SCCM Resource Library-Train Today, Triumph Tomorrow: Enhancing Emergency Preparedness Using Simulation in Telecritical Care

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The document from "CriticalConnections" Winter 2025 edition focuses on advancements in critical care education and training, emphasizing the pivotal role of simulation-based learning. It discusses how simulations significantly enhance clinical skills, communication, and teamwork, particularly in high-stakes emergencies such as cardiac arrest and trauma. A comprehensive review by Weile et al. in 2021 underscored these benefits, showing improvements in clinical performance and timely interventions.<br /><br />The introduction of telecritical care (TCC) marked a significant innovation in remote healthcare, allowing experts to leverage communication technologies to manage patient care over distances. TCC presents both challenges and opportunities, emphasizing the need for simulation training to maximize its effectiveness. Tools like the Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation (SBAR) are highlighted for enhancing communication during emergencies.<br /><br />The Veterans Affairs (VA) National Tele-Critical Care (NTCC) Program exemplifies the successful integration of simulation in TCC training. This program offers expert critical care support across the U.S. and allows staff to engage in simulations that replicate emergency scenarios. The NTCC Program is adaptable, scheduling simulations around healthcare workers' shifts, and employs a hybrid learning approach combining visual and auditory resources. Asynchronous learning materials and live simulations enable participants to prepare thoroughly and apply their skills in realistic scenarios.<br /><br />Outcomes from the NTCC Program indicate improved response times and standardized care protocols, which contribute to better patient outcomes. Emphasizing teamwork and adherence to high-reliability organization standards minimizes variability in care and fosters a culture of continuous learning and improvement. The document concludes that simulation-based training is paramount in advancing critical care and ensuring high-quality patient care.

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Professional Development and Education, 2025, 0:06:00

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"This article was first published in the Winter 2025 issue of Critical Connections.

Simulations play a pivotal role in refining clinical skills, particularly in critical care settings. Simulation-based training allows healthcare professionals to practice critical interventions in a controlled environment, honing their skills before facing high-stakes, time-sensitive emergencies such as cardiac arrest, stroke, and trauma.

Critical Connections, the critical care industry’s only newsmagazine, provides information on cutting-edge topics in critical care useful to the entire multiprofessional team."

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Knowledge Area Professional Development and Education

Knowledge Area Crisis Management

Tag Medical Education

Tag Innovation

Tag Emergency Preparedness

Year 2025

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critical care education

simulation-based learning

clinical skills enhancement

telecritical care

communication technologies

emergency scenarios

Veterans Affairs NTCC

hybrid learning approach

teamwork in healthcare

patient care improvement

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Professional Development and Education

Medical Education

Innovation

2025

Crisis Management

Emergency Preparedness

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