Aim Simulation originates from its application in the military and aviation. It is implemented at
various levels of healthcare education and certification today. However, its use remains …

Employees in EDs report increasing role overload because of critical staff shortages,
budgetary cuts and increased patient numbers and acuity. Such overload could compromise …

Introduction Clinical simulation is on the point of having a significant impact on health care
education across professional boundaries and in both the undergraduate and postgraduate …

Background: This guide reviews what is known about educational and clinical supervision
practice through a literature review and a questionnaire survey. It identifies the need for a …

Context Although the prevalence of depression among medical interns substantially
exceeds that of the general population, the specific factors responsible are not well …

Introduction Occupational stress is a major modern health and safety challenges. While the
ED is known to be a high-pressure environment, the specific organisational stressors which …

This study investigates the occupational stress amongst 355 male and female Greek junior
hospital doctors (JHDs) working in the Greater Athens area. The initial phase of the research …

Medical Education 2012 Context Education in simulated learning environments (SLEs) has
grown rapidly across health care professions, yet no substantive randomised controlled trial …

Previous studies have shown the medical community to exhibit a relatively high level of
certain mental health problems, particularly depression, which may lead to drug abuse and …

Background In the past 20 years the surgical simulator market has seen substantial growth.
Simulators are useful for teaching surgical skills effectively and with minimal harm and …