ePoster
Abstract Title | Managing a national training program: facilitators and barriers
Theme
10II Simulator
INSTITUTION
Health PEER Monash University
School of Rural Health Monash University
Background
The National Health Education and Training in Simulation (NHET-Sim) Program:
- Funded by Health Workforce Australia
- Provides free e-learning and workshop training in use of simulation for education to develop healthcare simulation educators and technicians
- Available to 25 specified professions across Australia
- Aims for 4595 participants to complete the training by the end of December 2014
Summary of Work
- Establishment of a governance structure
- Recruitment of a project team
- Drawing together of simulation experts
- Website development
- Development of simulation training resources for online and workshop components
- Migration of content into learning management system
- Sourcing of booking system for workshops
- Recruitment and training of faculty to act as facilitators for workshops across Australia
- Determining methods for data collection and analysis
Summary of Results
As of the 1st August 2014:
- 268 workshop events held across Australia
- 5115 registrants for the Program
- 2882 individuals have met the requirements for completion of the Program
- 116 active faculty members
Conclusion
Barriers to delivery included:
- Complexity of system and non-customised IT systems led to lack of integration
- Funding constraints and short-term nature of contracts
- Broad scope of marketing and reliance on personal contacts
- Pre-existing simulation training programs in some jurisdictions
Facilitators to delivery included:
- Local champions
- Dedicated administration team with understanding of healthcare systems
- Approach to teaching including co-facilitation model encouraging high quality teaching
- Multi-pronged approach to marketing
- Timing of training in relation to increased profile of simulation and its role in health education in Australia
- Diversity of simulation modality training and high quality of resources
- Program highly valued by participants
Take-home Messages
A large scale Program requires a dedicated administration team, local champions, the flexibility to adapt to local environments and the capacity to draw on the expertise of simulation experts.
Acknowledgement