USF-LVHN SELECT
Introducing Teamwork Challenges in Simulation Using Game Cards.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-2015
Abstract
Poor teamwork and communication during resuscitations are linked to patient safety problems and poorer outcomes. We present a novel simulation-based educational intervention using game cards to introduce challenges in teamwork. This intervention uses sets of game cards that designate roles, limitations, or communication challenges designed to introduce common communication or teamwork problems. Game cards are designed to be applicable for any simulation-based scenario and are independent from patient physiology. In our example, participants were pediatric emergency medicine fellows undergoing simulation training for orientation. We describe the use of card sets in different scenarios with increasing teamwork challenge and difficulty. Both postscenario and summative debriefings were facilitated to allow participants to reflect on their performance and discover ways to apply their strategies to real resuscitations. In this article, we present our experience with the novel use of game cards to modify simulation scenarios to improve communication and teamwork skills.
Volume
10
Issue
4
First Page
223
Last Page
226
ISSN
1559-713X
Published In/Presented At
Chang, T. P., Kwan, K. Y., Liberman, D., Song, E., Dao, E. H., Chung, D., Morton, I., & Festekjian, A. (2015). Introducing Teamwork Challenges in Simulation Using Game Cards. Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 10(4), 223–226. https://doi.org/10.1097/SIH.0000000000000089
Disciplines
Medical Education | Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
25932705
Department(s)
USF-LVHN SELECT Program, USF-LVHN SELECT Program Students
Document Type
Article