Simulation Education for Ebola Healthcare Team Competency

项目摘要 埃博拉和其他致命的病毒性疾病是对国家的重大威胁。中心疾病 控制和预防（CDC）呼吁SBIR项目，重点是支持埃博拉安全， 关于病毒传播、疾病预防和控制以及公共卫生准备。该SBIR解决了 这种需求与教育产品命名为医疗单位专业模拟培训（MUSST。） MUSST包含1）基于互联网的高风险传染病科学背景的自学 特别强调埃博拉病毒的诊断、传染性和传播的疾病2）快速学习的火车 培训师互联网自我管理的组成部分，医院教员讲授课程，3）疾病预防控制中心和 基于NIOSH指南的安全实践协议，用于护士，医生和 其他单位的工人，和4）自动评分和数据采集系统，立即分级， 对学习者的表现进行排名，以便医院领导和管理人员可以确保他们的员工学习了 掌握了高危单位的常见任务。MUSST将标准化教育和安全实践 在全国范围内，保护我们的医护人员的安全，并帮助遏制致命的传染病， 疾病 第一阶段有两个不同的目标。目标1是创建一个全面的数字化学习系统， 目前的医学科学，疾病预防控制中心和职业安全与健康管理局的指导方针，教教师教育他们的劳动力在15 共同的任务和职责，并提供自动评分和学习工作人员的业绩排名。一 具有埃博拉病毒病教学和掌握教育专业知识的科学顾问委员会将验证 目标1的内容。目的2，通过对医院职工志愿者的预试，考察其效度、有效性 培训模块学习系统的可靠性。初步研究测试了区分效度， 评估者的可靠性和MUSST组件的有效性。第二阶段对产品开发至关重要 确保：1）完善MUSST的效度、信度和有效性，并使用Power进行验证 2）该软件可以在大多数医院的通用平台上运行; 3)MUSST可以被其他医院的工作人员成功地使用; 4）了解掌握的衰减 学习-确定工人多久进行一次模拟以保持安全。 市场上的许多力量保证了这一无与伦比的教育产品的成功。许多医院 不能开发自己的课程，必须购买有效的产品。OSHA等医院监管机构 联合委员会已将保护工作人员和遏制埃博拉作为一项要求。 这些力量沿着产品推广，由Simplified与 最大的高保真仿真制造商（挪度），最大的医院教育内容提供商 （HealthStream）和Simplified产品的先前产品成功都保证了MUSST的成功。

Project Summary Ebola and other deadly viral diseases represent a major threat to the nation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have called for SBIR projects that focus on support for Ebola Safety with a focus on virus transmission, disease prevention and control, and public health preparedness. This SBIR addresses this need with the educational product named Medical Unit Specialized Simulation Training (MUSST.) MUSST contains 1) internet based self-study of the scientific background for high stakes infectious disease with special emphasis on the diagnosis, infectivity, transmission of the Ebola 2) a rapidly learned train the trainer internet self-administered component for hospital instructors to teach the course, 3) CDC and NIOSH guideline based safe practice protocols for 15 common simulated tasks for nurses, physicians and other unit workers, and 4) an automated scoring and data acquisition system that immediately grades and ranks performance of learners so that hospital leaders and administrators can insure their staff have learned and mastered the common tasks in a high risk unit. MUSST will standardize education and safe practices across the country keeping our healthcare workers safe and helping in the containment of deadly infectious disease. In Phase I there are 2 distinct aims. Aim 1 is to create a comprehensive digital learning system based on current medical science, CDC and OSHA guidelines that teach teachers to educate their workforce in 15 common tasks and duties and provides automated scoring and ranking of performance of learner staff. A scientific advisory board with Ebola Viral Disease teaching and Mastery Education expertise will validate the content in Aim 1. Aim 2, using pilot testing of hospital worker volunteers, investigates the validity, effectiveness and reliability of the training modules learning system. The pilot studies test the discrimination validity, inter- rater reliability, and effectiveness of MUSST components. Phase II is essential to product development insuring that: 1) that the validity, reliability and effectiveness of MUSST are perfected and tested using power estimates learned in Phase I; 2) the software can run on the commonly available platforms at most hospitals; 3) that MUSST can be successfully used by workers at other hospitals and; 4) learn the decay of mastery learning – determine how often workers have to undergo the simulation to stay safe. Many forces in the market assure the success of this unrivaled educational product. Many hospitals cannot develop their own course and must purchase a valid product. Hospital regulatory agencies like OSHA and The Joint Commission have made the protection of workers and containment of Ebola a requirement. These forces along with product promotion by the firmly established corporate alliances of SimTunes with the largest high fidelity simulation manufacturer (Laerdal), the largest hospital educational content provider (HealthStream), and prior product success of SimTunes products all promise to insure success of MUSST.