Tech wizardry..

..or Gizmo idolatry?

Gadgets and Sim

The lesson

• What’s out there

• Why gadgets and sim might work

• Whether they do work

• What we can do with them

• What we should do with them

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Why gadgets and sim

might work..

How we learn…

http://www.decaluwe.nl/articles/WhyDoSimulationGamesWork-InSearchOfTheActive.pdf

RETENTION

Learning theory

Evidence

3Di Teams

• VR• Task Trainer• HPS

609 studiesOnly 32 studies with patient-related outcomes

HIE rate

$90 million since 2008

“’High-tech’ simulators...do not always add value to training...

less expensive technologies can be used in certain instances

without sacrificing educational effectiveness”

“Simulation is a technique not a technology”

Oh, just not smart. Even for you.

How can we use

gadgets and sim?

Team Training

Marino Festa, Children’s Hospital at Westmead

• Airway manoeuvres and adjuncts

• Nasal prongs 15L/min

• Bag Valve Mask 15L/min +/-ventilate

• 2 person technique

• Position patient for intubation

• Check-in with Airway Assistant and Drug Administrator

Laryngoscope size 4 Tube tieETT: 7F 8M, cuff, lube 10ml syringeBougie LMA size 4/5Stethoscope Cric Kit

Airway Doctor

Road testing

Difficult conversations

Designated requestor simulation training

Demonstrating good

practice

2 more reasons..

It’s fun

It’s the right thing to do

HealthCare Risk July/Aug 2009

Tamara, Garry and Christopher Hills

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter.

Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”Samuel Beckett