Description

This immersive course provides training for design, delivery and debriefing of simulation-based education for learners who wish to conduct training using simulation standards of best practice, with a focus on skill acquisition and knowledge retention.

Instruction includes psychological safety, educational learning theories and facilitation/debriefing techniques specific to an instructor/learner relationship as well as aspects of curriculum development including formative and summative assessment.

Our team of skilled instructors provide demonstration, discussion, and feedback to close practice gaps between participant performance and ideal practice.

Course Format 

This course will be held on the three dates posted below. 

First Session: Date: 11/18/2025 

Time: 8 AM – 4 PM (In-Person Only*)

Second Session: Date: 1/26/2026  

Time: 8 AM – 12 PM (Zoom Only)

Third Session: Date: 1/28/2026  

Time: 8 AM – 4 PM (In-Person Only*)

You must attend all three sessions and complete some independent work to receive credit.

*All in-person sessions will be held at Immersive Design Systems Headquarters Center for Life Sciences Building, 18th Floor 3 Blackfan Circle Boston, MA 02115.

Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this educational program, learners will be able to:

1. 1. Describe the key aspects of psychological safety and its importance in healthcare simulation
   2. Describe at least 2 educational theories that are relevant to healthcare simulation
   3. Describe the key considerations for each step of the ADDIE model when developing a healthcare simulation.
   4. Identify how Bloom’s Taxonomy can help with alignment of objectives, content, and assessments
   5. Integrate Healthcare Simulation Standard of Best Practice into each aspect of simulation design and delivery
   6. Describe the key considerations for effectively designing and delivering simulation-based experiences
   7. Draft a simulation-based education scenario using Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice
   8. Use effective pre-briefing, facilitation, and de-briefing techniques to promote psychological safety and effective learning during a healthcare simulation

To register, please click on the register tab above. If this is your first time registering for a conference at Boston Children’s Hospital, you will need to create an account. Returning users can log in to their account to complete the registration process.   

Registration Type	Price
General Registration	$3,200.00

Pre-registration is required. Once you have registered you will receive a confirmation email with a registration receipt. Course access instructions will be sent a few days prior to the course launch. If you have questions or need assistance with registration, please direct all inquiries to cmedepartment@childrens.harvard.edu.

Online Course Cancellation, Transfer & Refund Policy
Due to the propriety materials and content of each course, online virtual courses orders are NOT eligible for refund, cancellation or transfer.

Other Terms and Conditions:
Online training courses may NOT be transferred to another Participant. Participants have 2 weeks to access any virtual online course content. Participants have until the expiration date to access and complete any enduring material courses. Boston Children’s Hospital CE is not responsible for user technical difficulties including loss of internet, power outages, etc. 

Cancellation of Services
Although highly unlikely, in case an event is canceled or postponed, Boson Children’s can provide a full refund or offer a credit towards future events to those who have already registered.

Refund Policy
Refunds will be made in the following ways: For payments received by credit or debit cards, the same credit/debit card will be refunded.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Boston Children’s Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

 

Physician

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 21 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Physician Assistant

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 21 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physician Assistants should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Nurse

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this activity for 21 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Psychology

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs.

This course has been approved for 21 continuing education credits.

Social Work

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Boston Children’s Hospital is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Boston Children’s Hospital maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 21 ACE CE continuing education credits.

Disclosure Policy 
Boston Children’s Hospital adheres to all ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies. It is Boston Children’s policy that those who have influenced the content of a CE activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that Boston Children’s may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.

Disclosure Statement

The following planners, speakers, and content reviewers, on behalf of themselves, have reported the following relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients:

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Boston Children’s Hospital adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.