Journal Reviews

Pretend placements: simulation is as good as the real thing

7 January 2021 | | Speech and Language Therapy | Simulation, competency, randomised controlled trial, replacement, speech-language pathology, students

Clinical placements are now, more than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic, a huge time and personnel commitment. Recently, allied health students have had huge changes to their placements, often undertaking them entirely remotely. This article describes a novel method of...

Simulation and otologic surgery

1 May 2018 | | Otology skills, Otology training, Simulation training, Surgical education, Surgical simulation

Ensuring adequate exposure and developing surgical skills for trainees has been an ongoing challenge. In this article, the authors reviewed the role of simulation and its role in developing skills in otologic surgery for trainees. Virtual-reality (VR) simulation models have...