Fundamentals of Surgical Simulation Principles and Practice
Fundamentals of Surgical Simulation explains in detail, from a behavioural science/human factors perspective, why modern image guided medicine such as surgery, interventional cardiology and interventional radiology are difficult to learn and practice. Med
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Anthony G. Gallagher • Gerald C. O’Sullivan
Petra Apell Series Editor
Fundamentals of Surgical Simulation Principles and Practices
Authors Anthony G. Gallagher, PhD School of Medicine Brookfield Health Sciences Complex College Road University College Cork Cork Ireland
Gerald C. O’Sullivan, FRCSI, FACS Consultant Surgeon Mercy University Hospital & Director in Chief Cork Cancer Research Centre University College Cork Cork Ireland
Series Editor Petra Apell, M.Sc Gothenburg, Sweden
ISBN 978-0-85729-762-4 e-ISBN 978-0-85729-763-1 DOI 10.1007/978-0-85729-763-1 Springer London Dordrecht Heidelberg New York British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2011935430 © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2012 Whilst we have made considerable efforts to contact all holders of copyright material contained in this book, we may have failed to locate some of them. Should holders wish to contact the Publisher, we will be happy to come to some arrangement with them. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publisher can give no guarantee for information about drug dosage and application thereof contained in this book. In every individual case the respective user must check its accuracy by consulting other pharmaceutical literature. Cover design: eStudioCalamar, Figueres/Berlin Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order. —Alfred North Whitehead (15 February 1861–30 December 1947)
Foreword and Introduction of Authors
From a health care administrative perspective, poor quality is primarily associated with higher cost. From a medical staff perspective, poor quality is a cause of disappointment and frustration for individuals and teams wanting to provide best possible care. For a patient, poor quality may result in a medical error drastically changing their quality of life. With 20 years of experience in life sciences, primarily in medical skills training and business development, I have met powerful and insightful individuals with groundbreaking ideas whose research has contributed directly or indirectly to patient safety. What often strikes me,
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