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Jonathan Pirie

Title:
Staff Physician, Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine
Designations:
MD, MEd, FRCPC
Alternate Contact Name:
Johanna Crudden
Alternate Email:
johanna.crudden@sickkids.ca
U of T Positions:
Professor, Department of Paediatrics
Chair Positions:
Chair, SickKids, PEMSim Program

Research Positions

Project Investigator, Child Health Evaluative Sciences

Learning Positions

Director, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Simulation Program

Biography

Dr. Jonathan Pirie is a staff physician and medical educator in the Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine and Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto.

He is the Director of Simulation for Paediatric Emergency Medicine and the Simulation Fellowship program.

His simulation interests include developing core curricula for postgraduate training programs, in-situ team training, and competency-based simulation for trainees and faculty.

His clinical expertise is in the resuscitation of acutely ill or injured children and managing febrile infants and children at risk for severe bacterial infection.

Education and experience

  • 1980–1984: Bachelor of Science, (Math Major, Computer Science Minor), University of British Columbia. Vancouver, B.C., Canada
  • 1984–1988: M.D., University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
  • 1989–1992: Paediatric Resident, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • 1992–1996: M. Ed., Higher Education with Specialization in the Health Sciences, Ontario Institute of Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • 1993–1995: Paediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • 1999–2007: Program Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • 2002–2011: Associate Director, Education, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • 2007–2013: Co-Lead, Simulation Centre, Learning Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • 2016–2021: Chair, Board of Examiners (PG), University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Achievements

  • 2020: Anna Jarvis Paediatric Emergency Medicine Teaching Award, Canadian Paediatric Society
  • 2020: Denis Daneman Faculty Mentorship Award, Department of Paediatrics
  • 2017: Colin Woolf Award for Teaching Excellence in Continuing Professional Development, University of Toronto - Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, ON
  • 2011: Harry Bain Award, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
  • 2011: Certificate of Founder Designation, Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
  • 2009: Teaching Excellence for the Paediatric Resident Lecture Series, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
  • 2008: Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Medical Education in Teaching Performance, Mentorship, and Advocacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
  • 2008: Continuing Education Award - Excellence for long-term contribution to CE in the Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON

Publications

  1. Gharib M, Petrosoniak A, Pirie J, Trbovich P, Moga MA, Tavares W, Walsh C. Comparing Methods of Identifying Latent Safety Threats using in-situ Simulation in the Pediatric Emergency Room. BML Quality & Safety. In Press COLL 
  2. Sterling Harel D, Lin J, Cheng A, Pirie J. Impact of aerosol box on healthcare provider workload during simulated aerosol generating medical procedures. Pediatric CCM 2024. SRA
  3. Pirie J, Fayyaz J, Gharib M, Principi T, et al. Impact and effectiveness of a mandatory competency-based simulation program for pediatric emergency medicine faculty. Academic Emergency Medicine Learning & Training. 2023 PA
  4. Cheng A, Pirie J, et al. Impact of Aerosol Box Use on Patterns of Healthcare Provider and Environmental Contamination during Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures: A Multicenter Study. JAMA Network Open 2023 COLL | Site PA
  5. Pirie J, Fayyaz J, Gharib M, et al. Development and implementation of Structured Competency base Medical education program For Faculty in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Adv Simul 6, 17 2021 PA

Funding

  • 2024–2027: Site-PI. Design, Development and Evaluation of an Augmented Reality and Screen-based Decision Support System for Cardiopulmonary Arrest: A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial. Alberta Innovates (Jan 2024), A Cheng, Siebert, J Pirie, A Levy, et al. $750,000
  • 2023–2025: SRI: Implementation of a novel high fidelity low-cost point-of-care ultrasound technology to in-situ pediatric simulation in the emergency department: An exploratory survey study. Paediatric Consultant Education Grant, Sickkids (Oct 2023). M Harel-Sterling, D Singer-Harel, H Katz-Dana, E Thau, P Olszynski, J Pirie. $5,000
  • 2023–2026: Site-PI. Impact of aerosol box use during cardiopulmonary arrest: A multicenter, randomized trial. CIHR. (April 1, 2023). A Cheng, J Pirie, A Levy, T Chang, C. Matava, et al. Amount funded: $ 478,126
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