Naik, Viren N. MD, MEd, MBA, FRCPC

Vice President Education, Associate Director Kuwait, Royal College Canada International, Senior Business, Development & Design Consultant SimHealth Group.

Dr. Viren Naik is the Vice President, Education for The Ottawa Hospital and Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Ottawa. He has 20 years experience as an educator, and is now focused on leading interprofessional education initiatives at his hospital to enhance the learner experience and improve the quality and safety for patients.

In 2001, he obtained a Master of Education degree from the University of Toronto, and a Fellowship in Education from The Wilson Centre for Research in Education.

In 2015, Dr. Naik completed an Executive MBA at the Telfer School of Management to further develop his leadership competencies.

Publications

Sohmer B, Hudson C, Hudson J, Posner GD, Naik VN. “Psychomotor Readiness for Beginner Echocardiographers.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (in press).
Law JA, Broemling N, Cooper RM, Drolet P, Duggan LV, Griesdale DE, Hung OR, Jones PM, Kovacs G, Massey S, Morris IR, Mullen T, Murphy MF, Preston R, Naik VN, Scott J, Stacey S, Turkstra TP, Wong DT for the Canadian Airway Focus Group. “The Difficult Airway with Recommendations for Management: Part 2. The Anticipated Difficult Airway.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (in press).
Law JA, Broemling N, Cooper RM, Drolet P, Duggan LV, Griesdale DE, Hung OR, Jones PM, Kovacs G, Massey S, Morris IR, Mullen T, Murphy MF, Preston R, Naik VN, Scott J, Stacey S, Turkstra TP, Wong DT for the Canadian Airway Focus Group. “The Difficult Airway with Recommendations for Management: Part 1. Difficult Tracheal Intubation Encountered in an Unconscious/Induced Patient.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (in press).
Boet S, Bould MD, Sharma B, Reeves S, Triby E, Naik VN, Grantcharov T. “Within-Team Debriefing Versus Instructor-Led Debriefing for Simulation-Based Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial.” Annals of Surgery 2013: May 30 [Epub ahead of print].
Lampotang S, Nelson DR, Hamstra SJ, Naik V. “Efficacious Versus Effective: What’s In An Adjective?” Simulation in Healthcare 2013: 8(3); 191-2.
Neira VM, Bould MD, Nakajima A, Boet S, Barrowman N, Mossdorf P, Sydor D, Roeske A, Noseworthy S, Naik V, Doherty D, Writer H, Hamstra SJ. “’GIOSAT’: a tool to assess CanMEDS competencies during simulated crises.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2013: 60(3); 280-9.
Naik VN, Brien SE. “Simulation: a means to address and improve patient safety.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2013: 60(2); 192-200.
Sydor DT, Bould MD, Naik VN, Burjorjee J, Arzola C, Hayter M, Friedman Z. “Challenging authority during a life-threatening crisis: the effect of operating theatre hierarchy.” Br J Anaesth 2013: 110(3); 463-71.
Riem N, Boet S, Bould MD, Tavares W, Naik VN. “Do technical skills correlate with non-technical skills in crisis resource management: a simulation study.” Br J Anaesth 2012: 109(5); 723-8.
Fraser A, Naik VN. “The Royal College Diploma Program: Credential Creep or Value Added?” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2012: 59(9); 827-32.
Arab AA, Fraser A, Naik VN. “The Royal College written examination: Is curriculum driving assessment or vice versa?” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2012: 59(8); 807-8.
Posner G, Naik V, Bidlake E, Nakajima A, Sohmer B, Arab A, Varpio L. “Assessing residents’ disclosure of adverse events: traditional objective structured clinical examinations versus mixed reality.” Journal of Obstetrics Gynaecology Canada 2012: 34(4); 367-73.
Chiu M, Arab AA, Elliott, Naik VN. “An experiential teaching session on the anesthesia machine check improves resident performance.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2012: 59(3); 280-7.
Naik VN, Wong AK, Hamstra SJ. “Leading the future: guiding two predominant paradigm shifts in medical education through scholarship.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2012: 59(2); 213-23.
Bould MD, Naik VN, Hamstra SJ. “New directions in medical education related to anesthesiology and perioperative medicine.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2012: 59(2); 136-50.
Price J, Naik V, Boodhwani M, Brandys T, Hendry P, Lam BK. “A randomized evaluation of simulation training on performance of vascular anastamosis on a high fidelity in vivo model: The role of deliberate practice.” Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011: 142(3); 496-503.
Boet S, Borges BC, Naik VN, Siu LW, Riem N, Chandra D, Bould MD, Joo HS. “Complex Procedural Skills Are Retained for a Minimum of 1 Yr After a Single High-Fidelity Simulation Training.” Br J Anaesth June 2011; 107(4): 533-9.
Boet S, Bould MD, Bruppacher HR, Desjardins F, Chandra DB, Naik VN. “Looking in the Mirror: Self Debriefing vs Instructor Debriefing for Simulated Crises.” Critical Care Medicine 2011; 39(6): 1377-81.
Siu LW, Boet S, Borges BC, Bruppacher HR, LeBlanc V, Naik VN, Riem N, Chandra DB, Joo HS. “High fidelity simulation demonstrates the influence of anesthesiologists’ age and years from residency on emergency cricothyroidotomy skills.” Anesth Analg 2010; 111(4): 955-60.
Blew P, Muir JG, Naik VN. “The evolving Royal College examination in anesthesiology.” Can J Anaesth. 2010; 57(9): 804-10.
Borges BC, Boet S, Siu LW, Bruppacher HR, Naik VN, Riem N, Joo HS. Incomplete adherence to the ASA difficult airway algorithm is unchanged after a high-fidelity simulation session. Can J Anaesth. 2010; 57(7): 644-9.
Hayter MA, Friedman Z, Katznelson R, Hanlon JG, Borges B, Naik VN. “The effect of sleep deprivation on labor epidural placement.” British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2010; 104(5):619-27.
Bruppacher HR, Alam SK, Leblanc VR, Latter D, Naik VN, Savoldelli GL, Mazer CD, Kurrek MM, Joo HS. “Simulation-based Training Improves Physicians' Performance in Patient Care in High-stakes Clinical Setting of Cardiac Surgery.” Anesthesiology 2010; 112: 985-92.
Sui LW, Mathieson E, Naik VN, Chandra D, Joo HS. “Patient- and operator-related factors associated with successful Glidescope intubations: a prospective observational study in 742 patients.” Anaesth Intensive Care 2010; 38(1): 70-5.
Boet S, Bould MD, Schaeffer R, Fischhof S, Stojeba N, Naik VN, Diemunsch P. “Learning fibreoptic intubation with a virtual computer program transfers to 'hands on' improvement.” Eur J Anaesthesiol 2010; 27(1): 31-5.
Bruppacher HR, Naik VN, Bould MD, Friedman Z. “Design flaw of Melker kit may compromise patient safety.” Anaesthesia 2009; 64(10): 1147.
Bould MD, Crabtree NA, Naik VN. “The assessment of procedural skills in anaesthesia.” British Journal of Anaesthesia 2009; 103(4): 472-83.
Bould MD, Hayter MA, Campbell DM, Chandra DB, Joo HS, Naik VN. “A cognitive aid for neonatal resuscitation: a prospective single-blinded randomized controlled trial.” British Journal of Anaesthesia 2009; 103(4): 570-5.
Welke TM, LeBlanc VR, Savoldelli GL, Joo HS, Chandra DB,Crabtree NA, Naik VN. “Personalized oral debriefing versus standardized multimedia instruction following patient crisis simulation.” Anesthesia and Analgesia 2009; 109(1): 183-9.
Friedman Z, Bould MD, Katznelson R, Siddiqui N, Naik V. "Clinical Impact of Epidural Anesthesia Simulation on Short and Long Term Learning Curve: High Fidelity Vs. Low Fidelity Model Training." Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2009; 34(3): 229-32.
Hayter MA, Friedman Z, Bould MD, Hanlon JG, Borges B, Naik VN. “Validation of the Imperial College Surgical Assessment Device (ICSAD) for labour epidural placement.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2009; 56(6): 419-26.
Byrick RJ, Naik VN, Wynands JE. “Simulation-based education in Canada: Will anesthesia lead in the future?” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2009; 56(4): 273-8.
Hanlon JG, Hayter MA, Bould MD, Joo HS, Naik VN. “Perceived sleepiness in Canadian anesthesia residents: A national survey.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2009; 56(1): 14-18.
Bould MD, Naik VN. “Teaching how to expect the unexpected: improving the retention of knowledge for rare clinical events.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2009; 56(1): 27-34.
Boet S, Naik VN, Diemunsch PA. “Virtual Simulation Training for Fiberoptic Intubation.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2009; 56(1): 87-8.
Chandra DB, Savoldelli GL, Joo HS, Weiss ID, Naik VN. “Fiberoptic Orotracheal Intubation: The Effect of Model Fidelity on Training for Transfer to Patient Care.” Aneshesiology 2008; 109(6): 1007-13.
Friedman Z, You-Ten KE, Bould MD, Naik V. “Teaching life saving procedures: the impact of model fidelity on acquisition and transfer of cricothyrotomy skills to cadavers.” Anesthesia and Analgesia 2008; 107(5): 1663-9.
Crabtree NA, Chandra DB, Weiss ID, Joo HS, Naik VN. “Fiberoptic Intubation Training: Correlation of Simulator Performance and Clinical Skill.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2008; 55(2): 100-4.
Naik VN, Perlas A, Chandra DB, Chung DY, Chan VWS. “An assessment tool for brachial plexus regional anesthesia performance: Establishing construct validity and reliability.” Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2007; 32(1): 41-5.
Savoldelli GL, Naik VN, Park J, Joo HS, Chow R, Hamstra SJ. “Value of debriefing during simulated crisis management: oral versus video-assisted oral feedback.” Anesthesiology 2006; 105(2): 279-85.
Savoldelli GL, Naik VN, Joo HS, Houston PL, Graham M, Yee B, Hamstra SJ. “Evaluation of patient simulator performance as an adjunct to the oral examination for senior anesthesia residents.” Anesthesiology 2006; 104(3): 475-81.
Lorraway PG, Savoldelli GL, Joo HS, Chandra DB, Chow R, Naik VN. “Management of simulated oxygen failure: Is there a gap in curriculum?” Anesthesia and Analgesia 2006; 102(3): 865-7.
Tan JA, Naik VN, Lingard L. ‘Exploring obstacles to proper timing of prophylactic antibiotics for surgical site infections.’ Quality and Safety in Health Care 2006; 15(1): 32-8.
Savoldelli GL, Naik VN, Hamstra SJ, Morgan PJ. “Perceived barriers to simulation based education.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2005; 52(9): 944-50.
Joo HS, Naik VN. “Conventional tracheal tubes for intubation through the intubating laryngeal mask airway.” Anesth Analg 2005; 101(4): 1245.
Yee B, Naik VN, Joo HS, Savoldelli GL, Chung DY, Karatzoglou BJ, Hamstra SJ. “Non-technical skills in anesthesia crisis management with repeated exposure to simulation based education.” Anesthesiology 2005; 103(2): 241-8.
Joo HS, Wong J, Naik VN, Savoldelli GL. “The Value of Screening Preoperative Chest X-Rays: A Systematic Review.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2005; 52(6): 568-74.
Naik VN, Levine MF, Orser BA. “Grow your own: strategies to develop anesthesia researchers.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2005; 52(4): 437.
Joo HS, Naik VN, Savoldelli GL. “Parker Flex-Tip™ Are Not Superior to Polyvinylchloride Tracheal Tubes for Awake Fiberoptic Intubations.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2005; 52(3): 297-301.
Joo HS, Salasidis GC, Kataoka MT, Mazer CD, Naik VN, Chen RB, Levene RG. “Comparison of bolus remifentanil versus bolus fentanyl for induction of anesthesia and tracheal intubation in patients with cardiac disease.” J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2004; 18(3): 263-8.
Naik VN, Devito I, Halpern SH. “Cusum analysis is a useful tool to assess resident proficiency at insertion of labour epidurals.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2003; 50(7): 694-8.
Naik VN, Mazer CD, Latter DA, Teitel JM, Hare GM. “Successful treatment using recombinant factor VIIa for severe bleeding post cardiopulmonary bypass.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2003; 50(6): 599-602.
Naik VN, Matsumoto ED, Houston PL, Hamstra SJ, Yeung RY, Mallon JS, Martire TM. “Fiberoptic Orotracheal Intubation on Anesthetized Patients: Do Manipulation Skills Learned on a Simple Model Transfer into the Operating Room?” Anesthesiology 2001; 95(2): 343-8.
Joo H, Kapoor S, Rose DK, Naik VN. “Tracheal Intubation after Induction of General Anesthesia Using the Intubating Laryngeal Mask Airway versus Awake Fiberoptic Intubation in Patients with Difficult Airways.” Anesthesia & Analgesia 2001; 92(5): 1342-6.

Chapters

Naik VN, Hamstra SJ. “Guiding the role of simulation through paradigm shifts in medical education.” Forrest K, McKimm J, Edgar S (Eds.) Essential Simulation in Clinical Education. Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK, 2013.
Bould MD, Naik VN, (Traduction: Stéphane Moffett). “Le futur de la recherche en simulation." Boet S, Savoldelli G, Granry JC (Eds.) La simulation en santé: de la théorie à la pratique. Springer France, Paris, 2013.
Toman M, Naik V, Hudson C. “Managing the Circulation.” Sullivan P (Ed.) Ottawa Anesthesia Primer. Echo Book Publishing, Toronto, 2012.
Sydor DT, Naik VN. Simulation and Competency-Based Medical Education: “Showing How”. In Sherbino J, Frank JR (Eds.) Educational Design: A CanMEDS Guide for the Health Professions. The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: Ottawa, 2011.
Hayter M, Bould MD, Naik VN. Simulation in medical education. Chapter in: Grand challenges in medical education - the future of medical education in Canada. The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, 2010.
Chow RE, Naik VN. “Realism and the Art of Simulation.” In Kyle RR, Murray WB (Eds.) Clinical Simulation: Operations, Engineering and Management. 1^st Ed. Elsevier Inc.: Burlington, MA, 2008.
Chow RE, Naik VN. “Experiential Training for New Simulation Coordinators.” In Kyle RR, Murray WB (Eds.) Clinical Simulation: Operations, Engineering and Management. 1^st Ed. Elsevier Inc.: Burlington, MA, 2008.
Naik VN, Bandiera G. “Simulation based assessment”. In Bandiera G, Sherbino J, Frank JR (Eds.) The CanMeds Assessment Tools Handbook: An Introductory Guide to Assessment Methods for the CanMeds Competencies. The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: Ottawa, 2006.
Clarke C, Ling A, Lo C, Naik V, Devito I (Staff Ed.). “Anaesthesia and Peri-Operative Management”. In Leonard BJ and Yeung JC. (Eds.) The Toronto Notes: Review for the MCCQE and Comprehensive Medical Reference. 21^st Ed. Toronto Notes Medical Publishing: Toronto, 2005.
Chang A, Lo N, Wroblewski K, Devito I, Naik V (Staff Ed.). “Anaesthesia and Peri-Operative Management”. In Molckovsky A. and Pirzada K. (Eds.) The Toronto Notes: Review for the MCCQE. 20^th Ed. Toronto Notes Medical Publishing: Toronto, 2004.
DeKleer N, Kudo P, Naik V (Assoc. Ed.). “Anesthesia”. In Kurdyak P. and Harris W. (Eds.) MCCQE Review Notes and Lecture Series. 13^th Ed. University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, 1997.

Honors / Awards

2013 Executive MBA Scholarship The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON
2013 Runner-Up Best Oral Paper – Simulation Summit (Co-Author: D Bould) Royal College Simulation Summit, Vancouver, BC
2013 Honourable Mention Oral Paper – Academy for Innovation in Medical Education (Supervised: B Sohmer) AIME Day Annual Meeting, University of Ottawa
2013 Clinical Teacher Award – Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Annual Meeting, Calgary, AB
2012 Best Oral Paper – Academy for Innovation in Medical Education (Co-Author: K Rabheru) AIME Day Annual Meeting, University of Ottawa
2012 Best Poster – Academy for Innovation in Medical Education (Co-Author: T Di Renna) AIME Day Annual Meeting, University of Ottawa
2012 Honourable Mention Oral Paper – Academy for Innovation in Medical Education (Co-Supervised: D Sydor) AIME Day Annual Meeting, University of Ottawa
2011 Graeme Barber Award for Best Clinical Paper (Co-Supervised: T Malas) Collins Day, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa
2010 Best of Section (Education and Simulation) – Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (Supervised: S Boet) Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Annual Meeting, Montreal, PQ
2009 Best of Section (Education) – Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (Supervised: JG Hanlon) Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC
2007 Dr. John Bradley Young Educator Award – Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Annual Meeting, Calgary, AB
2007 First Prize – Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Residents’ Research Competition (Supervised: ID Weiss) Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Annual Meeting, Calgary, AB
2007 Dr. Gerald Edelist Award – University of Toronto Outstanding Postgraduate Clinical Teacher Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
2006 Trainee Research Award – Society for Medical Simulation (Supervised: GL Savoldelli) 6^th International Meeting on Medical Simulation, San Diego, CA
2005 Best of Section (Education) – International Anesthesia Research Society (Supervised: GL Savoldelli) 79^th Clinical and Scientific Congress, Honolulu, HI
2005 First Prize – Society for Simulation in Healthcare Research Award (Supervised: GL Savoldelli) 5^th International Meeting on Medical Simulation, Miami, FL
2004 Richard Reznick Research Award (Supervised: GL Savoldelli) The Wilson Centre for Research in Education, University of Toronto
2004 Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Research Award Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Annual Meeting, Quebec City, PQ
2003 Dr. A. J. Dunn Award – St. Michael’s Hospital Outstanding Postgraduate Clinical Teacher Department of Anesthesia, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto
2003 Arts and Science of Clinical Medicine Teacher of the Year Award (Chosen by Medical Students) Fitzgerald Academy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
2002 Thomas Donald Hammell Memorial Award – University of Toronto Greatest Contribution to the Residency (Chosen by the Other Residents), Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
2001 First Prize – Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Residents’ Research Competition Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Annual Meeting, Halifax, NS

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