By: Victoria Brazil (@SocraticEM) Healthcare simulation has a reputation for being complex and technical, but there are ways to simplify scenario delivery. Simplicity is especially useful for those of us running simulations in situ (in the […]
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How do simulation educators learn the ‘tech stuff’?
By: Victoria Brazil (@SocraticEM) Clinical educators involved in simulation-based education (SBE) generally enjoy the pedagogical aspects of the job. Rich conversations about curricular design, scenario writing, debriefing techniques and experiential learning theories occur in simulation faculty […]
How do clinician educators learn to ‘do simulation’?
By: Victoria Brazil (@SocraticEM) and Ben Symon (@symon_ben) Educators learning about simulation-based education (SBE) have many options, and they face difficult choices when deciding how to spend limited professional development time. Courses in simulation design or […]
Data informed simulation debriefing
By Victoria Brazil (@SocraticEM) and Andrew Coggins (@coggi33) Most of us would like to improve our simulation debriefing skills, but data informed feedback on our debriefing performance is hard to find. Existing debriefing assessment tools like the OSAD and […]
Trickery or training? Deception in healthcare simulation
By Victoria Brazil (@SocraticEM) I remember being deceived in a simulation. Our team was prepared for the arrival of a trauma patient, coming in after a motor vehicle accident. We had clear roles and a plan. The […]