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The Simulation Olympics: a resuscitation-based simulation competition as an educational intervention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2015

J. Damon Dagnone ,
Amandeep Takhar  and
Lauren Lacroix
J. Damon Dagnone*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON
Amandeep Takhar
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON
Lauren Lacroix
Affiliation:
School of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON
*
Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, 76 Stuart Street, Empire 3, KGH, Kingston, ON K7L 2V7; damondagnone@hotmail.com.

Abstract

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The Department of Emergency Medicine at Queen's University developed, implemented, and evaluated an interprofessional simulation-based competition called the Simulation Olympics with the purpose of encouraging health care providers to practice resuscitation skills and foster strong team-based attitudes. Eleven teams (N = 45) participated in the competition. Teams completed three standardized resuscitation scenarios in a high-fidelity simulation laboratory with teams composed of nurses, respiratory therapists, and undergraduate and postgraduate medical trainees. Trained standardized actors and a dedicated technician were used for all scenarios. Judges evaluated team performance using standardized assessment tools. All participants (100%) completed an anonymous two-page questionnaire prior to the competition assessing baseline characteristics and evaluating participant attitudes, motivation, and barriers to participation. The majority of participants (71%) completed an evaluation form following the event focusing on highlights, barriers to participation, and desired future directions. Evaluations were uniformly positive in short-answer feedback and attitudinal scoring measures. To our knowledge, the Simulation Olympics competition is the first of its kind in Canada to be offered at an academic teaching hospital.

Keywords

interprofessionalresuscitationsimulation
Type
Brief Educational Report
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 14 , Issue 6 , November 2012 , pp. 363 - 368
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2012

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