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In Situ Simulation

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Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Pediatrics

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In situ simulation describes training that occurs in real patient care environments, rather than in a simulation center or off-site training area. Mobile simulation, taking simulation to hospitals or clinics in the community, can make in situ simulation methodologies accessible across institutions and international boundaries.

In situ and mobile simulations allow participants to experience and examine their native work environment. Target learners can extend beyond the individual and team, as is common in center-based simulation, to the hospital unit or an organization as a whole. In situ offers the unique ability to explore complex systems and interrelationships, at all levels of a healthcare delivery process. This chapter reviews opportunities and challenges unique to in situ simulation, including applications where it has been shown to be particularly effective. Included are guidelines on setting up a successful in situ session, common challenges, possible solutions, and strategies for multi-institutional mobile in situ simulations.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Pediatrics, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA

    Tensing Maa MD

  2. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Pulmology, Intensive Care Medicine, University Children’s Hospital, Tuebingen, Germany

    Ellen Heimberg MD

  3. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA

    Jennifer R. Reid MD

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  1. KidSIM(TM) Pediatric Simulation Program, Alberta Children's Hospital, CALGARY, Alberta, Canada

    Vincent J. Grant

  2. KidSIM-ASPIRE Simulation Research Prgm, Alberta Children's Hospital, CALGARY, Alberta, Canada

    Adam Cheng

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Maa, T., Heimberg, E., Reid, J. (2016). In Situ Simulation. In: Grant, V., Cheng, A. (eds) Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Pediatrics. Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24187-6_12

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