Module 3: Interprofessional Education

This course is now offered with French language support. You may indicate on registration your preferred language (English or French) for completing the module’s assignments. A French support instructor will also be available to facilitate breakout rooms and answer questions throughout the lesson.

Please note that French language support only extends to the assignments and does not include the course readings or textbook. The Canadian Certified Simulation Nurse Educator (CCSNE) Exam is also not currently available in French.

If you have any questions, please contact education@casn.ca

Description

Module 3 focuses on the indicators of competency 4, which examines the knowledge and skills related to the use of simulation in interprofessional education and on collaboration with other health professionals in providing simulation-based experiences to interprofessional groups of learners.

Dates

Starts June 10 2025

Tuesdays, 7-9 pm EST/EDT

  • 4 live sessions
  • 2 asynchronous weeks
  • 1 module exam (final week)

Competency Indicators

4. Collaborates with educators from other health professions to develop and implement simulation-based experiences

  • articulates theoretical foundations and essential elements of interprofessional education and team behaviour as it relates to simulation-based pedagogy
  • recognizes the opportunities presented by simulation for interprofessional education and for the development of effective team behaviour
  • understands and respects learning and educational cultures of other health professions
  • collaborates with educators from other health professions in designing authentic, challenging, and reality-based simulation scenarios
  • collaborates with educators from other health professions in implementing simulation-based experiences
  • facilitates appropriate team-based debriefing strategies and feedback following interprofessional simulation-based experiences
  • identifies and addresses potential barriers and effective strategies to interprofessional simulation-based experiences

Audience: Nurse educators using simulation in nursing education programs

Requirements:

  • Participants must be a nurse registered in their jurisdiction
  •  A graduate degree in nursing is recommended but not required; expectations are similar to those of a graduate-level course.

Delivery: Online (Zoom & Moodle)

Timeframe: 8 weeks

Please note that participation in all live webinars is a course requirement.

Required Course Textbook

Campbell, S., Luctkar-Flude, M., Harder, N., & Tyerman, J. (Eds.). (2023). Simulation in Canadian Nursing Education. Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing.

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