Development and implementation of centralized simulation training: evaluation of feasibility, acceptability and construct validity Mohammad Shamim Khan, Kamran Ahmed, Andrea Gavazzi, Rishma Gohil, Libby Thomas*, Johan Poulsen†, Munir Ahmed, Peter Jaye* and Prokar Dasgupta MRC Centre for Transplantation, King’s College London, King’s Health Partners, Department of Urology, Guy’s Hospital , *Simulation and Interactive Learning (SaIL) Centre, Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust , and †Department of Urology, Aalborg Denmark and King’s College Hospital,

Simulation is an adjunct to real environment training. Simulation avoids the use of patients for skills practice and ensures that trainees have had some practice before treating humans. Surgical simulation may or may not involve the use of computers. Inanimate trainers and simulators have been shown to facilitate the skill acquisition of urologists. Surgical training consists of developing cognitive, communication and technical skills. Training is through the use of models, cadavers and

Inanimate trainers and simulators have been shown to facilitate the skill acquisition of urologists. However, there are significant challenges to integrating standalone simulation programmes into mainstream urology curricula. This study provides a framework to overcome these challenges and discusses the advantages of centralised urology simulation centres and their potential to serve as key adjuncts in the certification and validation process of urologists. Fixed performance-based outcomes of inanimate trainers and simulators

National Simulation Launch Meeting of regional leads on 19/Sep/2011.

For further details please click on individual deaneries.   Region Simulation lead(s) London South & South East Prokar Dasgupta; Shamim Khan London North Tamsin Greenwell; Daron Smith KSS Bill Dunsmuir Mersey John Mc Cabe; Rebecca Hamm; Gurpeet Singh East Anglia Tevita Aho; Neil Burgess Scotland Ghulam Nabi; Alan McNeil; Chris Goodman; Steve Bramwell Midlands Jane Boddy Midlands Tim Terry Manchester Vijay Ramani Leeds Shekhar Biyani; Adrian Joyce South West John