Sim Standards Overview

An Overview of Simulation Standards

What does "high-quality simulation" really mean?

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This overview covers what simulation standards are and why we use them.

The standards presented are a compilation of sets of standards from four internationally renowned professional simulation organizations.

The standards are applicable to ANY: • health and/or care fields • simulation modality

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Through the ongoing, collaborative efforts of the GLOBAL simulation community...

...simulation standards are provided as living documents, updated regularly based on evidence and theory to:

• promote shared core values and define best practice

• guide the integration, use, and advancement of simulation within academia, practice, and research

• have a common framework that underpins quality assurance for simulation providers, regulators, professional bodies, and commissioners

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Simulation Standards include:

Fundamental STRUCTURAL and OPERATIONAL requirements

Evidence- and theory-based BEST PRACTICES

Contributions to EXPAND THE FIELD

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The "beyond" is the WHY that drives the global simulation community to continually develop and strive to meet sim standards - it is a shared passion for using high-quality simulation to improve performance and reduce errors, bolstering safety that benefits learners, colleagues, patients/clients, service users, families, and communities.

CHALLENGES

• staying up-to-date by reviewing the standards often (as the science advances) • approaching the standards systematically and strategically (avoid being overwhelmed as this overview is NOT an exhaustive list of standards and does NOT include specific criteria for each standard) • collaborating amongst various teams with competing priorities (the standards cannot be met alone – even one high-quality simulation requires administrative support, faculty/other stakeholder buy-in, resources, etc.)

Challengesand Benefits of using Sim Standards

BENEFITS

• demonstrates simulation expertise and commitment to excellence • supports the use of evidence-based practice (in sim and beyond) • provides objective benchmarks (for promoting safety and ongoing quality improvement in sim and beyond) • serves as a foundation for certifications and accreditation (that brings international recognition in the sim community and beyond)

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This overview has:

• summarized simulation standards for those using ANY simulation modality in ANY health and/or care field

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...and the beginning of high-quality sim!

• provided rationale for why simulation standards are developed, provided, and used

Summary of Best Practice Sim Standards

HIGH-QUALITY SIMULATION requires: • designated leads for oversight and accountability • subject matter and simulation expert involvement in design, delivery, and evaluation • clear purpose and measurable objectives to achieve expected outcomes • identified outcomes that align with needs (e.g., learner, system, knowledge) • simulation modality, fidelity, and activities that align with outcomes • educational, assessment, and/or research activities that are evidence-based, engaging, and effective • facilitation of the simulation-based experience by QUALIFIED simulationist/s, including prebriefing and debriefing using an evidence- or theory-based method • ongoing evaluation of learner, program, processes, and activities from various perspectives (learner, facilitator, staff, etc.) • reviewing and updating educational, assessment, and/or research activities at least annually for improvement

Simulationists engage in activities that extend beyond their own to contribute to the GROWTH and DEVELOPMENT of the SIMULATION COMMUNITY, including: • using consistent terminology reflecting shared values in sim experiences, research, and publications • internal and external collaboration in sim educational, assessment, and/or research activities (e.g., interprofessional sims, mentoring, scholarship)

Summary of Structural and Operational Sim Standards

Those dedicating time and resources to the use of simulation do so with a CLEAR: • mission and/or vision • scope based on needs • governance • strategic plan

Those using simulation MANAGE and PRIORITIZE: • physical resources (equipment, technologies, space, etc.) • human resources (subject matter experts, staff, faculty/facilitators, learners, SPs, stakeholders, etc.) • program resources (finances, day-to-day oversight, policies and procedures, quality assurance, etc.)