Objectives: Since the beginning of the novel coronavirus outbreak, different strategies have been explored to stem the spread of the disease and appropriately manage patient flow. Triage, an effective solution proposed in disaster medicine, also works well to manage Emergency Department (ED) flow. The aim of this study was to describe the role of an ED Triage Center for patients with suspected ...

DISCERN-STUDENT© (Debriefing In Situ Clinical End-of-shift Reflection Now for Student Thinking, Understanding, and Discourse to Extend New Thinking©) est destiné au débriefing clinique des apprenants en soins de santé à la fin d'une période de travail ou d'une activité clinique. Cet outil peut être utilisé par un formateur, un responsable ou un membre de l'équipe qui travaillait avec l'apprenant ou ...

Breaking bad news (BBN) in the emergency department (ED) represents a challenging and stressful situation for physicians. Many medical students and residents feel stressed and uncomfortable with such situations because of insufficient training. Our randomized controlled study aimed to assess the efficacy of a four-hour BBN simulation-based training on perceived selfefficacy, the BBN process, and ...

Objectives: For years, general practitioners (GP) shortage and patients’ increasing demand for acute care have been associated with Emergency Department (ED) crowding. Indeed, EDs admissions for non-emergency care seem to constantly increase. Surprisingly, the rationale for patients own decision to directly reach EDs over primary care have been poorly investigated to date. Methods: We conducted a ...

Triage systems for out-of-hours primary care physician (PCP) calls have been implemented empirically but no triage algorithm has been validated to date. A triage algorithm named SALOMON (Systeme Algorithmique Liegeois d’Orientation pour la Medecine Omnipraticienne Nocturne) was developed to guide triage nurses. This study assessed the performance of the algorithm using simulated PCP calls. Methods: ...

Breaking bad news (BBN) in the emergency department (ED) represents a challenging and stressful situation for physicians. Many medical students and residents feel stressed and uncomfortable with such situations because of insufficient training. Our randomized controlled study aimed to assess the efficacy of a four-hour BBN simulation-based training on perceived selfefficacy, the BBN process, and ...

This chapter begins with a description of the several simulation modalities that exist from written simulation to immersive simulation. These modalities are put in parallel with Miller’s pyramid of clinical competence in medical education. Besides training, the relevance of simulation in research is also exposed. Afterward, the heart of the chapter suggests some steps to implement simulation in a ...

Recent progress in virtual reality (VR) technologies make immersion more accessible to everyone, and, in particular, developments aimed at the entertainment industry are being brought into to the domain of health.

L’optimalisation de la formation des futurs professionnels et de leurs compétences doit être considérée comme une priorité afin de faire face à des situations de soins de plus en plus complexes et de répondre aux exigences professionnelles. Pareille optimalisation, à la lumière des analyses d’incidents et des rapports récents de l’IOM, impose probablement une réflexion de fond sur les modalités selon ...