Danish Institute for Medical Simulation, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Simul Healthc. 2011 Aug;6 Suppl:S1-9. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e31822238fc.
In this article, we describe the preparation and execution of the first Research Consensus Summit (Summit) of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) held in January 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The goals of the Summit were to provide guidance for better simulation-related research, to broaden the scope of topics investigated, and to highlight the importance of simulation-related research.
An international Core Group (the authors of this article) worked with the SSH Research Committee to identify 10 topic areas relevant for future research that would be examined by the 10 Topic Groups composed of Topic Chairs and Topic Group Members. Each Topic Group prepared a monograph and slide presentation on their topic which was presented at the 2-day Summit. The audience provided feedback on each presentation. Based on this feedback, the Topic Groups revised their presentations and monographs for publication in this supplement to Simulation in Healthcare. The Core Group has synthesized an overview of the key Summit themes in this article.
In some groups, the agreement was that there is currently no consensus about the state of the science in certain topic aspects. Some key themes emerged from the Topic Groups. The conceptual and theoretical bases of simulation-related research, as well as the methods used and their methodological foundations, need to be more explicitly described in future publications. Although no single method is inherently better, the mix of research methods chosen should match the goal of each study. The impact of simulation, whether direct or indirect, needs to be assessed across different levels of training, and larger, more complex contexts need to be taken into account. When interpreting simulation-related research, the ecological validity of the results needs to be taken into consideration. The scope of simulation-related research can be widened from having simulation as the focus of research (research about simulation), to using simulation to investigate other research questions (research with simulation). Simulation-related research can benefit from an improved understanding of structural differences and similarities with other domains. The development of simulation equipment and concepts will benefit from applying known and available science-based design frameworks. Overall, the context of simulation-related research needs to be better understood. The progress of research depends on building overarching and sustainable research programs that relate individual studies with each other.
The Summit was successful in taking a snapshot of the state of the science. Future summits might explore these topics further, monitor progress, and address new topics.
本文介绍了 2011 年 1 月在美国路易斯安那州新奥尔良市举行的首届医疗保健模拟学会（SSH）研究共识峰会（峰会）的筹备和执行情况。峰会的目标是为更好的模拟相关研究提供指导，拓宽研究课题的范围，并强调模拟相关研究的重要性。
一个由国际核心小组（本文作者）与 SSH 研究委员会合作，确定了 10 个与未来研究相关的主题领域，这些领域将由由主题主席和主题小组成员组成的 10 个主题小组进行研究。每个主题小组都准备了一份关于其主题的专题论文和幻灯片演示，在为期两天的峰会上进行了介绍。观众对每个演示提供了反馈。根据这些反馈，主题小组对他们的演示和专题论文进行了修改，以发表在本《模拟医疗保健》增刊上。核心小组在本文中综合了峰会的主要主题概述。
在一些小组中，大家一致认为，在某些主题方面，目前还没有关于科学现状的共识。一些关键主题从主题小组中浮现出来。模拟相关研究的概念和理论基础，以及所使用的方法及其方法论基础，需要在未来的出版物中更明确地描述。虽然没有一种方法是固有更好的，但所选的研究方法组合应与每项研究的目标相匹配。需要在不同的培训水平和更复杂的情况下评估模拟的影响，无论是直接的还是间接的。在解释模拟相关研究时，需要考虑到结果的生态有效性。模拟相关研究的范围可以从将模拟作为研究的重点（关于模拟的研究）扩大到利用模拟来研究其他研究问题（使用模拟的研究）。模拟相关研究可以从更好地了解与其他领域的结构差异和相似性中受益。模拟设备和概念的发展将受益于应用已知的和可用的基于科学的设计框架。总的来说，需要更好地了解模拟相关研究的背景。研究的进展取决于建立相互关联的、可持续的总体研究计划，使单个研究相互关联。
峰会成功地捕捉到了科学现状的快照。未来的峰会可能会进一步探讨这些主题，监测进展情况，并解决新的主题。
