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PERSPECTIVE article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Public Health Education and Promotion
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1446708

Shaping the future of healthcare: improving quality and safety through integrating simulation into Public Health education

Provisionally accepted
Tatjana Baldovin Tatjana Baldovin *Francesco Bassan Francesco Bassan *Chiara Bertoncello Chiara Bertoncello Alessandra Buja Alessandra Buja Silvia Cocchio Silvia Cocchio Marco Fonzo Marco Fonzo Vincenzo Baldo Vincenzo Baldo
  • Department of Cardiac,Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, Hygiene and Public Health Unit, School of Specialization in Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Veneto, Italy

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    This perspective focuses on the role of healthcare simulation in training and implementing processes aimed at improving the quality of care and patient safety. Evidence of the effectiveness of simulation in improving clinical performance, reducing healthcare costs and raising professional education standards is presented. In light of this evidence, we propose to consider simulation-based education as an integrative training modality in the preparation of health professionals in the field of Public Health. A pilot project is presented with the aim of training professionals capable of further contributing to improving the quality and safety of patients through an interdisciplinary and innovative approach.

    Keywords: simulation-based education1, innovative education and pedagogy/teaching methods2, patient safety3, quality improvement4, public health education and health promotion5

    Received: 10 Jun 2024; Accepted: 22 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Baldovin, Bassan, Bertoncello, Buja, Cocchio, Fonzo and Baldo. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Tatjana Baldovin, Department of Cardiac,Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, Hygiene and Public Health Unit, School of Specialization in Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Veneto, Italy
    Francesco Bassan, Department of Cardiac,Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, Hygiene and Public Health Unit, School of Specialization in Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Veneto, Italy

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