ID: ACJ14-A014 20 Oct 2022

by Kristin Simard, Dennis Keats, Dr. Sharon Reece, Mirette Dube, Monika Johnson, Alyshah Kaba

Advancing Corrections Journal - Edition #14 - What Else Works ... Volume 2 (ACJ14-A014)

Article 14: Joint Simulation Training for Correctional Officers and Healthcare Providers in a Correctional System (ACJ14-A014)

Abstract

In the correctional setting, correctional officers and healthcare providers become immersed in a variety of emergencies in a first responder capacity, requiring organized team approaches and aligned goals. A training gap was identified as healthcare providers and correctional officers facilitate separate training initiatives with minimal focus and education surrounding their collaborative efforts in emergency response situations. The Joint Simulation Training Program (JST) was designed to address this gap, allowing staff the opportunity to practice responding to emergencies together through simulation training. Simulation is an interactive educational technique for teaching knowledge as well as technical, clinical and behavioural skills to participants as they respond to immersive scenarios that replicate real-life events. This is the first joint experiential training initiative undertaken across Provincial Correctional Centres, in Alberta, Canada, and presumably internationally due to a paucity of existing programs in the literature. The case study presented in this paper outlines the design, implementation, and outcomes of this innovative interprofessional training program. The lessons learned from this transformative program should help shape future training initiatives in corrections education, to better prepare these interprofessional teams to work in unpredictable environments.

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Authors

Kristin Simard

Clinical Educator, Simulation Consultant, Canada

Kristin Simard, RN BScN, is a Clinical Educator and Simulation Consultant with nearly 20 years of experience in Corrections Health. She facilitated opening the largest correctional facility in Canada, and is a co-founder of a Virtually-Facilitated Simulation program and Joint Simulation Training Program (JST). Currently she is the provincial lead for JST and facilitator mentorship across 10 correctional centres.

Dennis Keats

Manager, Correctional Services Division, Canada

Dennis Keats, DDO, is a Manager with the Correctional Services Division with over 15 years of experience and facilitated opening the largest correctional facility in Canada. He has extensive experience as a frontline officer, response team member, tactical team member and trainer. Prior to these experiences he served as a Corporal with the Loyal Edmonton Regiment in the Canadian Armed Forces.

Dr. Sharon Reece

Family Physician, Canada

Dr. Sharon Reece, MD CCFP, is Family Physician who supports a medical program, a university simulation program, and is a co-founder of a Virtually-Facilitated Simulation program. She leads various grant funded initiatives and research projects. She has extensive rural experience in remote Artic communities and as a Medical Director in a remote community in Alberta where she lead a wildfire evacuation.

Mirette Dube

Simulation Consultant

Mirette Dube, RRT MS, is a Simulation Consultant and supports a simulation program for a large acute-care hospital. She has spearheaded systems-focused simulations for hospitals, large-scale programs, institutions, and private firms. She leads multiple research and qualitative studies and is the co-founder of an international simulation program.

Monika Johnson

Simulation Consultant

Monika Johnson, RN BScN, is a Simulation Consultant supporting interprofessional teams. She also leads a virtual care program for the Arctic territory of Nunavut, providing increased access to healthcare in some of the most remote communities in the world. She is a co-founder of a VirtuallyFacilitated Simulation program and has vast frontline and quality improvement experience.

Alyshah Kaba

Lead Research Scientist, Provincial Simulation Program

Alyshah Kaba, PhD, is the Lead Research Scientist for a Provincial Simulation Program. She has immense experience leading seminal research and grant-funded studies. She also supports faculty development in research, manuscript authorship, and internationally supports systems-focused evaluations and education.

Advancing Corrections Journal - Edition #14 - What Else Works ... Volume 2 (ACJ14-A014)

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