Methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed from January 2000 to
December 2016. Articles reporting studies on educational health care simulation in …

Virtual patients are computer-based simulators of patient encounters for the purposes of
instruction, practice, and assessment. Although virtual patients have been around for some …

Much of the UK's ageing population lives in care homes, often with complex care needs
including dementia. Optimal care requires strong clinical leadership, but opportunities for …

E-learning in healthcare professional education still seems like it is a new innovation but the
reality is that e-learning has been around for as long as the internet has been around. This is …

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: The
objective of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual patient simulation as an …

In the country presently, preclinical medical students are not routinely exposed to real
patients. Thus, when they start clinical postings, they are found to have poor clinical …

Effective communication between a clinician and their patient is critical for delivering
healthcare maximizing outcomes. Unfortunately, traditional communication training …

Background In developing countries, including China, solid-fuel-based heating and cooking
is common. For older people, the multimorbidity prevalence is exceptionally high …

BACKGROUND: This article is a review of the literature regarding the state of oncology
education for medical students in developing countries, and possible solutions to the …

Background The process of creating and designing Virtual Patients for teaching students of
medicine is an expensive and time-consuming task. In order to explore potential methods of …