The 2017 Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference: Catalyzing System Change through Healthcare Simulation: Systems, Competency, and Outcomes

Abstract

Over the past decade, emergency medicine took a lead role in healthcare simulation in part due to its demands for successful interprofessional and multidisciplinary collaboration, along with educational needs in a diverse array of cognitive and procedural skills. Simulation-based methodologies have the capacity to support training and research platforms that model micro-, meso- and macro- systems of healthcare. To fully capitalize on the potential of simulation-based research to improve emergency healthcare delivery will require the application of rigorous methods from engineering, social science, and basic science disciplines. The Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM) Consensus Conference, "Catalyzing System Change Through Healthcare Simulation: Systems, Competency, and Outcome" was conceived to foster discussion among experts in emergency medicine, engineering, and social sciences, focusing on key barriers and opportunities in simulation-based research. This executive summary describes the overall rationale for the conference, conference planning, consensus-building approaches, and outlines the focus of the eight breakout sessions. The consensus outcomes from each breakout session are summarized in Proceedings papers published in this issue of Academic Emergency Medicine. Each paper provides an overview of methodological and knowledge gaps in simulation research and identifies future research targets aimed at improving the safety and quality of healthcare.

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