Use of Virtually Facilitated Simulation to Improve COVID-19 Preparedness in Rural and Remote Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Alberta Health Services' Provincial Simulation Program (eSIM) is Canada's largest simulation program. The eSIM mobile simulation program specializes in delivering simulation-based education (SBE) to rural and remote communities (RRC). During the COVID-19 pandemic, a quality improvement project involving rapid cycle in situ virtually facilitated simulation (VFS) for COVID-19 airway management and health systems preparedness in RRC was successfully implemented.

Methods

Between April 24 and July 31, 2020, a team of six rural simulationists (four nurses and two physicians) provided 24 VFS sessions with virtual debriefing to 200 health care providers distributed across 11 RRC in Alberta and the Northwest Territories, covering a geographic area of approximate

SUBMITTER: Reece S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9329729 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature