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Video-Assisted Simulation with Audience Response (VASAR): An Educationally Efficient and Scalable Model for Medical
Adrian Gooi1,2,3, Kevin Fung4, Lily H P Nguyen5,6
1Department of Otolaryngology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Purpose:
High-fidelity simulation offers invaluable educational benefits in medical education. It provides the opportunity to develop critical communication and crisis resource management skills, but depends upon a high level of resources including technical equipment, a simulated environment, and instructors with expertise in simulation. This study aimed to develop an educational model that provided some of the benefits of simulation but with increased educational efficiency.
Methods:
The intervention was implemented at a specialty continuing medical education conference. This study combined video scenarios, role-playing, team-based learning strategies, and audience response systems to create Video-Assisted Simulation with Audience Response (VASAR). Post-session questionnaire data was compared between traditional high-fidelity simulation and VASAR. Data was also compared to questionnaire responses from separate experiences with high-fidelity simulation.
Results:
The study included 70 participants. The data suggest that participants found VASAR to be useful (96%) and realistic (92%). Both video and audience response systems were felt to be valuable (96% and 92%). Participants indicated the workshop would help them practice more safely (80%). In comparison of VASAR with traditional high-fidelity simulation, there were no statistical differences for usefulness of the course (p=0.53), feedback from debriefers (p=0.14), or recommending the course to colleagues (p=0.48).
Conclusion:
This study suggests that Video-Assisted Simulation with Audience Response can provide an interactive simulated clinical experience which participants find useful to clinical practice, and that VASAR can provide a tool for future strategies in medical education.