Center for Medical Simulation

Healthcare Simulation Essentials: Design and Debriefing
2025-03-03 09:00 - 2025-03-07 17:00 (America/New_York) | Center for Medical Simulation (CMS), 100 1st Ave, Suite# 400, Boston, MA, 02129-2011, United States
Simulation Instructor Training
Healthcare Simulation Essentials: Design and Debriefing (HSEDD)
(formerly known as the Comprehensive Instructor Workshop)

Led by some of the world’s leading simulation educators, the Healthcare Simulation Essentials: Design and Debriefing (HSEDD) course is the Center for Medical Simulation’s (CMS) flagship faculty development course. Featuring CMS’ Debriefing with Good Judgment ® and SimZones approaches, the course prepares simulation program leaders and instructors to position simulation to solve real problems in healthcare organizations and health profession schools. Attendees can expect the Center for Medical Simulation’s well-known transformational educational experience provided by a team of the world’s leading simulation experts with diverse expertise and backgrounds.
To leverage attendees investment in this course and position attendees’ work to have the greatest sustainable impact, we ask attendees to do some work before the course begins. We ask attendees to speak with at least one key partner in their organization to identify a problem that can be addressed with simulation (e.g. patient safety issues, curriculum challenges). In the course, we will then work with each attendee in immersive small groups to design simulation curriculum using our proven methods, as well as practice Debriefing with Good Judgment©.

Course Readiness Goals

Co-create a strategic plan with partners to make a sustainable impact with simulation
Build a challenging and safe learning environment
Design, conduct, and debrief simulations across the SimZones
Apply the “With Good Judgment” approach to change behavior
Thrive as an educator and change agent

Format
The course takes place over 5 consecutive days. It is our experience that this intense course is best accomplished via continuous, individualized mentoring from both highly experienced CMS faculty, as well as from peers in the course. The course interweaves discussions, immersive practice with feedback and reflections. Participants will facilitate prebriefings and debriefings and receive coaching and feedback from leading debriefing experts.
We tend to have a lot of opportunities to interact with each other to network, especially during breaks and our course dinner. You will also get to see the beautiful city of Boston!
Technology Requirements
The in person course uses a learning management system (LMS), the CMS Virtual Campus, accessible from any web browser which serves as the platform for learning, communications, and material to foster a community of practice that can continue beyond the course.
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit

CME credit is only available for physicians in the United States who complete 5-Day courses held at or hosted online by CMS. Nurses, Midwives, and other healthcare providers will receive a “Certificate of Attendance” with credit hours that may be converted to CEs or CEUs.
Massachusetts-licensed nurses can find information about converting CME to CEU at this Mass.gov site. Nurses from other states should check with their respective State Board or credentialing body for guidance on this process.
At this time, Massachusetts Medical Society is not able to provide CME credits for these offerings to physicians outside the United States. Physicians outside of the United States will receive a “Certificate of Attendance” with credit hours that may be submitted to a local authority for evaluation.
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Massachusetts Medical Society and the Center for Medical Simulation. The Massachusetts Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The Massachusetts Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 33.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for risk management study.
