Transforming Simulation in the Age of Competency Based Education

24 April 2025 | 18:00 UTC l 13:00 ET | 10:00 PT

IPSS Member: Free | Non-Member: $50

Join Dr. Laura Simone for a  webinar on the evolution of simulation in the context of competency-based medical education (CBME). As the medical education landscape continues to evolve, CBME has shifted the focus to an outcomes-driven approach, emphasizing the development of specific competencies. Dr. Simone will explore how this paradigm shift has transformed the way simulation is used to teach, assess, and maintain competency in healthcare professionals. This session will address key topics including: How simulation can be leveraged for outcomes-based educational paradigms, the role of diverse simulation techniques and debriefing methods in designing curricula tailored to learners with distinct needs, and strategies for using simulation to assess learners and ensure ongoing competency in the ever-evolving medical field. By the end of the session, participants will be inspired to consider innovative approaches to simulation that enhance learning and help maintain high standards of clinical practice.

Meet the Speaker:               

Laura Simone MD, MSc HSEd, FRCPC

Assistant Professor, University of Toronto 

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Royal College Program Director 

Dr. Laura Simone is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician and Simulation Educator at the Hospital for Sick Children, in Toronto, Canada and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto. She is the Program Director for the PEM Royal College Subspecialty Residency Program and the Postgraduate Medical Education Faculty Lead for International fellowships at the University of Toronto.

Among other roles, she is also the Director of the PEM Postgraduate Simulation & Competency Curriculum, Medical Director of the PEM Divisional Academic Rounds, and is a member of the Royal College PEM Subspecialty Committee, being instrumental in developing PEM National training standards and the development of licensing and in-training exams. She is also Co-Director for the International SickKids PEM Conference and the Division Representative for the International Annual Paediatric Update Conference.

She holds a Master of Health Science Education and an Advanced Fellowship in Simulation Education, and has extensive experience in curriculum design, program evaluation, and educational scholarship.