2006
Dr. Teodor Grantcharov establishes research lab in surgical simulation and education at
St. Michael’s Hospital
2009
Start of research into surgical curriculum design founded on evidence-based research
2011
Adoption of new surgical curriculum at the University of Toronto surgical residency
program
2012
Dr. Teodor Grantcharov and team formally explore OR Black Box concept
2013
Collaborative design and implementation of 1st generation OR Black Box at St. Michael’s
hospital
2013
Generic Error Rating Tool published in British Journal of Surgery serving as the foundation
for technical assessment of surgical teams
2016
Start of collaborative research project in general surgery with our first European
collaborator Amsterdam Medical Centre (AMC) in Amsterdam, Netherlands
2017
Development and implementation of perioperative nursing debriefing sessions
2018
Start of a collaborative research project in general surgery with North York General Hospital in Toronto, Canada.
2018
Start of a collaborative research project in general surgery with Humber River Hospital in Toronto, Canada
2018
Expansion into Gynecologic surgery research at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada.
2018
Start of a collaborative research project with The Ottawa Hospital in Ottawa, Canada.
2019
Through the support of the St. Michael’s Hospital Foundation, funding is secured to formally transition Dr. Teodor Grantcharov’s research lab into the International Centre for Surgical Safety.
2019
Start of a collaborative research project and expansion into Vascular surgery with Ghent University Hospital in Ghent, Belgium.
2019
Start of a collaborative research project and expansion into Urology with Long Island Jewish Health Medical Centre in New York City, United States.
2019
Open surgery capture technology developed, piloted and evaluated at St. Michael’s Hospital.
2020
Eye tracker technology to capture distractions in the operating room is developed, piloted, and evaluated at St. Michael's Hospital
2020
The OR Black Box is introduced as a quality improvement initiative in United States hospitals across multiple states
2020
The COVID Black Box is introduced and used to evaluate infectious risk and opportunities to protect staff and patients from COVID-19 infectious risk
2020
The SIM Black Box is introduced in simulation centres at St. Michael's Hospital and St. Joseph's Health Centre
2021
The OR Black Box is adopted as a quality improvement initiative by St. Michael's Hospital