Development and Validation of a Simulation‐Based Pediatric Anesthesia Training Program in Japan: The J‐MEPA Initiative
Authors' conclusion
The Japanese version of MEPA was successfully developed and preliminarily evaluated. We observed acceptable inter-rater reliability, initial evidence of criterion-related validity, and positive educational outcomes.
Study context
- Population
- Learners in a Japanese culturally adapted simulation-based pediatric anesthesia training program (J-MEPA)209 simulations
- Participants
- 44 participants
- Outcome
- Inter-rater reliability (ICC), criterion-related validity and educational effectiveness of J-MEPA
Methodological detailstwo-phase, simulation-based, video-recorded assessment
- Two-phase
- Simulation-based
- Video-recorded assessment
Performance
As reported in the abstract
Inter-rater reliability, revised checklist (intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) range across scenarios)
0.54 to 0.86
Inter-rater reliability, behaviorally anchored rating scale (BARS) (ICC range across scenarios)
0.50 to 0.79
Original publication
Development and Validation of a Simulation‐Based Pediatric Anesthesia Training Program in Japan: The J‐MEPA Initiative. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 22 April 2026. doi:10.
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