title: Designing simulations and games: a workshop for health care professionals.
abstract: This article describes the important elements of a five-day workshop for teaching health care professionals to design and use simulation/gaming activities. Suggested guielines are identified for planning and conducting a workshop. The importance of early planning is emphasized by identifying the specific objectives of the workshop and preparing the staff to facilitate the attainment of each objective. The selection of staff and participants is discussed. A day-to-day description of a typical workshop is presented. Also included is a description of several content presentations which teach the workshop participants the required skills and knowledge in design, selection, research, and evaluation of simulation/gaming activities.
mesh_terms: D005716:Game Theory; D005717:Games, Experimental; D006126:Group Processes; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D009934:Organization and Administration; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods