Scotiabank has committed more than $67,000 in support of a program developed by a Chatham-Kent Health Alliance emergency department doctor.
Dr. Shawn Segeren developed Dynamic Simulation in April of 2020. He began by arranging a series of clinical simulation sessions focused on resuscitating patients with COVID-19.
Over the past two years, the program has branched out to offer a wide variety of critical-care simulation sessions and procedural skills days for emergency department physicians, registered nurses, respiratory therapists, and other specialists at CKHA.
Scotiabank has partnered with the CKHA Foundation in this effort. On May 2, Scotiabank delivered the first of two $33,600 installments for the program.
“As a Foundation, investing in innovative hospital programs is a crucial part of our mission and vision, and Scotiabank’s strong partnership in support of Dynamic Simulation will enable the growth of the program as it seeks to enhance the outstanding care delivered in our local emergency departments,” said Mary Lou Crowley, President & CEO of CKHAF, in a media release. “Scotiabank has been a strong partner of the Foundation for many years, so today’s development really illustrates their ongoing commitment to enabling world-class health care here in Chatham-Kent.”
Clinical simulation is a teaching method that allows health-care professionals to practice critical care scenarios and resuscitation using realistic situations and equipment. It is a safe and effective way to improve patient care and outcomes during high-pressure situations, according to Foundation officials.
“These inter-professional simulations have allowed our teams to work together to manage some very complex, interesting cases, which has really benefited the ED teams at both the Chatham and Wallaceburg sites,” Segeren said. “This strong financial support from Scotiabank will allow us to offer more high-fidelity simulations, leveraging new equipment that will allow us to better serve our ED teams, other hospital departments, and our community as a whole.”
For Scotiabank, this partnership is part of an ongoing priority to support the growth and prosperity of local communities and demonstrate a commitment to a better future for all Canadians.
“On behalf of Scotiabank, we are so proud to be a part of this important initiative and to support the outstanding work that Dr. Segeren’s Dynamic Simulation program is doing here at CKHA,” Mandy Furtado, Scotiabank district vice-president, South West Ontario District, said. “It is an honour to continue our strong partnership with the CKHA Foundation through this investment that will increase opportunities for health, growth, and success here in Chatham-Kent.”
Through this partnership with CKHAF, Scotiabank will sponsor ten Dynamic Simulation sessions and two procedural skills days per year for each of the next two years.
With this support, Segeren is eager to expand the program to work not only with emergency department staff, but with other departments as well.
“Scotiabank’s strong investment will allow the Dynamic Simulation program to continue to grow as it provides our hospital’s frontline physicians and staff with more realistic, helpful simulation scenarios,” said Bob Hockney, Chair of the CKHAF board of directors.
For more information about Dynamic Simulation, visit www.dynamicsimulation.ca.
