Elevating Simulation: Techniques and Best Practices

Enduring - This is a virtual, asynchronous educational session that is part of the Center for Faculty and Professional Development’s Foundations in Medical Education series.

Foundations in Medical Education offers participants an opportunity to attend a live, virtual one-hour session that focuses on one of following four foundational topics in medical education: learning theory, clinical teaching, classroom teaching, and assessment and evaluation.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for residents and fellows PDs, APDs, faculty and coordinators, medical students, clerkship directors and coordinators, clinical staff, advanced practitioners, CE activity directors, faculty and organizers.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, the participant should be able to:

  • Identify the most appropriate method of simulation for their learners
  • Describe the learning theories associated with simulation
  • Compare various learning theories to “traditional” teaching methods
  • Explain the importance of each learning theory in medical simulation
  • Discuss best practices for simulation
    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 Participation Credit
    Course opens: 
    10/15/2024
    Course expires: 
    10/15/2027
    Cost:
    $25.00
    Rating: 
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    Elevating Simulation: Techniques and Best Practices

    This is an asynchronous enduring material activity.
    Activity Director
    Nicole Woll, PhD, MEd
    Vice Dean, Faculty and Professional Development
    Executive Director, Geisinger Academy of Educators
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Geisinger Faculty
    Samantha Lee, EdD, MHS
    Manager, Clinical Simulation and Health Care Communications
    Geisinger Medical Center 

    Accreditation 

    In support of improving patient care, Geisinger College of Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

     

     

    Credit Designation 

    Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 1  AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

    Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this live activity for 1 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.
     

    Disclaimer

    This Geisinger continuing education activity is designed for use by healthcare professionals for educational purposes only.  Information and opinions offered by the contributors represent their viewpoints.  Conclusions drawn by the participant should be derived from careful consideration of all available scientific information. Prescription information and use of medical devices should be undertaken only after confirmation by consulting the FDA-approved uses and information.

    While Geisinger makes every effort to have accurate information presented, no warranty, expressed or implied, is offered.  The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic decision-making before applying any information whether provided here or by others, for any professional use.
     

    Terms of Approval

    October 15, 2024 – October 15, 2027

    Original release date

    October 15, 2024
     

    Peer Review

    On October 15, 2024, this continuing education online material was reviewed by Tanisha Robinson, MD, program director of the Clinical Simulation Program at Geisinger. To ensure the scientific relevance of this enduring material, its contents will be reviewed again in October 2027.
     

    Disclosure  

    Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing education activities sponsored by the Geisinger College of Health Sciences must disclose to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s).

    If at any time during this activity you feel that there has been commercial or promotional bias, please inform us by using the commercial bias comments box on the evaluation form.  Please answer the questions about balance on the CE activity evaluation form candidly.

    The following individual(s) have reported no financial or other relationships with commercial entities who products/services may relate to the educational content of this activity:

    Samantha Lee, EdD, Tanisha Robinson, MD, Nicole Woll, PhD, MEd, Rob Cooney, MD, MSMedEd. Karen Tillotson, PA-C, Rebecca Stoudt, DNP, PhD, CRNA, Daniel Longyhore, PharmD, Annie Seif, BS and Kristi Shirk, BA.

    Available Credit

    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 Participation Credit

    Price

    Cost:
    $25.00
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