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A focus on Interprofessional Clinical Simulation with Darrin Abbey

About Darin

Darin is the Director of the Centre for Interprofessional Clinical Simulation Learning at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, BC.

He is Clinical Faculty, UBC’ Faculty of Medicine’s Island Medical Program and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the UVic School of Nursing.

Previously, as an Emergency Department, Clinical Nurse Educator, Darin galvanized his career around a passion for excellence in resuscitation, and an ongoing commitment to assuring improved patient, clinician and organizational outcomes.

Central to this work is the belief that in healthcare, communication is best viewed as a set of skills that can be enhanced through careful consideration and practice. Darin can be reached at darin.abbey@viha.ca.

 

Darin is also the Interprofessional Clinical Simulation and Learning (CISCL) contact for BC Simulation  and the Director of BC Centre for Interprofessional Clinical Simulation Learning

About BC Simulation Network

The British Columbia Simulation Network (BCSN) acts as a provincial community of practice aiding British Columbia-based simulation centres with a forum in which to discuss and advance ideas in the intersection of healthcare, simulation, and technology.

Darin’s Role @ BC Simulation Network

Darin’s role is to assure that the Centre’s mission and values are reflected in the work that we do. As an Emergency Department Clinical Nurse Educator, Darin has galvanized his career around a passion for excellence in resuscitation, and an ongoing commitment to assuring improved clinician and patient outcomes. Central to this work is the belief that in healthcare, communication matters, and is best viewed as procedure that can be enhanced through consideration and simulation.

Watch the Interview with Darrin Abbey and Kerry-Ann Dompierre, Simulation Education Coordinator, HHS