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Disseminating Healthcare Simulation Research

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Effective dissemination of research ensures that relevant end-users can utilize results to inform education, clinical care, and/or the future trajectory of the field. In this chapter, we describe the various methods that simulation-based researchers can use to share their work, including conferences, publication, courses, massive online open courses, social media, blogging, and podcasts. We also share ways of measuring the dissemination of research, namely: journal impact factor, article downloads, Altmetrics, and open educational resource metrics. These hold particular importance for researchers as it relates to promotion, funders’ requirements, personal network and individuals’ choices about target audience.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics & Emergency Medicine, Albert Children’s Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Adam Cheng

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

    Brent Thoma

  3. Department of Emergency Medicine, Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA

    Michael J. Meguerdichian

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  1. Monash Institute for Health and Clinical Education, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia

    Debra Nestel

  2. Emergency Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Joshua Hui

  3. Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Kevin Kunkler

  4. Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA

    Mark W. Scerbo

  5. Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA

    Aaron W. Calhoun

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Cheng, A., Thoma, B., Meguerdichian, M.J. (2019). Disseminating Healthcare Simulation Research. In: Nestel, D., Hui, J., Kunkler, K., Scerbo, M., Calhoun, A. (eds) Healthcare Simulation Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26837-4_41

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