Preparing and responding to 2019 novel coronavirus with simulation and technology-enhanced learning for healthcare professionals: challenges and opportunities in China

Li Li^#^{1

2}, Minjie Lin^#³, Xifu Wang^{2

4}, Pinhong Bao⁵, Ying Li^{3

6}

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Practice, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
² Department of Healthcare Simulation, Wu Jieping Medical Foundation, Beijing, Beijing, China.
³ The Clinical Skills Training Center, Second Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
⁵ Department of Outpatient, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
⁶ Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.

^# Contributed equally.

Editorial

Li Li et al. BMJ Simul Technol Enhanc Learn. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;6(4):196-198.

doi: 10.1136/bmjstel-2020-000609. Epub 2020 Mar 11.

Li Li^#^{1

2}, Minjie Lin^#³, Xifu Wang^{2

4}, Pinhong Bao⁵, Ying Li^{3

6}

¹ Department of General Practice, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
² Department of Healthcare Simulation, Wu Jieping Medical Foundation, Beijing, Beijing, China.
³ The Clinical Skills Training Center, Second Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
⁵ Department of Outpatient, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
⁶ Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.

^# Contributed equally.

No abstract available

Keywords: opportunities and challenges; simulation; technology enhanced learning.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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