Presented by:

Renee Pyburn, RN, MS Sidra Medical & Research Ctr, Simulation Project ManagerDr. Nabila Al Meer Hamad Medical Corp., Executive Director of NursingDr. Abdullatif Al Khal Hamad Medical Corp., Chief of Medical EducationMichael Seropian, MD Bonnie Driggers, MPA,MS, RN

IMSH conferenceJan 2011

* Qatar as a Culturally Adaptive Model for International Simulation Collaboration

*Disclosures

*Renee Pyburn-no disclosures*Dr. Michael Seropian-consultant and

stockholder, SimHealth Consultants, LLC*Bonnie Driggers, consultant and

stockholder, SimHealth Consultants, LLC*Dr. Nabila Al Meer - no disclosures*Dr. Abdullatif Al Khal - no disclosures

*Basic Information About Qatar

Population• Approximately

1,665,000 • Diverse

population (25% Qataris, 75% other)

HMC/Primary Healthcare• Large public

healthcare system - delivers 90% of care

Private• A few private

hospitals and clinics

Sidra Medical & Research Center (2012)• Private

publicly funded 400-bed hospital

*Basic Information About Qatar

High quality clinical education facilities

Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar (medical school)University of Calgary, Qatar (nursing school)

College of the North Atlantic, Qatar (allied health, pre-nursing)Qatar University School of Pharmacy (pharmacy)

Diverse clinical workforce

Widely varying cultural and educational backgrounds

Small percentage of local Qataris in workforce

Large need for assessing clinical competency and upgrading level of skill and competency

*Simulation Facilities in Qatar

HMC - Planned

Sidra - PlannedUniversity of Calgary – Existing

CNA-Q - Existing

*Simulation Facilities in Qatar

WCMC-Q-Clinical Skills Center

Qatar Robotic Surgery CenterQatar University

Al-Khor

*Sidra’s Unique Challenge

Other tasksSystems testing Training on equipment/IT

systems

Assessment and training

Assess and up-skill where necessary

Merging of some HMC staff into Sidra

Onboard 5000 - 6000 staff

12-month on-boarding period Culturally diverse staff mix

*Collaboration Efforts for Simulation

• Plans• Stakeholders• Resources

Research

2009: Workshop Goals

*End Products From Workshop

EducationFact finding•Facilities/programs•Stakeholders•Needs

Priorities•Identification•Priority

Defining nature of collaboration

Networking and identification of

key contactsPlan for future collaboration

*Key Decisions From Workshop

Common Value

Standards and

certification

Maximize/ share

resources countrywid

e

Collabor-ative

curriculum

develop-ment

Move towards

GCC Chapter of SSH

Collabor-ative

facility planning

*Future Goals of Collaborative Efforts

Set national prioritiesAccreditation of sim facilities countrywideEstablish Advisory BoardRegional sim center in futureFostering of Interprofessional EducationEstablish Surgical Training Center (QRSC)National Research Agenda

* Existing Collaborative Simulation Efforts in Qatar

Joint Sidra-HMC Task

Force

Sidra

HMC

Surgical TrainingCenter

QRSC

HMC

WCMC

Sidra

Sidra-WCMC Collaborativ

e Group

Sidra

WCMC

Qatar Simulation Consortium

Sidra

HMC

University of Calgary

College of the North Atlantic

Qatar IP Health Council

Sidra

HMC

WCMC

University of Calgary

College of the North Atlantic

Qatar University

*Primary stakeholders in Collaborative Efforts

•Sidra•HMC•Others may be addedHealthcare Facilities

•WCMC-Q (Medicine)•CNA-Q (Nursing)•UCQ (Allied Health)•Qatar University (Pharmacy)Academic Institution

s•QRSC (Qatar Robotics

Surgery Center)

Other

*A model for simulation

collaboration

Collaborative Structure

Collaborative Stakeholders

Public Healthcare System

Private Healthcare System

Universities & Schools-Nursing Medicine, Allied

HealthOther

*A model for simulation

collaboration

Collaborative Structure

Collaborative Functions

Collaborative Structure

Regional Simulation Center

Regional Simulation Council

Advisory Board

Specialized Task Forces

IPE Council

*A model for simulation

collaboration

Collaborative Opportunities

Educational offerings

Research and

Development

Instructor Developmen

tFacilities Planning

Needs assessment

and prioritization

*Conclusions

Summary:*Collaborative efforts began in Oct. 2009 with workshop*Good progress has been made to date and will

continue in the future.*Many stakeholders in a culturally diverse setting.*Opportunity to build countrywide infrastructure and

programs together.

Questions?*What are challenges you have faced in collaborative

efforts?*What are strategies that have worked well for you in

collaborative efforts?