W3 CovSim 2018: the use of cross-faculty simulation to enhance collaborative learning in health and non-health students

Abstract

Who should attend Simulation educators, clinicians. Level Introductory, intermediate. Background In April 2018, Coventry University ran a large, cross-faculty simulation event, based on a simulated music festival ‘CovSim2018’. The Faculty of Arts and Humanities, the Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing, the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and the Faculty of Business and Law worked together to create a multiple station, multiple outcome, multiple-site simulation learning day. This workshop is intended to share our learning and give hints and tips for those wishing to run large cross-faculty or organisation simulation events. Intended learning outcomes Outline the organisational requirements for a large, cross–faculty simulation event. Discuss the successful and not so successful aspects of running a large, cross–faculty simulation event. Structure of workshop Part 1. Presentation, including video, outlining the event and how it was organised, run and evaluated. Part 2. Audience participation identifying successful and non–successful aspects of the event. Part 3. Key take away messages, softwares used, learning points to help organise and run a large, cross–faculty event. Educational methods to be used Narrated audiovisual digital recording of event + software overview + PowerPoint outline Participation via audience polling smartphone software QR code to online handout resources.