Sustainable Simulation: Merging Innovation and Cost-Effectiveness

Date: TBC | Time: TBC | Track Type: Workshops
Format: Face-to-face | Venue: TBC
Speaker: Mrs Erica Hinojosa

This workshop explores how simulation centers can implement sustainable practices that balance innovation with cost-effectiveness. With a strategic vision, participants will learn how to plan short- and long-term budgets, responsibly adopt new technologies, and maintain technological equipment without compromising growth and effectiveness in clinical simulation. 

The workshop will review the Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice (HSSBP) for Operations that allows for consistency between terminology that provides structure and foundations for simulation center sustainability. The standard outlines 6 criteria on strategic plan, appropriate expertise, finances, formal processes, and policies and procedures. Although we will not dive into each criterion, we will review templates that will allow attendees to develop a budget, return on investment strategies, create technology purchasing plan, analyze purchases comparisons, and outline appropriate expertise to support the simulation center. Through each of these sections, attendees will have access to a shared drive that will provide examples and templates to use throughout the workshop. 

As we reach the end of each section, attendees will be able to examine the current budget and make future projections, maintain technology on a staggered schedule, define consistent purchase needs to adopt new technology, describe profound solutions for return on investment, and hire appropriate personnel. Through the gained knowledge, attendees will be more concise financially and mindful of the expectations for a simulation center. 

Although simulation is used as an educational tool, the simulation center must function as a business to be successful. In conclusion, the insight gained from this workshop will allow the attendees to generate a cost-effective strategy to allow a simulation center to sustain into the future. 

Learning Objectives :

1. Participants will learn how to compose short- and long-term budgets for their simulation organization.
2. Participants will analyze return on investment that will elevate the financial
3. Participants will establish practical solutions to responsibly adopt and maintain new technologies without compromising growth and effectiveness in clinical simulation

Note :
Laptops will be prepared for sharing within groups. Attendees are also encouraged to bring their own devices or laptops.

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