Journal article
Can simulation replace part of clinical time? Two parallel randomised controlled trials
K Watson, A Wright, N Morris, J Mcmeeken, D Rivett, F Blackstock, A Jones, T Haines, V O'Connor, G Watson, R Peterson, G Jull
Medical Education | Published : 2012
Abstract
Medical Education 2012 Context Education in simulated learning environments (SLEs) has grown rapidly across health care professions, yet no substantive randomised controlled trial (RCT) has investigated whether SLEs can, in part, substitute for traditional clinical education. Methods Participants were physiotherapy students (RCT1, n=192; RCT2, n=178) from six Australian universities undertaking clinical education in an ambulatory care setting with patients with musculoskeletal disorders. A simulated learning programme was developed as a replica for clinical education in musculoskeletal practice to replace 1week of a 4-week clinical education placement. Two SLE models were designed. Model 1 p..
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Funding Acknowledgements
funding was received from an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant (LP0776270). Partnership funding in this ARC Linkage Grant was received from: Physiotherapists Board of Queensland, Australian Physiotherapy Council, and Australian Physiotherapy Association. In kind support was provided by: Queensland Health Clinical Skills Development Centre, Queensland Health, Department of Health Western Australia, Department of Health NSW, and Department of Human Services Victoria.