A Simulation Facilitators Course: Accredited for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists. August 15 - 17, 2023

A Simulation Facilitators
       Course:
    Accredited for physicians, nurses, and
            pharmacists.
          August 15 – 17, 2023

A Simulation Facilitators Course:
Date:           August 15 – 17, 2023
Time:           8am –5:00pm
Location:       DAY 1 Virtual (Zoom)
                DAY 2 & 3 In-person at:
                Simulation at Penn Medicine
                Penn Medicine Rittenhouse
                1800 Lombard St, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia PA 19146

This 3-day collaborative simulation facilitators course is an interactive problem-solving
workshop designed to allow you to work with simulation experts to meet your educational
objectives. Keynote speakers will address national trends followed by interactive sessions
where participants will engage in hands-on learning, acquire, and practice new skills and
work together as a team.

Targeted Audience: The workshop is designed for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and
other members of the healthcare team at the novice to advanced beginner levels who are
interested in using simulation in healthcare education.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the course, learners should be able to:

•   Apply the fundamentals and theories in simulation-based education in their practice
•   Create a comprehensive simulation exercise utilizing the step-by-step approach in
    simulation design
•   Practice conversation strategies with members of interprofessional teams to promote
    critical thinking and reasoning in debriefing exercises
•   Demonstrate effective debriefing using reflective learning and integration of knowledge
    to close performance gaps
•   Evaluate effectiveness of your simulation design on meeting learning outcomes on
    multiple levels

COURSE CONTENT
•   Basic principles of simulation
•   Simulation terminology
•   Simulation design
•   Developing learning objectives and outcome measures
•   Determining which educational strategies to employ
•   Matching simulation modalities and technologies to learning objectives
•   The art of scenario development
•   Introduction to simulation in practice
•   Setting the stage for your scenario
•   Incorporating debriefing into your scenario
•   Debriefing disruptive behaviors
•   Debriefing the debriefer
•   Interactive sessions including:
•   Developing a scenario
•   Running a scenario
•   Participating in a scenario
•   Debriefing a scenario

Accreditation:

In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council
for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to
provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Designation of Credit

Physicians: Penn Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 22.25 AMA PRA
Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the
extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: This activity awards 22.25 NCPD hours.

Pharmacists: This practice-based activity is approved for 22.25 ACPE contact hours of
continuing pharmacy education credit. JA0000324-0000-23-033-L99-P

Physician Assistants: Penn Medicine has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs
(AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with the
AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 22.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs
should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Planning Committee
            Ann Marie Hoyt-Brennan, MSN, RN
        Roberta Hales, MHA, RRT-NPS, RN, CHSE
             Julie Kurkowski, MSN, RN, CEN
             Zalika Fletcher MSN, RN, CCRN
           Cristine Hutchinson, MFA, RT, MPH
           Dimitri Papanagnou, MD, MPH, EdD
  Maryanne Halligan, DNP, RN, CHSE, CCRN-K, CNMML
                    Robert Hargraves, BA
      Angela Bingham, PharmD, BCPS, BCNSP, BCCP,
              FASPEN, FCCP, FAHP, FCCM
                    Belinda Rose, CHCP
                       Vaughn Wurst

   *For further information, contact Ann Marie Hoyt-Brennan, MSN, RN
                       annhoyt@nursing.upenn.edu

             Pre-registration is required as space is limited.

                    To register, please visit:
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/simcenter/programs2/Facilitators.html

                        Registration Fees:
    $999: Philadelphia Area Simulation Consortium Members
                $1399: Non-Consortium Members
                  Fees include course materials