National Forum on Simulation for Quality & Safety

Purpose:

• Demonstrate ways in which simulation reduces adverse events, costs and financial risks for hospitals;
• Promote evidence and examples supporting the use of simulation at the point of care delivery;
• Highlight current Canadian leaders and their knowledge and insights into establishing hospital-based simulation programs; and
• Motivate decision-makers to pursue the integration of simulation-based patient safety and quality improvement initiatives/education/programs at their organizations.

All hospital and care delivery organizational leaders, administrators, quality and safety leads, hospital-based simulationists and researchers are welcome.

Speakers:

• Dr. Adalsteinn (Steini) D. Brown, D.Phil
• Dr. Vincent Grant, MD, FRCPC
• Dr. Teodor Grantcharov, MD, PhD, FACS
• Dr. Glenn Posner, MDCM, FRCSC, M.Ed.

The event will be co-chaired by:

• Dr. Teodor Grantcharov, MD, PhD, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Toronto; Canada Research Chair in simulation and surgical safety; creator of the surgical black box.
• Dr. Adalsteinn (Steini) D. Brown, D.Phil, Director, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; co-chair of the IDEAS Quality Improvement (QI) Program.

Register here: http://bit.ly/1RhY3XV