Thompson Rivers University
The simulation center at the Chappel Family Building for the School of Nursing is dedicated to training present and future health care executives who are extremely skilled, informed, and vital to the development of our health care system. We offer a cutting-edge and imaginative educational curriculum that stimulates research and advances the understanding of the lived experience via the use of simulation.
With 44,000 square feet of multi-disciplinary labs, classrooms, research and collaborative study spaces, the Chappell Family Building for Nursing and Population Health celebrates innovation and excellence in health-care education.
The building’s patient simulation labs are equipped with advanced technology that replicate the work environments for a variety of hospitals and laboratories. They reflect real health-care settings to better prepare students for working conditions and support research designed to improve health outcomes.
Rooms:
- Home Care Apartment
- Sherman Jen Simulation Centre
- MN-NP Primary Care Lab
- Stollery Foundation Innovation Lab
- Medium Fidelity Labs
High Fidelity Simulators:
- Apollo
- Athena
- Juno
- Hal 3201
- Hal S1000
- Pediatric Hal
- Super Chloe
- Super Tory
- Susie S2000
- Victoria
- Victoria’s baby
- Physiko
- Nursing Anne Simulator
- Nursing Anne
- SimMan Essential
- SimMan 3G
- Lifecast Manikins (Pete, Rose, Vivian)
At Thompson Rivers University, we are excited to offer a state-of-the-art Mobile Simulation Lab for healthcare training. This innovative mobile lab brings immersive, hands-on learning experiences directly to students and healthcare professionals, enhancing their skills and preparedness for real-world scenarios.
Advantages:
- Fully-equipped
- Realistic Training Environment
- Skill Development
- Accessibility
- Advanced audiovisual system for Recording and Debrief
- Patient Lifts and Transfers
Director, Simulation Based Learning Centre, School of Nursing
Michael Lundin
Email: mlundin@tru.ca
Faculty, Simulation Educator
Jim Lomen
Email: jlomen@tru.ca
Simulation Instructional Support
Breanna Siemens
Email: bsiemens@tru.ca
Simulation Technicians
Aaron Wiebe
Email: awiebe@tru.ca
Kiranjot Kaur
Email: kikaur@tru.ca
Akash Ghosh
Email: akghosh@tru.ca
Thompson Rivers University
Chappell Family Building for Nursing and Population Health
840 College Drive
Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8
