Biography:
Komal is a Clinical Nurse Educator for the Day Surgery Unit, Inpatient General Surgery, and the Short Stay Unit at North York General Hospital. She is passionate about quality initiatives that enhance patient care and increase quality of life.
Having been a nurse for 10 years and spent 7 of those years as a Clinical Nurse Educator, she has demonstrated the ability to provide diverse and culturally competent care to patients and families within the community. Her enthusiasm for nursing is evident in her willingness to collaborate with interdisciplinary members of the healthcare team to improve patient care guided by evidence-based research and practice.
With her expertise in surgical nursing, she has co-facilitated many Quality Improvement Projects within the Surgical Program and has been a panel member for the same at various conferences. She has a passion for education and takes every opportunity to teach and aid her colleagues to implement the evidence based practices within their respective programs and/or hospitals within Ontario.
As a member of the Professional Practice Team and a leader with a foundation in Education, she is committed to developing innovative educational curricula that are engaging for staff and targeted to ensure retention of information leading to excellence in nursing care and exemplary patient outcomes.
Title : Clinical simulation and game-based learning: Teaching patient safety while promoting nursing competency