Californias pressing need for latino and black nurses

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Shout out to friend and SMU Nursing Alum Shanda Williams who is moving and shaking our community. Thanks, Shanda!

How Do Health Professions Educators in Asia Approach Simulation Debriefing in Relation to the Cultural Dimensions of the Learning Environment?

     I am recruiting health professions educators in Japan, Korea, China and Singapore for a study entitled, “How Do Health Professions Educators in Asia Approach Simulation Debriefing in Relation to the Cultural Dimensions of the Learning Environment?”  Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval has been obtained from Pepperdine University (Los Angeles). This research is being conducted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a doctoral dissertation. 

     The purpose of the study is to investigate how educators facilitate debriefing during simulation-based education with learners in non-Western cultures.  I am inviting individuals from professional simulation societies, professional educator networks, simulation-related discussion forums, and personal contacts, to participate in this study.  The study instruments are available in Japanese, Chinese, Korean and English languages.

     If you use simulation as an educational method, you may participate in any or all of three parts of this mixed methods, explanatory study.  Participation in one part does not obligate you to participate in any of the other parts.  The study includes an electronic survey, a one-on-one interview by video-conference or telephone, and an option to upload a recorded debriefing session that you have facilitated. If you should decide to participate in the study, you will be asked to complete an electronic survey.  It should take no longer than 30 minutes to complete the survey.  

     To access the study, please use this link:

https://pepperdinegsep.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0cxgiFHmhsgtw8d

Please share this message with your professional colleagues in East Asia who use simulation in health professions education.

Thank you.

Samuel Merritt University, Health Sciences Simulation Center hosts international participants

Health Sciences Simulation Center Staff in Operating Room scenario

The faculty and staff of the Health Sciences Simulation Center hosted participants of the IMSH 2014 conference in an immersive course on Sunday, January 26th. The course required a high-fidelity set-up for a surgical team to experience the reality of team communication during a laparoscopic procedure for an ectopic pregnancy. The patient hemorrhages profusely but the OB-GYN surgeon dismisses the concerns of other team members. Participants viewing the live action from a nearby classroom are then asked to rewrite the script with the goal being to achieve a better outcome. Course faculty were led by Colleen Lee.

Utilizing Simulation to Teach Effective Communication Techniques to Multidisciplinary Teams of Providers in the Operating Room (SIG) Course Director: Colleen Lee, RN 
Faculty: David Young,  Ken Plitt, CRNA, Nelli Fisher, MD , Mikio Nihira, MD, MPH , Andy Miller, James Korndorffer, MD, FACS, MHPE , Edward Kosik, DO 
Course overview: Participants will learn effective means for utilizing simulation to teach communication strategies for dealing with an inter-professional team in the perioperative setting.  Participants will learn how to create simulation-based exercises and scenarios to teach communication techniques based on Team STEPPS strategies, including collapsing the hierarchy, employing critical language (e.g., CUS), and implementing the 2-challenge rule.

Once the course objectives had been met, HSSC faculty and staff led groups of attendees to tour the center simulation suites, training rooms, and AV control rooms. Lunch was provided and folks were bused back to the IMSH 2014 conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Two additional delegations, from Japan and China, enjoyed personalized tours and exchanged ideas with the HSSC team.

IMSH 2014 Opens in San Francisco

The International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare 2014 opened at the Moscone Convention Center in a balmy San Francisco today. The early bird award, however, goes to the staff of the Health Sciences Simulation Center at Samuel Merritt University across the bay in Oakland. We started our system checks at 0630 in preparation for hosting one of the IMSH 2014 immersive courses,  Utilizing Simulation to Teach Effective Communication Techniques to Multidisciplinary Teams of Providers in the Operating Room. Colleen Lee, RN, directed a star-studded cast of simulation faculty in a perioperative odessey many of us have been witness to. Participants viewed the surgical team in operation from a classroom and subsequently formed small groups that rewrote the script with the goal of achieving a better outcome. The faculty-actors then played out the freshly written scene in our operating suite while the course participants watched live. The course focused on the application of the Team Strategies to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (Team STEPPS). 

Observing from a private conference room, several guests from Japan witnessed the activity. Our team was very pleased to host Yukiko Orll, RN, PhD, Professor of Nursing at the Graduate School of Health Sciences at Aomori University of Health and Welfare, and Yasuhiro Mandai, MD, PhD, GI Surgery at the University Hospital of Medicine and Dentistry, MUSCAT Sim Program Director at Okayama University and Assistant Researcher, Minimally Invasive Therapy Center, University of Hawaii. We discussed variations in debriefing approaches and how cultural dimensions impact simulation-based learning. We planned to continue discussions about collaborating in research to explore debriefing across diverse cultures.

As I pursue doctoral studies in education at the Graduate School of Education & Psychology at Pepperdine University (Los Angeles), I am recruiting prospective participants for my planned dissertation study. The proposed study is currently being defined. I hope to be through the IRB process and into data collecttion by this summer. Read more about my study design below. Send me your email if you are interested in participating in this study. Scan my QRS code below or email kevin.reilly@pepperdine.edu.

Debriefing for Patient Safety

Debriefing for Patient Safety

International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) 2014: Getting Ready!

IMSH 2014 is just around the corner! The team at the Health Sciences Simulation Center, Samuel Merritt University (Oakland, CA) is gearing up for a lot of activity. Aside from many of our staff presenting research posters or participating in expert panels, we are hosting an immersive, pre-conference course at the HSSC.

I am really looking forward to making connections with educators from around the world. I have a particular interest in talking to people who use debriefing in simulation-based learning (SBL). I am curious about how debriefing is approached, if a specific framework or model is used, and how the cultural dimensions of the learners and learning environment is considered. I am most interested in how debriefing approaches may vary according to culture, particularly in non-Western cultures. I am seeking contacts with SBL educators in East Asia and the Pacific Islands in order to better understand current practices.

Look for me at IMSH 2014!

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