Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in public health (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Health simulation, through the use of different tools to reproduce in a more or less realistic way clinical situations, allows an important improvement in the training of health professionals in the field of initial, specialized and keep on going. This type of training contributes to the necessary efforts to improve the quality and safety of care, through the use of new digital technologies and simulation. Simulation allows active participation and strong adherence of learners in the learning process. It also makes it possible to fill, facilitate and homogenize the training of health professionals.
Various simulation specialists and instructors will develop the basic principles of health simulation:
Theoretical aspects: simulation history, risk management and human factors, learning theory and simulation, the different types of simulations ...
Interest in simulation in various disciplines: emergency, pediatric, nursing, ...
Research and ethics in simulation.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, the student will be able to: - understand and explain the contribution of simulation to health professionals - describe the different types of health simulation existing and choose the type of simulation appropriate to a learning objective - to discuss the ethical aspects related to the use of these new technologies.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Prerequisite or corequisite courses are presented in each program.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoretical courses, practical exercises and reflexive analysis.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face to face
Recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Course notes are distributed in session and / or available electronically on the MyULg website.
Contacts
Les personnes de contact sont Isabelle Bragard (isabelle.bragard@ulg.ac.be) et Jean-Christophe Servotte (jcservotte@ulg.ac.be).