By Dr. Sev Perelman In September, Dr. Oleg Safir and I participated in the http://www.rosomed.ru/2014/index-en.html” target=”_blank”>ROSOMED-2014, Third Convention of Russian Society of Simulation Education in Medicine and 5th Congress “Innovative educational technologies in medicine. 2014” in Moscow. In spite of a challenging political situation in the world, we had a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate and […]

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The best way to improve a doctor’s bedside manner may lie in a new tool that evaluates and helps medical residents improve their communication and other soft skills to become better doctors, according to a new study led by http://www.womenscollegehospital.ca/” target=”_blank”>Women’s College Hospital’s Dr. Tim Dwyer. The study, published in the latest issue of the […]

Results have major implications for nursing education UPDATE! Study results have been published online. https://www.ncsbn.org/JNR_Simulation_Supplement.pdf” target=”_blank”>Read the results > Simulation-based training effectively prepares nursing graduates as they transition into the nursing workforce, according to the https://www.ncsbn.org/” target=”_blank”>NCSBN (National Council of State Boards of Nursing) National Simulation Study. The long-awaited results of this national, multi-site, longitudinal […]

The http://www.ipe.utoronto.ca/” target=”_blank”>Centre for Interprofessional Education – University of Toronto is pleased to invite article submissions for its September 2014 newsletter. The Centre is looking for interprofessional-themed articles that focus on the collaboration, communication and knowledge sharing between the health and education sectors for healthcare provider education. The Centre is also interested in upcoming interprofessional […]

Source: http://www.texaschildrens.org/” target=”_blank”>Texas Children’s Hospital A new, first-of-its-kind program in Texas provided by the Simulation Center at Texas Children’s Hospital will help reassure and prepare parents whose babies are being discharged from the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) on ventilators with tracheostomies. Texas Children’s Hospital cares for babies with complex medical issues such as […]

Source: http://janelangille.com/” target=”_blank”>janelangille.com By Jane Langille After the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15, 2013, there was a huge influx of patients to local hospitals, yet all of the 140 victims treated in the aftermath of the incident lived, thanks in part to mass casualty simulation training that had taken place years before. Simulation education […]

Source: http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/” target=”_blank”>MarketsandMarkets The healthcare simulation market has experienced extensive growth over the past few years, mainly attributed to various advancements in technologies. The increasing focus on training of medical practitioners, rising healthcare costs, growing focus on patient safety, and availability of funds has helped increase the purchasing power of academic institutes, thereby driving the […]

Source: http://www.nosm.ca/”>Northern Ontario School of Medicine The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr. Penny Moody-Corbett as Associate Dean of Research and Senior Associate Dean of NOSM’s Lakehead Campus, and Dr. David Musson as Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education. Both Drs. Moody-Corbett and Musson will be based […]

Source: http://medbiq.org/” target=”_blank”>MedBiquitous In this event recap, MedBiquitous would like to thank the speakers and participants who made the http://medbiq.org/conference2014″ target=”_blank”>MedBiquitous Annual Conference 2014 such a success. Dr. David Nichols began the conference with a warm welcome to attendees, and Dr. Peter Greene followed with an update on MedBiquitous accomplishments, encouraging attendees to build the […]

Toronto Rehabilitation Institute’s team tackles is using cutting-edge technology to develop simple solutions to everyday, aging-related problems. (Source: Toronto Star)

http://www.michener.ca/” target=”_blank”>The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences and http://www.elekta.com/” target=”_blank”>Elekta, a company that provides clinical solutions for treating cancer and brain disorders, are enhancing the simulation experiences for the next generation of radiation therapists thanks to the addition of Clarity to Michener’s radiation therapy training suite. Clarity, installed with one of Michener’s existing Elekta […]

The use of simulation techniques in medical education, such as lifelike manikins and computer systems, results in improved patient care, better outcomes and other benefits, according to a study led by a http://www.stritch.luc.edu/” target=”_blank”>Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine researcher. William C. McGaghie, PhD, and colleagues analyzed 23 medical education studies that measured the […]

The http://www.ipe.utoronto.ca/” target=”_blank”>University of Toronto Centre for Interprofessional Education is seeking interprofessional-themed articles for its June 2014 newsletter. Submitted articles should focus on the collaboration, communication and knowledge sharing between the health and education sectors for health professions education. The Centre is also interested in upcoming interprofessional events, conferences, grant and award announcements, and other […]

In celebration of National Nursing Week, the http://www.trentu.ca/nursing/” target=”_blank”>Trent/Fleming School of Nursing launched the new Nursing Clinical Simulation Learning Centre on Wednesday, May 14, at the Life and Health Sciences Building at Trent University. The grand opening of the simulation lab is a fitting example of this year’s Nursing Week theme, “A Leading Force for […]

Katherine Kortes-Miller, a PhD candidate and sessional lecturer at Lakehead University, was the recipient of a 2014 TVN Interdisciplinary Fellowship for her project, “Interdisciplinary end-of-life care education using high-fidelity simulation in long-term care”. TVN (Technology Evaluation in the Elderly Network) announced a total of eight new http://www.tvn-nce.ca/” target=”_blank”>Interdisciplinary Fellowship Program (IFP) awards as part of […]

On March 31, students from St. Lawrence College celebrated the 2014 Simulation Olympics. The full-day annual Simulation Olympics engaged students with fun, engaging and educational competition. “This is our second annual Sim Olympics here at St. Lawrence College in our simulation lab. Working in teams of three, our second-year BScN students were involved in a […]

Publisher’s Message by Lisa Satterthwaite T’was the year of the Polar Vortex! I am sure that none of us will forget this past winter and will instead look forward to the enormous joy that the warmer, albeit wet spring weather ahead will bring us. I anticipate that over the past few months many of you […]

By Samantha Bruce, Canadore College March is Nutrition Month, and the Dieticians of Canada want to help Canadians enjoy healthy food choices. With this in mind, Personal Support Worker professor Nancy Bush has created a series of Mini Iron Chef events for her students to focus on dietary restrictions. Personal Support Worker students prepared meals […]

Simulationists at http://www.sickkids.ca/” target=”_blank”>The Hospital for Sick Children are trying to unite simulation fellows and trainees from different programs to develop a sim fellowship/trainee network. The organizers hope to engage simulation learners from different disciplines, share learning experiences, and explore resources and training opportunities. The organizers are starting a joint journal club and hope to […]

The http://medicine.utoronto.ca/” target=”_blank”>University of Toronto is creating a Student Training Fund in Otoscopy in partnership with http://otosim.com/” target=”_blank”>OtoSim Inc., thanks to a $200,000 donation led by Ralph Chiodo, founder of Active Green + Ross. Mr. Chiodo’s donation allows OtoSim Inc. to provide 66 otoscopy training units, known as the OtoSim, to the University of Toronto. […]

Source: http://www.durhamcollege.ca/” target=”_blank”>Durham College Meet Mr. EP Taylor, a 75-year-old client who lives with his sister. Mr. Taylor is generally well but has had some episodes of forgetfulness that are increasing in frequency. He also has rheumatoid arthritis, weakness in lower extremities, uses a walker (reluctantly) and has had previous falls at home. Mr. Taylor […]

Recently announced national postgraduate curricula in Denmark now require all resident obstetrician gynecologists to undergo a structured laparoscopic training on a virtual reality (VR) simulator to obtain permission to become a specialist in gynecology. Set by the Danish National Board of Health and advised by the http://www.dsog.dk/english_frontpage.shtml” target=”_blank”>Danish Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the new […]

A major new partnership between key healthcare educators in northwestern Ontario aims to pool resources and increase training capacity, as well as student access, to training simulations for medical learners of all disciplines throughout the region, ultimately leading to better patient care. The Northwest Centre of Excellence in Health Simulation (NWCEHS), launched on January 24th, […]