The use of simulation to prepare and improve responses to infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19: practical tips and resources from Norway, Denmark, and the UK

Peter Dieckmann; Kjetil Torgeirsen; Sigrun Anna Qvindesland; Libby Thomas; Verity Bushell; Hege Langli Ersdal

doi:10.1186/s41077-020-00121-5

The use of simulation to prepare and improve responses to infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19: practical tips and resources from Norway, Denmark, and the UK

Peter Dieckmann, Kjetil Torgeirsen, Sigrun Anna Qvindesland, Libby Thomas, Verity Bushell, Hege Langli Ersdal

Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation

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Abstract

In this paper, we describe the potential of simulation to improve hospital responses to the COVID-19 crisis. We provide tools which can be used to analyse the current needs of the situation, explain how simulation can help to improve responses to the crisis, what the key issues are with integrating simulation into organisations, and what to focus on when conducting simulations. We provide an overview of helpful resources and a collection of scenarios and support for centre-based and in situ simulations.

Original language	English
Journal	Advances in Simulation
Volume	5
Pages (from-to)	3
ISSN	2059-0628
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s41077-020-00121-5
Publication status	Published - 2020

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The use of simulation to prepare and improve responses to infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19: practical tips and resources from Norway, Denmark, and the UK. / Dieckmann, Peter; Torgeirsen, Kjetil; Qvindesland, Sigrun Anna et al.
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