Table 1 Post-course participant survey
Number | Type | Survey question or statement |
|---|---|---|
1 | Yes, no | Have you been a junior doctor at Westmead Hospital in 2014, 2015 or 2016? |
2 | 2014–2016 | In what year were you an intern? |
3 | Number | How many terms have you completed at Westmead Hospital? |
4 | Likert scale | Overall, on a scale of 0–10 (10 = extremely useful and 0 = not at all useful) how has the overall experience of JMO “Simulation-based education” been at Westmead? |
5 | Yes, no | Other than the compulsory training during induction week, did you participate in any other simulation activities at Westmead Hospital? |
6 | Yes, no | (if YES to Question 5) Acute Crisis Training with Simulation (ACTS) for JMOs is a standalone 4-h course that has been running since 2014. Did you participate in an ‘ACTS’ program? |
7 | Likert scale | For this program rate your experience from 0 to 10 (10 = extremely useful and 0 = not at all useful) |
8 | Up to 3 statements | On reflection, looking back at the ‘ACTS’ program, what do you recall to be the MOST VALUABLE aspects of this course for your future practice? |
9 | Yes, no, N/A | Do you believe you are providing SAFER patient care as a result of this training? |
10 | More, less, about the same | As a result of the simulation programs you have experienced at Westmead Hospital: Do you feel more confident managing the “deteriorating (unstable) patient”? |
11 | Yes, no | Did you participate in after-hours “relief term” 3.30 pm ‘Simulation Training for After-hours RMOS’ (STAR) program? |
12 | Number | Approximately how many of these sessions did you attend? |
13 | Up to 3 statements | If you participated in the ‘STAR’ program: What were the 3 MOST valuable aspects of these sessions? |
14 | More, less, about the same | Do you believe you (or future junior doctors) would benefit from increased access to simulation, about the same amount or less simulation training? |
15 | Up to 3 statements | Name specific 3 issues that detract in anyway from your overall experience of simulation? |
16 | Up to 3 statements | Which scenarios commonly faced in your practice could be covered using simulation as an educational tool? |