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Vic spoke with (Dr) Jess Stokes-Parish and Steph Barwick about the ‘Women in Simulation’ Initiative within  Simulation Australasia . Diversity is important in professional communities and Steph and Jess explained a bit about the background to this initiative, the work so far and how this can positively influence policy and support diversity within simulation.  If you’re interested in the upcoming...

Can simulation be ‘too real’? Can this ‘hyper-reality’ actually have negative impacts on learning?  Vic takes a deep breath and dives into theory with the team from Queens University Belfast, including  Jenny Johnston ,  Helen Reid  and  Gerry Gormley . We discuss their recent Medical Education article -  Into the uncanny valley: simulation versus simulacrum?    Eve Purdy  joined the chat to offer...

This month Ben and Vic discuss 4 papers, in a bit of a variation to our usual format.  In the first paper, the authors  compare VR and ‘live’ team-based simulation  for interprofessional student groups, and suggest these modalities have the same outcome, as measured by performance on a team communication assessment. Next we discuss Natarajah and colleagues’ brilliant work in Myanmar, using a  low...

In this podcast, we got the full team together, Vic, Ben, Jess and Jesse, and thought we would "show our workings" through having a structured team debrief while looking in on any lessons emerging from our individual work contexts

Dr Gabe Reedy  has been announced as the new Editor in Chief for  Advances in Simulation . Vic speaks with him about his background, his vision for the journal, and the role of journals in supporting healthcare workers, simulationists and academics during the COVID-19 pandemic.  His gives tribute to  Professor Debra Nestel , the outgoing EIC, and tells us he aims to ‘live the title’ – aiming to be...

In this next instalment in our collaboration with Advances in Simulation, Ben speaks with  Dr Barbara Walsh  and discussant Dr Ben Lawton (@paedsem) regarding how to bring simulation to the masses.  Community-based in situ simulation: bringing simulation to the masses   Authors: Barbara M. Walsh, Marc A. Auerbach, Marcie N. Gawel, Linda L. Brown, Bobbi J. Byrne and Aaron Calhoun  Despite advances...

IN this episode, we’ve asked five of our simulation colleagues to tell us what they’re doing, what they’ve found and any advice they might have for others as they work with their clinical colleagues on this challenge.  In this episode you’ll hear from:  Albert Chan (@gaseousXchange) from Hong Kong , with a  great airway management infographic    Andrew Petrosoniak (@petrosoniak) from Toronto, Cana...

COVID19 will be challenging for healthcare providers and communities around the world. Simulation providers are helping and targeting the various challenges we anticipate.  In this episode Vic welcomes Jess Stokes-Parish to the team, and introduces the Simulcast page we’ve set up for sharing and curating resources for simulation providers They also discuss their personal experience so far with sim...

Finding our (sim) people in a globally connected world – Virtual Communities of Practice    How do we find our simulation friends online? What supports the formation and nurturing of these professional groups? This month Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month…..    Thoma, B., Brazil, V., Spurr, J., Palaganas, J., Eppich, W., Grant, V. and Cheng, A. (2018). Establishing a Virtual Community of P...

Looking for that next step in your healthcare simulation research journey?  In this episode, Vic reviews Healthcare Simulation Research - A Practical Guide with two of the editors - Debra Nestel  and  Aaron Calhoun .   This book covers a vast array of research topics, with 48 chapters written by experts in their fields, with practical advice for researchers at all levels. Aaron and Debra describe...

Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month and consider the learning impact for active participants versus observers in sim. Vic stumbles her way through explaining a meta-analysis…  Delisle, M., Ward, M., Pradarelli, J., Panda, N., Howard, J. and Hannenberg, A. (2019).  Comparing the Learning Effectiveness of Healthcare Simulation in the Observer Versus Active Role. Simulation in Healthcare:  Sim...

Vic interviews Jen Keast (@jenkeastsim) about her PhD work on developing Medical Students’ Acute Patient Management Skills. They take a deep dive into how theory informs teaching practice for students – cognitive load, flow theory, and more. Jen explains the role of ‘in game coaching’ and how to design longitudinal curriculum. And if you’re thinking about doing a PhD .. there’s some inspiration he...

Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month and all things clinical event debriefing with our expert commentator Dr Laura Rock (@laurakanerock)  Rose, M. and Rose, K. (2018). Use of a Surgical Debriefing Checklist to Achieve Higher Value Health Care. American Journal of Medical Quality, 33(5), pp.514-522.  Brindle, M., Henrich, N., Foster, A., Marks, S., Rose, M., Welsh, R. and Berry, W. (2018). I...

n the latest instalment of our  Advances in Simulation  (@AdvinSimulation) series, Vic was joined by Nora Colman ( @noracolman ) and  Sue Barnes  to discuss how simulation can be used to plan and test new healthcare facilities and systems.  They each brought immense personal experience to their publications, and we discussed ways to smooth the paths for others with similar challenges. We talked ab...

We share some highlights of the #SimCongress19 held on the Gold Coast, Australia. The episode includes thoughtful reflections from our own Ben Symon, an interview with Tash Yates (@DrTashY)  about simulation to shape resilience in medical students, and Ian Summers (@IanMeducator)  on the conference highlights.  Thinking about conferences in 2020? Some links to the events Vic described at the end ...

Simulcast Journal Club podcast September 2019 episode    Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month,   Kolbe, M., Eppich, W., Rudolph, J., Meguerdichian, M., Catena, H., Cripps, A., Grant, V. and Cheng, A. (2019).  Managing psychological safety in debriefings: a dynamic balancing act . BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, pp.bmjstel-2019-000470.  Ng, S., Kangasjarvi, E., Lorello, G., N...

At our live ‘Simulcast presents..” session at the Australasian Simulation Congress, Vic interviewed Sarah Janssens (@SJanssensSimOG), an Obstetrician / Gynaecologist ad simulation leader from the Mater Hospital. They speak about Sarah’s research on shared leadership in maternity teams – including models of leadership, measures of team performance, and what it means for how we train teams in simula...

STORK team @LankyTwig  STORK team (Simulation Training Optimising Resuscitation in Kids) from Children’s Health Queensland provides simulation based education throughout Queensland. Check out the OPTIMUS Bonus Content at https://dontforgetthebubbles.com/practice-made-perfect/  

Nemat Alsaba @talk2nemat    Nemat drops in for #HcSimWeek19 to share about 2 great sim projects she is involved with at Gold Coast University Hospital and Bond University

Stephanie Barwick @InSituSteph  Steph dropped by for #HcSimWeek19 to share the work of the Mater Education team. Definitely big friends of Simulcast and hosts of the Simulcast Journal Curry Club!

Vic speaks with Kirsty Forrest (@forrest_kirsty) Glance about simulation, book writing and lifelong learning. Kirsty and Judy McKimm have co-edited an easy to read book with diverse contributors.  The book can be viewed/ purchased here.   https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Healthcare+Simulation+at+a+Glance-p-9781118871836    

Looking for great online simulation education resources for yourself or for your team’s faculty development?   In this episode Vic speaks with Christina Choung (@ckchoung) and Karen Schafer (@KarenShafer) from Vancouver Coastal Health about their new resources at  https://bcsimulation.ca/   (you can also get there via  https://simulation.vchlearn.ca/  )  We talked about the content of these module...

The Australasian Simulation Congress is on 2nd–5th September at the Gold Coast. Check out the website-https://www.simulationcongress.com/ Vic spoke to Sharon Clipperton (@sjclipperton), the Congress convenor about the keynote speakers, abstracts and other highlights of the event. We also spoke with Komal Bajaj (@KomalBajajMD) about her talk–change, sustainability and ‘new power’ in simulation....T...

This is a mini episode update on how we at Simulcast would love to celebrate healthcare simulation week 2019.

Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month,   Bochatay, N., Bajwa, N., Blondon, K., Junod Perron, N., Cullati, S. and Nendaz, M. (2019).  Exploring group boundaries and conflicts: a social identity theory perspective.  Medical Education.    We also discussed 3 other papers covering a theme of ‘non-technical skills’.  Hamilton AL, Kerins J, MacCrossan MA, et al  Medical Students’ Non-Technical Skil...