Use of clinical simulations for patient education: targeting an untapped audience.
In most cases, the health professional has been the target for simulation based learning curricula. We have developed a simulation based curriculum for patient education. In our curriculum lay-women learn how to perform the clinical female pelvic examination using a manikin-based trainer. Learner assessments show that prior negative expectations turned into positive expectations regarding future pelvic examinations.
Siwe
Karin
K
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Sweden.
Berterö
Carina
C
Pugh
Carla
C
Wijma
Barbro
B
D003479:Curriculum; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008348:Manikins; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010388:Pelvis; D010808:Physical Examination