Simulation is not new. For decades, military, aviation, and law enforcement have used simulation as an essential aspect of their training. They recognize the value of order and direction in chaotic and challenging moments. This area of training in healthcare – Crisis Resource Management – has proven to help save lives1. Sadly, the medical world, where countless lives are always on the line, is only beginning to recognize this. The last decade however, has seen accelerating adoption of simulation by academic institutions for new doctors in training, but not for professionals already in practice. This is where we come in.
We are a community hospital in the GTA, with an accredited program that involves multi-disciplines and multi-specialties in its sessions.
Most current practitioners never had dedicated training in many of these areas. They were just expected to learn on the job. As resuscitationists, expertise in crisis resource management can dramatically improve our patient care. We would accept nothing less for our loved ones.