Source: http://www.stlawrencecollege.ca/” target=”_blank”>St. Lawrence College St. Lawrence College’s Brockville campus has a newly improved Home Simulation Lab for Personal Support Worker (PSW) students thanks to funding from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC). The funds were allocated by SIM-one—Ontario Simulation Network and was part of SIM-one’s http://www.sim-one.ca/content/seniors-care-project”>Seniors Care Project. St. Lawrence College’s Brockville […]

A world-leading centre for the research, development, testing and delivery of simulation training of minimally invasive surgical (MIS) technologies and techniques, CSTAR has long been a champion for innovation. The Centre’s facilities support all stages of medical device knowledge translation by enabling meaningful collaboration of researchers and clinicians. Needs-based initiatives: WHaSP Examples of innovation abound, […]

The practice rounds include delivering babies in breech position, intubating elderly patients and replacing heart valves. Watching the students work in competing teams is like the medical equivalent of a television reality show – except that the stakes are potentially much higher than winning a million dollars. (Source: The Globe and Mail)

Source: http://www.canadorec.on.ca/” target=”_blank”>Canadore College Students in the Nipissing/Canadore Collaborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) program will be better prepared for the demands of their career thanks to new simulation equipment and scenarios, funded by the Productivity and Innovation Fund (PIF) competition. The Collaborative BScN, Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) to BScN Bridging and Scholar Practitioner […]

The abstract submission deadline for the 6th International Pediatric Simulation Symposia and Workshops (IPSSW2014) has been extended to January 7, 2014. IPSSW2014 is hosted by the http://www.ipssglobal.org/” target=”_blank”>International Pediatric Simulation Society (IPSS), an organization dedicated entirely to pediatric, perinatal and associated healthcare providers and organizations utilizing simulation-based education to improve care and safety for children. […]