Event Details

Skill-Based Training: Sim Begin Level 1

FROM 29 May 2025 TO 29 May 2025

Venue : SMU @

Skill-Based Training: Sim Begin Level 1

organized by

Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing in coordination with SMU SFDC

facilitated by Laerdal Medical India

                                                                                                   

 

29^th May 2025 Gangtok, Sikkim — A comprehensive two-day faculty development workshop on Sim Begin Level 1 was successfully conducted at Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, in coordination with SMU Staff & Faculty Development Council facilitated by Laerdal Medical India on 28^th & 29^th May 2025.

 

SimBegin level 1 is a facilitator training program developed as a collaboration between SAFER simulation center, Laerdal Medical and Laerdal Global Health. The program aims to build competence and confidence in planning, conducting and debriefing a simulation scenario. Ideally suited for healthcare educators and clinical trainers who are new to simulation-based education and reflection-based debriefing. SimBegin is a hybrid design, with a mix of e-learning, online workshops and face-to-face workshops. The workshops involve participants of the course working in small groups to increase interaction with faculty and learning. The program has been well received across different cultures and contexts. It has been introduced in over 20 countries in Europe, South America, Africa and Asia.

 

The inaugural session was graced by the presence of the Honorable Vice Chancellor SMU, Registrar SMU, Co - Chair SMU, SFCDC, Principal, Vice Principal SMCON HODs & Faculty SMCON. The eminent resource person from Laerdal Ms. Monika Tara Educational Services Specialist facilitated the workshop.

 

Day 1: The session focused on enhancing clinical skill assessment methods through the development and refinement of checklists and Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE). Faculty members from various departments of nursing from SMCON & Clinical Nursing Educators from CRH actively participated in the hands-on group activity. They collaboratively developed detailed skill checklists for core clinical procedures including Intravenous (IV) therapy, Routes of Drug Administration, Intubation, and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). These checklists were further refined and structured into OSCE formats using Peyton’s Four-Step Approach—a globally recognized model for teaching clinical skills. As

part of the session, the developed OSCE stations were run with M.Sc. Nursing students from the Medical-Surgical Nursing department to test and refine the process in real-time. The initiative not only strengthened faculty capacity in clinical skill evaluation but also ensured alignment with competency-based education standards.

 

Day 2:
The six core participants attended the Level 1 module 3 face-to-face workshop after successful completion of online modules. This module combines self-directed e-learning with practical simulation scenarios: Best practice sample videos and facilitator resources Plan, brief and debrief scenarios and Plan implementation of simulation training in own organization

 

This impactful program marks a collaborative milestone between Laerdal Medical India and Sikkim Manipal University’s College of Nursing, aimed at promoting excellence in simulation-based healthcare education.

 

This course has been awarded 12 CPD points by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh