title: Simulation-based morbidity and mortality conference: new technologies augmenting traditional case-based presentations.
abstract: The authors describe the use of a high-fidelity simulation laboratory to re-create a patient encounter for the purposes of enhancing a morbidity and mortality conference. The use of two separate technologies were enlisted: a METI high-fidelity patient simulator to re-create the case in a more lifelike fashion, and an audience response system to collect clinical impressions throughout the case presentation and survey data at the end of the presentation. The re-creation of the patient encounter with all relevant physical findings displayed in high fidelity, with relevant laboratory data, nursing notes, and imaging as it occurred in the actual case, provides a more engaging format for the resident-learner. This technological enhancement was deployed at a morbidity and mortality conference, and the authors report the impressions collected via the audience response system. Guidelines for those who wish to re-create this type of educational experience are presented in the discussion.
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA. vozonline@ameritech.net
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vozenilek
authors.forename: Ernest
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Morris
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kharasch
authors.forename: Britney
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalaria
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods; D009017:Morbidity; D009026:Mortality; D016544:Patient Simulation; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results