Evaluation and assessment of high fidelity burns simulation as part of a Plastic Surgery training day

• Main Authors: Iain Roy, Zeeshan A. Sheikh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
• Series: Burns Open
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468912217300445

Introduction: Despite the widespread introduction and acceptance of simulation across various specialties, and other nations outlining plans to establish a similar approach within Plastic Surgery, there remains a clear void within the current United Kingdom training programme. Burns represents one of the key areas in which trainees appear to be struggling to accumulate adequate experience. This study aimed to evaluate a high fidelity burns simulation run as part of a training day for Plastic Surgery registrars. Methods: A high fidelity multimodal burns simulation session was run at a regional Plastic Surgery & Burns unit making use of Medical SimMan technology produced by Leardal. Twenty Plastic Surgery registrars participated in three simulated scenarios. Scenarios were based upon learning outcomes derived from the Plastic Surgery curriculum. Participants were provided with surveys in order to evaluate the session and its validity, primarily using a Lickert-style questions. Results: The simulation session generated very positive feedback evidenced by high median responses in relation to both general and specific questions. Face validity was assessed by five Lickert-style questions with an overall median of 5 (IQR = 1). Content validity was assessed by six Lickert-style questions also with an overall median was 5 (IQR = 1). Responses strongly suggested that the session was relevant to training, represented an appropriate method of teaching and would impact on clinical practice. Conclusion: Evaluation showed the scenarios run in this study were appropriate, relevant and likely to have an impact on practice. In addition they were comparable with simulations previously run in Plastic Surgery and those used for training in other specialties. It would be entirely reasonable to conclude that this simulation day was successful and adds to the growing opinion that such sessions should be more closely incorporated into burns training. Keywords: Burns, Training, Simulation, CCT, Education