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. 2023 May;84(3):177-181.
doi: 10.18043/001c.74504.

Medical Simulation: The Missing Link in Achieving Safer, More Cost-Effective Care

Benny L Joyner Jr  1   2
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Medical Simulation: The Missing Link in Achieving Safer, More Cost-Effective Care

Benny L Joyner Jr. N C Med J. 2023 May.
Free article

Abstract

Medical simulation is an educational strategy in which a par-ticular set of conditions is created or replicated to resemble authentic situations that are possible in real life. In this commentary we discuss how simulation is used and how it can reduce medical error, improve teamwork and communi-cation, and improve trust in the health care system.

Keywords: Benny L. Joyner; UNC; health care; health policy; medical education; pediatrics; simulation; trust; virtual learning.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure of interests: Dr. Joyner is a volunteer for the American Heart Association and co-chairs the Pediatric Basic Life Support Guidelines Writing Committee. No further interests were disclosed.

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