The 53rd WACEM-ACAIM Special Global Weekly e-Summit on BIG DATA Analytics & the COVID Pandemic

Date: 20^th March 2021

The WHO collaborating Centre for Emergency and Trauma (WHO-CCET) for South east Asia (SEA) partnered with WACEM and ACAIM to hold its Preliminary meeting on promoting BIG DATA Analytics in the New Norm of COVID19.

Dr. Vivek Chauhan presented a brief overview of Cloud Computing and its application in BIG DATA Systems.

Mr. Kevin from Phase Zero presented the Platform which is being developed and emphasized that machine learning could be incorporated in the development of multi-centre research ecosystems.

Dr. Ankit Sahoo discussed the process of Meta-Analysis and Systematic Reviews. He also presented the step by step process which culminates in a good assessment of all major data sets.

Dr. Sunil Raina discussed the concept of Electronic Epidemiology using PubMed datasets. He demonstrated the need for Multi-Step analytical process to evaluate differences in data sets.

Dr. Prabath Nanayakkara from Amsterdam discussed about the application of Evidence Based Medicine principles when interpreting data sets.

The 52nd WACEM-ACAIM Special Global Weekly e-Summit In Partnership with WHO-CCET (SEA)

Date: 13th March 2021

The Second Closed Session meeting of the WHO collaborating Center for Emergency and Trauma (WHO-CCET) for South east Asia (SEA)was held.

Safe Emergency Care is the cornerstone Quality Health Services delivery.

Leaders from Bangaladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand and India participated in this meeting.

Special invited experts from around the world were also present.

The National Acccreditation Board of Hospital and Healthcare Providers (NABH) was also represented.

Detail discussions were held on developing quality processes and advancing certification across South east Asia.

The session was held to focus on the promulgation of Quality process to encompass emergency and trauma services into the newly developing emergency departments across India.

The discussion highlighted multiple factors around Quality Process Based education, research and patient care in Medical training.

Assessor Training was considered a key part of the process.

Quality control was also discussed in detail.

The agenda also addressed the acceleration of the Quality Education Curricula across academic hospitals in India.

  It was emphasized that there was a need for creating a framework for Quality Patient Care Training in Rural , Urban , Academic and Non Academic Health Care Facilities.

The 51st WACEM-ACAIM Special Global Weekly e-Summit In Partnership with WHO-CCET (SEA)

Date: 6th March 2021

The First Closed Session meeting of the WHO collaborating Center for Emergency and Trauma (WHO-CCET) for South east Asia (SEA)was held.

In the New Normal of COVID Many new protocols, teaching methodologies and research protocols will be needed to advance Trauma and Emergency Services.

The session was held to focus on the promulgation of trauma services into the newly developing emergency departments across India.

The discussion highlighted multiple factors around education, research and patient care.

Faculty development and treatment protocols were very important when Synergy had to be maintained between emergency medicine and trauma surgery.

  Quality control was also discussed in detail.

The agenda also addressed the acceleration of pediatric emergency and trauma services at academic hospitals in India.

A synergy between pediatric surgery. pediatric neurosurgery, pediatric orthopedic surgery as well as pediatrics was needed to develop the services across academic hospitals in India.

It was emphasized that there was a need for creating a framework for surgical trauma, orthopedic trauma, vascular trauma, neurosurgical trauma, both in adults and pediatrics

The 50th WACEM-ACAIM Special Global Weekly e-Summit on COVISIM2021 (The Finale) - Simulation Education in Medicine during COVID19

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The Grand Finale of the Global e-Congress on Simulation Education in Medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic was a magnanimous event with educators from all around the world convening virtually into the WACEM Virtual Conference hall.

The session was well received by Simulation experts and exemplary educators from the United States, United Kingdom, India, Israel, Qatar, Singapore, Malaysia and other member countries of the World Academic Council of Emergency Medicine.

The finale comprised of the India session following up on sessions by experts from Singapore, US and New Zealand serially over the past 3 weeks.

The Global e-Congress COVISIM2021 was been conceived by WACEM in collaboration with the WHO- CCET, ACAIM, AIIMS, EMA India, ACEE India all affiliated with INDUSEM.

The stellar finale invited the best of speakers from 2 of the premier Simulation Centres with established academic Emergency Medicine Departments in India- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal and D Y Patil University, Mumbai.

The Simulation Division from KMC Manipal, (SIMians) comprised of Dr. Vimal Krishnan, Dr. Sanjan A, Dr. Freston Sirur and Dr. Jayaraj Balakrishnan.

Dr. Ajit Baviskar was the SIM- Educator expert from D Y Patil Mumbai.

The sessions were unique and ranged from the basic tenet of Simulation designing for SIMeducator, POCUS in Simulation, InSituSim, Biosafety innovations and Simulation.

The sessions invoked cerebral discussions between the experts and plans for international collaboration under the WACEM-GloSIM Network.

“The success of the non-stop 50 weeks of collaborative e-learning sessions by WACEM defines the Bullish position of WACEM as a global leader in the Academic Circuits during the COVID Pandemic” declared Dr. Sagar Galwankar, CEO INDUSEM and Executive Director of WACEM.

 

The 49th WACEM-ACAIM Special Global Weekly e-Summit on COVISIM2021 (Session III) - Simulation Education in Medicine during COVID19

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The 3^rd Session (20th Feb 2021) of the COVISIM2021 Saturday Summit was studded with presentations by the esteemed Academic Emergency Medicine Faculty from The University of South Florida Center For Advanced Medical Learning And Simulation (CAMLS). 

Distinguished Speakers

Dr. Haru OKUDA, MD, FACEP, FSSH

Dr. Okuda spoke about the state of simulation and his journey in the academic world of simulation education and medicine.  He discussed the role of simulation to advance educational science in medicine.  He presented various video presentations which demonstrated proficient engagement of stimulation technologies during the COVID pandemic.  He emphasized the role of using Simulation teaching methodologies  which included simulation drills for preparing healthcare workers to deal with COVID patients with various pathologies.  Emphasis was also laid on the fact that a new normal would need stimulation technology to be incorporated.

Dr. Bradley Peckler, MD, FACEP

Dr. Peckler is a leader in Simulation from New Zealand.  We discussed about various initiatives taken by his center during the COVID pandemic.  He was quick to emphasize that has no COVID patients and the preparedness efforts would still be in place in case there was new cases which emerged from international travel.

 

Dr. Prashant Mahajan, MD, MPH, MBA

 

Dr. Mahajan presented is part breaking research in arena of artificial intelligence and ambient reality.  He presented with here is fair artificial intelligent augmented reality and ambient reality are all combined for decision-making in the emergency situations.  A lot of discussion was held on this topic after his lecture.

 The Closing 27th February COVISIM2021 Saturday Session will feature Key Note Presentations from Manipal Academic of Higher Education (MAHE).

 

The 48th WACEM-ACAIM Special Global Weekly e-Summit on COVISIM2021 (Session II) - Simulation Education in Medicine during COVID19

 

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The 2nd Session (13th Feb 2021) of the COVISIM2021 Saturday Summit began with presentations by the esteemed Academic Emergency Medicine Faculty from The Thomas Jefferson University of Philadelphia which is the Home of The Sidney Kimmel Medical College and Dr. Robert & Dorothy Rector Clinical Skills & Simulation Center. 

Summary of Presentations:

Dr. Shruti Chandra

COVID19 disrupted the educational opportunities the simulation and clinical skills center at Jefferson offers. We described the various modifications we made to our training programs including a grab-and-go model, in-situ simulation to not only teach our regularly scheduled educational programs but also to prepare the emergency department for the pandemic (PPE, intubation etc). We offered solutions to pivot to virtual simulation education and easy to build home models for high fidelity procedural task trainers. We also offered strategies for in-person teaching with focus on distancing, PPE, disinfecting and other adaptations for a successful return to the simulation center.

Lastly, we focused continuing to apply these innovations for simulation education beyond COVID19 pandemic and highlight that elaborate simulation set ups and mannequins are not required for an effective and successful simulation education program. 

Dr. Elizabeth Lee and Dr. Efrat Kean

In-situ simulation allows for deliberate practice of specific roles, identification of latent safety threats, and during the pandemic provided reassurance to practitioners that a clear plan was in place to prevent workplace exposure to Covid-19 virus. We also shared ideas on how to provide task trainers for remote and home learning during the pandemic.

Dr. Ronald Hall

He described the Grab 'n Go model that helps facilitate educational consultation between simulation program coordinator and faculty, where the center has an assembly line of simulation task trainers and itemized checklist and arranges for contents to be returned to drop off site at center and sanitized 

We also described how we reimagined how to perform a physical examination, placed further emphasis on student communication skills and analyzed the effects of alternative learning activities. We tackled the logistics of a Virtual OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination). 

Dr. Jared Kilpatrick and Dr. Kelly Kehm

We used Full Code, a virtual simulation serious game from Minerva Medical for the education of both residents and medical students. Virtual simulation was used across multiple applications for both skill development and assessment. Using virtual simulation afforded faculty new opportunities for improved understanding of learner thought processes.

Dr. Anthony Sielicki

He discussed the use of virtual simulation and telecommunication with a standardized patient to train emergency medicine residents to deliver bad news, as well as best practices to mitigate trainee distress when simulations are planned with poor patient outcomes.

 The 20th February COVISIM2021 Saturday Session will feature Key Note Presentations from Prof. Okuda President Elect of The Society for Simulation in HealthCare, Dr. Brad Peckler from New Zealand and Prof. Mahajan from Michigan University.

 

The 47th WACEM-ACAIM Special Global Weekly e-Summit on COVISIM2021 (Inaugural Session) - Simulation Education in Medicine during COVID19

 

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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.