Sylvain Boloré

Sylvain Boloré is a Teaching Professor at the Geneva School of Health Sciences (HES-SO), part of the Health School. He specializes in patient safety, interprofessional collaboration, and simulation-based education. His research focuses on enhancing clinical performance through experiential learning methods like simulation and serious games, with an emphasis on organizational learning and safety culture improvement.

Education:

• MSc HES-SO/UNIL in Healthcare Sciences
• BSc HES-SO in Nursing
• Doctoral thesis: Analysis of interprofessional simulation-based training and its impact on patient safety competencies

Research Interests: Patient safety, interprofessional teamwork, simulation-based education, healthcare quality improvement, clinical assessment techniques, and error management in healthcare settings.

Projects (ongoing):

• PrimoSecure: Longitudinal study on novice nurses' transition to professional practice (2025–2027).
• SIRRIBloc: Review of interprofessional strategies to reduce surgical infections (collaboration with Université de Lyon).
• DERCI: Multicenter study on clinical reasoning teaching in nursing education (co-applicant).

Grants:

• Fonds de recherche et d'impulsion (CHF 119,120 for PrimoSecure).
• Bonus Qualité Recherche International (DERCI project).

Labs/Teams: IR-HEdS (Institute of Research at HES-SO), collaborating with Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) and international academic partners.