SimCast

In this episode, Tony and Lawrence are joined by Nathan Conradie, founder  and CEO of Proficien, a company that uses digital solutions to enable healthcare professionals and providers to monitor skills proficiency.  Nathan discusses his novel approach to this by assigning skills 'currency' which fluctuates in value depending on how current the individual is in a given skill. To find out more about...

In this episode, Lawrence and Tony are joined by Jake Rahman, founder of the simulation collective and host of between two simulators in association with SimZine Magazine.  In the episode Jake talks about being a small fish in the big pond of commercial simulation and how this affords him the flexibility to be agile and work with smaller companies to bring simulation solutions to the people that n...

In this episode, Tony and Lawrence speak with Carolyn Cleveland, founder of C&C Empathy Training Ltd (CCET). With a background in counselling and psychology (and shaped by deeply personal experiences) Carolyn brings a powerful, human-centred approach to empathy, resilience, and emotional awareness.  In the episode we explore how empathy can be used genuinely in simulation, whether it is possib...

In this special episode of SimCast, Lawrence and Tony look back over the past 50 episodes to pick their favourites and discuss why they have picked them. Whether you've been following us from the very beginning or you're just new to SimCast, we would love to hear from you about what you think the podcast as we mark this milestone.  Drop us a comment down below... #simcast #simulation #podcast

In this episode the SimCast boys are joined by David Shablak and William Belk of the SimGeeks podcast .  In the episode the group discuss meeting your co-host, the origins of SimGeeks and SimulationTek, trans-atlantic simulation challenges and give advice on how to set up your own podcast. We're looking forward to recording part two of this meeting where we return the favour and join the SimGeeks...

This week's podcast takes a slightly different approach as Tony and Lawrence discuss how they make SimCast.  The pair talk about the pre-planning that is required, recording the episode itself and what happens after in post production.

Tony and Lawrence have a big announcement to make... Make sure you tune into the episode to find out more...

In this episode, Tony and Lawrence are joined by Dr Jordan Tsigarides.  Jordan, who's PhD is in the use of VR for therapeutic uses, tries to convince our skeptic hosts about the benefits of VR in simulation and gives us a glimpse about what the future might hold...

In this video Tony and Lawrence are joined by Dr Mohamed Nasaif and Boubaker Ayadi-ben-latif who discuss setting up an in-situ simulation programme across the Emirates Health Service.  In the episode the panel discuss how the innovation was born through the COVID-19 pandemic and how the programme has gone from strength to strength since.

In this episode, Lawrence and Tony lose their cool and vent about the things in simulation that really get on their nerves!  No one is safe as the pair of moaning minnie's complain about everything from faulty kit, to using simulation to try and fix all of the world's problems...

This week the SimCast team are joined by Kate Denning and Kevin Mackie who are talking about changes to the Generic Instructor Course (GIC), an internationally renowned programme for developing instructors for life support training across a wide range of sub-specialisms.   In the episode the panel discuss some of the main changes made to the GIC, as well as things that needed to stay and some of t...

The last in our 4-part mini series of top 5's based around the UEA SITE model sees Lawrence and Tony discuss their top 5 equipment choices for simulation.  Some choices are obvious, others not so much.  Stay tuned to see what clinches the number 1 spot for each of our presenters.

Tony and Lawrence work through another top 5, this week concentrating on the people behind simulation with their top 5 team members.  The duo look at their list slightly differently which makes one of them reconsider their choices...

Tony and Lawrence dive into another of their top 5 series where the duo look at their top 5 pieces of sim information needed to ensure sim activity remains top notch. As usual the rules of engagement are neither person knows the other person's top 5, so stay tuned to see what they have picked.

In this episode Lawrence and Tony are Joined by Dr. Rosie Doy. The trio discuss Rosie's EdD thesis - Messiness and complexity: A case study exploring student parameidcs voayages into navigating uncertainty and look at the parrelells of Rosie's findings and its applicaiton to simulaiton.  True to form, messiness rears its ugly head in the episode so stay tuned to find out what happened...

In this episode Tony and Lawrence discuss their top 5 settitngs to do simulaiton in.  Watch out for the odd curve ball thrown in for good measure... What would be your top 5?  Let us know... #simcast #simulation #podcast 

Warning - This episode contains simulated graphic wounds and discussion about trauma that some viewers may find disturbing. 🎃 In this episode, Lawrence and Tony and joined by Barbara and Olaf Jones who run a moulage and special FX company that specialises in traumatic injury for simulation training and film.  The couple tell us about how and why they do the work that they do, brushing shoulders w...

n this episode, Lawrence and Tony are live at the Associate of Anaesthesia Associates annual conference at the Norwich assembly house.  The conference was a two-day event that comprised of practical workshops on day 1 and a series of keynote presentations and updates on day 2. The conference was attended by over 60 delegates from across the country most of whom are either Anaesthesia Associates (A...

In this episode, Lawrence and Tony are joined by Wendy McCracken and Jamie Stuart of Elevate health care.  In the episode the group dispel some myths and talk about how influential the commerical side of simulation is on shaping the future of simulation based education. #SimCast #Simulation #podcast 

This is part 3 of a 3 part series deisnged to prepare learners who are new to Simulation Based Education (SBE) By the end of the episode you should be able to: - Describe the three phases of SBE delivery - Describe the purpose of the debrief - To consider what to think about as a learner in the debrief References: Rudolph, J.W., Simon, R., Rivard, P., Dufresne, R.L. and Raemer, D.B., 2007. Debrief...

This is part 2 of a 3 part series deisnged to prepare learners who are new to Simulation Based Education (SBE) By the end of the episode you should be able to: - Describe the three phases of SBE delivery - To conisder what to think about during the activity phase - To recall expectations of learners particpating in simulaiton

This special episode of SimCast was recorded at Sim Tech Live 2024. Tony is joined by special co-host Nicola Cook who talks about the planning and preparation needed for the first ever Sim Tech Live event hosted by Sim and Skills.  Attended by over 60 technicians from universities and hospitals across the country, this two-day conference was held at the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity base which tu...

This is part 1 of a 3 part series deisnged to prepare learners who are new to Simulation Based Education (SBE) By the end of the episode you should be able to: - Describe the three phases of SBE delivery - To conisder what to prepare for simulaiton - To recall the key elements of the briefing References: Somerville, S. G., Harrison, N. M., & Lewis, S. A. (2023). Twelve tips for the pre-brief t...

In this episode Tony and Lawrence unpick the semantics of some of the more ambiguous terms commonly used in simulation.  What does simulation actually mean?  What is a confederate and should we be using this term and what on earth is high fidelity?...  All will be revealed in this episode.

In this episode Tony and Lawrence talk to Jackie Dias an associate professor in nursing at the university of Sharjah in the UAE. Jackie talks about her experience of building a simulation centre from the ground up in Pakistan, what was involved and lessons learned. She also talks about the work she is now doing in Sharjah.