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The Template of Events for Applied and Critical Healthcare Simulation (TEACH Sim): A Tool for Systematic Simulation Scenario Design
Simulation in Healthcare
  • Lauren E. Benishek, University of Central Florida
  • Elizabeth H. Lazzara, University of Kansas
  • William L. Gaught, Veterans Health Administration
  • Lygia L. Arcaro, Veterans Health Administration
  • Okuda Yasuharu, Veterans Health Administration
  • Eduardo Salas, University of Central Florida
Submitting Campus
Daytona Beach
Department
Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology
Document Type
Article
Publication/Presentation Date
2-1-2015
Abstract/Description

Simulation-based training (SBT) affords practice opportunities for improving the quality of clinicians’ technical and nontechnical skills. However, the development of practice scenarios is a process plagued by a set of challenges that must be addressed for the full learning potential of SBT to be realized. Scenario templates are useful tools for assisting with SBT and navigating its inherent challenges. This article describes existing SBT templates, explores considerations in choosing an appropriate template, and introduces the Template of Events for Applied and Critical Healthcare Simulation (TEACH Sim) as a tool for facilitating the formation of practice scenarios in accordance with an established evidence-based simulation design methodology. TEACH Sim’s unique contributions are situated within the landscape of previously existing templates, and each of its component sections is explained in detail.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1097/SIH.0000000000000058
Publisher
Society for Simulation in Healthcare
Additional Information

Dr. Lazzara was not affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the time this paper was published.

Citation Information
Lauren E. Benishek, Elizabeth H. Lazzara, William L. Gaught, Lygia L. Arcaro, et al.. "The Template of Events for Applied and Critical Healthcare Simulation (TEACH Sim): A Tool for Systematic Simulation Scenario Design" Simulation in Healthcare Vol. 10 Iss. 1 (2015) p. 21 - 30
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_lazzara/3/