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SimKIDS Simulation Symposium

On Sept. 18, 2024, join us in person at the brand-new SimKIDS' Simulation Centre at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)! The SimKIDS Simulation Department is hosting the 2024 Simulation Symposium, which will bring together health-care simulation practitioners, experts and enthusiasts who are pushing the boundaries of health-care simulation and impacting learning beyond manikin simulations.  

The event will feature a dynamic day of presentations, discussions and mentoring opportunities, as participants delve into the following objectives: 

  • Objective 1: Explore emerging uses of artificial intelligence in health-care simulation. 
  • Objective 2: Build awareness and highlight the uses of simulation activities across health care for education, operational readiness and system design. 
  • Objective 3: Share and generate ideas for synergies and future scholarly work. 

Agenda 

9:15 to 10:05 a.m. – Keynote 
Emerging Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Health-Care Simulation 
Panel 

10:15 to 11:00 a.m. – Panel Discussion 
Unleashing Simulation’s Full Potential in Health Care: AI, Education and Operational Readiness 

11:00 a.m to 12:20 p.m. – Rapid Fire Presentations 

12:30 to 1:30 p.m. – Lunch 

1:30 to 3:00 p.m. – Breakout Mentoring Sessions 

Registration 

Tickets cost $75 each. Register by 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 3, 2024. 

Register now

Thank you to our sponsors.

Biographies

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Andrew Petrosoniak is an emergency physician and trauma team leader at St. Michael's Hospital. He's the medical director of the simulation program at Unity Health Toronto. He’s an assistant professor at the University of Toronto where his research work focuses on:

  • Using in situ simulation to improve systems and design
  • Optimizing the care of bleeding patients.

He regularly publishes on and speaks at conferences on topics of resuscitation and simulation. He's also the president of Advanced Performance Healthcare Design, a design and consulting firm that trains high performance teams and uses simulation to optimize health-care delivery.

Rapid Fire Presenters

Lyndsay Chapman, MSW, RSW (she/her) Program Manager, Prevention of Workplace Violence

With over 10 years of experience, six of those at SickKids, Lyndsay is a highly skilled clinical social worker with a proven track record of partnering with patients, families and staff to strengthen relationships, overcome barriers, improve communication and advance safety. Lyndsay holds a Master of Social Work from York University, Bachelor of Social Work from Lakehead University, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Guelph and is certified in crisis prevention. She is also an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Toronto’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work.

Lyndsay is deeply passionate about promoting behavioural health and safety in highly stressful environments, and seeks to provide SickKids staff with the tools, support and resources needed to navigate challenging and escalated situations in their work with patients, family caregivers, each other and the broader public.

Coming soon

Simulation Educator, The Learning Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children

Alison Dodds joined the SickKids Simulation Program in 2013 as a simulation educator. She also co-leads the SickKids Mentorship Academy. Alison is passionate about education and completed a Master of Education Program at Brock University. Alison joined SickKids in 2000 and has worked as a charge nurse within CCCU and a project manager for an interprofessional career advancement initiative.

Alison received simulation training through the Royal College of Physicians, Simulation Educator Training Course. She also completed a Train-the-Trainer Video Debriefing Course, delivered by the Israel Centre for Medical Simulation (MSR) and received Human Factors Training from the University Health Network, Human Factors Group.

As a Simulation Educator, she collaborates with professionals to develop simulation-based education, evaluation and training that supports innovation, research and learning with an emphasis on patient safety.​ Alison also partners with the Project Horizon Team and Emergency Preparedness Team to create innovative evaluation simulations to test out spaces, systems, and processes within the organization. She has also developed simulation training programs for health care professionals both locally and internationally.

Laila Strazds is the Education Project Manager for the Mental Health Strategy and is leading the development and implementation of the Mental Health Literacy Initiative. Through this initiative, mental health is being built into the learning architecture of the organization, empowering staff with the knowledge and skills to improve mental health outcomes for children and youth. Prior to this role she held positions with Safe Access Management and Interprofessional Education in the Learning Institute. Currently, she sits on various SickKids committees including the EDI Steering Committee, Family Caregiver Escalation & Violence Education Working Group, among others.

Simulation and Resuscitation Educator, Simulation Program, The Learning Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children

Roger Correia is a Simulation and Resuscitation educator at the Learning Institute. He has been with the Learning Institute since 2015. He is also a Registered Respiratory Therapist, and has worked at SickKids primarily in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, emergency department and inpatient wards since 2012.

In the role of Simulation and Resuscitation Educator, Roger has contributed to the development of simulation-based education curriculum, workshops and materials that are utilized across the organization, as well as with external partners. As part of these programs, he has assisted in broadening the capacity of leaders across the organization in utilizing best practices to facilitate simulation-based education. 

Jennifer joined the SickKids Simulation Program in 2022 as a Simulation Educator and has been involved in the development and facilitation of a variety of simulation-based education programs. Previously, Jennifer was an Interprofessional Education Specialist with Paediatric Project ECHO, Learning Institute. Jennifer has also worked clinically as a registered Speech-Language Pathologist at SickKids since 2004 and is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.

Interprofessional Education Specialist

Staff Physician

Erin is a Simulation and Resuscitation Educator at SickKids in Toronto. She started her health-care career as a Registered Nurse in the Cardiac Critical Care Unit at SickKids. Her passion for teaching led her to roles as a Nursing Clinical/Simulation Instructor at the University of Toronto and York University. Currently, she is pursuing a Master of Science in Health Science Education at McMaster University, driven by her commitment to lifelong learning and health education. Her teaching style is friendly and supportive, aiming to create inclusive learning environments. She is also interested in the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance education and patient outcomes. Her interests outside of work include coffee, reading and avoiding stepping on Lego (she has two sons, ages 9 and 12).  

Senior Manager, Infection Prevention & Control

Laurie began her nursing career at SickKids in 1991 and transitioned to Infection Prevention and Control in 1998 where she is currently the Senior Manager.  Laurie is well recognized as a provincial & national expert in paediatric and neonatal infection prevention & control (IPAC) and frequently serves in a consultative capacity to external partners.  She has co-chaired IPAC – Canada’s Paediatric and Neonatal Interest Group (PNIG) and is the paediatric representative on the IPAC Working Group of the Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC), responsible for developing IPAC best practice guidelines and recommendations for Ontario.

Occupational Hygienist

Panelists

Simulation Educator, The Learning Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children

Alison joined the SickKids Simulation Program in 2013 as a simulation educator. She also co-leads the SickKids Mentorship Academy. Alison is passionate about education and completed a Master of Education Program at Brock University. Alison joined SickKids in 2000 and has worked as a charge nurse within CCCU and a project manager for an inter-professional career advancement initiative.

Alison received simulation training through the Royal College of Physicians, Simulation Educator Training Course. She also completed a Train-the-Trainer Video Debriefing Course, delivered by the Israel Centre for Medical Simulation (MSR) and received Human Factors Training from the University Health Network, Human Factors Group.

As a Simulation Educator, she collaborates with professionals to develop simulation-based education, evaluation and training that supports innovation, research and learning with an emphasis on patient safety.​ Alison also partners with the Project Horizon Team and Emergency Preparedness Team to create innovative evaluation simulations to test out spaces, systems, and processes within the organization. She has also developed simulation training programs for health care professionals both locally and internationally.

Quality Improvement Specialist, Emergency Preparedness
Patient Safety Lead, SimKIDS steering committee
 
Yvonne spent 10 years in the Emergency Department as a Registered Nurse, and a year with the Learning Institute as an Interprofessional Education Specialist, before transitioning to the Quality Management team in 2022. Yvonne leads hospital-wide Emergency Preparedness projects, including the build and roll-out of new emergency (colour) code policies, the development of an Emergency Preparedness training and simulation plan, and the revamp of many hospital-wide resources. She is also an enthusiastic educator and credentialed Associate Simulation Instructor. She is excited to continue leveraging systems-based simulation as an important tool for operational resilience and business continuity planning.

Coming soon

Emergency Physician at The Hospital for Sick Children

Dr. Devin Singh is one of Canada's first physicians to specialize in clinical artificial intelligence. He is an emergency physician at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and holds a Masters in Computer Science degree from the University of Toronto. He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto in both the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and the Division of Computer Science and is an emerging scholar helping to innovate the regulatory, privacy and ethical landscape for AI in Canada and beyond. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Hero AI, a health-care technology company dedicated to empowering patients and providers with AI.

Contact Us

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