Abstract INACSL 2011

1. Developing Strategies of Communication and leadershiptoCreate High Performance Sim-
committees to contributeto theBest Practice in Simulation
Novice
Poster Presentation
Patricia Durán, MSc. Microbiologist. MSc.EducationCoordinador of Centro de simulación integral en salud.
Carlos Ernesto Meyer. Administrator. Administrative Director.
pduran@funandi.edu.coPhone contact(057) 036 3255992 Ext 293
cmeyer@funandi.edu.co
Fundación Universitaria del área Andina. Pereira. Colombia, South America.
Background/Objectives: Toidentify leadership tools and coaching that willmotivate andbuild
high-performance, collaborative teams to facilitate and strengthen best practice in the simulation
centerfor integral health.
Methods/ aims or expected outcomes:To sharetheories of leadership as affiliative managerial
styleandassertive communication,by means of the“ISBAR” instrumentandto evaluate
communication based on the “ISBAR,” adapted for leaderships and sim-committees;
therebypromoting friendly interactions among co-workers in simulation, improve thebest
simulation practiceandincreasestrategicsurveillanceof new sim-technology. This will also include
the use of private and public actors involved in the industry. The ISBAR will also provide
feedback from public health expertsconcerning the community’s needs in regards to the health
care environment, thus assisting to prioritize health education simulation needs.
Findings/ or evaluation data: The new leadership strategies for high performance collaborative
groups working in simulation needto accept the challenge of motivating, training and
implementing innovation in the simulation centers. This providestransversal compromise among
administrative staff, teachers and simulation experts thatimprovescommunicationskills and
providesfeedback about advances and innovations. The tools developed were:Optimizing Team
Development (OTD), the Inventory of Leadership Styles (ILS),OrganizationalClimate Survey
(OCS).The use of these tools hasshown a significant impact on collaborative teams, thereby
impacting the best practices in simulation.
Conclusion/ Implications: Simulation leadership and collaborative teams need to provide
innovative strategies to share newly developed simulation tools and technological
advances.Those involved in implementation of simulation should be encouraged to join National
and International GRIDS (global resources databases in clinical simulation), to share positive
experiences in simulation support among clinical centers, the training of facilitators in creating
scenarios, and to motivate other fields useful for nursing.The strengthening of collaborative
teams will allow members to share simulation information used in innovative ways such as:
laparoscopic surgery, interpretation of radiologic image using augmented reality, train instructors
in management of audio, high fidelity video and 3D software,implement virtual platforms, to
create surveys on line, and create avatars (second life). Other strategic ideas are to promote an
internal annual price for the best ECM (Educative Computarized material) on simulation,
implement training oncommunication, to promote videoconferences and webinars.
Relevance to conference themes:Simulation technology is constantly growing.Hospitals are
charged with implementing the advances in technology, laparoscopy, robotics andnew diagnostic
test.Educators must be prepared to acquire these new skills and make working in virtual
environments more attractive.This can beachieved through clinical simulation and new
technology tools, best achieved with the leadership use of collaborative teams working
effectively together. The same educational tools used in simulation can be adapted to train staff
to provideeffective communication methods for socialization and motivation to implement based
onthe needs of the community.