The impact of Tele-Simulation on Learner Satisfaction Eric Schrandt, MD, Ben Whitaker BS, Tyler Burk BS, Todd Peterson, MD Department of Emergency Medicine, Office of Interprofessional Simulation - University of Alabama at Birmingham Introduction • The use of simulation for medical education is a widespread and effective teaching modality. • Lack of educators trained and experienced in facilitating and debriefing simulation sessions has impacted its adoption. • UASOM currently has 4 Regional Campuses, with widespread use of simulation at only 1 Campus • “Telesimulation” is method to use videoconferencing to have students at remote campuses participate in simulation cases run by a faculty member at a centralized location. • This could improved both the quality and standardization of clinical curriculum • This Proof of Concept Pilot Study was designed to test feasibility and learner satisfaction Method s • Eight medical students completed four case-based simulated patient encounters in two groups. • 2 Cases were debriefed via the standard method with a faculty member in the room • 2 Cases were debriefed remotely by a faculty member over a video feed who watched the event over a “Google Chat” live video • Learners were then surveyed regarding their satisfaction with the two debriefing modalities Results • There was no difference in learner satisfaction between the standard and telesim debriefing scenarios, with each receiving a (5/5) “Strongly agree” score on the likert scale • Students agreed that they would prefer “TeleSimulation” to to the option of not having simulation as an educational tool (4.75/5) on the likert scale • Students disagreedwhen asked i “Tele Debriefing” negatively affected the educational session (1.71/5) Conclusions • This was a pilot study investigated the basic feasibility of using tele-debriefing during education simulation sessions with medical students. • Google Chat proved to be an effective, easily replicable tool for TeleSimulation • Learner satisfaction with the debriefing with TeleSimulation was identical to standard, in person modalities • This appears to be a viable option for bringing simulation to learners who are not in the same physical location as faculty who are trained in debriefing techniques • More data is needed to confirm the results of this pilot with larger groups of learners. Students engaged in simulated patient encounter being observed remotely through video-conferencing. Students involved in debriefing session through video-conferencing. Issenberg SB, McGaghie WC, Petrusa ER, Lee Gordon D, Salese RJ. Features and uses of high-fidelity medical simulations that lead to effective learning: a BEME systematic review. Med Teach 2005; 27(1):10-28. Strongly Disagree Disagre e Neutral Agree Strongly Agree The debriefing session for the ACS/code room was effective (standard debriefing) 100% The debriefing session for the DKA/sepsis room was effective (tele-debriefing) 100% The use of “tele-debriefing” negatively affected the debriefing session 37.5% 37.5% 25% I would prefer simulation with “tele-debriefing” to no simulation at all 25% 75% Table 1: Results of survey of participants 0 1 2 3 4 5 Standard Sim Effective Debriefing Tele Sim Effective Debriefing Tele Sim Negatively Affected the Debriefing Session I Would Prefer "Tele Sim" to no Sim at all Strongly Disagree (1) Strongly Agree(5) Learner Satisfaction with TeleSim