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At the cutting edge of learning with simulation in the field of healthcare

The Centre Lyonnais d’Enseignement par la Simulation en Santé [the Centre for teaching using simulation in healthcare of Lyon - CLESS] of the Claude Bernard Lyon 1 university enables healthcare students to learn using simulation. Thanks to lifelike dummies and two immersive technical platforms, the students can learn by way of very realistic medical simulations.

Delving into a realistic world

Health is an area where it is particularly difficult to test out one's skills in real life situations, the rule being: "Never try out something for the first time on a patient". There are a lot of things that cannot be taught in lectures. The CLESS platform is totally revolutionary because it enables healthcare students to become aware of their reactions in stress situations and to see how the human aspects and an emergency can affect the protocols in place.
The programmed scenarios in the simulation rooms each last around ten minutes. Their scenario is carefully prepared in advance by healthcare professionals. They throw their students into realistic situations so they can take all the various aspects into account: the human element, equipment and sound. They immerse the students in situations where they have to deal with other people, make decisions and learn about leadership within a team context.
These scenarios are then followed by a phase deemed to be one of the most important by teachers, namely that of the debriefing. During this meeting while everything is still fresh in everyone's minds, the students and teachers go over what they have just experienced and analyse all their actions, reactions and exchanges to learn what they need to know. This time for discussion is also backed up with technical resources. The scenarios are recorded from the control panel and then played back during the debriefing.