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. 2020 Apr 16:5:3.
doi: 10.1186/s41077-020-00121-5. eCollection 2020.

The use of simulation to prepare and improve responses to infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19: practical tips and resources from Norway, Denmark, and the UK

Peter Dieckmann  1   2   3 , Kjetil Torgeirsen  4 , Sigrun Anna Qvindesland  4   5 , Libby Thomas  6   7 , Verity Bushell  8 , Hege Langli Ersdal  1   9
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The use of simulation to prepare and improve responses to infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19: practical tips and resources from Norway, Denmark, and the UK

Peter Dieckmann et al. Adv Simul (Lond). .

Abstract

In this paper, we describe the potential of simulation to improve hospital responses to the COVID-19 crisis. We provide tools which can be used to analyse the current needs of the situation, explain how simulation can help to improve responses to the crisis, what the key issues are with integrating simulation into organisations, and what to focus on when conducting simulations. We provide an overview of helpful resources and a collection of scenarios and support for centre-based and in situ simulations.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interestsDieckmann holds a professorship at the University of Stavanger, Norway, financed by an unconditional grant from the Laerdal Foundation to the University of Stavanger. Dieckmann leads the EuSim group, a group of simulation centres and experts, providing faculty development programmes. Qvindesland and Torgeirsen are faculty in EuSim courses. Thomas, Bushell, and Ersdal do not have any competing interests to declare.

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