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Join us for the July edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon. In this episode: AI and debriefing, ‘code-switching’ as a source of cognitive load in sim. Facilitator cognitive load, and longitudinal evaluation of undergraduate simulation programs.    The July papers  Stocks L, Place M, Brazil V, Kainth R, Lowe B, Khan I, et al.  AI integration in healthcare simulat...

For the first time, Victoria, Jesse, Ben and Jess got together in person to record an episode of Simulcast. This hopefully not-to-self-indulgent reflection was prompted by a big anniversary – 10 years. This isn’t too deep, but hopefully serves as a prompt for reflection for all our Simulcast family, listeners, guests and collaborators to look back on your own enormous growth and twists and turns o...

Join us for the May edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon. In this episode: Eye tracking for simulator validation, augmented realty to help in cardiac arrest, moulage safety practice and reflections on process versus outcome evaluations.     The May papers  Tzamaras et al. Tracking success: exploring the application of eye tracking for simulator validation in th...

Join us for the April edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon. In this episode: Gen AI to help simulation debriefers, adding masks to mannikins, a dive into quantitative methods, reclaiming the systems identity of human factors, and ‘simulosophists’.     The April papers  Tscholl DW, Ebensperger M, Rahrisch A, Wang H, Heckel H, Thomasius M, et al.  Generative AI i...

Join us for the March edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon. In this episode:    The March papers  Delgado M, Worlikar H, McCabe I, O’Keeffe D.  Simulated asset tracking study in a diabetes clinic . J Healthc Simul. 2026. doi:10.54531/RZVS5836.   Tallentire VR, McColgan-Smith S, Stewart F, McIntyre S, Smith SE.  The delicate dance of debriefing: exploring how be...

Victoria is joined by Daniel Seng from Woodlands Health Singapore to give an insight into what to expect and how to engage with Simulation Reconnect which is leaving Australia for the first time!

Join us for the February edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Jess Stokes-Parish. In this episode: Simulating clinical debriefing, psychological safety deep dive, leadership training with sim, and improving ‘code’ documentation in EHRs using sim.    The February papers  Dewdney CJ, et al. Transfer of clinical debriefing from simulation to practice: exploring the barriers...

Human factors and translational simulation: misunderstandings and potential opportunities JOHS 2025 by Paul O’Connor, Dara Byrne, Angela O’Dea  This article is a call to “join the conversation with human factors practitioners to realise the significant, yet largely untapped, synergies between human factors and translational simulation” This episode is one of those conversations!  The authors call...

Join us for the December edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon. In this episode:  Simulation for older adults health assessments, training for orthopaedic technical skills, resolving latent safety threats, and a call for manuscripts in the theme of translational simulation.    The December papers  Larsen BH et al. Simulation training for holistic and systematic...

Join us for the November edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon. In this episode: Sense of presence in sim, connecting human factors and translational simulation, positive deviants in in situ simulation and students portraying patients in simulation. And some serious stats… :-)  The November papers  Chevalier S, et al. ‘It feels like I was there!’ A cross-section...

Vic speaks with Ben and two special guests about their recent papers on ‘outreach simulation’, and how they used educational courses on Paediatric resuscitation around rural and regional Qld to understand system challenges faced by these sites. The conversation illustrates the importance of program philosophy, long term relationships and systematic approaches to identifying and following up system...

Join us in Singapore next year July 16th and 17th for Simulation Reconnect.  In this short episode, Vic is joined by Daniel Seng from Woodlands Health, who will be hosting the event in 2026.  We welcome simulation practitioners, educators, clinical leaders and quality improvement specialists. The program features workshops and talks, with speakers from Singapore, Australia and Norway. All this in...

Join us for the October edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon. In this episode: AI in simulation, simulation reducing sick leave, calculating the cost of simulation, and simulation based toolkits to address hospital acquired conditions.     The October papers   Cheng A, McGregor C. Applications of artificial intelligence in healthcare simulation: a model of thin...

How do we demonstrate the value of what we do in healthcare simulation?  This question prompted Lisa Barker and a stellar author team to develop a new model for thinking about value in simulation. They present that model - and the thinking behind it - in Value-based simulation in healthcare: a new model for metrics reporting , recently published in Advances in Simulation . They authors describe th...

Join us for the September edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon. In this episode: Adapting simulating across cultural contexts, ‘Choosing Wisely’ for sensible sim, Video assisted simulation reflection – for teachers!, and simulation in Italy.    And HOT OFF THE PRESS…  The AMEE conference Simulation Journal Club was on last week. We reviewed the 4 shortlisted pa...

Join us for the August edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, recorded live at the Australasian Simulation Congress 2025 in Adelaide:   Vic was joined by guest Adam Montagu , Ellen Davies and Parick Frost to discuss two papers relevant to the work being done at Adelaide Health Simulation  Davies, E., Crawford, L., Crawford, T. et al. Capturing and cultivating the simulated patient/participant (SP)...

Moving hospitals? How can simulation help?  In the latest of our collaborative episodes with Advances in Simulation, Vic interviews Nathan Oliver about his recent article:   Oliver, N., Twentyman, K. & Howie, K. ‘Everybody’s voice is important’: using translational simulation as a component of change management . Adv Simul 10, 38 (2025).  Nathan and team were asked to support the transition to...

Join us for the July edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon. In this episode: Interprofessional Co-debriefing, AI for scenario design and for supporting sim debriefings, and some SESAM abstracts!  Also – some upcoming conferences  Australasian Simulation Congress (Adelaide 11-14 August) https://simaust.com/australasian-simulation-congress/  VSA Translational SIMp...

In this special episode, Vic is joined by Rune Dall Jensen and Gabriel Reedy to preview the AMEE Simulation Committee journal club session. This is an annual event held each year at the AMEE (International Association for Health Professions Education) conference; this year in Barcelona Spain on 23rd – 27th August.  Rune and Gabe tell us about the event, the way papers are selected, and then previe...

Join us for the June edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon. In this episode: Embedded participants in simulation, publishing study protocols, improving research study enrolment through simulation, and improving sustainability in simulation (and in healthcare. (Oh and Ben has started a Taryn Taylor fan club….)  The papers  Paguio JT, Tieu M, Davies EL. Functions...

Join us for the May edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon. In this episode: Cracking the debriefing approach for embracing complexity adaptive systems, psychological safety as gardening, ethical AI in academic writing, and medical students practising IV cannulas on each other…     The papers  Amorøe TN et al. Resilience-focused debriefing: addressing complexity...

Ever wondered if we should have tested the new hospital space before moving in? Thinking that new piece of equipment won’t work for your current workflow? Want to implement a new checklist but not sure if it will work?    In this episode Vic and Ben speak with Andrew Petrosoniak and Christopher Hicks from Advanced Performance . Chris and Petro are both emergency physicians who have built an impres...

Join us for the April edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon, In this episode: Self-led debriefings, measuring team cognition, simulation as a basic computational mechanism in the brain, and picto-dictionaries.  The papers  Kumar P, Harrison NM, McAleer K, Khan I, Somerville SG. Exploring the role of self-led debriefings within simulation-based education: time to...

Welcome to Simulcast! In this special episode, Victoria Brazil is joined by Hege Ersdal and Benjamin Kamala, the joint first authors of a ground-breaking study just published in the New England Journal of Medicine . Their program aimed to reduce birth-related mortality in Tanzania, with spectacular success. The Safer Births Bundle integrated key elements: innovative simulation training, data-drive...

Join us for the March edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon, In this episode: Integrating electronic medical records into simulations, learning from reluctant participants in paediatric simulation training, using tabletop sandbox simulations to understand emergency department care coordination, and quality in simulated participant programs in Australia.  The pap...