Collaborative Development of a Simulation-augmented Health Education Program in Resource-challenged Regions

Renouf, Tia; Doyle, Melanie; Pollard, Megan; Bankovic, Tina; Dubrowski, Adam

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“…Although task trainers do not facilitate an equivalent degree of realism as simulation models, such as real-time physiological feedback, they do offer potential to be used imaginatively with case-based learning scenarios, thus further widening their scope of training utility. Developing a 3D-printed task trainer has a far-reaching impact on both resource-rich and resource-challenged areas, which can benefit immensely from simulation-based health professional education [14]. Here, our objective is to develop a prototype PIAM task trainer to assess demand and critical features that are necessary for producing a high-quality model.…”

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Development of a Cost-Effective Pediatric Intubation Task Trainer for Rural Medical Education

Tanya

Dubrowski

2020

Cureus

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Pediatric intubation and airway management (PIAM) is a life-saving, emergent procedure that is performed by a variety of healthcare practitioners. Securing the pediatric airway in a timesensitive fashion is a specialized skill that declines with lack of practice, leading to a precarious gap in clinical competency and healthcare delivery. However, current training models for PIAM, such as live animals, human cadavers, and simulators, are not adequately accessible or reliable due to their combination of high cost, unrealistic simulation, lack of standardization, and ethical concerns. Task trainers pose an ethically and fiscally sustainable training model for experiential learning through repetitive practice, which has been shown to dramatically improve trainee proficiency and confidence in performing high-acuity low-occurrence procedures such as pediatric intubation. This work aims to report the development process and initial validation evidence of a prototype cost-effective pediatric intubation task trainer that can be used for postgraduate education, especially in resource-challenged settings.

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Development of a Cost-Effective Pediatric Intubation Task Trainer for Rural Medical Education

Tanya

Dubrowski

2020

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Challenges and opportunities in the uptake of simulation in healthcare education in the developing world: a scoping review

Ismail,

Ajani,

Baqir

et al. 2024

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Background Simulation is increasingly being adopted by healthcare educators throughout the developed world as it offers a safe environment to practice skills. While there is literature on learning via simulation in healthcare in the developed world, more studies are required to investigate the factors influencing this approach in the developing world. Objective This scoping review highlights the key factors that act as deterrents as well as encouragement to the uptake of simulation as a teaching methodology in healthcare education in developing countries. Design The MEDLINE (via OVID, using keywords and MeSH in OVID), and PubMed (via NCBI using MeSH), and CINAHL databases were searched between January 2000 and January 2024 for research articles published in peer reviewed English language journals using a combination of keywords. Results A total of 48 articles were included in the final analysis. Challenges and opportunities were divided into professional, academic, and resource-based factors, and their individual sub-themes. The main challenges reported were the lack of a contextual curriculum, content heavy curricula, dearth of trained simulationists and cost of simulators. Performance anxiety was an important challenge reported by both trainers and trainees. Main opportunities were an interest in adopting simulation-based education from both trainers and trainees, and the opportunity to improve patient safety and quality of education. Other findings were that academic leadership and faculty show interest and urgency to adopt simulation in curricula and allocate funds for this. Facilitators need to be provided with protected time to become simulationists. Local manufacturers need to be sourced for simulators, and transfer of technology and expertise needs to be negotiated. Conclusion Simulation needs to be looked at from the lens of not only education, but more importantly of patient safety in developing countries to allow simulation-based education to be mainstreamed in health professions education in low- and middle-income contexts.

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Collaborative Development of a Simulation-augmented Health Education Program in Resource-challenged Regions

Cited by 2 publications

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Development of a Cost-Effective Pediatric Intubation Task Trainer for Rural Medical Education

Development of a Cost-Effective Pediatric Intubation Task Trainer for Rural Medical Education

Challenges and opportunities in the uptake of simulation in healthcare education in the developing world: a scoping review

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