Wirral Hospital Trust.                                                                           Currently in progress-                                                                                 A Research project to evaluate alternative educational strategies for training multidisciplinary teams to deal with Obstetric emergencies.                                The research will assess the benefits of utilizing Advanced Human Patient simulation technology as an educational tool to improve the clinical outcome of obstetric emergencies.                      

Publication date:-   Awaiting Publication.             

Study comparing training outcome from using:
(1) Screen-based simulation (SBS) and part-task trainers,
(2) Some SBS and whole body manikins, and
(3) Some SBS and full-mission simulation
Sample: Interns and residents (n=63)
Duration: 2 years
Status: Completed, report sent to funder and paper submitted to SESAM 2005

Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre
Professor Harry Owen MBBCh MD FRCA FANZCA
Head, University Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
and Director, Clinical Skills and Simulation Unit
Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre
Adelaide, South Australia

Phone +618 8204 4058
Fax +618 8204 4197

If you are currently undertaking a research project in this area and are willing to provide a brief outline of its content then please forward any details to:-

neal@patientsimulation.co.uk