1. Progress Report Presentation
International Network for Simulation-based Pediatric Innovation, Research and Education
Improving realism of PALS-courses with smart simulation tools &
childrenBurkhard J. Wermter1
Jenny Siebdrat1,2
Ina Geisler1
Michael Weldi1,3
Rudolf Janz1,3
Stefan Oppermann4
Ella Scott5
Ruth Lollgen5
Becky Damazo6
Tex Kissoon7
Aaron Donoghue8
Paul Lecat9
1. Pediatric Simulation Research Collaborative South Tyrol (ITA)
2. PICU Medical School Hannover (DEU)
3. Med-Sta Graz (AUT)
4. IFN Institute for Emergency Medicine Hamburg (DEU)
5. Kim Oats Australian Paediatric Simulation Center, Sydney (AUS)
6. Rural SimCenter CSU Chico (USA)
7. World Federation of Pediatric Intensive & Critical Care Societies
8. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (USA)
9. Clinical Pediatrics / Internal Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University (USA)
INSPIRE @ IPSS 2014:
Wien, Austria

2. 2
Overview
slide INSPIRE@IMSH 2014

3. • Increase IMPLEMENTATION and reduction of confounders:
• shift for study purposes from PALS courses with
interprofessional and interdisciplinary education with
professionals with different years of experience
• to (raise) numbers of trainees in unified institutional
environment with homogenous groups to train. Groups with
(little or no ) previous training in the field.
International Network for Simulation-based Pediatric Innovation, Research and
Aim(s) - Revised

4. • Re-elaboration of the project in
cooperation with research department of
(University) school of (nursing)including
INSPIRE notes INSPIRE @ IMSH2014
International Network for Simulation-based Pediatric Innovation, Research and
Timeline
spring / summer 2014

5. • 2 more partners during last 3 months
• first meetings with regional school of nursery to
integrate the course with the project in nurse
education
• center based start to train with same simulation tools
parents, teachers and caregivers with adapted
course derived from PALS
International Network for Simulation-based Pediatric Innovation, Research and
Progress since Jan 2014

6. 1. Needs: integration in institutional mass
education
2. Challenges: low standardization inside some
international systems of Pediatric Life Support
courses & diplomatic disorders inside health
systems and international teaching networks
International Network for Simulation-based Pediatric Innovation, Research and
Needs / Challenges

7. 1. @ IPSSW 2014: ?
2. In 3 months: revision of the re-
elaborated project in summer
3. Over 1 year: ?
International Network for Simulation-based Pediatric Innovation, Research and
How can INSPIRE help?

8. International Network for Simulation-based Pediatric Innovation, Research and
Contact Information
Burkhard J. Wermter
PSRCS Pediatric Simulation Research
Collaborative Southtyrol
c/o Cusanus Akademie - Brixen
psrc_suedtirol@outlook.com
+39 380 680 6021
www.provinz.bz.it/se/PaedNotmed