title: [Role playing as an essential element of simulation procedures in medicine].
abstract: Role playing is an important element of virtually all simulation-based procedures. An improved understanding for methodological aspects facilitates its goal-oriented use in education and training, research and examinations. In the present paper we describe how different forms of role play are used in different simulation-based procedures. We describe a plausibility study from skills labs demonstrating that the introduction of role-playing can increase perceived realism. Finally we derive practical suggestions for the conduction of role plays in medical simulation.
authors.affiliation: Dänisches Institut für Medizinische Simulation (DIMS), Herlev University Hospital, Herlev, Dänemark. mail@peter-dieckmann.de
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dieckmann
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rall
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eich
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schnabel
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jünger
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nikendei
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016544:Patient Simulation; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012381:Role Playing