Manifesto for healthcare simulation practice. (4th September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Park, Christine S; Clark, Louise; Gephardt, Grace; Robertson, Jamie M; Miller, Jane; Downing, Dayna K; Koh, Bee Leng Sabrina; Bryant, Kellie D; Grant, David; Pai, Dinker R; Gavilanes, Jesika S; Herrera Bastida, Edgar Israel; Li, Li; Littlewood, Keith; Escudero, Eliana; Kelly, Michelle Ann; Nestel, Debra; Rethans, Jan-Joost
• Is Part Of: BMJ simulation & technology enhanced learning. Volume 6:Number 6(2020)
• Page Start: 365
• Page End: 368
• Publication Date: 2020-09-04
• Subjects: Simulation In healthcare -- Safety -- Leadership -- Health Professions Education -- Simulation Center Operations/Administration; Medicine -- Simulation methods -- Periodicals; Medical innovations -- Periodicals; 610.113
• DOI: 10.1136/bmjstel-2020-000712
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2056-6697

Abstract

Abstract : A pandemic has sent the world into chaos. It has not only upended our lives; hundreds of thousands of lives have already been tragically lost. The global crisis has been disruptive, even a threat, to healthcare simulation, affecting all aspects of operations from education to employment. While simulationists around the world have responded to this crisis, it has also provided a stimulus for the continued evolution of simulation. We have crafted a manifesto for action, incorporating a more comprehensive understanding of healthcare simulation, beyond tool, technique or experience, to understanding it now as a professional practice. Healthcare simulation as a practice forms the foundation for the three tenets comprising the manifesto: safety, advocacy and leadership . Using these three tenets, we can powerfully shape the resilience of healthcare simulation practice for now and for the future. Our call to action for all simulationists is to adopt a commitment to comprehensive safety, to advocate collaboratively and to lead ethically.