All the Inhospital patient cases are set in a hospital environment. The learner can use most of the tools and drugs that are available in a hospital. The case below illustrates how MicroSim can solve educational and economic needs for a hospital setting.

Case: Central Hospital

Present situation

A hospital complex offers continuing medical education to its 1,200 nurses and 500 doctors on an annual basis. The education is administered by the respective departments, which offer different programs. Some departments have monthly classes and lectures, while other departments offer occasional lectures on medical topics. On average, each healthcare professional receives one day of training every two years – some get more, some get less and some get none at all.

 

Challenge

The Ministry of Health has introduced a new regulation that requires healthcare professionals at the hospital to be accredited in advanced and basic life support every year. Existing budget and classroom limitations do not allow for introducing the required 2-day course every year in order to meet the requirements.

 

Solution

·         MicroSim is installed on the hospital network and is accessible to all healthcare professionals

·         MicroSim can be accessed either at work or at home

·         On an annual basis, the healthcare professional practices 5 patient cases

·         Each case requires a 70% pass rate

·         Proficiency and skills remediation are demonstrated and practiced on a full-scale simulator with an instructor

·         Training records are sent electronically to the medical office in charge of the accreditation process for validation and storage on the hospital personnel records.

 

Results

·         Reduced transportation costs

·         Standardized training across all departments

·         High quality educational content in training

·         Instructors can accredit all healthcare professionals without increased workload

·         Ministry of Health regulation is satisfied

·         Reduced classroom time for learners