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 wouldnt 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 couldnt 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 cant work together…
Disclaimer It really wasnt 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