The In-Situ Interprofessional Simulation (SIPIS) project is a high-fidelity in-situ simulation-based training that has improved interprofessional collaboration in the management of critical—potentially fatal—events requiring rapid, multidisciplinary interventions in post-anesthetic care.

Based on high-fidelity simulation, the training offers experiential learning and feedback in a safe environment for both patients and learners. Through this training, the facility was able to establish the ideal post-operative medical crisis management team, detect latent flaws in the previous management system and improve it. The SIPIS project evaluates the performance of interdisciplinary and inter-institutional teams. This two-day course was offered at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont and Hôpital Trois-Rivières. Participants included 7 anesthesiologists, 2 anesthesiology residents, 6 respiratory therapists, 12 nurses and 2 orderlies.

The SIPIS project also detected some breakdowns in communication and collaboration within multidisciplinary teams as well as latent errors related to the unavailability of certain resources. An evaluation of the project’s benefits showed the simulation had a major impact on the trainee teams’ collaboration, communication and safe practices. This project was the subject of a master’s degree in education and its findings were published in the Journal of Interprofessional Care, March–April 2019. The project was also awarded the FMSQ Prix d’excellence en soins (Excellence in Care Award) in 2018.

Issam Tanoubi, Mihai Georgescu, Joelle Lacoste Delamironde, Roger Perron, Catherine villemure, Julie Houle.