title: The important role of simulation in sedation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article reviews the development of simulation-based training strategies to educate sedation providers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Medical simulation has been utilized to train and evaluate providers in numerous domains related to sedation. Sedation providers come to the patient with a wide range of clinical training and experience and simulation can serve as a platform for achieving a baseline skill level and for periodic retraining. Although widely accepted by participants in simulation training, data demonstrating simulation's efficacy in improving sedation-related clinical outcomes are lacking.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Simulation provides an opportunity for sedation providers to develop deliberative practice, to consider rare or challenging clinical conditions, and to benefit from directed feedback, in a manner that does not put patients in harm's way.
authors.affiliation: aWashington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri bAlbert Einstein School of Medicine, NYC, New York cAnesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California dSouthwestern School of Medicine, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Fehr
authors.forename: Jerry
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: Calvin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kuan
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhong
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003198:Computer Simulation; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic