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

J Damon Dagnone¹, Amandeep Takhar, Lauren Lacroix

¹Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 2V7. damondagnone@hotmail.com

|November 8, 2012

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The Simulation Olympics, an interprofessional competition, successfully enhanced resuscitation skills and team attitudes among healthcare providers. This innovative event provided a positive platform for practical skill development and collaboration in a simulated environment.

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Emergency Medicine
Healthcare Simulation

Background:

Healthcare professionals require continuous training in resuscitation skills.
Fostering effective team-based attitudes is crucial for patient care.
Simulation-based training offers a safe environment for skill acquisition.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate an interprofessional simulation-based competition.
To encourage practice of resuscitation skills among healthcare providers.
To foster strong team-based attitudes through a competitive format.

Main Methods:

An interprofessional simulation-based competition, the "Simulation Olympics," was created.
Eleven teams (45 participants) completed three standardized resuscitation scenarios.
Participants included nurses, respiratory therapists, and medical trainees; performance was evaluated using standardized tools.

Main Results:

All participants completed pre-competition questionnaires on attitudes and motivation.
71% completed post-event evaluations, with uniformly positive feedback.
Attitudinal scoring measures and short-answer feedback were highly positive.

Conclusions:

The Simulation Olympics effectively promoted resuscitation skill practice and team attitudes.
The competition served as a valuable educational tool in a high-fidelity simulation setting.
This represents a novel approach to interprofessional training in Canadian academic teaching hospitals.