Vancouver Island Long Term Care
COVID-19 Simulation Project
Introduction
The Vancouver Island Long Term Care COVID-19 Simulation Project is dedicated to supporting best practices and increasing the confidence of LTC teams as they continue to provide care during the COVID-19 pandemic. On this page, please find links to the multiple resources which support the video simulations. We invite you to view the orientation video and to contact us at cicsl@viha.ca with question, comments and feedback.
Simulation Videos
Scenarios
Part 1
Suspect COVID-19 Resident Case
A suspect case of COVID-19 where the resident is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
Part 2
Positive COVID-19 Resident Case
A suspect case of COVID-19 where the resident’s COVID-19 swab returns positive.
Part 3
Palliative COVID-19 Resident Case
A positive COVID-19 resident becomes palliative and passes away.
Communication of a Potential COVID-19 Resident
Inter-Professional Team Huddle
Goals
To enhance the coordinated response to a resident experiencing COVID-19 symptom.
To enhance the coordinated response to a COVID-19 positive resident.
To enhance the coordinated response and transport to a funeral home, of a deceased COVID-19 resident.
To enhance the communication with a family member after a COVID-19 exposure at a residence.
To enhance the coordinated response to a COVID-19 positive resident.
Objectives
- Practicing meticulous hand hygiene.
- Practice donning and doffing PPE, including use of an observer
- Identify and respond to a resident’s symptoms of COVID-19.
- Practicing meticulous hand hygiene.
- Practice donning and doffing PPE, including use of an observer
- Practice caring for a COVID-19 positive case for transfer to a cohort unit.
- Practicing meticulous hand hygiene.
- Practice donning and doffing PPE, including use of an observer
- Practice caring for a COVID-19 palliative care resident.
- Review documentation requirements
- Learn how to disclose to families a potential resident exposure to COVID-19/LTC care home COVID-19 outbreak.
- Learn the stages and principles of an initial disclosure conversation.
- Practice disclosure communication principles.
- Review documentation requirements
- Enhance communication regarding a suspect COVID-19 resident during a care and service team huddle
- Initiate infection control protocols.
- Enhance care and service team collaboration.
Resources
Purpose: Provides support for facilitators through each segment of the simulation session (Preparing, Pre-brief, Simulation, Debrief, and After the Simulation) and guides the use of the associated resources.
User: COVID-19 Coach/Simulation Facilitator
Timing: For all segments of the simulation (Preparing, Pre-brief, Simulation, Debrief, and After the Simulation)
Preparing
Prebrief
Simulation
Debrief
After
Purpose: Provides facilitators with the script of the simulation and guides the meeting of objectives.
User: COVID-19 Coach/Simulation Facilitator
Timing: Preparing, Pre-briefing, Simulation, and the Debriefing
Preparing
Prebrief
Simulation
Debrief
After
Purpose: To inform those in the vicinity that an education session is in progress.
User: COVID-19 Coach/Simulation Facilitator
Timing: For all segments of the simulation (Preparing, Pre-brief, Simulation, Debrief, and After the Simulation)
Preparing
Prebrief
Simulation
Debrief
After
Purpose: Establishes safety and shared decision making with leadership to run simulation. If simulation is cancelled, documents reasons why.
User: COVID-19 Coach/Simulation Facilitator
Timing: Preparing and After the Simulation segments
This document is also available in French and can be downloaded here:
Preparing
Prebrief
Simulation
Debrief
After
Purpose:
- Documents logistics and demographic details
- Support contact tracing if needed.
- Captures lessoned learned, key take away points, and those accountable for action items.
User: COVID-19 Coach/Simulation Facilitator
Timing: Pre-brief and After the Simulation segments
This document is also available in French and can be downloaded here:
Preparing
Prebrief
Simulation
Debrief
After
Purpose: Provides participants with an overview of the simulation process, the goals, objectives and introductions to the scenarios.
User: Simulation Participants
Timing: Pre-brief and the Simulation segments
Preparing
Prebrief
Simulation
Debrief
After
Purpose: This tool supports facilitators by providing a draft pre-briefing script, and an overview of debriefing.
User: COVID-19 Coach/Simulation Facilitator
Timing: Pre-brief and Debrief segments
This document is also available in French and can be downloaded here:
Preparing
Prebrief
Simulation
Debrief
After
Simulation Session Evaluation - Suspect, Positive, and Palliative COVID-19 Resident Case
Simulation Session Evaluation - Communication
Simulation Session Evaluation - Team Huddle
Purpose: This resource obtains feedback from the simulation participants asking for the impact on their confidence, whether they would recommend the sessions, and provides space for comments.
User: Simulation participants
Timing: After the Simulation segment
Preparing
Prebrief
Simulation
Debrief
After
Purpose: This resource provides facilitators with a tool to reflect on their ongoing facilitation.
User: COVID-19 Coach/Simulation Facilitator
Timing: After the Simulation segment
Preparing
Prebrief
Simulation
Debrief
After
Purpose: This resource provides a tool to obtain the lived experience and impact of the simulations.
User: COVID-19 Coach/Simulation Facilitator and or Simulation Participants
Timing: After the Simulation segment
This document is also available in French and can be downloaded here:
Preparing
Prebrief
Simulation
Debrief
After
Healthcare Excellence Canada Webinar
With an introduction by Tim Willett (President & CEO at Simulation Canada), this webinar complements the LTC+ Acting on Pandemic Learning Together program. Presented by Darin Abbey (Director, Centre for Interprofessional Clinical Simulation Learning), Jae Yon Jones (Director of Quality, Long-term Care) and Tamara Young (Clinical Nurse Educator) from Island Health, this webinar describes the creation of this program and shares how a novel video simulation grew to a stem to stern simulation program.
To discuss this project or further collaborations please contact us at cicsl@islandhealth.ca.
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