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 […]
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 […]
By: Victoria Brazil (@SocraticEM) As a simulation practitioner, what ‘hat’ do you wear? Clinician? Educator? And are these identities in conflict or are they blended? These questions are central to Will Dace’s new model for how […]
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 […]
By: Victoria Brazil (@SocraticEM) Discussions about the ‘fidelity’ of simulation often focus on the physical realism of mannikins or other training equipment. Another interpretation of the term is ‘functional task alignment’, describing the authenticity of clinical […]
