In this simulation, learners will assess verbal and non-verbal aspects of patient communication throughout the patient intake, procedure explanation, medical history interview, and during the cardiac ultrasound exam. This simulation is intended to guide future sonographers in effective communication to ensure patients are informed and therefore better positioned to provide consent for the cardiac ultrasound […]

This is a simulation that focuses on communication with family in a neonatal setting. It focuses on terminology, voice tone and body language. The simulation begins in the Birth Unit, where NRP is in progress with the father watching closely and asking questions. He is asking questions which you must answer by speaking into the […]

Students will practice the skills of motivational interviewing for smoking cessation in a virtual environment by interacting with patients/clients to engage them in discussion, elicit change talk, and manage ambivalence and resistance to quitting smoking. Students will use the principles of client-centred care and effective communication in goal setting and assistance in smoking cessation.

Participants will be presented with a head injury patient who after three days post motor vehicle accident shows no signs of neurologic improvement. As the scenario progresses, participants will be prompted to make decisions regarding neurologic assessments, treatment/intervention recommendations, apnea test criteria and communication strategies with family.  

The purpose of this simulation is to provide healthcare students an Indigenous perspective related to cultural safety and communication.  The virtual simulation highlights an Indigenous woman who is pregnant and her encounters with different members of the interprofessional team (sonographers, paramedics, and nurses) as she is transported to the hospital for an ultrasound and non-stress […]

This simulation involves a 58 year old male patient, Aaron McKenzie, residing in a long-term care facility due to advanced amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Aaron experiences difficulty breathing; there is a question if he has aspiration pneumonia, and he expresses concerns about his health condition. His current Goals of Care (GOC) designation is R3, allowing […]

Recognizing changes in a patient’s status and managing medical emergencies in diagnostic imaging is vital for ensuring patient safety, timely intervention, and effective care. Sonographers work closely with their patients and can notice adverse reactions or sudden changes in the patients’ health or behaviours. The sonographers’ ability to respond to these changes and take the […]

In this scenario, you will assess an adult patient’s readiness to wean from mechanical ventilation, focusing on communication with the patient, family, and healthcare team. Generative AI simulates these interactions, allowing learners to interpret assessment findings, ventilation parameters, patient history, and diagnostics to evaluate weaning and extubation readiness. Responses are compared to an exemplar, with […]

In this scenario, you will care for an adult patient who requires initiation of mechanical ventilation and then continue to provide ongoing maintenance of mechanical ventilation including patient assessment, blood gases, chest x-rays, and ventilator waveforms. This scenario is designed for Respiratory Therapists.

In this simulation, learners will encounter three patient scenarios that require adapting communication strategies. These scenarios are often experienced in the clinical setting by sonographers, and we hope to provide you with communication strategies that you can apply to similar challenging situations. The three scenarios are as follows: 1. De-escalating a frustrated patient, 2. Responding […]

In this simulation, learners will assess verbal and non-verbal aspects of patient communication throughout the patient intake, procedure explanation, medical history interview, and during the cardiac ultrasound exam. This simulation is intended to guide future sonographers in effective communication to ensure patients are informed and therefore better positioned to provide consent for the cardiac ultrasound […]

An EMS crew has been dispatched to a ski hill for a 30 y/o female injured skier with altered mental status and a head injury.

In this simulation, you will experience several conflicts and various approaches on how the conflict can be managed. You will be guided to view several videos, then have the choice to witness two different management outcomes. You will have the ability to navigate between the conflict and outcomes with the navigation buttons.

This simulation is intended to help you develop fundamental skills and confidence when communicating with a pediatric patient. The scenario will allow you to make critical decisions about appropriate communication when interacting with a pediatric patient.

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 […]