Trauma Resuscitation in Kids - Instructor Course

TRIK Instructor course

Trauma Resuscitation in Kids (TRIK) is a simulation-based course designed for health care providers who manage pediatric trauma patients. Healthcare providers with clinical experience in pediatric trauma care, who have completed a TRIK course and meet the criteria can become TRIK Instructors.

Those interested in becoming a TRIK instructor must meet the criteria set out by the TRIK Steering Committee:

Must have participated in a TRIK provider course.

Have a minimum of 2 years of clinical experience in pediatric trauma care as attending level team leader (either PEM, surgery or PICU)

Must have completed a simulation education course.

A curriculum vitae must accompany the application.

A commitment to teach at one course per every 2 years and, whenever possible, within one year of the instructor candidate course.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this scenario, the participant will be able to

Discuss the administrative requirements for running a TRIK course
Describe the course outline for TRIK
Describe how the various components of the TRIK course should be implemented
Demonstrate how to run a trauma simulation
Demonstrate how to debrief a trauma simulation

Intended Audience

The TRIK Instructor course is suitable for clinicians with experience in pediatric trauma care as attending level team leader (either PEM, surgery or PICU)

Process to Become TRIK Faculty

Submit all documents required for application

Participate in an instructor course

Must act as an instructor candidate during a TRIK provider course.

TRIK master faculty conduct assessments and make decisions at each step (application, instructor candidate, TRIK faculty) as to whether the incumbent will progress to the next step in becoming faculty.
For details about becoming a TRIK instructor, access the PROCESS FOR INSTRUCTOR CANDIDATES document.

CME Accreditation

Virtual Instructor Course
This event is an Accredited Group Learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the Royal College Continuing Professional Development Unit. You may claim a maximum of 3 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

Instructor Candidate portion
This activity is an Accredited Simulation Activity (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by Royal College Continuing Professional Development Unit. You may claim a maximum of 14 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. More information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit is available on the AMA website: www.ama-assn.org/education/cme

Time Commitment

The TRIK Instructor course is a 3-hour virtual course. Once you've completed the instructor course, we will be notified of upcoming in-person TRIK courses where you can act as an instructor candidate during the 2-day course.

Authors and Disclosures

Farhan Bhanji, MD, MSc (Ed), FAHA, FRCPC
Nothing to disclose.

Adam Cheng, MD, MSc (Epidemiology), FRCPC
Nothing to disclose.

Dr. Angelo Mikrogianakis
Nothing to disclose.

Dr. Sonny Dhanani
Nothing to disclose.

Fayez Mansoor Al-Harthi, MD
Nothing to disclose.

Dr. Sanjay Mehta, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FAAP, FACEP
Nothing to disclose.

Natalie L Yanchar, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Nothing to disclose.

Hosting a TRIK Course

If you are interested in hosting a TRIK course in your institution, please contact the PPI Project Coordinator by email at ppi@royalcollege.ca

System Requirements

We have tested the learning environment and modules to function properly on the most up to date version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge on desktop and tablet devices. Tablet devices should have a minimum resolution of 2048 x 1536. While the activity may work properly on other systems not described above we cannot guarantee full functionality.