| Development of Evidence-Based Standards Using Human Patient Simulation to Attain Airway Management Competencies 
SAIT Lead: Health and Public Safety- Centre for Advanced Patient Care Simulation Collaborators: Alberta Association for Colleges and Technical Institutes (AACTI); NAIT Start/End: July 2006/ June 30, 2007 Background: | In 2005, Dr. Robert Hall, University of Calgary, found that intubation, [airway management] training within a simulated environment is as effective as training received in the Operating Room (OR). Student practicum experience in the OR is necessary, and both SAIT and NAIT currently require their Respiratory Therapy (RT) and Prehospital Care (PHC) students to perform tasks in the OR to attain a certain level of competency to complete their programs. However, given the high cost to place students in the OR, and the institutions' investments in high-fidelity, human patient simulation (HPS), SAIT and NAIT will conduct applied research to identify innovative ways in which students can achieve airway management competency both within the OR and a simulated environment. | Objective: | To present evidence and recommendations for innovative change in SAIT and NAIT's RT and PHC programs' pre-practicum assessment and practicum requirements | Outcomes: - Decreased pressure in the OR
- Decreased costs to place students in the OR for practicum purpose
- Potential to increase the number of students entering into SAIT's RT and PHC programs
- Students who are better prepared for their OR practicum experiences
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