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“Educating the Educators: Scaffolded Simulations for Difficult Conversations in Clinical and Academic Settings“
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
2:00 PM ET
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Session Overview
Overview:
Inter-rater reliability (IRR) has long been used in many different scientific fields to measure the reliability of the classification of subjects. In simulation, checklists and rubrics are common tools used to assess a learner’s performance, and the use of inter-rater agreements are used to check and maintain assessment integrity across large class sizes with multiple evaluators.
Join Dr. Backlund as he presents the concept of IRR along with the data considerations needed to construct a proper IRR plan and cases when different agreement coefficients should be used.
Learning Objectives:
- Be aware of the concept of IRR
- Be aware of different data types used for assessment tools
- Be aware of some general concepts related to the number of evaluators needed
- Have access to a generalized flow chart for choosing appropriate agreement coefficients
Presented by:
Kimberly Buholtz, EdD, RN, PED-BC, CNEcl, CHSE-A
About the presenter: Dena Higbee established a Mobile Simulation training program in 2011 that continues to serve the state of Missouri and consults with others in starting mobile simulation programs across the country. Dena is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator. She is a member of the Central Group on Educational Affairs, Association of SP Educators (served 4 years as Vice President of Finance), SimGHOSTS, and the Society of Simulation in Healthcare.