To the Editor,
The recently published work by Dr. Chakravarti et al. outlining the development and implementation of an Anesthesiology Resident Wellness Program at the University of Saskatchewan1 is a well thought out approach to addressing the importance of maintaining resident wellness during training and beyond. I highly endorse the use of simulation as a powerful way to facilitate learning about physician wellness competencies and am gratified to learn that the authors include this educational modality in their curriculum. Although the Canadian National Anesthesiology Simulation Curriculum2 scenarios mentioned in their article do not contain specific learning objectives on physician wellness, elements of such can certainly be discussed during post-scenario debriefing at the discretion of the instructor. It is likely that the role of simulation in teaching and assessing the Intrinsic CanMEDS roles will continue to evolve and be defined as our specialty embarks upon competency-based residency training.
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Chakravarti A, Raazi M, O’Brien J, Balaton B. Anesthesiology Resident Wellness Program at the University of Saskatchewan: curriculum content and delivery. Can J Anesth 2016. DOI: 10.1007/s12630-016-0773-0.
Chiu M, Tarshis J, Antoniou A, et al. Simulation-based assessment of anesthesiology residents’ competence: development and implementation of the Canadian National Anesthesiology Simulation Curriculum (CanNASC). Can J Anesth 2016; 63(12): 1357-63.
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Chiu, M. Simulation as an educational modality in an Anesthesiology Resident Wellness Program. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth 64, 440 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-016-0791-y
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