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The Inaugural Session of the COVISIM2021 Saturday Summit began with presentations by the Singapore General Hospital Simulation Institute led by Prof. Fatimah Lateef.
Simulation
and Technology-Driven Education: Riding the Wave of Change with COVID 19
Prof. Dr. Fatimah
Lateef
Singapore
COVID 19 posed multiple challenges
in various domains of medical education. One major drawback was the inability
to conduct face to face training and teaching, which had always been the norm
and cornerstone of medical education. Utilizing the concepts of
simulation-based learning, computer-based learning, remote and virtual learning
and simulation, the use of virtual patients with problem-based learning, we
embarked on training the healthcare
professions utilizing surrogate learning methodologies. COVID 19 presented a
fertile ground which enabled us to look at old and current practices through
fresh eyes
This presentation will also share
the concept of computer-based simulation to meet the set learning objectives,
the administrative support, the roles and responsibilities of faculty and
facilitators. The issue of fidelity as well as interfacing is also highlighted
in maximizing the experience of the learners, who are part of a virtual team.
Computer-based simulation can also be an effective tool to enhance critical
thinking and clinical reasoning capabilities.
With the greater load of training
being conducted online, it is also timely to remind everyone of the netiquette
of online and virtual teaching and learning. It refers to a set of core rules
that outlines what should and should not be done online, in maintaining common
courtesy.
Simulation-driven Solutions
for COVID-19: Through the Human Factors Lenses
Dr. Yin Shanqing
Singapore
COVID-19 highlighted challenges in collaborative
performances that traditionally plagued teams even before the pandemic. In many
care settings since COVID-19, team members have to don full PPE, N95 masks, and
even Positive Air Pressure Respirators (PAPR). This exacerbated the accurate
identification of team members, muffled speech communication, and possibly
even hindered timely care delivery as team members raced to don PPE
safely.
Beyond training and education, simulation can be an effective
platform for applying human factors insights and developing interventions
driven by human factors science. This presentation shares how a prototype
solution, developed from a separate simulation effort, helped to enhance urgent
care delivery during COVID-19. Other human factors issues faced by clinicians
during time-critical COVID-19 care will also be discussed.
The
SingHealth Duke NUS Institute of Medical Simulation Response to COVID 19
Ms. Madhavi
Suppiah
Singapore
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused simulation centres globally, to
re-imagine and re-engineer the education and training they provide. This has to
continue despite social distancing measures and personal as well as team hygiene
management that are essential to patient safety. Infrastructire and
environmental management and control also becomes important.
Simulation plays a significant role in the education and training
of healthcare professionals and it is vital to continue to operate taking into
account the new measures & alternatives. This presentation will share how
the Singhealth Duke NUS Institute of Medical Simulation ( SIMS) was affected
from the early phases of the COVID 19 pandemic right into the re-opening to function
in the new norm
It will also share how SIMS quickly responded to address the
multiple elements and to adapt to the new paradigm. Through
collaborations and consultations, SIMS found innovative solutions on the format
and delivery to continue to support our faculty and learners and also ensuring
the health and safety of each individual is never compromised. Safe distancing
and infection control measures will also discussed in the new norm of training,
as SIMS aligned with the SingHealth Disaster Outbreak Taskforce (SDOT) and
the national guidelines of the
Multi-Ministerial COVID 19 Taskforce in Singapore.
The 13th February COVISIM2021 Saturday Session will feature Presentations from The Thomas Jefferson University Simulation Center (JeffSIM), Philadelphia, USA.
