Kirsty Forrest is Director of Medical Education, Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, AustraliaJudy McKimm is Dean and Professor of Medical Education, Swansea UniversitySimon Edgar is a Consultant Anaesthetist and Education Coordinator, Scottish Clinical Simulation Centre and Director of Medical Education at NHS Lothian, Edinburgh

• Contributors viiForeword xGlossary and abbreviations xiiFeatures contained within your textbook xvi1 Essential simulation in clinical education 1Judy McKimm and Kirsty Forrest2 Medical simulation: the journey so far 11Aidan Byrne3 The evidence: what works, why and how? 26Doris Østergaard and Jacob Rosenberg4 Pedagogy in simulation-based training in healthcare 43Peter Dieckmann and Charlotte Ringsted5 Assessment 59Thomas Gale and Martin Roberts6 The roles of faculty and simulated patients in simulation 87Bryn Baxendale, Frank Coffey and Andrew Buttery7 Surgical technical skills 111Rajesh Aggarwal and Amit Mishra8 The non-technical skills 131Nikki Maran, Simon Edgar and Alistair May9 Teamwork 146Jennifer M. Weller10 Designing effective simulation activities 168Joanne Barrott, Ann B. Sunderland, Jane P. Nicklin and Michelle McKenzie Smith11 Distributed simulation 196Jessica Janice Tang, Jimmy Kyaw Tun, Roger L Kneebone and Fernando Bello12 Providing effective simulation activities 213Walter J. Eppich, Lanty O’Connor and Mark Adler13 Simulation in practice 235Jean KerSimulation for learning cardiology 236Ross J. ScaleseAssessing leadership skills in medical undergraduates 238Helen O’Sullivan, Arpan Guha and Michael MoneypennySimulation for interprofessional learning 240Stuart MarshallUse of in situ simulations to identify barriers to patient care for multidisciplinary teams in developing countries 242Nicole ShilkofskiClinical skills assessment for paediatric postgraduate physicians 244Joseph O. LopreiatoThe challenge of doctors in difficulty: using simulated healthcare contexts to develop a national assessment programme 246Kevin Stirling, Jean Ker and Fiona AndersonSimulation for remote and rural practice 250Jerry Morse, Jean Ker and Sarah RaceThe use of incognito standardized patients in general practice 252Jan-Joost RethansIntegration of simulation-based training for the trauma team in a university hospital 253Anne-Mette Helsø and Doris ØstergaardConclusion 25414 The future for simulation 258Horizon scanning: the impact of technological change 259Iliana Harrysson, Rajesh Aggarwal and Ara DarziGuiding the role of simulation through paradigm shifts in medical education 267Viren N. Naik and Stanley J. HamstraThe future of training in simulation 273Ronnie GlavinIndex 283