Serious game.
Serious learning.
All proceeds are donated to McMaster University
Welcome
Looking to purchase the original GridlockED game?
Click here or on the badge to the right for our purchasing portal.
Did you know you can now download FREE GridlockED lesson plans that drive home various teaching points for your trainees?
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Check it out at our
EM Sim Cases blog post.
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THE GAME
Co-designed
learning platform.
This game was co-designed with emergency medicine faculty and medical students. The goal was to create a game that could allow future doctors to learn systems approaches to patient management in a safe, low stakes environment.
Play together to save patients.
In GridlockED, players work together to treat and prioritize patients. This fosters collaboration and communication skills.
Make low stakes mistakes.
This game allows players to grasp what a real emergency department (ED) is like, without the life-or-death stakes.
PRESS COVERAGE
GridlockED has been featured in the following news outlets:
Newstalk 610 CKTB Niagara
2018.03.12
CHCH News
2018.03.27
HHS Share
2018.03.28
Medutopia Podcast
2018.03.30
Hospital News
2018.09.02
EM:RAP
2018.09
AM Blog
2018.09.13
EM SimCases
2018.01.22
Closler Blog
2018.02.12
Also...
The GridlockED paper​​
is now published in the journal
Academic Medicine.
(Click here to read)
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Want to find out more about the game? We have created a video about the game process. Simply click on the video to find out more.
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What's in the game box?
- Game board
- Provider pawns & decal stickers
- Patient Cards / Event Cards
- 2 circular markers (Hour/Safety)
- Dry erase markers
- 1 die (6 sided)
- Instruction Sheet
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What's not in the box?
- wipes for the cards (needed for after the dry erase marks. Paper Napkins will work well.)
- Expansion packs
2016
Year that development began
2017
CAEP Top Innovation Award
2017
ICRE Top 5
What Works Abstracts
2018
Game Available on Sale
PHOTOS
Seen at...
Thomas Jefferson
University
Denver Health
& University of Colorado
Niagara Health
Systems
McMaster
2018 Day in Faculty Development
2018 SAEM
Lion's Den
2018 Canadian Conference in Medical Education (Halifax)
CONTACT
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Inquiries
For any inquiries, questions or commendations, please email us at gridlockedgame@gmail.com or fill out the following form:
Divisional Office
Volunteering
To apply for a volunteer position with the GridlockED game team, please send a cover letter together with your C.V. to: gridlockedgame@gmail.com