CSTAR, in partnership with the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI), was awarded the John G. Wade Visiting Professorship by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. This prestigious award provides support for us to bring a distinguished professor in simulation, Dr. Walter Eppich, MD, PhD, Associate Professor Pediatrics and Medical Education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine to London to share his experiences with us. (See below for biography)
These sessions will be applicable to any faculty or staff who are involved in teaching others, whether they are currently leading simulation or teaching in the clinical environment. We ask that people register for the workshops ahead of time so that we can manage the numbers.
Date: This event has been postponed due to Covid-19. We will look to re-book when restrictions are lifted.
Schedule of events:
| Wed. May 13 7:00am -8:30am |
Grand Rounds - Why does psychological safety matter Building supportive yet challenging learning environments in simulationLearning objectives:
Link to poster: Grand Rounds |
Sumner Auditorium, Victoria Hospital To be broadcast to University Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital – please check back for room locations |
| Wed. May 13 2:00pm -5:00pm |
Promoting Team Inclusiveness through Team ReflectionLearning objectives:
To register or for more information contact: Link to poster: Team Reflection |
UWO Room HSA 022 |
| Thurs. May 14 8:00am to 12:00pm |
Dealing with Difficult Debriefing SituationsLearning objectives:
To register or for more information contact: Link to poster: Difficult Debrief |
CSTAR Kirkley Meeting Room |
If you have any questions or suggestions about Dr. Eppich’s visit please contact Stephanie Ayres at ext. 32358, or by email Stephanie.ayres@lhsc.on.ca.
Walter Eppich, MD, PhD is Associate Professor Pediatrics and Medical Education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and he practices pediatric emergency medicine at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago (USA). Walter teaches extensively on basic and advanced simulation educator courses and has been invited to speak on topics related to simulation, feedback, and debriefing around the world. In addition to co-authoring over 70 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, he co-founded and co-edits Debrief2Learn.org, an online, open access resource for simulation and health professions educators.
Walter’s research uses qualitative methodologies to study team reflection, healthcare debriefing, and team adaptation. He studies how talk within teams influences learning and performance in both simulated and clinical workplace settings. He earned a PhD in Medical Education from Maastricht University with a thesis entitled “Learning through Talk: The Role of Discourse in Medical Education”. He collaborates with team and organizational psychologists to study team processes both in and outside of healthcare. In 2018, he traveled to Antarctica to perform ethnographic field observations and in-depth qualitative interviews to understand what enables Antarctic research teams to adapt to ever-changing conditions in extreme environments and ensure mission success. Healthcare is also characterized by extreme environments in instances of intense time-pressure and high patient acuity. This work contributes to his research program with the goal of delineating the contribution of workplace talk and team interactions to learning and performance.
