Abstract
Acute neurologic (and potentially disability prone) conditions are rarely taught and,
if so, at the bedside and usually after the fact. Simulation training offers a realistic
environment to teach rapid-fire decision making, how to take charge, and how best
to approach a deteriorating, acutely ill neurologic patient.
Simulating acute neurology is a newly emerging educational program. Proven principles
of simulation, which may include teaching technical skills, can be applied to acute
neurology (and neurointensive care). Communication skills pertaining to catastrophic
neurologic injury with all its ethical ramifications can be taught and practiced.
There is a growing need for well-designed, tested teaching scenarios and a need to
validate this approach. This review provides an overview of the potential opportunities
available in medical institutions with a simulation center.
Keywords
simulation - skills - procedures - education - acute brain injury
