Simulation Canada is honoured and excited to support Colleges & Institutes Canada in its Virtu-WIL (Virtual Work-Integrated Learning) project! This project will expand the number of virtual simulation resources and student experiences in virtual learning experiences, by engaging colleges, universities and Cégeps across Canada to make approximately 120 virtual simulations available to educators nation-wide. For […]

Our online micro-course series provides accessible, affordable, just-in-time learning for the new normal in simulation. They may be taken individually or as a complementary package. NOW available asynchronously! With clinical placement opportunities limited by the pandemic, many schools are emphasizing simulation opportunities for learners to gain essential skills and experiences. Accordingly, educators are adapting their […]

Many organizations are facilitating live manikin- or SP-based simulations over virtual platforms (Zoom, etc.). Here, we are collecting advice and resources for planning and facilitating experiential learning at a distance. If you know of a good resource we should include, please leave a comment below or contact us! Self-learning course available! Simulation Canada’s micro-course: Sim by Webconference – […]

Many simulationists are working on strategies and scenarios to prepare and test systems and educate providers and students. We are collecting a list of resources here. If you know of anything to add, please inform us! On this page: Webinars · COVID Sim Planning · Sims for System Rehearsal/Assessment · Sims for Learners/Practitioners · PPE […]

During this time of COVID-19, the team at Simulation Canada sends a heartfelt “Thank You” to all frontline workers and those that are doing their part to keep us and our loved ones safe. If there are ways in which we can help support you, please reach out! Contact us at [email protected].

This is an unprecedented time. For some in simulation – especially in hospitals – the demands are greater than ever for just-in-time simulations. For those in the education sector, we know you are adapting quickly to support students, academically and psychologically, and are moving creatively to support distance learning, implement virtual simulations, and plan for […]

Optimizing Crisis Resource Management to Improve Patient Safety and Team Performance helps acute care professionals optimize their crisis resource management skills and those of their team. Its theoretical and practical examples will help you hone your skills in situational awareness, decision-making, verbal communication, task management, leadership and followership, and teamwork. Developed by the Royal College of […]

My first simulation, I took a photo of a lower extremity injury from the internet, printed it in color, and took a pair of pants, blood soaked them and allowed them to dry. Also had a pad under the manikin’s leg that I had soaked in simulated blood and let dry. This was an ER […]

Transitions, or periods of change, in medical career pathways can be challenging episodes, requiring the transitioning clinician to take on new roles and responsibilities, adapt to new cultural dynamics, change behaviour patterns, and successfully manage uncertainty. These intensive learning periods present risks to patient safety. Simulation-based education (SBE) is a pedagogic approach that allows clinicians […]

Simulation has offered a practical means to train and rehearse clinical skills for many years. Simulated environments, patients, and related technologies have been used to develop, validate, and maintain a wide range of clinical skills across numerous clinical specialties. In the past 30 years, the field has truly thrived, as evidenced in rapidly evolving simulation […]

Simulation-based research (SBR) is rapidly expanding but the quality of reporting needs improvement. For a reader to critically assess a study, the elements of the study need to be clearly reported. Our objective was to develop reporting guidelines for SBR by creating extensions to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) and Strengthening the Reporting […]

Simulation serving Medical Training Care teams have to deal with many different critical situations such as cardiac arrest, massive hemorrhaging, poisoning, amputation, and pediatric trauma. In order to create a safe environment for learners and patients, health-care professionals count on simulation to learn and acquire various techniques, improve the effectiveness of their interventions, and improve […]

A lot of emphasis is placed on shaping the minds of future healthcare professionals at the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax. Medical trainees use a technique called simulation-based learning, which provides a low-stress environment to develop skills before entering real life situations. (Source: CTV Atlantic News)

PALO ALTO, Calif.–(Business Wire)–Surgical Theater’s Virtual Reality (VR) medical visualization platform lands at Stanford University, Department of Neurosurgery, in the heart of Silicon Valley where medical innovation converges with technology to usher in the next-generation of patient engagement and health care. Stanford University leads the way in advancing medicine on multiple fronts from research to […]

Marian Luctkar-Flude introduced clinical simulation to Queen’s University students in 2005 and this pioneering work has culminated in her being the first Canadian to earn the Excellence in Research Award from the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL). (Source: queensu.ca)

Pediatric patients with high-acuity conditions, such as status-seizures, are as challenging as they are rare for EMS practitioners. This study measured the effects of a high-fidelity simulation training on pediatric seizure protocol compliance by paramedics. The secondary aim of the study was to develop a better understanding of the care EMS and EDs are providing […]

Ottawa Hospital’s Simulation Patient Safety Program a successful initiative across entire institution “One day, Dr. Viren Naik calls me and says, ‘Glenn, we’re going to create a hospital-wide in situ program.’ And I said, ‘Yes! That’s brilliant! Why didn’t I think of that!’” exclaims Dr. Glenn Posner as he speaks to SIM-one in his office […]

A push to “harmonize” nursing education in Canada and the United States may threaten Canada’s high standards in nurse training, according to a spokesperson for the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing. (Source: Globe and Mail)

Dr. Adam Sachs uses virtual reality in the operating room to see if patients with Parkinson’s disease can learn to control their brains using conscious thought. “We are trying to use the virtual reality world to train people to control their brain in real time,” explains Dr. Sachs. (Source: University of Ottawa)

Most doctors never forget the paralyzing terror of their first invasive procedure. Dr. Charles Pozner, of Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, recalls the first time he placed a central line, which involves sticking an eight-inch-long needle into a patient’s jugular vein to place an intravenous line. He had never even seen it done before, but […]

There is no denying that simulation-based training has revolutionized medical education. At U of T Medicine and across our affiliated teaching hospitals, we’re fortunate to have a broad range of simulation centres. We also use simulation extensively in the training we deliver in our MD and post-MD programs. Our learners get the opportunity to practice […]

Boston Children’s Hospital opened a $12 million pediatric Simulation Center this week, consisting of a 4,800-square foot space on the 18th floor of Boston’s Center for Life Sciences building and another 3,500-square feet of space for inventors and engineers at the corner of Longwood and Brookline avenues. (Source: bizjournals.com)

For the first time in 100 years, Canada is significantly changing how it trains doctors. Following the lead of countries like the U.S., Australia and http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Competency-Based+Medical+Educat… target=”_blank”>the Netherlands, Canada will be moving away from a time-based system and towards competency-based education. (Source: healthydebate.ca)

Researchers at St Michael’s have developed a first-of-its-kind simulation for allergy and immunology residents to practise treating anaphylaxis. Dr. Stephen Betschel, program director for clinical immunology and allergy, came up with the idea for the simulation and received $6,000 for the project from the University of Toronto’s Department of Medicine Innovation Fund. Residents will do […]