title: Simulation for System Change: Holland Bloorview's Experience Using Simulation to Enhance the Use of Technology at the Point-Of-Care.
abstract: Simulation has the potential to invigorate teaching practices, facilitate professional development and impact client care. However, there is little literature on using simulation at the level of organizational change in healthcare. In this paper, the authors explore Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital's experience using simulation to enhance the use of technology at the point-of-care. The simulation event demonstrated documentation using technology in two typical practice environments and allowed learners to discuss the challenges and opportunities. Participant feedback was positive overall, and this article reveals important lessons to support the future use of simulation as an educational tool for organizational change.
authors.affiliation: Interprofessional education leader in the Teaching and Learning Institute at the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto. She is passionate about creating meaningful interprofessional educational experiences for learners and is interested in exploring simulation as a method to enhance interprofessional communication and collaboration. She is an experienced occupational therapist and a lecturer in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto.
authors.forename: Darlene
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hubley
authors.affiliation: Sean Peacocke, MHSc, MSc. SLP Reg. CASLPO is the manager of the Centres for Leadership at the Bloorview Research Institute at the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto, ON. He has a keen interest in bridging the worlds of clinical, research, education and technology to improve the care of clients and families.
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peacocke
authors.affiliation: Joanne Maxwell, MSc, BScOT, OT Reg. (Ont.), BSc, PMP is the project manager for Collaborative Practice at the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto. An Occupational therapist by background, Joanne has played key roles in leading a number of significant organizational change initiatives including the implementation of Holland Bloorview's electronic health record across all ambulatory care areas. She is a lecturer in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto, ON.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maxwell
authors.affiliation: Kathryn Parker, PhD, is the director of Academic Affairs and Simulation LeadTeaching and the Learning Institute at the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto, ON. Kathryn received her PhD at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. She has a keen interest in the construction and measurement of program performance and outcome indicators as well as evolving the practice of theory-based program evaluations. Her primary scholarly interests include the development and evaluation of innovative methods of program evaluation and change leadership in healthcare organizations.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D005246:Feedback; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D009864:Ontario; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D016544:Patient Simulation; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems