The Canadian Network for Simulation in Healthcare has been formed to facilitate collective action among stakeholders to advance patient-centred simulation across the country. While nascent, its mission is to provide a platform for promotion and advancement of patient-centred simulation among health professionals, educators, administrators, regulators and policy-makers across Canada.
Core Roles
The national network will fulfill five major roles in the Canadian healthcare simulation community:
- Develop and foster relationships among simulation stakeholders.
- Build capacity of the simulation community.
- Develop Canadian guidelines for simulation-based practice, education and research.
- Facilitate exchange of knowledge regarding patient-centred simulation.
- Build the case to increase the scope and appropriate use of patient-centred simulation.
Steering Committee
Members of the Steering Committee for the Canadian Network for Simulation in Healthcare were selected on their individual merits and ability to act on behalf of the entire simulation community, rather than as representatives for their respective organization(s). With pan-Canadian representation from a cross-section of health professionals, the Steering Committee members are:
- Karim Qayumi, Centre of Excellence in Surgical Education and Innovation (Chair)
- Gilles Chiniara, Université Laval
- Paul Gamble, Michener Institute
- Bruce Martin, University of Manitoba
- Sharon Mitchell, University of Alberta
- John Parker, Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics
- John Wade, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
- Barbara Foulds, Algonquin College
For more information, please contact Murray Doggett at mdoggett@cpsi-icsp.ca.