A four-member delegation of representatives of the Institute of Simulation Medicine and the Simulation Centre of the Faculty of Medicine, consisting of Doc. Martina Kosinová, Mgr. Jan Dvořáček, Ing. Jiří Travěnec and Irena Vaďurová participated in a working meeting, the topic of which was the search for good practice for simulation teaching of communication skills with emphasis on SBAR technique.
The meeting was organized by the team of Prof. Boros Mihaly (University of Szeged). Furthermore, the meeting was attended by the teams of Assoc. Jaroslav Majernik (Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice) and Olga Aniolek (Lazarski University, Warsaw).
On the first day, a less formal meeting was held with the aim (in line with the project objectives) of building informal contacts.
The second day was organized according to the programme prepared by the host institution. Its content was a presentation and discussion of the use of simulation learning for student education. In addition, a demonstration of a lesson using patient simulators with real students took place. Particularly valuable was the follow-up discussion with the students and the subsequent detailed tour of the local simulation centre. Unfortunately, the visiting department failed to adequately elaborate on the assigned topic and so the subsequent discussion was rather austere.
The third day was also attended by invited representatives from other simulation centres in Hungary and during the discussion we shared together the pitfalls and local differences in the delivery of simulation education.
"This was for a reward. The SIMU management decided that it would not be out of place if the administrative component went to see how it is done in other simulation centres. So the best opportunity for infiltration was a business trip to Szeged, Hungary, where the V4 Network meeting from Medical Simulation Centres: Building Good Practices took place on 29-30 November. And as the name suggests sharing experiences is essential in this project. We have a lot of experience here and we are happy to share it. We are used to a certain standard, but it is not the practice everywhere. The fundamental problem is staffing, or rather not staffing, and therefore making it much more difficult to ensure the quality and quantity of teaching. I can't quite judge how to fill a simulation centre properly with teaching, courses and other events. However, from my point of view it is important (and not only because it is my function) that the functioning of the centre is supported by a team that may not be so visible but is irreplaceable, namely the administrative team. It's the little things that make the grand impression and we try not to neglect the little things. It's understandable that we can't do it without people. That's why I'm glad that at SIMU they were astute about this from the beginning and knew that the team is the most. And that we have the most team 😊.
The Simulation Centre in Segedin is located in a very sensitively renovated historic campus building where classical architecture meets modern facilities. With time, we might even get a better understanding of the complex layout of the different simulation rooms. But honestly, who can get their bearings the first time around? The program included a walk around the wider city center, where we heard some interesting historical facts and saw busts of prominent Hungarian scientists in the arcade of the university building that borders Dome Square. There was also a Christmas market at the end of November, which is certainly very charming and, as in Brno, includes a Ferris wheel attraction. It was a working trip, and a very. There were few moments we didn't use to work, but that doesn't mean we didn't have fun. When you have colleagues like this secretary on the trip, you laugh almost all the time. You laugh even when everyone in the car has their laptops on their laps, except the driver of course. He drove us there and back safely and held the steering wheel almost the whole way.
In the photo gallery, a taste of my point of view."
