Authors: Franz Kainer
Publish Date: 2014/01/25
Volume: 289, Issue: 4, Pages: 703-704
Abstract
Learning by doing is a powerful instrument of medical education but the days of learning by trial and error are passing Most obstetricians and gynecologists acquired their clinical experience at the patient’s side but increasing pressures to avoid unnecessary discomfort to patients and to increase quality of care even to junior doctors have put an additional strain on postgraduate training Simulation is a practical and safe approach to the acquisition and maintenance of taskoriented and behavioral skills in obstetrics and gynecologySimulationbased training in obstetrics is not a recent phenomenon The idea of practicing on inanimate objects before human beings dates back to antiquity More than 250 years ago Madame du Coudray midwife of the French kings developed a mannequin to teach doctors and midwifes However the idea of systematically applied simulation of using this technique as an integral part of professional programs is relatively new Since the
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