Advances in Simulation is the official journal of the Society for Simulation in Europe (SESAM).
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Citation: Advances in Simulation 2024 8(Suppl 1):33
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Evaluating the effects of simulation training on stroke thrombolysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ischaemic strokes are medical emergencies, and reperfusion treatment, most commonly intravenous thrombolysis, is time-critical. Thrombolysis administration relies on well-organised pathways of care with highly...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2024 9:11 -
A comparative analysis of student, educator, and simulated parent ratings of video-recorded medical student consultations in pediatrics
Simulation-based education (SBE) affords learners opportunities to develop communication skills, including those related to pediatrics. Feedback is an integral part of SBE, and while much research into feedbac...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2024 9:10 -
Assessment of novel electrophysiology simulator—a survey study
Invasive electrophysiology (EP) training requires intellectual skills related to the interpretation of intracardiac electrograms. The classic approach to the education of young electrophysiologists focused sol...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2024 9:9 -
How do residents respond to uncertainty with peers and supervisors in multidisciplinary teams? Insights from simulations with epistemic fidelity
Residents struggle to express clinical uncertainty, often exhibiting negative cognitive, behavioral, and emotional responses to uncertainty when engaging with patients or supervisors. However, the Integrative ...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2024 9:8 -
Trauma surgical simulation: discussing the replacement of live animals used as human patient simulators
Despite advances in simulator technology, live anaesthetised animals continue to be used as human patient simulators for medical professionals to practice techniques in the management of surgical trauma. This ...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2024 9:7 -
Moving towards deep equity, diversity, inclusivity and accessibility in simulation: a call to explore the promises and perils
Principles and issues of equity, diversity, inclusivity, and accessibility (EDIA) are being explored currently in simulation designs and trainings but with limited depth, often raising more questions than answ...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2024 9:6 -
Exploring in-person self-led debriefings for groups of learners in simulation-based education: an integrative review
Facilitator-led debriefings are well-established for debriefing groups of learners in immersive simulation-based education. However, there has been emerging interest in self-led debriefings whereby individuals...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2024 9:5 -
How simulated patients contribute to student learning in an authentic way, an interview study
Simulated patients (SPs) play an instrumental role in teaching communication skills and enhancing learning outcomes. Prior research mostly focused on the SP’s contribution to students’ learning outcomes by pro...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2024 9:4 -
Virtual simulation in healthcare education: a multi-professional, pan-Canadian evaluation
As we experience a shortage of healthcare providers in Canada, it has become increasingly challenging for healthcare educators to secure quality clinical placements. We evaluated the impact of virtual simulati...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2024 9:3 -
Reflections on the design and application of ‘Surveypura’: a simulation-based pedagogical tool for quantitative research methods in public health and social sciences
It has been reported from various contexts that learning quantitative methods for public health and social research is challenging for students. Based on our observations of these challenges, we designed a sim...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2024 9:2 -
Simulated cardiopulmonary bypass: a high fidelity model for developing and accessing clinical perfusion skills
Traditionally, novice perfusionists learn and practice clinical skills, during live surgical procedures. The profession’s accrediting body is directing schools to implement simulated cardiopulmonary bypass (CP...
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Correction: Development and validation of a simulation-based assessment tool in colonoscopy
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:32 -
Correction: TIDES: examining the influence of temporal individual differences on multitasking in educational simulation
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:31 -
Comparing reflection levels between facilitator-led and student-led debriefing in simulation training for paramedic students
Simulation in healthcare attempts to create relevant representations of patient encounters. It provides experiential learning, bridging typical classroom activities and clinical practice. This study aims to in...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:30 -
Simulation-based development: shaping clinical procedures for extra-uterine life support technology
Research into Artificial Placenta and Artificial Womb (APAW) technology for extremely premature infants (born < 28 weeks of gestation) is currently being conducted in animal studies and shows promising results...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:29 -
Observation of behavioural skills by medical simulation facilitators: a cross-sectional analysis of self-reported importance, difficulties, observation strategies and expertise development
The association between team performance and patient care was an immense boost for team-based education in health care. Behavioural skills are an important focus in these sessions, often provided via a manniki...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:28 -
Distance simulation in the health professions: a scoping review
Distance simulation is defined as simulation experiences in which participants and/or facilitators are separated from each other by geographic distance and/or time. The use of distance simulation as an educati...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:27 -
From safety net to trampoline: elevating learning with growth mindset in healthcare simulation
The Implicit Theory of Mindset proposes two different mindsets that sit at opposite ends of a spectrum: a fixed mindset versus a growth mindset. With a fixed mindset, an individual believes they are born with a c...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:26 -
Faculty development for translational simulation: a qualitative study of current practice
Translational simulation is focused directly on healthcare quality, safety, and systems. Effective translational simulation design and delivery may require knowledge and skills in areas like quality improvemen...
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Interprofessional staff perspectives on the adoption of or black box technology and simulations to improve patient safety: a multi-methods survey
Medical errors still plague healthcare. Operating Room Black Box (ORBB) and ORBB-simulation (ORBBSIM) are innovative emerging technologies which continuously capture as well as categorize intraoperative data, ...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:24 -
Recommendations for embedding simulation in health services
Aspirations to achieve quality and safety goals in health services through simulation have led to significant investments in simulation equipment, space and faculty. However, the optimal governance and operati...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:23 -
A scoping review of emotions and related constructs in simulation-based education research articles
While acknowledgement of emotions’ importance in simulation-based education is emerging, there are concerns regarding how education researchers understand the concept of emotions for them to deliberately incor...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:22 -
Putting the “learning” in “pre-learning”: effects of a self-directed study hall on skill acquisition in a simulation-based central line insertion course
Opportunities to practice procedural skills in the clinical learning environment are decreasing, and faculty time to coach skills is limited, even in simulation-based training. Self-directed learning with hand...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:21 -
Integrating simulation into surgical training: a qualitative case study of a national programme
Applying simulation-based education (SBE) into surgical curricula is challenging and exacerbated by the absence of guidance on implementation processes. Empirical studies evaluating implementation of SBE inter...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:20 -
Development and validation of a simulation-based assessment tool in colonoscopy
Colonoscopy is difficult to learn. Virtual reality simulation training is helpful, but how and when novices should progress to patient-based training has yet to be established. To date, there is no assessment ...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:19 -
All professions can benefit — a mixed-methods study on simulation-based teamwork training for operating room teams
Operating rooms have become more technically complex due to new advanced procedures, which has increased demands on teamwork in the operating room. In response, team training has been proposed to improve team ...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:18 -
Identification of the barriers and enablers for receiving a speaking up message: a content analysis approach
Within healthcare, the barriers and enablers that influence clinicians’ ability to speak up are well researched. However, despite the receiver of the message being identified as a key barrier to a speaker voic...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:17 -
A white-box model for real-time simulation of acid–base balance in blood plasma
Maintaining an optimal acid base is important for the patient. The theory underlying acid–base balance can be challenging for clinicians and educators. These considerations justify creating simulations that in...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:16 -
Measuring cognitively demanding activities in pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
This methodological intersection article demonstrates a method to measure cognitive load in clinical simulations. Researchers have hypothesized that high levels of cognitive load reduce performance and increas...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:15 -
Building low-cost simulators for invasive ultrasound-guided procedures using the V-model
The use of medical simulators for training technical and diagnostic skills has rapidly increased over the past decade. Yet, most available medical simulators have not been developed based on a structured evalu...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:14 -
Correction: Effect of repeat refresher courses on neonatal resuscitation skill decay: an experimental comparative study of in-person and video-based simulation training
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:13 -
Data-driven resuscitation training using pose estimation
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training improves CPR skills while heavily relying on feedback. The quality of feedback can vary between experts, indicating a need for data-driven feedback to support exper...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:12 -
Exploring equity, diversity, and inclusion in a simulation program using the SIM-EDI tool: the impact of a reflexive tool for simulation educators
There have been increasing calls for awareness and action related to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in simulation but a lack of practical guidance for how simulation delivery teams (SDTs) might move to...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:11 -
Three perspectives on learning in a simulated patient scenario: a qualitative interview study with student, simulated patient, and teacher
Patient simulation can be useful for medical students in developing communication skills for vulnerable situations. Three participants are primarily involved in the patient simulation activities: the student, ...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:10 -
The Debriefing Assessment in Real Time (DART) tool for simulation-based medical education
Debriefing is crucial for enhancing learning following healthcare simulation. Various validated tools have been shown to have contextual value for assessing debriefers. The Debriefing Assessment in Real Time (...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:9 -
Simulation device for shoulder reductions: overview of prototyping, testing, and design instructions
Shoulder dislocations are common occurrences, yet there are few simulation devices to train medical personnel on how to reduce these dislocations. Reductions require a familiarity with the shoulder and a nuanc...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:8 -
Effect of repeat refresher courses on neonatal resuscitation skill decay: an experimental comparative study of in-person and video-based simulation training
Neonatal deaths are a major contributor to global under-5-year-old mortality. Training birth attendants can improve perinatal outcomes, but skills may fade over time. In this pilot study, we assessed skill dec...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:7 -
Correction: Immediate faculty feedback using debriefing timing data and conversational diagrams
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:6 -
Critical design choices in healthcare simulation education: a 4C/ID perspective on design that leads to transfer
Healthcare simulation education often aims to promote transfer of learning: the application of knowledge, skills, and attitudes acquired during simulations to new situations in the workplace. Although achievin...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:5 -
Gamification of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) for simulation training—a feasibility study
Training prehospital personnel in identifying patients with acute stroke is key to providing rapid treatment. This study aimed to investigate whether game-based digital simulation training is a feasible altern...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:4 -
Leading change in practice: how “longitudinal prebriefing” nurtures and sustains in situ simulation programs
In situ simulation (ISS) programs deliver patient safety benefits to healthcare systems, however, face many challenges in both implementation and sustainability. Prebriefing is conducted immediately prior to a...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:3 -
Teaching nursing management of diabetic ketoacidosis: a description of the development of a virtual patient simulation
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:2 -
Embracing multiple stakeholders’ perspectives in defining competent simulation facilitators’ characteristics and educational behaviours: a qualitative study from Denmark, Korea, and Australia
Simulation-based learning (SBL), used for achieving various learning goals, is spreading around the world. However, it is still open, to what extend SBL needs to be adapted to local cultures. This study aimed ...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2023 8:1 -
Rapid-cycle deliberate practice versus after-event debriefing clinical simulation in cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a cluster randomized trial
Rapid-cycle deliberate practice (RCDP) is a simulation-based educational strategy that consists of repeating a simulation scenario a number of times to acquire a planned competency. When the objective of a cyc...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2022 7:43 -
Simulation-based summative assessment in healthcare: an overview of key principles for practice
Healthcare curricula need summative assessments relevant to and representative of clinical situations to best select and train learners. Simulation provides multiple benefits with a growing literature base pro...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2022 7:42 -
Using simulation-based training during hospital relocation: a controlled intervention study
During hospital relocations, it is important to support healthcare professionals becoming familiar with new settings. Simulation-based training seems promising and in situ simulation has been suggested as a be...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2022 7:41 -
Impact of the PEARLS Healthcare Debriefing cognitive aid on facilitator cognitive load, workload, and debriefing quality: a pilot study
The Promoting Excellence and Reflective Learning in Simulation (PEARLS) Healthcare Debriefing Tool is a cognitive aid designed to deploy debriefing in a structured way. The tool has the potential to increase t...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2022 7:40 -
Teaching, coaching, or debriefing With Good Judgment: a roadmap for implementing “With Good Judgment” across the SimZones
Simulation-based learning occurs in multiple contexts, and one teaching style cannot adequately cover the needs at each learning level. For example, reflective debriefing, often used following a complex simula...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2022 7:39 -
Newborn resuscitation simulation training and changes in clinical performance and perinatal outcomes: a clinical observational study of 10,481 births
Annually, 1.5 million intrapartum-related deaths occur; fresh stillbirths and early newborn deaths. Most of these deaths are preventable with skilled ventilation starting within the first minute of life. Helpi...
Citation: Advances in Simulation 2022 7:38
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