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Amélie Frégeau1, Billy Vinette, Alexandra Lapierre
1From the Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada (A.F., B.V., A.L., M.-A.M.-C., V.C., R.F.-S., Z.G.-T., S.B., L.-P.V., D.H.-J., F.L., M.I., R.D., S.C., A.C.); Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Canada (A.F., V.C., Z.G.-T., S.B., L.-P.V., D.H.-J., F.L., R.D., A.C.); Hôpital de Saint-Eustache, Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux des Laurentides, St-Eustache, Québec Canada (A.F., R.F.-S.); Centre de Recherche de l'Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Canada (B.V.); Center for Implementation Research, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (G.F.); Jewish General Hospital's Center for Nursing Research, Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada (G.F.); Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux de l'Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada (M.I., A.C.); Centre de Recherche de l'Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada (S.C.); Université de Genève, Genève, Suisse (M.B.); Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Genève, Suisse (M.B.); Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada (R.F.); Hôpital de Lévis, Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Chaudières-Appalaches, Lévis, Québec, Canada (R.F.); and Corporation d'Urgences-Santé, Montréal, Québec, Canada (A.C.).
Summary Statement:
Tabletop simulations (TTS) are a novel educational modality used in health care education. The objective of this scoping review was to describe the use of TTS in medical emergencies, specifically settings, specialties, participants, formats, and outcomes.We included 70 studies (33 descriptive studies [47%], 33 cohort studies [47%], and 2 randomized controlled trials [3%]), of which 65 reported positive results regarding reaction and learning educational outcomes (reaction: n = 37, 53%; learning: n = 25, 36%; behavior: n = 7, 10%; result: n = 1, 1%). The scenario for most TTS was a disaster (n = 56; 80%). Most TTS involved participants from several professions (n = 45; 64%). A board game was used in 26 studies (37%).Most studies on TTS in medical emergencies involved participants from multiple professions addressing disaster scenarios and showed positive results pertaining to reaction or learning educational outcomes.
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