Advances in Simulation is the official journal of the Society for Simulation in Europe (SESAM).
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Citation: Advances in Simulation 2018 3:26
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Simulation safety first: an imperative
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Transcutaneous cardiac pacing competency among junior residents undergoing an ACLS course: impact of a modified high fidelity manikin
Transcutaneous cardiac pacing (TCP) is recommended to treat unstable bradycardia. Simulation might improve familiarity with this low-frequency procedure. Current mannequins fail to reproduce key features of TC...
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Detecting latent safety threats in an interprofessional training that combines in situ simulation with task training in an emergency department
During in situ simulation, interprofessional care teams practice in an area where clinical care occurs. This study aimed to detect latent safety threats (LST) in a training program, which combined in situ simu...
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A needs assessment for simulation-based training of emergency medical providers in Nebraska, USA
Training emergency medical services (EMS) workforce is challenging in rural and remote settings. Moreover, critical access hospitals (CAHs) struggle to ensure continuing medical education for their emergency d...
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Is that realistic? The development of a realism assessment questionnaire and its application in appraising three simulators for a gynaecology procedure
There is no standard approach to determining the realism of a simulator, valuable information when planning simulation training. The aim of this research was to design a generic simulator realism questionnaire...
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Life on a knife edge: using simulation to engage young people in issues surrounding knife crime
Knife-related behaviour among young people is an increasing social concern with a total of 35 teenagers killed by knife attacks in England in 2017. Distributed simulation has been shown to be a valid method of...
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A novel biosimulation task trainer for the deliberate practice of resuscitative hysterotomy
Resuscitative hysterotomy is a daunting and rarely performed procedure in the emergency department (ED). Given the paucity of clinical exposure to this intervention, resuscitative hysterotomy is an ideal oppor...
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Stepwise development of a simulation environment for operating room teams: the example of vertebroplasty
Despite the growing importance of medical simulation in education, there is limited guidance available on how to develop medical simulation environments, particularly with regard to technical and non-technical...
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Selected abstracts from the 2018 Simulation Summit
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2018 3(Suppl 3):16 -
A novel simulation competition format as an effective instructional tool in post-graduate medical education
Medical simulation competitions are a growing reality. This study aims at exploring if a novel format of simulation competition (SIMCUP) can be an effective educational format in post-graduate education.
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A systematic literature review of simulation models for non-technical skill training in healthcare logistics
Resource allocation in patient care relies heavily on individual judgements of healthcare professionals. Such professionals perform coordinating functions by managing the timing and execution of a multitude of...
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Basic skin surgery interactive simulation: system description and randomised educational trial
Learning the skills required for open surgery is essential for trainee progression towards more advanced technical procedures. Simulation supports skill enhancement at a time when exposure to actual surgical p...
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An overview of realist evaluation for simulation-based education
This article describes the key features of realist (realistic) evaluation and illustrates their application using, as an example, a simulation-based course for final year medical students. The use of simulatio...
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Status of Nordic research on simulation-based learning in healthcare: an integrative review
Based on common geography, sociopolitics, epidemiology, and healthcare services, the Nordic countries could benefit from increased collaboration and uniformity in the development of simulation-based learning (...
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Selected abstracts from the 24th Annual Meeting of the Society in Europe for the Simulation Applied to Medicine
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2018 3(Suppl 2):66 -
Blurred boundaries: sexuality and power in standardised patients’ negotiations of the physical examination
Working with standardised or simulated patients (SPs) is now commonplace in Simulated Learning Environments. Embracing the fact that they are not a homogenous group, some literature suggests expansion of learn...
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Norwegian nursing students’ evaluation of vSim® for Nursing
vSim® for Nursing is the first web-based platform linked to the nursing education curriculum. It is an American simulation tool, developed in 2014 through a collaboration between Wolters Kluwer Health, Laerdal...
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An empirical model for educational simulation of cervical dilation in first-stage labor
Several models for educational simulation of labor and delivery were published in the literature and incorporated into a commercially available training simulator (CAE Healthcare Lucina). However, the engine o...
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Adapting form to function: can simulation serve our healthcare system and educational needs?
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Proceedings of the Saudi Health Simulation Conference 2018
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Contrasting groups’ standard setting for consequences analysis in validity studies: reporting considerations
The contrasting groups’ standard setting method is commonly used for consequences analysis in validity studies for performance in medicine and surgery. The method identifies a pass/fail cut-off score, from whi...
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Prioritization in medical school simulation curriculum development using survey tools and desirability function: a pilot experiment
In Italy, there is no framework of procedural skills that all medical students should be able to perform autonomously at graduation. The study aims at identifying (1) a set of essential procedural skills and (...
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The influence of a full-time, immersive simulation-based clinical placement on physiotherapy student confidence during the transition to clinical practice
Novice students may have limited learning opportunities during their early exposure to complex clinical environments, due to the priorities of patient care. Immersive, high-fidelity simulation provides an oppo...
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Implementation of a novel synchronous multi-site all day high-fidelity simulation
Integration of simulation in educational curricula for anesthesia and intensive care residents is a hot topic. There is a great interest for simulation centers to share their experiences through multi-site syn...
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Faculty development through simulation-based education in physical therapist education
The use of simulation-based education (SBE) in health professions, such as physical therapy, requires faculty to expand their teaching practice and development. The impact of this teaching on the individual fa...
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Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2017 2(Suppl 1):26 -
Method matters: impact of in-scenario instruction on simulation-based teamwork training
The rationale for introducing full-scale patient simulators in training to improve patient safety is to recreate clinical situations in a realistic setting. Although high-fidelity simulators mimic a wide range...
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Improving the quality of transvaginal ultrasound scan by simulation training for general practice residents
Ultrasonography (US) is an essential tool for the diagnosis of acute gynecological conditions. General practice (GP) residents are involved in the first-line management of gynecologic emergencies. They are not...
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An activity theory perspective of how scenario-based simulations support learning: a descriptive analysis
The dominant frameworks for describing how simulations support learning emphasize increasing access to structured practice and the provision of feedback which are commonly associated with skills-based simulati...
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Reducing the impact of intensive care unit mattress compressibility during CPR: a simulation-based study
The depth of chest compression (CC) during cardiac arrest is associated with patient survival and good neurological outcomes. Previous studies showed that mattress compression can alter the amount of CCs given...
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Variation and adaptation: learning from success in patient safety-oriented simulation training
Simulation is traditionally used to reduce errors and their negative consequences. But according to modern safety theories, this focus overlooks the learning potential of the positive performance, which is muc...
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Translational simulation: not ‘where?’ but ‘why?’ A functional view of in situ simulation
Healthcare simulation has been widely adopted for health professional education at all stages of training and practice and across cognitive, procedural, communication and teamwork domains. Recent enthusiasm fo...
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Documentation framework for healthcare simulation quality improvement activities
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Creating a quality improvement culture in standardized/simulated patient methodology: the role of professional societies
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Implementing simulation in a nursing education programme: a case report from Tanzania
This paper presents a description of, and some reflections around, the experience of implementing simulation-based education within a nursing education programme in a low-income context. The students in the nu...
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Distributed Simulation as a modelling tool for the development of a simulation-based training programme for cardiovascular specialties
Distributed Simulation is the concept of portable, high-fidelity immersive simulation. Here, it is used for the development of a simulation-based training programme for cardiovascular ...
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Simulation in the clinical setting: towards a standard lexicon
Simulation-based educational activities are happening in the clinical environment but are not all uniform in terms of their objectives, delivery, or outputs. While these activities all provide an opportunity f...
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Tracing the prescription journey: a qualitative evaluation of an interprofessional simulation-based learning activity
In many countries across the world, the majority of prescribing occurs within the community setting. Close collaboration between general practitioners (GPs) and pharmacists is required to ensure effective ther...
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A simulated “Night-onCall” to assess and address the readiness-for-internship of transitioning medical students
Transitioning medical students are anxious about their readiness-for-internship, as are their residency program directors and teaching hospital leadership responsible for care quality and patient safety. A rea...
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Early acquisition of non-technical skills using a blended approach to simulation-based medical education
Non-technical skills are emerging as an important component of postgraduate medical education. Between 2013 and 2016, a new blended training program incorporating non-technical skills was introduced at an Aust...
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Cumulative evaluation data: pediatric airway management simulation courses for pediatric residents
To utilize cumulative evaluation data of the pediatric airway management simulation-based learning course on knowledge and practical skills of residents in the Saudi Commission for Health Speciality (SCFHS) in...
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The Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE) Standards of Best Practice (SOBP)
In this paper, we define the Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE) Standards of Best Practice (SOBP) for those working with human role players who interact with learners in a wide range of exper...
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An institution-wide approach to submission, review, and funding of simulation-based curricula
This article describes the development, implementation, and modification of an institutional process to evaluate and fund graduate medical education simulation curricula. The goals of this activity were to (a)...
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Students’ understanding of teamwork and professional roles after interprofessional simulation—a qualitative analysis
This study explores how interprofessional simulation-based education (IPSE) can contribute to a change in students’ understanding of teamwork and professional roles. A series of 1-day training sessions was arr...
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The effects of active (hot-seat) versus observer roles during simulation-based training on stress levels and non-technical performance: a randomized trial
Active ‘hands-on’ participation in the ‘hot-seat’ during immersive simulation-based training (SBT) induces stress for participants, which is believed to be necessary to improve performance. We hypothesized tha...
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Conducting multicenter research in healthcare simulation: Lessons learned from the INSPIRE network
Simulation-based research has grown substantially over the past two decades; however, relatively few published simulation studies are multicenter in nature. Multicenter research confers many distinct advantage...
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An experimental study on the impact of clinical interruptions on simulated trainee performances of central venous catheterization
Interruptions are common in the healthcare setting. This experimental study compares the effects of interruptions on simulated performances of central venous catheterization during a highly versus minimally co...
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Designing in situ simulation in the emergency department: evaluating safety attitudes amongst physicians and nurses
This intervention study aimed to enhance patient safety attitudes through the design of an in situ simulation program based on a needs analysis involving thematic analysis of patient safety data and short-term...
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Serious games for health: three steps forwards
Serious games are educational tools which are more and more used in patient and health professional education. In this article, we discuss three main points that developers and educators need to address during...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2017 2:3
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