1. NIPPERS Presentation:
National Inter Professional
Paediatric Education Research in
Simulation network (UK)
C. Bennett, K. Claydon-Smith, J. Cusack, D,
DeBeer, T. Everett, J.Fawke, S. Gough, D. Grant,
S.Hancock, S. Hanna, F. Horrox, A. Johnson, D.
Kerr, R. MacKinnon, W. Marriage, S. Newell, K.
Parkins, D. Rowney, A. Stevenson & P. Weir

2. Background
• Collaborative simulation research scarcity in UK
• ASPIH / IPSS
– Inter-professional UK network
– Vision: to answer local issues through well
formulated research
– Inaugural research group meeting 5th Feb 2012
• Identifiable Patient Impact Knowledge Gaps
– Trauma Team Outreach Educational Interventions
– Paediatric Palliative Care Packages
– In situ Paediatric Cardiac Arrest Team Performance
– Inter-professional Undergraduate Education

3. PICO Question
• Population
– In UK pediatric inter-professional teams
• Intervention
– will the use of a multi-site targeted simulation educational
interventions
• Comparison
– compared with no interventions
• Outcome
– improve direct clinical impact, team performance & translational
learning

4. Approach
• Mixed Methods Analysis
1. Development of standardised peer reviewed
educational interventions
2. Pilot studies of educational interventions
3. Assessment pre-introduction
4. Focus groups & targeted cohorts for educational
interventions
5. Quantitative & Qualitative assessment of impact on
patient care, team performance & translational
learning

5. 3 Questions
• Is there scope for international collaboration?
• What issues do we need to consider when
standardizing the research across study sites?
• How will the INSPIRE model function to address the
needs of national networks and single institution
members of part of INSPIRE network?