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

    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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