IMPLEMENTATION OF SIMULATION DISTANCE TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

Abstract

The emergence of high technologies in medicine, accelerating the pace of life, increasing the amount of knowledge, the implementation of new therapeutic and diagnostic techniques set new challenges in terms of developing new high-quality approaches for the system of medical training. Across the industry, there is an acute shortage of highly qualified professionals. Therefore, it is natural that one of the main areas in the field of medical training consists in the necessity to significantly enhance the practical aspect of training while maintaining the appropriate level of theoretical knowledge. The course of clinical disciplines does not always provide enough time to master practical manipulations. In recent years, the situation has been worsened by widespread changes in the regulations between clinics and medical training settings. In this regard, the emergence of opportunities to include phantom and simulation training for medical professionals on larger scale is regarded as a reasonable and necessary measure to boost the training process. Currently, simulation devices are used for training and objective assessment in many areas of human activities, which involve high risks. Simulation training has a number of advantages compared with the traditional training system: the mannequins do not suffer from medical malpractice; training is conducted regardless of the presence of appropriate patients in the clinic and the work schedule of the medical institution; the end result of the workshop increases due to objective assessment. It is the simulators that can repeatedly and accurately reproduce important clinical scenarios and the ability to adapt the learning situation. The main and most important advantage of imitation is the ability to objectively record the parameters of professional activity performed in order to achieve a high level of training of each specialist.