Our Spaces
There's a time and place for everything
The CHSR is designed to meet the needs of your simulation experience, through the use of differentiated, optimized environments. All of these spaces have been fitted with state-of-the-art audio-visual recording capacity to allow for various options of live-feeds and post-activity review.
Our Simulators
There's a name and face for everyone.
The CHSR boasts a diverse fleet of high fidelity simulators that cater to most patient populations and simulation scenarios. They afford learners opportunities to hone their clinical skills and understanding through the accurate replication of healthcare situations within a controlled setting.
Our Spaces
High Fidelity Simulation (HFS) Suites
Acute-care patient rooms
The CHSR houses four HFS Suites which have two Simulator (i.e. patient) setups each. The Suites are designed to replicate the acute-care environment of a hospital room with relevant equipment utilized by various healthcare disciplines. Whether your learner group is small enough to be served by a single Suite, or you have a large group that necessitates running all four Suites simultaneously; our Simulation Specialist team will help keep your simulation-based experience consistent.
Apartments for Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
For that 'home-care' feel
Recognizing that healthcare-specific experiential learning transcends the bedside of a hospital/clinic environment, the CHSR has two apartment-styled spaces that afford learners the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills within a home-care setting. Learners can help simulated participants navigate their ADLs in the kitchen, living room, bathroom, and bedroom- to allow for a broader range of preparation within community/residential healthcare.
Diverse Modality - Flexible Space
Experience 'Virtual Reality' or good, old regular 'Reality'
As we strive to keep pace with advancing technologies, the CHSR recognizes the benefits of incorporating VR experiences for our users. Of course, we also understand the benefits of the 'tried-and-tested' experiential learning methodologies which involve mannequins and simulated participants. Thus, to meet the best of both worlds, we offer a flexible space that is capable of meeting whichever modality is preferred.
Debriefing Spaces
To promote reflective thinking.
According to INACSL's HSSOBP 'The Debriefing Process': conscious reflection, the self-monitoring or insightfulness that occurs within or after an SBE, allows learners the opportunity to identify knowledge gaps and understand contradictions between one's vision or actions and actual practice. Debriefing should be conducted in an environment with adequate facilities to allow for privacy, open discussion, trust, review, and confidentiality (INACSL, 2021).
Our Simulators
The CHSR avails 12 high fidelity healthcare patient simulators that enable realistic, interactive and versatile simulated-based experiences. Also available are a handful of low-to-mid fidelity mannequins which allow for the replication of various skills practice through realistic anatomy, articulation, and clinical functionality. Here is a brief introduction to some of the simulators available at the CHSR.
Apollo
Adult (Male) Simulator
- Heart, bowel and breath sounds (anterior and posterior) independently controlled.
- Chest compressions compliant with CPR hand placement detection.
- Bilateral pulses; anatomically accurate oral cavity and realistic airway; blinking and reactive pupils; seizure-capable.
Lucina
Adult (Female) Simulator
- Gravid abdomen with fetal heart sounds. Non-gravid abdomen with bowel sounds.
- Chest compressions compliant. Advanced interior and posterior lung sounds.
- Alter eyelids, pupils, and sclera with CAE SymEyes.
Super TORY
Paediatric Simulator
- Lifelike limb and facial movements. Programmable skin coloration.
- Fontanel variation, capillary refill, chest retractions.
- Supports defibrillation, pacing, and advanced modes of mechanical ventilation.
Nursing Anne
Adult (Male/Female) Simulator
- Programmable heart, breath, and bowel sounds. Blinking eyes with changeable pupils.
- Realistic skin with pre-ported IV. Bilateral pulse points. CPR capable.
- Supports tracheostomy, NG tube, gastrostomy, ostomy, and catheterization.
SimMan Essential
Adult (Male/Female) Simulator
- Heart, lung, bowel sounds. Variety of pulses available.
- Oro, Naso, Endo-tracheal tube intubation. Defibrillation and cardioversion.
- Carotid, femoral, radial, dorsalis pedis, posterior tibialis pulses and brachialis (only left side) synchronized with ECG.
ARES
Adolescent (Male) Simulator
- Chest compressions compliant. Heart, lung, and bowel sounds.
- Spontaneous breathing; with visible unilateral chest rise and fall during bag-valve-mask ventilation.
- Alter the appearance of the eyelids, pupils and sclera with CAE SymEyes.