Research
Presented Research:
Pharmaceutical Algorithm Computerized Calculator (PAC2) Efficacious In Reducing Medication Errors During Simulation. Deshpande G, Buchanan D, Ruppel P, Torres A (#546) Poster-side oral presentation and listed top 25% of all posters accepted at the Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Congress, Honolulu, Hawaii, February, 2008.
The Effect of Simulator-Based Experiential Learning (SBEL) on Resident Knowledge Base and Confidence Level, over 3-months period – A Pilot Study Girish G. Deshpande, MD; Wendy Van Ittersum, MD; David L. Buchanan, PhD; Lynne Meyer, PhD; Gwen Lombard, RN, PhD; Jean C Aldag, PhD. Poster presentation at The 4th Annual Research & Developement Conference, Simulation Technology in Medical Education, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, October 19, 2007
The Use of a Human Patient Simulator to Teach Pediatric Emergencies to Third Year Medical Students Heather McLauchlan, MD. Poster presentation at The 4th Annual Research & Developement Conference, Simulation Technology in Medical Education, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, October 19, 2007
Course development: The efficacy of simulation for instruction with pediatric clinical nursing students. Julie Baylor PhD, RN; David Buchanan PhD; Molly Cluskey PhD, RN; Melinda Cooling MSN, RN; Lauretta Pearl MS, PNP; Robert Bertram PhD. Poster presentation at The American Association of Colleges of Nursing Hot Issues Conference Denver, CO. April 22-24, 2007.
Computerized Patient Simulator Use in Medical School Basic Science Education. David L. Buchanan, PhD; Glenn D. Miller, MD; Gwen J. Lombard, PhD, RN. Poster presentation at the 7th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, Buena Vista, FL. January 14-17, 2007.
Current Research Projects:
Improving Haptic Modeling in Healthcare Simulation Peoria Robotics Group
The Effectiveness of High Fidelity Computerized patient Simulation For Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support. Elizabeth Bockewitz, MD; Lisa Barker, MD; Greg Tudor, MD; John Hafner, MD; David Matlock, MD; Jim Dewar, MD.
Patient Simulation to Augment Pre-Clinical Medical School Education. David L. Buchanan, PhD; Gwen J. Lombard, PhD, RN.
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