Simulation-based summative assessment in healthcare: an overview of key principles for practice.

Background: Healthcare curricula need summative assessments relevant to and representative of clinical situations to best select and train learners. Simulation provides multiple benefits with a growing literature base proving its utility for training in a formative context. Advancing to the next step, "the use of simulation for summative assessment" requires rigorous and evidence-based development because any summative assessment is high stakes for participants, trainers, and programs.

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Introduction: A short training course in therapeutic communication based on hypnosis techniques and by simulation was developed at the Simulation Center of the Metropolitan Hospital Center of Savoy, France. The training, based on practical exercises, took place in a 2 + 1 format: two days in a row and then a third day at remotely, allowing different acquired techniques to be placed in field situation.Purpose of research: The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of training on how caregivers feel about patients with pain or anxiety.

Focusing on explicit debriefing for novice learners in healthcare simulations: A randomized prospective study.

Introduction: Debriefing is essential in simulation-based training, but it is not clear what exactly constitutes a successful debriefing session. Research in educational sciences shows that a structured, explicit and trainer-directed approach is systematically more effective than an implicit, reflective approach with minimal guidance, particularly for novice or intermediate learners. The aim of this study is to compare explicit strongly trainer-guided debriefing with implicit and weakly guided debriefing in nursing training.

The Impact of Full-Scale Simulation Training Based on Kolb's Learning Cycle on Medical Prehospital Emergency Teams: A Multilevel Assessment Study.

Introduction: Using simulation to train teams in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest management is recommended to improve team effectiveness. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of a specific cardiac arrest management simulation training program inspired by the principles of Kolb's learning cycle.

Method: All the staff in a medical prehospital emergency unit participated in this program.