SimKIDS Simulation Symposium

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.

Program Manager, Occupational Health & Safety

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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. 

Simulation Educator

Interprofessional Education Specialist

Staff Physician

Simulation Educator

Senior Manager, Infection Prevention & Control

Occupational Hygienist

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.

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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.