Journal article
Improving Emergency Preparedness System Readiness through Simulation and Interprofessional Education
Public health reports (1974), Vol.129(6_suppl4), pp.129-135
11/01/2014
DOI: 10.1177/00333549141296S417
PMCID: PMC4187316
PMID: 25355984
Abstract
We applied emerging evidence in simulation science to create a curriculum in emergency response for health science students and professionals. Our research project was designed to (1) test the effectiveness of specific immersive simulations, (2) create reliable assessment tools for emergency response and team communication skills, and (3) assess participants' retention and transfer of skills over time. We collected both quantitative and qualitative data about individual and team knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Content experts designed and pilot-tested scaled quantitative tools. Qualitative evaluations administered immediately after simulations and longitudinal surveys administered 6-12 months later measured student participants' individual perceptions of their confidence, readiness for emergency response, and transfer of skills to their day-to-day experience. Results from 312 participants enrolled in nine workshops during a 24-month period indicated that the 10-hour curriculum is efficient (compared with larger-scale or longer training programs) and effective in improving skills. The curriculum may be useful for public health practitioners interested in addressing public health emergency preparedness competencies and Institute of Medicine research priority areas.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Improving Emergency Preparedness System Readiness through Simulation and Interprofessional Education
- Creators
- Jane Lindsay Miller - University of MinnesotaJoan H. Rambeck - University of MinnesotaAnnamay Snyder - University of Minnesota
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Public health reports (1974), Vol.129(6_suppl4), pp.129-135
- Publisher
- Sage
- DOI
- 10.1177/00333549141296S417
- PMID
- 25355984
- PMCID
- PMC4187316
- ISSN
- 0033-3549
- eISSN
- 1468-2877
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- 5P01TP000301-03 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); United States Department of Health & Human Services; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - USA
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Family and Community Medicine; Center for Social Science Innovation; Office of Consultation and Research in Medical Education
- Record Identifier
- 9984658250002771
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