Simulation Program

Driven by a commitment to patient care excellence, the Osler Simulation Program strives to be a leader in innovative learning experiences that are people-centred, collaborative, high-quality, inclusive and fostering a culture of continuous improvement for care providers, learners and community partners.

The Simulation Program aims to advance competency and learning grounded in four key pillars of excellence: care provider training and orientation, interprofessional team training, procedural and skills training and standardized simulation programs.

Objectives:

1. Promote opportunities for care providers to practice in a psychologically safe learning environment, improve interprofessional team collaboration and communication practices and increase learner knowledge, skill, confidence and ability to practice safely.
2. Develop a standardized simulation program that aligns quality and safety improvement plans with practice, providing opportunities to integrate learnings, successes to understanding the role of human factors to identify and mitigate associated risks through a systematic and evidence-informed approach.
3. Increase care provider engagement in simulation activities, with a view to support continuous professional development and encourage health care professionals to stay current with advancements in clinical practice and innovations.
4. Create opportunities for revenue generation and return on investment through simulation community and academic partnerships.

Pillars of excellence

Care provider training and orientation	Interprofessional team training	Procedural and skills training	Standardized simulation programs

Simulation training opportunities

The Osler Simulation Program offers numerous education and training opportunities, including:

• Various simulation modalities, for example scenario and procedural skill-based training
• standardization of simulation activities, such as facilitation and debriefing

The Osler Simulation Program complies with international simulation best practices:

• The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning’s Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice
• The Society for Simulation in Healthcare’s Accreditation Standards

Simulation equipment

• Highly realistic, also known as high-fidelity, full-body manikins including: SimMan essential with bleeding, Sim Junior, Sim Baby, Sim NewB
• Other lower fidelity full body manikins like Resusci Anne and nursing care patient simulator
• Computer software used to mimic patient vital signs
• High-fidelity lung simulators compatible with critical care ventilators and anesthetic gas machines
• A variety of task trainers including those related to airway management and cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Simulation Program spaces

Please note: Room capacity may be variable depending on the simulation activity.

Simulation bookings

Complete the booking request form to access simulation services. Only Osler clinical managers, educators, professional practice leaders and physicians can book training time. Affiliated medical school with faculty appointments can request services via the booking request form.

Orientation to the spaces and procedures is required. Simulation sessions are operated by appropriately trained staff. To report any damages to the simulation program equipment, please complete the damage report form.

Simulation booking request form Simulation program damage report

For questions or additional information, contact PP.SimBooking@williamoslerhs.ca.