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What’s Wrong with Simon?: An interprofessional Paediatric Simulation

Contributed on December 5, 2025, last reviewed and/or updated on December 5, 2025.

English

Author(s)

George Brown College

Elizabeth Hanna, MHSc, Reg CASLPO

K. Susan A’Court, RN, BScN, MEd

Kate Parker, CHSE

Paula Mastrilli, RN, PhD

Wendy Ellis, RN, PhD

SickKids Hospital

Emily Louca, MALEAD, RRT

Seona Dunbar, RN, BScN, MN

Maite Browning, RN, BscN, BMSc, MEd(c) , A-EMCA

Jabeen Fayyaz, MD, DCH, MCPS, FCPS , MHPE, PhD(c) Simulation

Rafael Velasquez, BCoSc, CCNA and Network+ certifications

Michener Institute

Jordan Holmes, MA, MRT(N), CHSE

Roger Chow, Simulationist

Colleges and Institutes Canada

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This virtual clinical simulation provides health care students and professionals with opportunities to develop knowledge and skill application, critical thinking and problem solving in providing care to a paediatric family in an emergency department. Learners are invited to make decisions in realistic situations and encouraged to try different approaches related to working within an interprofessional care team in responding to a child experiencing a deteriorating respiratory condition.

Learning Objectives:

The learning objectives of this virtual simulation game What’s Wrong with Simon? An Interprofessional Paediatric Virtual Gaming Simulation are:

  1. Recognize clinical indications of respiratory distress in a pediatric patient

  2. Utilize situational awareness during an acute care situation.

  3. Apply the principles of interprofessional care in an acute care situation.

  4. Apply appropriate communication strategies with family as an integral member of the interprofessional team.

Simulation Modality:

Virtual gaming simulation / virtual patient

Keywords:

402, Affinity Learning

Citation:

Hanna E, K. Susan A’Court K, Parker K, Mastrilli P, Ellis W, Louca E, Dunbar S, Browning M, Fayyaz J, Velasquez R, Holmes J, Chow R. What’s Wrong with Simon?: An interprofessional Paediatric Simulation. Simulation resource published by Simulation Canada; 2025. Available from https://simulationcanada.ca/scenario/whats-wrong-with-simon-an-interprofessional-paediatric-simulation/.

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Target Learners

Interprofessional:

Yes

Levels:

Undergraduate / post-secondary

Fields / Disciplines:

Multiple/General
Pediatrics / child & family

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