‘Stuff You Should Know’: How Simulated Patients Work
HowStuffWorks.com is a website packed full of articles about anything and everything you’ve ever been curious about. The website also hosts a podcast called ‘Stuff You Should Know’, talking you through a vast A-Z of interesting topics such as Anthropology, Economics, Space and True Crime- all presented from a humorous angle. One of these podcasts is titled ‘How Standardized […]
Spotlight On Daphne Franks
Daphne Franks is a vital cog in the Peel Roleplay machine; Simulated Patients (SPs) working with us will likely have met Daphne many times at exams she has coordinated, at standardisation workshops she has presented at- maybe even working alongside her as an SP! Hi Daphne! What do you think the advantages are of using […]
Where it all Began: The Origin of Simulated Patients
The use of Simulated Patients (SPs) in clinical skills training has the potential to impact us all as a society by providing medical students with the tools needed to communicate effectively with their future patients and in turn enhancing patient experience by creating an open environment within these clinical settings. We’re all someone’s patient at various points […]
Simulated Patients: Back to Nature
Off Grid Medic are an American medical training business that run demonstrations throughout the country on how to handle medical emergencies in instances where a hospital could be hours or even days away. Off Grid Medic recognise that many injuries and illnesses worsen when separated from medical care by time, distance or circumstance and their aim is […]