 14 Real patient participation in simulation 105 Rosamund Snow 15 Interprofessional community care: a simulated clinic for healthcare professional learners 110 Pamela J Taylor, Mollie Burley and Debra Nestel 16 Telephone incognito simulated patients 115 Jan-Joost Rethans and Hay Derkx 17 Hybrid simulated patient methodology: managing maternal deterioration 120 Simon JR Cooper and Mary Anne Biro 18 Learning intimate examinations: the specialist role of Gynaecological Teaching Associates 126 Karen M Reynolds, Jim Parle and Shirin Irani 19 Advanced nursing practice in aged care: developing communication and management skills in patients with Alzheimer’s disease 130 Jennifer H Fisher, Jane H Kass-Wolff, Ernestine Kotthoff-Burrell and Jeanie M Youngwerth 20 Skills development in person-centred physiotherapy 134 Felicity C Blackstock and Shane Pritchard 21 Simulated family and healthcare professionals: consent for organ transplantation 139 Gayle A Gliva-McConvey Part 5: Conclusion 145 22 The future of simulated patient methodology 147 Margaret Bearman and Debra Nestel Index 151
Debra Nestel, Professor of Simulation Education in Healthcare, School of Rural Health, HealthPEER (Health Professions Education and Educational Research), Monash University, Australia. Margaret Bearman, Associate Professor, HealthPEER (Health Professions Education and Educational Research), Monash University, Australia.
