Engagement and simulation science

Engagement and simulation science is a rapidly evolving field which is opening new horizons for simulation practice and research. This chapter explores how simulation can mediate between different worlds of experience, creating ‘working models’ of clinical care that can be refined collaboratively. It proposes an alternative view, where simulation becomes a means of inviting non-professionals in rather than keeping them out. Most healthcare simulation is framed as a means of training clinical professionals, whether as students or later in their careers. Emphasis is on learning how to carry out procedures or operations. The concepts of distributed simulation (DS) and sequential simulation (SqS Simulation) open new possibilities. DS allows realistic simulation to be provided in any suitable area (including public spaces), while SqS Simulation recreates pathways of care and invites participants to ‘sketch out’ possible changes through enactment.