Presentation of Sim Handbook by Agata Correia at the International conference on Simulation-based training in medicine (Kyiv, Ukraine, March 19-20, 2015) http://motherandchild.org.ua/eng/SimConf-2015

1. Establishing a Simulation Centre:
Essentials and Guidelines
Experience from the Mother and Child Health Project
Ágata Correia
Kiev, 20th March 2015

2. Content
A. Introduction
B. Handbook Part I - Simulation Centre context
C. Handbook Part II - Implementation of Maternal and Child Health
Simulation Centres
D. Final Remarks
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3. A. Introduction
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Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Program
Program has two main targets:
 To improve quality and efficiency of perinatal services;
 To support Maternal Child Health (MCH) reform efforts with policy
development and capacity building.
 On-going since 2005
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Establishment of simulation centers in four perinatal hospitals in
Ukraine:
• Crimea
• Ivano-Frankivsk
• Vinnytsia
• Volyn
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Interest for developing a handbook for MCH Simulation Centres…
 Growing evidence that Simulation Based
Medical Education (SBME) has a
substantial positive impact on the daily
practice routine of health professionals in
Ukraine
 Interest of other Ukrainian Regions in
adopting this innovative training/teaching
methodology
Objective
 Guide professional communities within Ukraine and in other
countries where SBME has not been developed yet on
establishing Simulation Centres
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Creating the handbook…
1. Content and chapters definition (Workshop with International/National
experts and PIO)
2. Assignment of authors/contributors and proof-readers. Includes
International/National experts in the areas of expertise:
• Health Project Management
• Medical Education and Medical Simulation
• Health Technology Planning
• Medical Specialists such as Obstetricians, Anaesthesiologists,
Gynaecologist, Neonatologists, Paediatrics, Intensive Care
3. Draft creation and proof-reading of each chapter
4. Translation and Publishing

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Divided in two main chapters:
Part I – Simulation Centres
Concepts, educational grounding, international experiences
Part II – Implementation
Implementation phases, resources, M&E, Stakeholders
and Planning

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-> Educational grounding: achieving health system goals,
defining educational objectives
-> International Experiences: examples of SBME from
Moldova, Portugal and Tajikistan
-> Ukrainian Development Approach: overview of MCH
Program experience
-> Concepts definition: basic concepts and didactic approaches
used in SBME
B. Part I: Simulation Centres

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Concepts definition

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Educational grounding for the establishment of Simulation Centres
 How can SBME help achieve the Health system goals?
 Defining educational goals of Simulation Centres
 Integrating SBME in different settings:
-> Pre-graduation
-> Post–graduation
-> Continuing education

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International Experiences
Moldova
Portugal
Tajikistan

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Ukrainian Development Approach
 SBME Development in Ukraine
 Activities in MCH Program
 Challenges and Future Steps

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C. Part II - Implementation of Maternal and Child Health
Simulation Centres
-> Development plan: essential information on Simulation Centre
implementation phases
-> Resources requirements: costs and sustainability
-> Monitoring and Evaluation: defining a M&E framework
-> Engagement with Stakeholders: best practices in defining and
collaborating with Stakeholders
-> Implementation plan: a guide for planning implementation

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Development plan
1. Human Resources
2. Infrastructure
3. Organisational /
Institutional

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Development plan
4. Curriculum
Development
6. Technology Management
5. Training Provision

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Resources Requirements
Defining and describing
- One time costs
- Recurrent costs
Approach to ensure sustainability, operation and further development of
a Simulation Centre

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Monitoring and Evaluation
Offers a methodology and guidance in development of a training
management model for evaluation of simulation-based learning, indicating
what type of tools can be used for:
• Initial assessment of trainees
• Learning
• Satisfaction, educational methodology and instructors
• Impact

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Engagement with Stakeholders
Guidance on defining and identifying stakeholders taking into account
the need of institutional anchorage and support.
Description of the several implementation phases for the establishment
of a MCH Simulation Centre, including prioritization of phases, time
panning and roles definition.
Implementation Phases and Planning

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 Contact information for simulation centers established in Ukraine by
the Swiss-Ukrainian Mother and Child Health Programme
D. Conclusion
 The thematic focus is currently on MCH but the underlying concepts
of SBME are similar to other topic areas.

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Contributors of Handbook
Àgata Correia
Ala Curteanu
Ana Reynolds
Andrii Tkachenko
Andriy Zagrebelny
Artem Chernov
Dmitry Konkov
Erik van Twillert
Kahhor Nosirov
Grigory Naumovets
Lucas Optiz
Martina Gisin
Martin Raab
Natalia Riabtseva
Oksana Chopko
Tetiana Bondarenko

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