Developing and Testing a High-Fidelity Simulation Scenario for an Uncommon Life-Threatening Disease: Severe Malaria
Background. Severe malaria is prevalent globally, yet it is an uncommon disease posing a challenge to education in nonendemic countries. High-fidelity simulation (sim) may be well suited to teaching its management. Objective. To develop and evaluate a teaching tool for severe malaria, using sim. Me...
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| description | Background. Severe malaria is prevalent globally, yet it is an uncommon disease posing a challenge to education in nonendemic countries. High-fidelity simulation (sim) may be well suited to teaching its management. Objective. To develop and evaluate a teaching tool for severe malaria, using sim. Methods. A severe malaria sim scenario was developed based on 5 learning objectives. Sim sessions, conducted at an academic center, utilized METI ECS mannequin. After sim, participants received standardized debriefing and completed a test assessing learning and a survey assessing views on sim efficacy. Results. 29 participants included 3rd year medical students (65%), 3rd year EM residents (28%), and EM nurses (7%). Participants scored average 85% on questions related to learning objectives. 93% felt that sim was effective or very effective in teaching severe malaria, and 83% rated it most effective. All respondents felt that sim increased their knowledge on malaria. Conclusion. Sim is an effective tool for teaching severe malaria in and may be superior to other modalities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-70bb7cb8a1b74378ac698c70e0c56e382025-02-03T01:13:00ZengWileyJournal of Tropical Medicine1687-96861687-96942011-01-01201110.1155/2011/310524310524Developing and Testing a High-Fidelity Simulation Scenario for an Uncommon Life-Threatening Disease: Severe MalariaAndrew Kestler0Mary Kestler1Ravi Morchi2Steven Lowenstein3Britney Anderson4Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12401 E. 17th Avenue, B215, Aurora, CO 80045, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12401 E. 17th Avenue, B215, Aurora, CO 80045, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12401 E. 17th Avenue, B215, Aurora, CO 80045, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12401 E. 17th Avenue, B215, Aurora, CO 80045, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12401 E. 17th Avenue, B215, Aurora, CO 80045, USABackground. Severe malaria is prevalent globally, yet it is an uncommon disease posing a challenge to education in nonendemic countries. High-fidelity simulation (sim) may be well suited to teaching its management. Objective. To develop and evaluate a teaching tool for severe malaria, using sim. Methods. A severe malaria sim scenario was developed based on 5 learning objectives. Sim sessions, conducted at an academic center, utilized METI ECS mannequin. After sim, participants received standardized debriefing and completed a test assessing learning and a survey assessing views on sim efficacy. Results. 29 participants included 3rd year medical students (65%), 3rd year EM residents (28%), and EM nurses (7%). Participants scored average 85% on questions related to learning objectives. 93% felt that sim was effective or very effective in teaching severe malaria, and 83% rated it most effective. All respondents felt that sim increased their knowledge on malaria. Conclusion. Sim is an effective tool for teaching severe malaria in and may be superior to other modalities.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/310524 |
| spellingShingle | Andrew Kestler Mary Kestler Ravi Morchi Steven Lowenstein Britney Anderson Developing and Testing a High-Fidelity Simulation Scenario for an Uncommon Life-Threatening Disease: Severe Malaria Journal of Tropical Medicine |
| title | Developing and Testing a High-Fidelity Simulation Scenario for an Uncommon Life-Threatening Disease: Severe Malaria |
| title_full | Developing and Testing a High-Fidelity Simulation Scenario for an Uncommon Life-Threatening Disease: Severe Malaria |
| title_fullStr | Developing and Testing a High-Fidelity Simulation Scenario for an Uncommon Life-Threatening Disease: Severe Malaria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing and Testing a High-Fidelity Simulation Scenario for an Uncommon Life-Threatening Disease: Severe Malaria |
| title_short | Developing and Testing a High-Fidelity Simulation Scenario for an Uncommon Life-Threatening Disease: Severe Malaria |
| title_sort | developing and testing a high fidelity simulation scenario for an uncommon life threatening disease severe malaria |
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