This template is a generic and comprehensive guide for the development and documentation of simulation scenarios. It is intended to be applicable to any profession (including interprofessional scenarios), any healthcare field, and for most simulation modalities. Members of the Simulation Canada community produced it following a review of the literature on best practices in scenario […]

The PEARLS for Systems Integration Debreifng Tool is now available as a free colour download.

Since the publication of the 2011 report Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice, few tools have been developed to evaluate attitudes that reflect the competencies. The Interprofessional Assessment Scale (IPAS) was developed and validated with this purpose in mind.

A generally healthy 35-year-old woman comes to the hospital for day surgery. She received a dose of cefalexin pre-operatively. Soon after, she begins to complain of itchiness and a rash. This proceeds to a full anaphylactic reaction that the team must manage.

A 55 yo woman with increased risk for perioperative cardiac event comes to the hospital for day surgery. She is stable during unduction of anesthesia. Shortly into the operation her vital signs become unstable. The team must recognize and respond to unstable atrial fibrillation.

A 39 yo woman is in hospital for day surgery. She is stable before and after induction of anesthesia. A few minutes after the surgical procedure begins, smoke will quickly fill the room and the team must respond to a fire in the OR.

A 42 yo woman comes to hospital for day surgery. Induction of anesthesia goes smoothly. Early into the procedure, she develops hypoxemia, hypotension and rising airway pressure. The team must recognize and manage a tension pneumothorax.

A 39-year-old woman comes to hospital for day surgery. Induction of anesthesia goes smoothly. There is then a handover of RNs and anesthesia to a new team. The patient becomes tachycardic wth a rise in CO2 and body temperature which the team must recognize and manage.

A 72 yr old man underwent an inguinal hernia repair 2 hours ago. Stable intraoperative course. He is now in PACU with bradycardia and vital signs unstable. The team must recognize this critical situation, call a code, and arrange transfer to an appropriate care location.

A 35-year-old woman comes to hospital for day surgery. The induction of anesthesia goes smoothly. Early in the procedure the patient becomes hypotensive and hypoxemic. The participants must recognize and respond to an air/CO2 embolus.

A middle-aged woman is coming to hospital for day surgery. She has controlled hypertension and NIDDM. After induction of anesthesia she develops pulseless electrical activity. The OR team must resuscitate her.

Ottawa GRS designed to evaluate physician performance in simulated emergencies in the domain of Crisis Resource Management (CRM) skills.

3 year-old under general anesthesia for repair of forearm fracture. Has risk factors for reactive airways. Develops progressively worsening bronchospasm which is reversible if recognized and managed, otherwise becomes severe.

TheSimTech blog offers a number of free simulation scenarios, mostly targeted towards acute care medicine. Some are interprofessional. Topics include: Dyspnea, hypertension, trauma, burn, fire, MVA, shock, adrenal crisis, tachycardia, pelvic fracture, ectopic pregnancy, toxic shock syndrome, sepsis, angioedema, difficult airway, anaphylaxis, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure (CHF), diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), electrical storm, febrile neutropenia, […]

The Simulation Session Booking and Planning Form is useful for simulation centre co-coordinators to find out about the learning objectives of the simulation session that an instructor would like to create, and to acquire basic logistics information such as type of participants, number of participants, length of simulation, etc. It can be e-mailed to the […]