DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e318201e261

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PMID: 21330822

Issn Print: 1559-2332

Publication Date: 2010/12/01


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The Canadian Pediatric Simulation Network: A Report From the Second National Meeting in September 2009

Vincent J. Grant; Adam Cheng

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Over the past decade in Canada, pediatric academic institutions have started simulation-based initiatives aimed at bridging the clinical-educational gap faced by healthcare providers and educators. With a variety of simulation-based modalities, such as task trainers, screen-based simulation, standardized patients, and whole-body mannequins, many centers have been successful at transforming the way medical education is delivered at the local level. However, these centers have evolved in relative isolation, developing their own educational curricula and research agendas. This has inevitably led to duplication of many of the activities inherent in the growth and development of each of these individual centers.
To optimize resources and to provide a venue for academic collaboration, a network of pediatric educators representing pediatric simulation programs from across Canada was conceived as the Canadian Pediatric Simulation Network (CPSN) at the inaugural meeting in Calgary, Canada, in 2007. Although the Calgary meeting was a networking opportunity for pediatric simulation educators, few concrete plans for advancing pediatric simulation in Canada were explored or planned. The network then held a second meeting in Vancouver, Canada, in September 2009. This meeting once again served as the ideal venue to connect simulation experts from across Canada, with the clear expectation to facilitate brainstorming and concrete plans for collaboration in the development of national initiatives for pediatric simulation. To ensure optimal use of time and effective collaboration, a premeeting survey was conducted before the network meeting to obtain an overview of the current state of pediatric simulation in Canada and to identify the top priorities for group discussion at the meeting. From this survey, the top priorities for national collaboration were identified, which were then incorporated into the network meeting agenda via focus group sessions.
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