Mike Davis, Freelance Consultant in Continuing Medical Education and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Medical Education at Keele University, UK Jacky Hanson, Emergency Medicine Consultant and Director of Simulation and Associate Undergraduate Dean at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, UK Mike Dickinson, Manager of the Simulation and Clinical Skills Unit at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK Lorna Lees, Administrator, Simulation Centre, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, UK Mark Pimblett, High Tech Clinical Skills Facilitator, Simulation Centre, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, UK

• List of Figures viiList of Tables ixAbout the Authors xiPreface xvChapter 1: Introduction 1Chapter 2: Simulation‐based medical education (SBME): some specifics 3Chapter 3: Simulation in (medical) education: some background 13Chapter 4: Equipment in SBME: more than just a mannikin? 27Chapter 5: Physical and psychological realism 37Chapter 6: Simulation mapping and scenario design 45Chapter 7: Running a simulation session: some practicalities 55Chapter 8: Formative assessment and feedback 65Chapter 9: Summative assessment 73Chapter 10: Human factors, ergonomics and non‐technical skills 83Chapter 11: Five case examples 97Chapter 12: Using new technology to enhance learning 119Chapter 13: Commissioning a simulation centre 139Chapter 14: Training for simulation faculty 151Chapter 15: Conclusions and next steps 157Chapter 16: Annotated bibliography 159Index 163

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