Previous Events
June 2023
Heat Stroke
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
As the warm weather approaches, the CKHA ED prioritized proactive measures in tackling severe heat strokes. This session concentrated on the recognition and effective management of classic and exertional heat strokes. Yes, that captivating photo showcases a body bag ice bath in action!
June 2023
Outpatient Emergencies!
Thamesview Family Health Team, Chatham ON
We conducted our inaugural outpatient simulation session, where we gratefully accepted an invitation to deliver half-day training on three potential emergencies that can arise in an outpatient environment. Our participants comprised front administration, nurses, physicians, RTs, and others. Together, we navigated through crucial first-aid measures for these scenarios while also exploring strategies to enhance their team's emergency response capabilities.
April 29 & 30, 2023
Simulation Weekend
Pembroke Regional Hospital
We were honoured to be invited back to provide more education to the wonderful Pembroke ED Physicians. This year, we held two full days of simulation sessions, including pediatric and neonatal resuscitation. We covered 12 unique cases throughout the weekend.
April 2023
Aortic Dissection
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
The CKHA ED Team worked together on 2 separate, complex aortic dissection cases. We discussed the ins and outs of this life-threatening emergency, and delved into its nuanced complications and their management such as RCA dissection, and acute aortic regurgitation.
March 2023
The Critically Ill Neonate
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Wallaceburg Site
Healthcare professionals came together for a hands-on simulation session focused on critically ill neonates, covering cases like neonatal sepsis and ductal dependent heart conditions. Participants practiced NRP algorithms, intubation, umbilical vein catheter placements, and more, enhancing their skills and teamwork.
March 2023
Simulation and Skills Day
Four Counties Health Services, Newbury
We provided pediatric resuscitation training to doctors and nurses at Four Counties Hospital in Newbury, Ontario, offering four real-life cases and a procedural skills session. The team was honored to be invited back and work with this dedicated group of medical professionals.
September 2022
Procedural Skills Day
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
Dynamic Simulation provided 5, hands-on, procedural skills stations including cricothyrotomy, central line insertion, airway management, OB delivery (and complications) and chest-tube insertion to 25 physicians over the course of the day. A special thank you to our session facilitators, Drs. Epp, Dixon, Federman and Sutherland.
August 2022
Rural Complexities
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance- Wallaceburg Campus
This was our first SIM in Wallaceburg. The session was geared to provide first-hand experience with some of the difficulties CKHA ED staff face when resuscitating a patient in their most rural site (Wallaceburg). Cases included refractory V Fib secondary to MI, as well as Polytrauma with Cardiac Arrest.
June 2022
Code Stroke
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
This was our first SIM session to involve CK local EMS colleagues. We had a standardized patient assessed and transported to the ED with stroke-like symptoms. The SIM team were require to engage in two resuscitation cases including encephalitis with septic shock, and unstable rapid atrial fibrillation with large-vessel right M1 occlusion.
March 2022
Procedural Skills Day
Pembroke Regional Hospital
Our first event outside of our home location of Chatham. This was the first of two full days of education for the Emergency Physicians at Pembroke Regional Hospital. Multiple skills were reviewed, with hands on practice with video-laryngoscopy, awake intubation, cricothyrotomy, central line insertion, and chest-tube insertion.
February 2022
Status Day
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
A day dedicated to "status" cases including a complex status epilepticus and status asthmaticus. Excellent review of the most recent recommendations for status epilepticus management, as well as some great teaching on the nuanced ventilation settings for intubated asthmatics.
January 2022
Complications of Immunotherapy
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
This interprofessional SIM focused on the complications of immunotherapy, in particular, rare endocrinopathies including adrenal crisis and myxedema coma. As always, it was a great team building and learning exercise. Thanks to all who participated.
July 2021
Paediatric Resuscitation
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
This simulation session included inter-professional in-situ sessions, and multiple ER Doc only sessions throughout the day. Thank you to the Paediatricians, and Paeds nursing staff who participated in the inter-professional session! Topics included neonatal septic shock and infant SVT.
June 2021
Resuscitation of the Pregnant Patient
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
This high-stakes, high-intensity simulation session involved two cases surrounding pregnancy - polytrauma resulting in placental abruption, and peripartum cardiomyopathy resulting in cardiac arrest and resuscitative hysterotomy. It was attended by multiple ER physicians, ER nurses, as well as Maternity Nurses and a local Obstetrician/Gynaecologist.
April 2020
COVID19 Airway Management
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
When the pandemic first began, some of airway management protocols needed to change quickly in order to protect our patients and staff. This SIM provided multiple airway management scenarios over the course of a three days to Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) ER Physicians.
