Emergency medicine staff’s perception of SimWars: A Singapore view:

Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare

ChaoyanDong¹ 

关键词: Simulation;    SimWars;    competition;    psychological safety;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2010105815598417

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Background:SimWars is an onstage competition among teams of health care providers in front of an audience. Participants demonstrate communication, teamwork, clinical management, and problem-solving skills. Upon completion, judges debrief participants’ clinical actions and team dynamics.Purpose:The Society for Emergency Medicine in Singapore hosted the inaugural SimWars in 2014. This study investigated whether SimWars was effective in teaching emergency medicine staff, explored how the competitive nature of SimWars affected the performance and learning of participants, and identified strategies to implement SimWars effectively in Singapore.Methods:A descriptive qualitative design was selected owing to the exploratory nature of the questions. Thirteen SimWars participants, six audiences, and three judges participated in the study.Results:(1) Twenty-one out of 22 considered SimWars useful for learning; (2) 14 out of 19 agreed that SimWars closely resemble clinical practice compared to clinical practice; (3) ...

【 授权许可】

CC BY