Northern Rural Simulation Resources
Northern Rural Simulation Resources
Revised: January 2026
Contributors:: Holly Sarvas, Joseph Newing
Northern Ontario Simulation Network
The Health Sciences North Simulation Lab maintains an up-to-date list of Northern healthcare simulationists that can be accessed for email distribution and collaboration/consultation purposes. The goal of this network is to create connections for our centers to work together sharing key information on running a simulation centre/department, creating and conducting high quality simulation for our healthcare professionals and learners.
If you have any questions about this initiative, please email [email protected].
HSN Simulation Lab Equipment Rental and Donations Program
The Health Sciences North Simulation Lab supports Northern Ontario healthcare simulationists by making available select task trainers for rental to their sites. Information on the available equipment for rental is present here.
The contract for equipment rental can be reviewed here. Exact details on the program can be provided by emailing [email protected].
The Equipment Rental Request form can be found here.
The Health Sciences North Simulation Lab occassionally has excess consumables (clean utility) available for donation to healthcare institutions or healthcare academic centres for education purposes only. Individuals who request the donations will be expected to sign a waiver of liability form accessible here indicating the consumables will never be used for patient care services. It is also the expectation that the individual/institution take on the cost of shipping the donations.
The request form, which includes a link to the available donations, can be found here. Do not hesitate to contact us in advance at [email protected] to clarify or ask questions about the process. You can also contact us to get further details on the manufacturer, product details, sizing, or pictures of equipment prior to your request.
Website Resources
Practiss.ca (https://practiss.ca):
‘PRACTISS is a completely free, open-access learning platform looking to make simulation and case-based education accessible to all. Made with rural and low-resource settings in mind, we look to provide novice and non-expert facilitators with all the tools they might need to deliver effective learning for their peers or students - all in a non-commercial way. Through our searchable database, healthcare professionals can access curated, user-generated, simulation scenarios and clinical “snapshots’’ on a variety of topics, geared towards a variety of different allied health professions’ (PRACTISS, 2025)
British Columbia Simulation Network (https://bcsimulation.ca/resources/):
‘The BC Simulation Network (BCSN) is a community of practice that provides British Columbia’s health care simulation centres, programs and enthusiasts with a forum in which to discuss and advance ideas at the intersection of health professions education, simulation practice, technologies, ongoing competency and delivery of health services. It provides an opportunity to share resources and align operations in an effort to improve access and use of simulation provincially. The BCSN collaborates to host the BCSimulation website and the BC Simulation Tracking Tool. In addition, the BCSN serves as a collective voice for advocacy and the advancement of research and best practices in healthcare simulation.’ (BSCN, 2025)
