Simulation in Medical Education (SiME) Seminar Series
DATE & TIME: June 25, 2009 @ 12 noon, Light lunch will be served.
LOCATION: Goodman Simulation Center, Room H3552
SPEAKER: Jeffrey M. Taekman, M.D.
AFFILIATION: DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
TITLE: HIGH-FIDELITY SIMULATION/VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY OF CLINICAL TRIALS
DETAILS: This talk will focus on our efforts to incorporate high-fidelity simulation and virtual environments in the planning, implementation, and roll-out of clinical research trials. I will discuss the origins of our program as well as our ongoing efforts to improve the efficiency and safety of clinical research. Finally, I will discuss our efforts in virtual environments and how this work will be leveraged in two upcoming projects (ILE@D-Immersive Learning Environment @ Duke and VECTR – Virtual Environment for Clinical and Translational Research).
JEFFEREY TAEKMAN is the Assistant Dean for Educational Technology, Director of the Human Simulation and Patient Safety Center, and an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Duke University Medical Center. He was raised in Marin County and studied physiology at the University of California, Davis. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He completed his internship, residency and fellowship training in neuroanesthesia with an emphasis on neural monitoring at the Penn State University School of Medicine and joined the Duke faculty in August of 1999. Dr. Taekman is active both locally and nationally on subjects related to computers, simulation, education, and patient safety.
Dr. Taekman has directed the multidisciplinary Human Simulation and Patient Safety Center since its inception. Dr. Taekman was elected the inaugural Secretary and served on the Board of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare and is currently an Editorial Board member of the Journal of Simulation in Healthcare.
Dr. Taekman’s research interests include a range of patient safety topics including the use of virtual environments for healthcare education and training, measuring healthcare team performance, and improving the safety and quality of clinical trials.
