Recherche centrée-activité et orientée par la conception en formation par simulation (in French)

A talk presented by the University of Ottawa’s International Francophonie Research Chair on Digital Health Technologies and the Collège des chaires de recherche sur le monde francophone.

Professor Flandin will present methodologies and findings from his recent research on simulation training. Activity-centred research involves giving theoretical and methodological primacy to what is actually done, felt, thought and reflected on by beneficiaries of applied approaches through live and video-delayed observation and self-confrontation techniques.

The research is guided by design in that it pursues design principle development goals through 

1. analysis of strengths and weaknesses of current approaches;
2. design of and experimentation with original approaches; 
3. and collaborations with trainers in order to modify use.

The talk will focus on three recent studies by the CRAFT team. The first deals with use of virtual reality in an industry with radiation risk, as part of training on field work in high-risk settings. The second deals with participatory design (involving nursing researchers, trainers and students) of a simulated health-care practice as part of training related to quality and patient safety.  The final study concerns the design of crisis simulations in the nuclear sector as part of continuous preparation for managing harmful, urgent and complex events. The focus will be on elements that are most likely to benefit from design of simulation training in general.