By: Victoria Brazil (@SocraticEM) The emergency medicine team were just starting their simulation – caring for an elderly man who had fallen and hit his head. As the scenario unfolds, he becomes unconscious and needs endotracheal […]
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Smile. You’re on camera! – Using video for improving team performance.
By Victoria Brazil (@SocraticEM) Learning from our work is powerful but can be challenging in a busy clinical environment. Capturing video of our individual and team performance may offer opportunities for our educational and QI goals. Learning […]
Why simulation-based team training might be a bad idea……
By: Victoria Brazil (@SocraticEM) Healthcare teams improve if they practice in simulation, right? Simulation is considered a great way to train healthcare teams, especially in acute care settings. But simulation programs require significant faculty expertise and […]
Disrupting the OK plateau
By Warwick Isaacson (@WarwickIsaacson) & Victoria Brazil (@SocraticEM) The Emergency Department is busy. While typing your admission plan for another patient an ECG appears in your peripheral vision. “Could you take a quick look at […]
‘Safe, not soft’ – hitting the sweet spot for simulation-based education
By Victoria Brazil(@SocraticEM) and Eve Purdy (@purdy_eve) Learners in simulation-based education are at risk. They may be deceived, judged or ‘shown up’ in front of their colleagues, and dread returning to the sim lab. But […]