BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Louisiana State University has received a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant to study patient safety in operating rooms.
The director of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Sheila Chauvin, said the $500,000 grant is for an evaluation of the influence of simulation on enhancing teamwork and a culture of patient safety in the operating room environment.
"Specifically, we will be evaluating a highly innovative training model that combines realistic mannequin-based simulation and patient scenarios and a mobile mock operating room with interdisciplinary teams at their own hospital site," said Chauvin.
Medical simulation involves scenarios in which medical situations are re-created so healthcare providers can practice new procedures and techniques before performing them on patients.
"Equally important, this project will focus on examining the process of change and improvement and how the transfer of training to everyday practice is influenced by individual and organizational features within the actual hospital setting," said Chauvin. "By focusing on both the process and outcomes of training effectiveness, there will be potential for making sense of how successful and long-lasting change can be achieved."
