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Volume 3
Journal of Nursing Research and Practice
Nursing & Pediatrics 2019
February 25-26, 2019
Page 17
February 25-26, 2019 | London, UK
5
th
World Congress on
Neonatology and Pediatrics
World Congress on
Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice
&
Implementation of medical simulation to improve pediatric health
M
edical simulations aimto imitate real patients, anatomic regions, clinical tasks, virtual reality devices and electronicmanikins or
tomirror real-life situations inwhichmedical services are rendered. Simulation– based learning (SBL) applies thesemodalities.
Benefits of medical simulation includes safe environment, mistake forgiving, trainee focused vs. patient focused, controlled,
structured, proactive clinical exposure, reproducible, standardized, debriefing, deliberate and repetitive practice. Medical simulation
can assess professional competence as patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning & improvement, communication
skills, professionalism and systems-based practice. Patient safety priorities are at the forefront of health providers' concerns. The
see one, do one, teach one philosophy certainly should be eliminated. This is best summarized by “simulators have the potential to
take the early and dangerous part of the learning curve away from patients”. Simulation has rapidly evolved as a learning tool and
technology over the past 15 years and has been shown to be an effective method for teaching. Despite this, the field of pediatric
medicine is still in the primitive stages of adopting simulation. The reasons cited for this include: the high cost of simulators, a dearth
of didactic curricula to accompany the psychomotor skill learned on a simulation, the wide variability and/or lack of consistency
that exists among the simulation platforms, and a complete absence of large trials showing that this expensive technology actually
improves patient outcomes. Despite all this, the Saudi Commission for health specialty nowmandated and added certain simulation
courses into pediatric R1 curriculum. From June 2017- May 2018 an condensed simulation course for pediatric R1 training resident
under Saudi commission for health specialty was conducted once per month at CRESENT, KFMC, the course is 5 days include
the following simulation sessions: pediatric airway management with crew resource management, central line insertion under US
guidance, chest X-ray and ABG interpretation, Lung Ultrasound, thoracentesis, chest tube insertion, bone marrow aspiration and
biopsy, lumbar puncture, basic to advance cardiac simulation session. Total of 125 candidates were involved, in which all of them
had undergone pre-course knowledge and clinical assessment test followed by post course knowledge and clinical assessment test at
the end of the course (similar to the pretest) plus the candidates had retention assessment test 6 months later with similar to pre and
post assessment tests. The preliminary result showed 100% improvement in the scores at post knowledge and clinical assessment test
compared to pre-assessment test and non-had decline results. The retention assessment test is pending but the preliminary result
is promising as till now the scores were above precourse assessment test. 100% of them found these courses are enjoyable, safe, not
stressful and very useful training methods, 97% enjoyed it mostly because it is repetitive, andmistakes are forgiven with zero hazards
to patients.100% feels video debridement following medical scenarios is very helpful as it clarify areas for improvement much better
than conventional training. In conclusion, although Simulation courses is expensive, but it plays important role in patient safety so at
the end it is cost effective so would encourage to make it mandatory in the curriculum for all pediatric residents and fellow.
Sawsan Alyousef
King Fahad Medical City, Saudi Arabia
Sawsan Alyousef, J Nursing Research and Practice
Volume 3
Biography
Sawsan Al Yousef is Director of Saudi Commissioner for Health specialty for
PICU Fellowship Examination committee, Saudi Arabia. She is an a assistant
Professor in king Saud Bin Abdulaziz University and Health Science, Clinical
and Research Pediatric Critical Care fellowship from University of Western
Ontario, Canada, 2001, Clinical Pediatric Respiratory, University of Toronto,
Canada, Arab and Saudi Board of Pediatrics, 1997.Currently Appointed as
Consultant Pediatric Intensive Care and Pulmonory at King Fahad Medical
City(KFMC),Chairperson of Post Graduate Simulation Department at Center
for research, Education, Simulation enhance training (CRESENT)KFMC.
sawsan_35@hotmail.com