Healthcare Simulation and Patient Safety (1HSP1)

Both the Diploma and Masters' courses in Healthcare Simulation and Patient Safety are on-line/distance learning courses designed to accommodate the busy healthcare provider or simulation centre team member. Healthcare simulation is the modern way to educate healthcare providers to achieve high performance and improve patient safety. It encompasses manikin based training for teamworking, task trainers for procedural skills, simulated persons for communication skills and virtual /augmented reality.

Subjects in this course are:-

Year 1 (60 Credits)

• Required MD1501: Introduction to simulation-based education
• Required MD1502: Simulation with manikin and task based trainers
• Required MD1503: Standardised patients, virtual patients, and hybrid simulation
• Required MD1504: Human factors and patient safety in simulation
• Required MD1505: Uses of medical and healthcare simulation beyond education
• Required MD1506: Running an effective simulation based education programme
• Optional RPL030: Recognised Prior Learning
• Optional RPL020: Recognised Prior Learning
• Optional RPL010: Recognised Prior Learning

Year 2 (60 Credits)

• Required MD2507: Research methods - medical and healthcare simulation
• Required MD2508: Research thesis - medical and healthcare simulation