290 likes | 424 Views
Confessing my Sims: How to avoid my stupid mistakes in developing a simulation centre. Randy Wax, MD, MEd, FRCPC Medical Director, Program for Resuscitation Education and Patient Safety (PREPS) Mount Sinai Hospital Assistant Professor, Critical Care, University of Toronto. Mistake #1.
E N D
Confessing my Sims: How to avoid my stupid mistakes in developing a simulation centre Randy Wax, MD, MEd, FRCPC Medical Director, Program for Resuscitation Education and Patient Safety (PREPS) Mount Sinai Hospital Assistant Professor, Critical Care, University of Toronto
Mistake #1 • I thought a mannequin was enough…
Mistake #2 • I was homeless…
Mistake #3 • Born with the wrong name…
Mistake #4 • I was selfish and wouldn’t share…
Mistake #5 • I was looking for love/money in all the wrong places…
Mistake #6 • I bit off more than I could chew…
Mistake #7 • I was a king, but a lonely king…
Mistake #8 • I was too money focused, and ignored “fair trade” principles…
Mistake #9 • I was a cheapskate…
Mistake #10 • I wasted money…
Mistake #11 • I was shortsighted…
Mistake #12 • I couldn’t see the forest for the trees…
Mistake #13 • I cried and whined about lack of equipment to support my simulation sessions…
Mistake #14 • I faked too much, and I faked too little…
Mistake #15 • I reinvented the wheel…
Mistake #16 • I was possessed of hollow pride…
Mistake #17 • I was hiding in a cave, away from society…
Mistake #18 • I was overly reliant on the kindness of strangers…
Mistake #19 • I wanted the mountain to come to me…
Mistake #20 • I falsely accused industry of evil…
Mistake #21 • I mistakenly thought that health care providers are bad actors and can’t work together…
Disclaimer • It really wasn’t as bad as it might sound • No simulators were harmed in the making of this presentation • You can avoid my mistakes and achieve success faster and easier