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Brent Thoma1, Victoria Brazil, Jesse Spurr
1From the Department of Emergency Medicine (B.T.), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Canada; Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine (V.B.), Bond University, Gold Coast Australia; Redcliffe Hospital Emergency Department (J.S.), Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Herston, Queensland, Australia; Center for Medical Simulation (J.P.), Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Medical Education (W.E.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Department of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine (V.G., A. C.), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; and KidSIM Program (V.G., A.C.), Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Statement:
Professional development opportunities are not readily accessible for most simulation educators, who may only connect with simulation experts at periodic and costly conferences. Virtual communities of practice consist of individuals with a shared passion who communicate via virtual media to advance their own learning and that of others. A nascent virtual community of practice is developing online for healthcare simulation on social media platforms. Simulation educators should consider engaging on these platforms for their own benefit and to help develop healthcare simulation educators around the world. Herein, we describe this developing virtual community of practice and offer guidance to assist educators to engage, learn, and contribute to the growth of the community.
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