TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of a simulation and skills centre in East Africa
T2 - A Rwandan-Canadian partnership
AU - Livingston, Patricia
AU - Bailey, Jonathan
AU - Ntakiyiruta, Georges
AU - Mukwesi, Christian
AU - Whynot, Sara
AU - Brindley, Peter
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Simulation replicates clinical experiences without patient risk; it remains uncommon in lower-income countries. We outline the creation of Rwanda's first centre for simulation and skills training. We secured funding for renovations, equipment and staff; curricula were developed, tested, and refined; local clinicians were trained to teach. In 13 months the centre provided 2,377 learning-encounters and 822 hours of training to Rwandan health care professionals. Our strategy represents an adaptable model for simulation and skills centre development in low-resources settings.
AB - Simulation replicates clinical experiences without patient risk; it remains uncommon in lower-income countries. We outline the creation of Rwanda's first centre for simulation and skills training. We secured funding for renovations, equipment and staff; curricula were developed, tested, and refined; local clinicians were trained to teach. In 13 months the centre provided 2,377 learning-encounters and 822 hours of training to Rwandan health care professionals. Our strategy represents an adaptable model for simulation and skills centre development in low-resources settings.
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U2 - 10.11604/pamj.2014.17.315.4211
DO - 10.11604/pamj.2014.17.315.4211
M3 - Article
C2 - 25328611
AN - SCOPUS:84899692339
SN - 1937-8688
VL - 17
JO - Pan African Medical Journal
JF - Pan African Medical Journal
M1 - 315
ER -