Uso de la simulación clínica en la carrera de farmacia: una perspectiva global

Abstract

Health science clinical careers have a theoretical-practical duality throughout their training due to the theoretical knowledge obtained in classroom must be interspersed with real-life experience. For many years, students were exposed to real clinical situations without a prior preparation, with the subsequent consequences like involuntary errors that could affect patients, the loss of self-confidence, lack of uniformity in the experiences between students and high economic expenses due to inexperience.

It’s in this situation that clinical simulation emerges as an ideal learning tool to achieve a comprehensive education in which there are safe areas to put into practice the theoretical knowledge acquired, in a standardized environment and under the supervision of professionals who can guide students.

The simulation began as a tool in professional training by aviation teachers, who found in the simulation a way to avoid human errors that could cost many lives. Over the years, thanks to the success achieved and confirmed by multiple investigations, many other disciplines have included simulation in their curricula, including health sciences.

This review has corroborated that clinical simulation in pharmacy is well received by students, who identified that it helps them to remember topics, developed skills and abilities that allowed them to put theory into practice. Simulation is recognized as an optimal didactic strategy for the training of students and professionals in pharmacy.