A multinational randomised study comparing didactic lectures with case scenario in a severe sepsis medical simulation course.

Background: Medical simulation has been used to teach critical illness in a variety of settings. This study examined the effect of didactic lectures compared with simulated case scenario in a medical simulation course on the early management of severe sepsis.

Methods: A prospective multicentre randomised study was performed enrolling resident physicians in emergency medicine from four hospitals in Asia.

An educational course including medical simulation for early goal-directed therapy and the severe sepsis resuscitation bundle: an evaluation for medical student training.

Objective: Widespread application of early goal-directed therapy (EGDT) and the severe sepsis resuscitation bundle is limited by clinician knowledge, skills and experience. This study evaluated use of simulation-based teaching during medical training to increase future clinician knowledge in the above therapies for severe sepsis and septic shock.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was performed with medical students at all levels of training.