Clinical Simulation Administration (CSA)

Activities’ Brief Report

 First opened in 2013

 Accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) in mid 2013.
 Received the recognition and the accreditation of the American College of Surgeons in December 2013
to provide the ATLS course.
 Facilitated the collaboration agreement between King Abdullah Medical City (KAMC) and the Royal
College of Canada (RC) as KAMC signed the official collaboration service contract in 17th May 2015.
 The accreditation process of the Simulation Center by RC started mid 2015. In 15th November 2015, a
Preparatory Visit by Dr. Karim Qayumi was the first step of the accreditation process. The new building
design was approved; Simulation Tender for equipments and manikins was also finalized during the
follow-up visits by Dr. Qayumi.
 Signed a contract with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) in 18th January 2016 to
provide their physicians and residents in different programs with several inter-professional Simulation
training courses and workshops.
 In May 2016, CSA offered and coordinated several events (Workshops: Program Directors, CanMEDS
Implementation, Critical Care Response Team: CCRT courses, RC visiting experts to KAMC: Internal
Medicine, Surgery, and KAMC exam observers to RC exams: Internal Medicine, Surgery).
 Community service 2014-2016 (‫)مبادرة مسعف الحرم‬:

Total number of attendees 1,398 person

 Periodical Training Activities:

o KAMC staff professional development training programs:
 Inter-professional Training Program:
 Hands-on Session for Trans-Esophageal Echo.
 Chest tube insertion.
 Nurses Training Program:
 Foly Catheter Insertion Competency.
 Critical Care Course
 Physicians Training Program:
 Ultrasound Guided Central Line Insertion Session, Cardiology Physicians.
o Residency Programs Simulation Activities:

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  Cardiac Residents.
 ICU Residents:
 Airway Management Simulation Class.
 Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access Sim sessions
 Surgical Residents:
 Basic and Laparoscopic Surgical skills
 Stapling Simulation Activity.
o Undergraduate Students Simulation Activities:
 Medical Interns Training Activities:
 Simple Suturing Workshop.
o Postgraduate Students Simulation Activities:
 Lab Technicians Diploma:
 ICU Nursing Diploma:
 Workshops:

Title CME Duration # Attendance Comments

1 Triage Course 10 CME 2 days 23
2 ECG and Pharmacology
No CME 1 day 217 Repeated 13 times
workshop
3 Breaking Bad News workshop 15 CME 1 day 52
4 IV Admixture workshop 7 1 day 10
5 Advanced Mechanical
8 1 day 10
Ventilation course
6 FCCs course 2 days 28
7 Airway Management Workshop 7 1 days 65 twice
8 Epidural Workshop 7 1 day 36
9 Conscious Sedation workshop Offered twice in May
7 1 day 63
2016
10 Trans Esophageal Echo workshop 8 1 day 69 3 times
11 Trans Esophageal Echo for
2 17
cardiac
12 Hands-On Laparoscopic Suturing
8 1 day 31 4 times
Workshop
13 Neurocritical Care workshop will be repeated on
6 1 day 32
November 2
14 Basic surgical skills workshop No CME 1 day 25
15 Entrance to Surgery workshop 14 2 days 28
16 Pain Management workshop 7 1 day 70
17 Critical Care in pregnancy course 1 day 40

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 Title CME Duration # Attendance Comments
18 OR Nurses Surgical Solutions
7 1 day 30 25 October
workshop
19 Internship Skill Practice
2 day 35 October, December
Workshop
20 Anesthesia for Neuro patients 1 Day 41
21 CSSD Workshop 5 1 60
22 Clinical Skills In Trauma
0 1 23
Management
23 Advanced course for Anesthesia
8 1 day 71
technician
24 Advanced Airway Workshop 7 1 day 33

Total # Activities = 26 Total # Attendees = 1,109

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