Identifying and Overcoming Challenges to High-Quality Simulation-based Research:
Improving Rigor and Impact
Todd P Chang MDMarc Auerbach MD MScElizabeth Hunt MD MPH PhDDavid Kessler MD MScAdam Cheng MD
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• Evaluate characteristics of a simulation-based research question or protocol conducive to quality research & output
• Identify 6 specific challenges in simulation-based research that threaten rigor and quality of research output
• Demonstrate differences in problems faced by single-center vs. multi-center research
Objectives
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Format
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90 minutes
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90 minutes
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International Network for Simulation-based Pediatric Innovation, Research and Education
90 minutes
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International Network for Simulation-based Pediatric Innovation, Research and Education
90 minutes
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2 – 4 weeks
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13:05 Small Group I 13:19
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13:20 Overview 13:29
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1. Scenario development2. Outcome measurements3. Sharing and rating videos4. IT- and Mobile / Web solutions5. Standardizing research protocols6. Logistics, budgeting, staffing
6 Potential Challenges
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• Simulator capabilities
• Facility capabilities
• Institutional equipment
• Protocols, medicolegal elements
1. Scenario Development
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1. Scenario Development
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• Standardization
• Simulator capabilities
• Data capture
• Instrument validity
2. Outcome Measurements
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2. Outcome Measurements
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• Accessibility / Protection
• Videography quality
• Interobserver agreement
3. Sharing & rating videos
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3. Sharing video & reviews
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• Accessibility / Protection
• Platforms, Operating systems
• Institutional firewalls, blocked programs
• Firesharing
4. IT & Mobile Web
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4. IT & Mobile Web
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• Simulator capabilities
• Facility and personnel capabilities
• Clinical standard of care
• Buy-in
5. Standardizing protocols
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5. Standardizing protocols
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• Research coordinators
• Institutional Review Boards
• Academic credit, Legitimacy of authorship
• Communication, troubleshooting
6. Logistics
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1. Greater ‘n’
2. Reliability, Validity, Generalizability
3. Greater Expert pool
4. Greater Resources
Does multicenter solve everything?
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Brophy RH et al. Multi-investigator collaboration in orthopaedic surgery research compared to other medical fields. J Ortho Res 2012;30(10):1523-8.
13:30 Small Group II 13:59
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14:00 Report Out 14:24
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14:25 Denouement 14:30
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Thank you
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