Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Simulation via Instant Messaging - Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) is a simulation learning modality designed to recreate real-life clinical scenarios, in a safe environment to help improve participants’ confidence in solving such cases.Objective: To study SIMBA’s effectiveness in improving confidence in managing obesity-related cases and whether the country of residence and modality of attendance influence change in confidence.<p ...

Introduction: Simulation via Instant Messaging – Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) is an online real-time simulation-based learning model which has proven to improve participants’ confidence in managing simulated cases in various conditions. Transitional endocrinology is a unique set of conditions which not only needs clinical skills but also requires excellent team working and communication skills. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of the SIMBA model in ...