title: EXPRESS--Examining Pediatric Resuscitation Education Using Simulation and Scripting. The birth of an international pediatric simulation research collaborative--from concept to reality.
abstract: Over the past decade, medical simulation has evolved into an essential component of pediatric resuscitation education and team training. Evidence to support its value as an adjunct to traditional methods of education is expanding; however, large multicenter studies are very rare. Simulation-based researchers currently face many challenges related to small sample sizes, poor generalizability, and paucity of clinically proven and relevant outcome measures. The Examining Pediatric Resuscitation Education Using Simulation and Scripting (EXPRESS) pediatric simulation research collaborative was formed in an attempt to directly address and overcome these challenges. The primary mission of the EXPRESS collaborative is to improve the delivery of medical care to critically ill children by answering important research questions pertaining to pediatric resuscitation and education and is focused on using simulation either as a key intervention of interest or as the outcome measurement tool. Going forward, the collaborative aims to expand its membership internationally and collectively identify pediatric resuscitation and simulation-based research priorities and use these to guide future projects. Ultimately, we hope that with innovative and high-quality research, the EXPRESS pediatric simulation research collaborative will help to build momentum for simulation-based research on an international level.
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada. acheng@cw.bc.ca
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Donoghue
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leflore
authors.forename: JoDee
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Eppich
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rudolph
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nadkarni
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000193:education*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D010372:Pediatrics; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012107:Research Design