Sustained clinical knowledge improvements from simulation experiences with Simulation via Instant Messaging—Birmingham Advance

SIMBA and CoMICs team

doi:10.1093/postmj/qgac008

Sustained clinical knowledge improvements from simulation experiences with Simulation via Instant Messaging—Birmingham Advance

SIMBA and CoMICs team

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Background: Simulation via Instant Messaging—Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) delivers simulation-based learning through WhatsApp and Zoom, helping to sustain continuing medical education (CME) for postgraduate healthcare professionals otherwise disrupted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aimed to assess whether SIMBA helped to improve clinical knowledge and if this improvement in knowledge was sustained over time.

Methods: Two SIMBA sessions—thyroid and pituitary—were conducted in July–August 2020. Each session included simulation of various real-life cases and interactive discussion. Participants’ self-reported confidence, acceptance, and knowledge were measured using surveys and multiple-choice questions pre- and post-simulation and in a 6- to 12-week follow-up period. The evaluation surveys were designed using Moore’s 7 Levels of CME Outcomes Framework.

Results: A total of 116 participants were included in the analysis. Significant improvement was observed in participants’ self-reported confidence in approach to simulated cases (thyroid, n = 37, P
Conclusions: SIMBA increased participants’ clinical knowledge on simulated cases and this improvement was retained up to 6–12 weeks after the session. Further studies are required to explore long-term retention and whether it translates to improved real-world clinical practice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25-31
Number of pages	7
Journal	Postgraduate Medical Journal
Volume	99
Issue number	1167
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/postmj/qgac008
Publication status	Published - 10 Jan 2023

Keywords

simulation-based learning
knowledge retention
multiple-choice questions
clinical skills
assessment

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This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Postgraduate Medical Journal following peer review. The version of record, Dengyi Zhou, Meri Davitadze, Emma Ooi, Cai Ying Ng, Isabel Allison, Lucretia Thomas, Thia Hanania, Parisha Blaggan, Nia Evans, Wentin Chen, Eka Melson, Kristien Boelaert, Niki Karavitaki, Punith Kempegowda, on behalf of SIMBA and CoMICs team, Sustained clinical knowledge improvements from simulation experiences with Simulation via Instant Messaging—Birmingham Advance, Postgraduate Medical Journal, Volume 99, Issue 1167, January 2023, Pages 25–31, is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/postmj/qgac008
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