CRICO/RMF Strategies Symposium Boston Marriott Cambridge Cambridge, Massachusetts Monday-Tuesday, September 8-9, 2008
On the afternoon of Monday, September 8, A Patient Safety Intersection attendees may choose to either stay onsite at the Boston-Marriott Cambridge for a pair of workshops, or travel to one of three Simulation-based training centers (transportation provided by CRICO/RMF). When registering for A Patient Safety Intersection, please be sure to indicate your preference.
Part I: Simulation-based Performance Assessment: Scenarios, Raters and Scoring Considerations David Murray, MD, will lead the group in the development of a scoring metric for rating participants’ clinical judgment and critical thinking skills. Using video vignettes of basic acute care scenarios, participants will consider the ratings process, and its benefits, pitfalls and various applications (e.g. credentialing).
Part II: Evaluation of team dynamics in “in situ” clinical simulations William Hamman, MD, will further develop the rating concept as it applies to the evaluation of team dynamics in “in situ” clinical simulations. Particular emphasis will be given to critical skills essential for team functionality, as well as organizational/systems factors that can affect the quality of care delivered by a team.
Center for Medical Simulation (CMS: Capacity - 20) See where Harvard’s medical simulation-based training began when you visit CMS, a state-of-the art, multi-suite training center. Physicians, nurses, and other members of health care teams from across Harvard and around the country have been working on teamwork skills at CMS since 1993. See what they experience and explore the technical and philosophical techniques CMS employs to help train health care teams improve communication, collaboration, and crisis management skills. MIT area, Cambridge. http://harvardmedsim.org/cms/
Shapiro Simulation and Skills Center (SASC: Capacity - 40) Wash and prep for a hands-on tour of this multi-purpose American College of Surgeons’ accredited facility. SASC offers training opportunities for learners from novice to expert, across all health care disciplines. Try your luck at manual dexterity exercises and discover how SASC applies progressive teaching methods to replicate real-life patient care situations—including acute management crises and team training programs for various specialties. Longwood Medical Area, Boston. http://www.BIDMC.Harvard.edu/SASC
STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation (Capacity – 40) In a rush to improve your technical or teamwork skills? At the recently expanded STRATUS center, emergency medicine clinicians (and others) experience realistic patient scenarios, then benefit from nearly instant debrief and feedback—aided by high tech AV equipment, independent task trainers, micro-simulation laboratory, and high-tech simulation in two training suites. Longwood Medical Area, Boston. http://www.brighamandwomens.org/Stratus/default.aspx
