LIVE IN-PERSON: Simulation Facilitator Training – Introductory Course

Course Description

This introductory course, offered by BCH’s Immersive Design Systems (IDS), prepares participants to facilitate simulation-based education. It is intended for BCH staff and community partners who will facilitate an existing or newly developed simulation session or course.

Participants will be introduced to relevant Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice^TM    and foundational principles of effective simulation facilitation. Through hands-on activities, participants will practice prebriefing, facilitation, and debriefing skills and receive coaching and feedback.

Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this educational program, learners will be able to:

1. Explain how psychological safety and the Basic Assumption support effective simulation-based learning.
2. Conduct a prebrief that establishes clear expectations, supports psychological safety, and prepares participants for the simulation.
3. Select and apply facilitation strategies based on the learning objectives, learner needs, and progression of the simulation.
4. Facilitate a structured, learner-centered debrief using the PEARLS framework and effective questioning techniques.
5. Apply feedback and coaching during facilitated simulation activities.
6. Reflect on their facilitation practice and identify opportunities for continued development.

Course Format:

The course includes prerequisite independent learning and one eight-hour, in-person session. Participants must complete all pre-work and attend the full in-person session to receive credit for completing the course.

Pre-work includes:

1. A brief asynchronous module on prebriefing with reflection questions
2. Two assigned readings on simulation debriefing

Instructors:

• Erin Marie Graham, MPH, CHSE, CHSOS
  • Manager of Training and Performance, IDS
• Brianna O’Connell, MS, CCLS
  • Senior Training and Performance Specialist, IDS
• Mannie de Villemejane, MD, MPS
  • Training and Performance Specialist II, IDS
• Savanna Mahn, CHSE, CHSOS-A
  • Training and Performance Specialist II, IDS
• Saja Traoui, CHSOS
  • Manager of Technical Operations, IDS
• Rhaine Sziy, MS
  • Technical Operations Specialist II, IDS

None of the instructors have any disclosures

Disclosures

Boston Children’s Hospital adheres to all ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies. It is Boston Children’s policy that those who have influenced the content of a CE activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that Boston Children’s may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.

None of the instructors for this course have any financial disclosures

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