Establishing a simulation center: essentials and guidelines. Experience of the Mother and Child Health Project

The Handbook summarizes the concepts and the experience in the simulation-based medical education to guide the professional communities in the countries where this approach has not been developed yet. The focus is on maternal and child health, but the underlying concepts are similar to other topic areas.
The first part of the handbook describes the concepts related to the establishment of simulation centers, the role of simulation-based training in medical education, and reviews national and international experiences. The second part provides the methodology and tools to develop and implement simulation centers, including topics such as organisational capacity building, technology requirements, curriculum development and economic considerations.