SimCast

In this episode, Tony and Lawrence are joined by Amy Wong an asspociate professor from the Norwich Medical School.  In the episode Amy disucsses research and scholarship potential in simulation, the importance of international collaboration and how Amy is trying to spread this message through her Scholarship, Innovation and Research Network (SIReN). If you would like to know more about SIReN or wo...

In this episode, Tony and Lawrence are joined by Dan Blood a senior simulation technican at the university of Surrey.  The trio discuss a typical day in the life of a sim tech, relationships with other faculty and creative solutions to simulation problems. #simcast #simulation #podcast

In this episode, Lawrence and Tony are Joined by Christine Vogel the lead nurse educator for UbiSim: a company specialising in Virtual Reality (VR) for healthcare education.  They discuss what good VR looks like, where VR sits in the different modalities of simulation education and peek into the future of what VR holds for healthcare simulation. #simcast #simulation #podcast  LINKS INACSAL Healthc...

In this episode Lawrence and Tony are joined by Juliet Harrison an associate professor in paramedic science from the University of East Anglia.  This week's topic revolves around some of the challenges faced promoting diversity in simulation. The trio discuss both obvious issues such as skin tone in patient simulators as well as some more subtle nuances such as traditional terminology used in simu...

In this episode, Lawrence and Tony are Joined by Irfan and Hannah, two paramedic students who have just undertaken a peer-led Adult Life Support (ALS) simulation session. They discuss their experiences of learning and simulation at UEA, how working with different year groups provides both benefits and challenges and what they have learned from their simulation session #simcast #simulation #podcast

In this episode Lawrence and Tony are joined by David Aziz, director of placements for the Norwich Medical School. The three discuss what simulation means in the context of practice-based learning, whether simulation should replace clinical placements and how learning differs between experiences in simulation and those in clinical practice. Discussion takes a philosophical turn throughout and Davi...

In this special episode Lawrence and Tony meet Floris Opal the lead patient simulator at the University of East Anglia. They discuss what simulation manikins get up to after hours, how different professions interact with the manikins and Floris' lofty ambitions moving forwards. #simcast #simulation #podcast

In this episode, Lawrence and Tony are joined by Lindsay Morgan and Charmaine Chandler who discuss their experiences of learning about simulaiton having recently attended the UEA Simulation Inscturctor Course.  They talk about pre-conceived ideas of simulation, what they learned and what they found most valuable about attending the course.

In this episode, Lawrence and Tony are joined by Karan Botsford who talks about her current research using the Guided Observing Learner Debrief (GOLD) Tool.  This tool has been designed to aid observers of a simulaiton event to structure a commentry around key areas of simulation activity to facilitate a richer peer led debrief experience.  They explore the rationale behind the tool, deisgn and im...

In this episode Tony and Lawrence look at finding time to sim when you're a busy academic or clinician juggling multiple priorities.  They look at what problems you often encounter, areas that can be sacrificed and things that must stay and stratergies for survial to ensure we still provide a quality product.

n this episode we are joined by Dave Stewart who is a Non-Conformance and Incident Manager at an industrial packaging company.   Dave shares his experiences of working with Tony and Lawrence who ran two in situ simulation events at Dave's company to test their responsiveness to a workplace health and safety incident.   Following each event, Tony and Lawrence's consultancy buisness 'OnSITE insight'...

Episode 6 of 6 In this episode we will be discussing simulation debriefing By the end of the episode you will be able to achieve the following learning outcomes: - Outline the basic structure and function of a debrief. - Differentiate between debriefing and feedback. - Discuss various debriefing techniques. References: Rudolph, J.W., Simon, R., Rivard, P., Dufresne, R.L. and Raemer, D.B., 2007. De...

Episode 5 of 6 In this episode we will be discussing how to delivery simulation effectively By the end of the episode you will be able to achieve the following learning outcomes: - Understand the importance of a structured approach to SBE. - Describe the phases of simulation delivery. References Somerville, S. G., Harrison, N. M., & Lewis, S. A. (2023). Twelve tips for the pre-brief to promote...

Episode 4 of 6 In this episode we will be discussing how to plan simulation effectively By the end of the episode you will be able to achieve the following learning outcomes: - Define the components of the SITE model. - Use the SITE model as a tool for planning simulation. - Conclude that planning simulation is a multi-faceted process.

In this special episode of SimCast, Lawrence and Tony present their podcast live from the Human Patient Simulation Network 2023 Conference in Nottingham. Metacast: Bringing Simplicity to the complex process of podcasting... Live! The duo use simulation and their complex system model SITE to discuss how they create a podcast from start to finish.

SimCast Special - The UEA Simualtion Instructor Course Episode 3 of 6 In this episode we will be discussing topics around simulation safety. By the end of the episode you will be able to achieve the following learning outcomes: - Define the "basic assumption" made about learners undertaking Simulation Based Education (SBE). - Outline the importance of and descrie aspects of safety in SBE. - Critic...

SimCast Special - The UEA Simualtion Instructor Course Episode 2 of 6 In this episode we will be discussing who is in the Simulation Faculty By the end of the episode you will be able to achieve the following learning outcomes: - Recall the key roles of individuals involved in the design and delivery of Simulation Based Education (SBE). - Consider how key roles contribute to the delivery of SBE. -...

SimCast Special - The UEA Simualtion Instructor Course Episode 1 of 6 In this episode we will be discussing What is Simualtion Based Education (SBE). By the end of the episode you will be able to achieve the following learning outcomes: - Define what is SImulation Based Education - Describe common simulation modalities - Explain the Simulaiton Based Education process References Gaba, D. M. (2004)....

In this episode Tony and Lawrence reflect on the UEA simulation instructor course; an in house training programme designed to help academic staff at UEA develop the skills required to deliver simulaiton based education effectively. Stay tuned for a special announcement at the end of the podcast!

In this episode Lawrence and Tony use Chat GPT to generate two A.I. generated healthcare simulation scenarios.  They discuss what Chat GPT suggested as a scenario, the benefits and limitations of using the programme and unpick Lawrence's existential crisis as to whether or not robots are going to take over the simulation world! Click the links below to look t the scenarios Chat GPT generated in mo...

In this episode we talk about debrief and specifically how certain archetypes of facilitator can derail a debrief.  We are calling these our four horsemen of the debrief apocalypse: 1. The Groupie - 03:15 2. The Critic - 07:40 3. The Tutor - 18:00 4. The Hero - 22:40 If you think you've fallen foul to one or more of these horsemen before, we'd love to hear about it in the comments below.  Likewise...

In this episode we are joined by Jason Corner who talks to us about his experiences running a large scale critical incident day for final year nrusing students at the Univeristy of East Anglia.

In this episode we are joined by special guest Joe Ellis-Gage who talks to us about his experiences of integrating clinical simulation into pre-registration nursing curricular at UEA Norwich.

In this Episode we take alook around the Edith Cavell Building simulation centre. Built in 2006 the Edith Cavell Building (ECB) was originally the school of Nursing and Midwwifery and served as a general purpose faculty building for healthcare students at UEA.  In 2021 the building underwent a £1.6 Million redevelopment project to transfrom it into a cliinical skills and simulation centre.   Learn...

In this episode we talk about the creation and use of the UEA debriefing tool.  We talk about the concept of the design, the symbolism invovled and how it can be used to help simulation facilitators guide a debriefing conversation.  We also disucss some of the personal challenges we have faced when facilitating a debrief and how we overcome these. Please find a link to the UEA debriefing tool belo...