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A Decade Later-Progress and Next Steps for Pediatric Simulation Research
Leah A Mallory1, Cara B Doughty, Kasey I Davis
1From the Tufts University School of Medicine (L.A.M.), Boston, MA; Department of Medical Education (L.A.M.), The Hannaford Center for Simulation, Innovation and Education; Section of Hospital Medicine (L.A.M.), Department of Pediatrics, The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME; Section of Emergency Medicine (C.B.D.), Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine; Simulation Center (C.B.D.), Texas Children's Hospital, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine; Section of Critical Care Medicine (K.I.D.), Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX; Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine (A.C.), University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada; Division of Pediatric Critical Care (A.W.C.), University of Louisville School of Medicine and Norton Children's Hospital, Louisville, KY; Section of Emergency Medicine (M.A.A.), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Division of Critical Care (J.P.D.), University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada; and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (D.O.K.), New York, NY.
A decade of progress in pediatric simulation research has been reviewed. Key domains for future growth include prioritization, methodology, collaboration, implementation, technology, and resources, offering lessons for healthcare simulation science.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Simulation Science
- Pediatric Medical Education
- Research Methodology
Background:
- The International Network for Pediatric Simulation-based Innovation, Research, and Education was formed a decade ago.
- A consensus-building exercise identified critical domains for advancing pediatric simulation research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To reflect on and summarize a decade of progress in pediatric simulation research.
- To identify facilitators and barriers to the growth and maturity of this scientific field.
- To suggest future directions for research within key domains.
Main Methods:
- Review and synthesis of a decade of progress in pediatric simulation research.
- Analysis of facilitators and barriers identified through a consensus-building exercise.
- Identification of lessons learned from a collaborative network.
Main Results:
- Progress has been made across six critical domains: prioritization, research methodology and outcomes, academic collaboration, integration/implementation/sustainability, technology, and resources/support/advocacy.
- Lessons learned from a grassroots network offer insights for accelerating research.
Conclusions:
- The field of pediatric simulation research has advanced significantly over the past decade.
- Continued focus on the six identified domains is crucial for future growth and maturity.
- Lessons from this collaborative network can inform and accelerate research in broader healthcare simulation science.
