Title

Using Cognitive Task Analysis to Develop Simulation-Based Training for Medical Tasks

Authors

Authors

J. Cannon-Bowers; C. Bowers; R. Stout; K. Ricci;A. Hildabrand

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Milit. Med.

Keywords

KNOWLEDGE; Medicine, General & Internal

Abstract

Pressures to increase the efficacy and effectiveness of medical training are causing the Department of Defense to investigate the use of simulation technologies. This article describes a comprehensive cognitive task analysis technique that can be used to simultaneously generate training requirements, performance metrics, scenario requirements, and simulator/simulation requirements for medical tasks. On the basis of a variety of existing techniques, we developed a scenario-based approach that asks experts to perform the targeted task multiple times, with each pass probing a different dimension of the training development process. In contrast to many cognitive task analysis approaches, we argue that our technique can be highly cost effective because it is designed to accomplish multiple goals. The technique was pilot tested with expert instructors from a large military medical training command. These instructors were employed to generate requirements for two selected combat casualty care tasks-cricothyroidotomy and hemorrhage control. Results indicated that the technique is feasible to use and generates usable data to inform simulation-based training system design.

Journal Title

Military Medicine

Volume

178

Issue/Number

10

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

15

Last Page

21

WOS Identifier

WOS:000340805900004

ISSN

0026-4075

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