Mini-Sabbaticant

Deepak Manhas

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UBC
Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology, UBC

Dates of Visit: May 4 – 8, 2020

Purpose of Visit

During this visit to CHES, Dr. Manhas will be meeting with educators, practitioners, and researchers within the CHES community to further discuss the use of Telesimulation to provide outreach Education for Community Hospitals. His specific goal is to develop a resource for health care providers who would like to institute telesimulation structures.

Biography

Dr. Deepak Manhas is a Clinical Assistant Professor with the Department of Pediatrics and a clinical neonatologist with the Division of Neonatology. He completed his Pediatric Residency and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Sub-Specialty at the University of British Columbia and his Masters of Medical Education with Maastricht University. After his fellowship, he completed his training in Neonatal Resuscitation at the Oregon Health & Science University. He is the Program Director for the UBC Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship program and Chairs the Neonatal Resuscitation Committee at BC Women’s Hospital. He Chairs the ACoRN Education Committee for the Canadian Pediatric Society and is a member of the Canadian Pediatric Society’s Fetus and Newborn Committee. Additionally, he currently Chairs the Canadian Neonatal OSCE Committee. His recent work has been improving parental-neonatal bonds and time-sensitive neonatal care with the implementation of the Neonatal Golden Hour. He is currently evaluating methods of improving Teamwork and Communication in our clinical settings.