14th November – Supporting accomplished facilitation
The second educational research seminar of the 2011/12 series will take place at 12pm on Monday 14th November in room 602 of the G.O. Jones building on the Mile End campus of QMUL.
Directions and how to book
For directions to the campus, and how to find G.O. Jones building, please go to the college directions page.
Please email the Learning Institute with your name to book a place on this seminar – lunch will be provided for those who book, so please let us know if you have any specific dietary requirements.
About the seminar
The second seminar will be given by Professor Della Freeth of the Centre for Medical Education here at QMUL, and is entitled Supporting accomplished facilitation: Using appreciative inquiry to underpin the development of web-based self-directed learning materials for faculty working in clinical simulation centres
Abstract
The seminar will reflect on the use and usefulness of Appreciative Inquiry in a study which was commissioned to develop web-based self-directed learning materials for faculty working in clinical simulation centres.
Background: Concerns about patient safety and litigation, in parallel with advances in simulation technology and facilities, mean that doctors and other healthcare professionals are increasingly expected to learn through the medium of simulated professional practice. Simulations aim to support the development of clinical skills and/or ‘non-technical skills’, such as effective communication, anticipating, prioritising and making good use of others’ expertise. High quality facilitation of simulations and associated debriefing is regarded as important for effective learning. Simulation facilities in hospitals are predominantly staffed by clinicians with a passion for supporting their colleagues’ learning, but whose primary professional responsibilities continue to be frontline care. There is uncertainty about how simulation faculty might best be supported to become accomplished facilitators. This study was commissioned to investigate current facilitation practices, identify good practice and facilitator development needs, develop and pilot self-directed learning materials for simulation faculty.
Research questions: What is happening at times when facilitators and learners perceive that simulation facilitation is going really well? What would it take to make things go well more of the time? Given that Appreciative Inquiry was developed for organisational development, is it a useful framework for research in professional education?
Data: Data collection was focused on scenario-based, one-day simulation courses provided for doctors during each of their first two years in practice (FY1&2) and ‘train the trainers’ courses for new facilitators. It included observation, interviews and naturally-occurring video recordings.
Co-investigators: Dr Paul McIntosh, QMUL and Dr Emma Jane Berridge, City University London
Funding: STeLI (Simulation and Technology-enhanced Learning Initiative), London Deanery.
About the presenter
Professor Freeth has a particular interest in education and practice development aimed at supporting patient safety. She works alongside a wide range of health professions and teams working in a variety of health care settings. In addition, she supports the development of learning through simulated professional practice.