Abstract:
Within the healthcare simulation practice, operations and education are intertwined and simply cannot excel independent of one another. Simply put, collaboration between the two roles is vital. An effective way to foster that collaborative mindset is to train both clinical educators and operations specialists on the basic functionality of high-fidelity manikins. A broader understanding of the human patient simulator functionality and operations allows an educator to increase realism and fully utilize the high-fidelity manikins, ultimately helping to meet clinical simulation learning objectives. A discussion of instructional objectives with the operations specialist assists in overall improvement in collaboration and development of simulation activities. The presenters will discuss the creation and implementation of plans for departmental cross training.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify one educator within your department that could participate in training in the role of operations
- Create a “next steps” plan for cross training within the department.
- Identify key stakeholders in implementing plan to train educators in the operations of simulation.