Abstract:
Healthcare simulation education as we know it underwent dramatic changes during the COVID-19 pandemic as many simulationists were challenged to quickly move medical simulation activities entirely online, while others needed to create physically safe learning environments to prevent spread of the virus. Many simulationists ask “How do we evaluate simulation when it’s online? How do we evaluate in-person clinical simulation with all the restrictions we have? How do we know if the learners are actually learning? And, “Are there tools to evaluate online simulation?” This presentation will focus on evaluation of simulation outcomes during the time of COVID-19 and looking forward.
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Learning Objectives:
- Discuss what activities and outcomes can realistically be evaluated when using non-traditional simulation environments and methods.
- Discuss challenges to evaluation of simulation as a result of COVID-19 changes.
- Align evaluation instruments and methods with learning objectives of the simulation.