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Whether you are just starting to use simulation in physical therapy education, or you are experienced with delivering simulation-based learning experiences, it is helpful to know and understand simulation Standards of Best Practice. These standards, developed by other healthcare disciplines, can be easily applied to simulation development in physical therapy education.

This session will outline the International Nursing Association for Clinical Learning and Simulation's (INACSL) newly-revised Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice. Attendees will analyze a mock scenario for application of the Standards of Best Practice and leave with a solid foundation for developing their own simulation-based learning experiences based on widely recognized best practices.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Discuss the INACSL Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice.
  2. Describe foundational best practices that are essential in simulation case development.
  3. Develop a needs assessment for creating a simulation-based learning experience.
  4. Utilize best practices in simulation pedagogy in the early development of a case, including a needs assessment, objectives, simulation design, and facilitation.
  5. Integrate a SWOT analysis in the creation of a simulation-based learning experience.

Jacque Bradford

PT, DPT, EdD,MS, CHSE

Assistant Professor, Simulation Educator, Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Daniel Dale

PT, DPT, CLT, CHSE

Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Clinical Education, Department of Physical Therapy, Mercer University

Angela MacCabe

PT, DPT, PhD

Associate Professor, School of Physical Therapy, Pacific Northwest University

Tara Pearce

PT, DHS

Director of Clinical Education, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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