Society for Simulation in Healthcare

The Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH), formerly known as the Society for Medical Simulation is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 to advance the application of medical simulation in healthcare. .[1] It serves as a resource for young professionals in their growth in medical education and administration.[2]

History

The Society was formed was founded as a nonprofit organization in 2004.[3][4]

The Society formally changed it’s name in February 2006 to the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) in an attempt to increase appeal to non-physician healthcare providers.[5][6]

By the end of 2006, membership in the organization was just over 1,500 people.[7] Membership continued to steadily grow to be over 3,000 people by 2012.[8]

Annual meeting

The first annual International Meeting on Medical Simulation (IMMS) was held in 1995.[9] The SSH has wholly supported the meeting since 2006.[5][9] In 2007, the IMMS meeting was renamed to become International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH).[5][6]

Simulation in Healthcare

Simulation in Healthcare is the journal of the SSH. The journal was first published in January 2006 with Dr. David Gaba as the founding Editor in Chief.[3] The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.[10]

The SSH was envisioned as an umbrella organization and the journal also serves as the official publication for other groups such as the Australian Society for Simulation in Healthcare.[5]

The journal is indexed by National Library of Medicine.[11]

SSH accreditation

In 2010 the SSH Council for Accreditation of Healthcare Simulation Programs began an accreditation process for simulation centers to show that they are performing at the high standards recommended by the organization. In addition to university or hospital based education programs, the Clinical Simulation Program for the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) became the first medical association to become accredited by the SSH in 2013.[12] As of 2015, there have been fifty-four programs in six countries have passed the accreditation process.[13]

The SSH has also partnered with groups such as the Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE) in conducting these surveys.[14]

Certification

The need for a “uniform mechanism to educate, evaluate, and certify simulation instructors for the health care profession” was recognized by McGaghie et al. in their critical review of simulation-based medical education research.[15] In 2012 the SSH piloted two new certifications to provide recognition to educators in an effort to meet this need.[16] By the end of 2012 the final programs were in place.

The SSH Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) program was established to provide “formal professional recognition of your specialized knowledge, skills, abilities and accomplishments in simulation education.”[17] The CHSE had been issued to 600 simulationists in 17 countries by 2015.[18] The National Council of State Boards of Nursing cited CHSE as a recommended certification in their 2015 NCSBN Simulation Guidelines for Prelicensure Nursing Programs.[19] The CHSE-A (Advanced) certification was designed to further distinguish simulationists as a “simulation expert and leader in the field”.[20]

The SSH Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist (CHSOS) program was established to provide “an inclusive “umbrella” term that embodies many different roles within healthcare simulation operations, including simulation technician, simulation technology specialist, simulation specialist, simulation coordinator, simulation AV specialist, etc.”[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Society for Simulation in Healthcare Mission". Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  2. ↑ Galloway, Susan J (May 31, 2009). "Simulation Techniques to Bridge the Gap Between Novice and Competent Healthcare Professionals". OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing 14 (2, Manuscript 3.). doi:10.3912/OJIN.Vol14No02Man03.
  3. 1 2 Gaba David M (2006). "The future's here. We are it". Simulation in Healthcare : Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 1 Spec no.: 1–2. PMID 19088564.
  4. ↑ "History of medical simulation and the development of CMS". Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Richard H. Riley (2008). Chapter 38: Society for Simulation in Healthcare by Raemer, Dan IN: Manual of Simulation in Healthcare. Oxford University Press. pp. 532–. ISBN 978-0-19-920585-1.
  6. 1 2 Raemer D (2006). "A new name". Simulation in Healthcare : Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare 1 (2): 63. PMID 19088577. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  7. ↑ Sinz E (Spring 2007). "2006 simulation summit". Simulation in Healthcare : Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare 2 (1): 33–8. doi:10.1097/SIH.0b013e31803251cc. PMID 19088607.
  8. ↑ Aberle, Kathryn B. "The 12th Annual International meeting on Simulation Healthcare (IMSH) 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  9. 1 2 "About SSH". Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  10. ↑ Raemer D (2006). "A letter from the president of the society for medical simulation". Simulation in Healthcare : Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare 1 (1): 3. PMID 19088565. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  11. ↑ Jan Ehrenwerth; James B. Eisenkraft; James Michael Berry (2013). Anesthesia Equipment,Principles and Applications (Expert Consult: Online and Print),2: Anesthesia Equipment. Elsevier Health Sciences. pp. 532–. ISBN 0-323-11237-4.
  12. ↑ "ACCP First-Ever Medical Association to Receive Society for Simulation in Healthcare Accreditation for Its Clinical Simulation Program". 2013-10-27. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  13. ↑ "SSH Accreditation of Healthcare Simulation Programs". Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  14. ↑ Schaivone, Kathy (2011). "Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) Accreditation Update". Association of Standardized Patient Educators Newsletter. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  15. ↑ McGaghie WC, Issenberg SB, Petrusa ER, Scalese RJ (2010). "A critical review of simulation-based medical education research: 2003-2009". Medical Education 44 (1): 50–63. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03547.x. PMID 20078756. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  16. ↑ Struijk, Jennie (2013-04-11). "Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) – an update for ASPE". Association of Standardized Patient Educators News. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  17. ↑ "CHSE Certification". Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  18. ↑ Simonton, H (2015-08-31). "600 Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator Awarded". Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  19. ↑ Alexander M, Durham CF, Hooper JI, Jeffries PR, Goldman N, Kardong-Edgren S, Kesten KS, Spector N, Tagliareni E, Radtke B, Tillman C (2015). "NCSBN Simulation Guidelines for Prelicensure Nursing Programs.". Journal of Nursing Regulation 6 (3): 39–42. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  20. ↑ "CHSE-A Certification". Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  21. ↑ "CHSOS Certification". Retrieved 2015-12-27.

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