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 and roles of embedded participants in health simulation – an exploratory qualitative observational stu...
Jun 23, 2025•36 min•Ep. 206
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 in interprofessional simulation-based education—a design-based research study . Adv Simul. 2025; 10:25. N...
May 21, 2025•41 min•Ep. 205
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 impressive repertoire of using simulation to explore and improve performance of team, systems and spaces in h...
May 07, 2025•56 min•Ep. 204
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 challenge the status quo? . Adv Simul. 2025;10(9). Evans JC, Evans MB, Lingard L. Team cognition in h...
Apr 27, 2025•44 min•Ep. 203
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-driven quality improvements, advanced clinical devices, and international collaboration and local empower...
Apr 13, 2025•41 min•Ep. 202
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 papers Wu, T., & Coggins, A. R. (2025). Low-cost electronic medical record interface for healthcare ...
Mar 30, 2025•38 min•Ep. 201
This is our 200th episode of Simulcast. To mark the occasion, Vic, Ben. Jess and Jesse all shared some thoughts on what we think we’ve achieved, the impacts that Simulcast has had on us, and ventured some highlights We reflected on our first episode in 2016, and our review of Davis Gaba’s Future vision of simulation in healthcare . Ben ventured that he thought we might end up like the Margaret and David of journal club hosts. 😊 We all then had a slightly more serious thought about our future vi...
Mar 23, 2025•35 min•Ep. 200
Ever felt that preparing equipment for advanced airway management in your ED is ‘messy’? In this episode Vic interviews Dr Ava Butler, an emergency doctor and QI/ simulation practitioner from rural British Columbia. We discussed her recent article about how equipment re-design and translational simulation was used to dramatically improve preparation speed and staff level of comfort with advanced airway management. The conversation was informative and inspiring. We talked about the liberating str...
Feb 05, 2025•40 min•Ep. 199
Ben and Vic are back for 2025, reviewing the latest healthcare simulation literature in the February episode of the journal club. A call to honour SPs, saving $90million though simulation testing, cognitive biases in simulation debriefing and inspiring simulation-based improvement work from Tanzania. The papers Clark, L., et al (2024). Call to Action: Honoring Simulated Participants and Collaborating With Simulated Participant Educators . Simulation in Healthcare. Colman, Net al. (2024). The Bus...
Feb 02, 2025•43 min•Ep. 198
In this episode of Simulcast, Vic Brazil is joined by Vicki LeBlanc and Glenn Posner to discuss their recent article " More Than a Feeling: Emotional Regulation Strategies for Simulation-Based Education " published in Advances in Simulation. The conversation delves into the importance of recognizing and addressing emotions in simulation-based learning environments. Vicki and Glenn share insights on why emotions are often seen as taboo or difficult to manage in simulation, despite being a natural...
Jan 14, 2025•46 min•Ep. 197
Simulating ICU transports to determine lift sizes. Meta-debriefing, clinical debriefing in operating theatres, and supporting psychological safety. Another great episode on Simulcast journal club to close out 2024. We’ll be back in February 2025! And, for bonus holiday viewing… also check out Ben Symon’s brilliant talk at the Victorian Simulation Alliance on the importance of algorithm design in healthcare and how simulation can help . The articles (with links): - Barnett SG, Stephens KM. Simula...
Dec 18, 2024•40 min•Ep. 196
Speech diarisation for simulation debriefings, simulation and root cause analysis, translational simulation implementation, and music before sim to reduce anxiety. Another great month on Simulcast. The articles (with links): - Brutschi, R., Wang, R., Kolbe, M. et al. Speech recognition technology for assessing team debriefing communication and interaction patterns: An algorithmic toolkit for healthcare simulation educators . Adv Simul 9, 42 (2024). Slakey DP, et al. Using simulation to improve r...
Nov 16, 2024•44 min•Ep. 195
In situ sim and latent safety threats, psychological safety ecosystems, reclaiming professional identity through simulation, and simulating Mt Everest expeditions. Another great month on Simulcast. The articles (with links): - Grace MA, O'Malley R. Using In Situ Simulation to Identify Latent Safety Threats in Emergency Medicine: A Systematic Review . Simul Healthc. 2024 Aug 1;19(4):243-253 Eller S, Vlasses F, Horsley T, Connor J. Simulation psychological safety ecosystem: using constructivist gr...
Oct 15, 2024•45 min•Ep. 194
The articles (with links): - Godmon, A., Walker, K., & Symon, B. (2024). Hijacking telehealth technology to deliver tele-simulation: outlining the tangible and unanticipated benefits . International Journal of Healthcare Simulation. Korimbocus, B., Wilson, H., McGuckin, A. et al. ‘Having skin in the game’: guiding principles for incorporating moulage into OSCEs . Adv Simul 9, 34 (2024) Lorello GR, Hodwitz K, Issenberg SB, Brydges R. Relinquishing control? Supervisor co-regulation may dis...
Sep 15, 2024•39 min•Ep. 193
We welcomed Erin Carn-Bennet to the podcast for a conversation about her new venture – as coproducer of IPSS- The Podcast Erin is a Simulation Nurse Educator for Douglas Starship Simulation Programme, Lead host Sim Nurse NZ podcast, Co-founder Sim2Lead, Content Coordinator and Writer for HealthySimulation.com, Nursing Director Med Sim Solutions The International Paediatric Simulation Society (IPSS) is a global community of multidisciplinary paediatric focused health professionals from over 30 co...
Sep 02, 2024•16 min•Ep. 192
Training as imagined?, sim for faster stroke treatment, simulation after key events, Implementing TALK for clinical debriefing. Another great month on Simulcast. The articles: - Kerins, J., Ralston, K., Stirling, S.A. et al. Training as imagined? A critical realist analysis of Scotland’s internal medicine simulation programme. Adv Simul 9, 27 (2024) Ajmi SC, Kurz M, Lindner TW, et al. Does clinical experience influence the effects of team simulation training in stroke thrombolysis? A prospective...
Aug 16, 2024•50 min•Ep. 191
Taylor, T., Columbus, L., Banner, H. et al. “The patient is awake and we need to stay calm”: reconsidering indirect communication in the face of medical error and professionalism lapses. Adv Simul 9, 17 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41077-024-00293-4 We know that speaking up is good for patient safety, but hard to do, and that training may not be effective in altering behaviour in the face of hierarchy and cultural barriers. In this article, Taryn Taylor and her research team suggest that ind...
Aug 04, 2024•50 min•Ep. 190
Teamwork, EDI, cognitive load, stress testing the cath lab - perennial topics explored in interesting ways. Another great month on Simulcast. The articles: - Holgaard, R., Bruun, B., Zingenberg, F. et al. An interview study about how nurses and physicians talk about the same concepts differently. BMC Med Educ 24, 698 (2024). Mutch, J., Golden, S., Purdy, E. et al. Equity, diversity and inclusion in simulation-based education: constructing a developmental framework for medical educators . Adv Sim...
Jul 29, 2024•42 min•Ep. 189
Vic and Ben reflect on their time at SESAM 2024 in Prague. We were pleased to release this episode in conjunction with Laerdal’s One Million lives podcast SESAM is the Society for Simulation in Europe. Their vision is “improved healthcare through simulation. Enabling safe, patient-centred care delivered by a competent and confident healthcare workforce in a well-functioning healthcare system”. The 2024 conference in Prague drew more than 1000 attendees from 63 countries. Our highlights included ...
Jul 18, 2024•45 min•Ep. 188
Standards and consensus statements. Sim as ‘start-up’. Faculty development for translational simulation. Another great month on Simulcast. The articles: - Cristina Diaz-Navarro, Colette Laws-Chapman, Michael Moneypenny, Makani Purva. The ASPiH Standards – 2023: guiding simulation-based practice in health and care . IJOHS 2024 Diaz-Navarro, C., Armstrong, R., Charnetski, M. et al. Global consensus statement on simulation-based practice in healthcare . Adv Simul 9, 19 (2024). Szabo, R.A., Molloy, ...
Jun 09, 2024•38 min•Ep. 187
In our latest Advances in Sim collaborative episode, we explore how translational simulation has evolved in the last 6 years. Ben interviews the authors of “ Translational simulation revisited: an evolving conceptual model for the contribution of simulation to healthcare quality and safety ”, Prof Gabe Reedy and our own Prof Victoria Brazil in order to explore their new paper. Together we discuss how the concepts of Purpose, Process and Conceptual Foundations underpin the strategic design and de...
May 27, 2024•39 min•Ep. 186
Rating and ranking debriefers and debriefing tools. Systematic reviews in simulation. Clinical debriefing. Simulation saving stroke patients. Contributions and transformation from Taiwanese SPs. Another great month on Simulcast. The articles: - Guimbarda, N et al. A Comparison of 2 Debriefing Rubrics to Assess Facilitator Adherence to the PEARLS Debriefing Framework . Simulation in Healthcare: April 24, 2024 Phillips EC, et al. Systematic review of clinical debriefing tools: attributes and evide...
May 09, 2024•43 min•Ep. 185
Psychotherapy in the debrief room, Sim to improve blood transfusion systems sand safety, exploring simulation ‘dose’ for maintenance of skills, and comparing student self-assessment with educators and SPs . Another great month on Simulcast. The articles: - Drake, G. Drewek, K. “I Hate Sim!”—Using Psychotherapeutic Concepts to Help Educators Attend to Challenging States of Mind During Simulation Prebriefs . Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare February...
Apr 12, 2024•40 min•Ep. 184
Demystifying simulators, replacing live tissue training for surgery, exploring uncertainty through simulation, and writing conference abstracts. Another great month on Simulcast. The articles: - Goodwin B, Nestel D. Demystifying simulators in healthcare . International Journal of Healthcare Simulation 2024. Swain C, et al. Trauma surgical simulation: discussing the replacement of live animals used as human patient simulators . Advances in Simulation 2024. Blissett S, et al. How do residents resp...
Mar 08, 2024•36 min•Ep. 183
Mental practice, designing and testing clinical pathways/ cognitive aids and supporting communities of practice in healthcare. Another great month on Simulcast. The articles: - Riggs, J., McGowan, M. & Hicks, C. Dream one, do one, teach one: a mental practice script for bougie assisted cricothyrotomy . Can J Emerg Med (2023). Marshall SD, Sanderson P, McIntosh CA, Kolawole H. The effect of two cognitive aid designs on team functioning during intra-operative anaphylaxis emergencies: a multi-c...
Feb 06, 2024•41 min•Ep. 182
Simulcast and Bond University hosted the Simulation Reconnect symposium at the end of November. last year. A great day of talks, networking and sharing our healthcare simulation experience. For those who could not be there (and for those looking for a little reminder of key points) – Jess and Vic offer you our Sim Reconnect FOMO episode. Some highlights Vicki LeBlanc talked about emotions and simulation. More from Vicki on Simulcast here . Katie Walker and Ben Symon talked about ROI and demonstr...
Jan 21, 2024•25 min•Ep. 181
Welcome to another “Advances in Simulation Edition” In this episode, Jesse is (finally) back behind the mic to interview Ellie Davies and Victoria Brazil about their work and recent publication in Advances in Simulation. Davies, E., Montagu, A. & Brazil, V. Recommendations for embedding simulation in health services. Adv Simul 8, 23 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41077-023-00262-3 We explore the background to this work and look to understand: The concept of sim being embedded - why/ what c...
Dec 15, 2023•40 min•Ep. 180
Teams and teamwork were the themes for our November Journal Club. In this special episode, Ben and Vic were joined by Eve Purdy to review four articles that took us on a deep dive into team science, team training using simulation and researching teamwork. This is the first of a series on teamwork that we will be releasing over the next 12 months at Simulcast. Our motivation is to give simulation practitioners a deeper understanding of teamwork and to enable more nuanced conversations about team ...
Nov 11, 2023•45 min•Ep. 179
AI and Chat GPT in simulation and in publishing, helping babies breathe (and live) through simulation training and another take n the ‘safe not soft’ discussion - four more excellent articles for Ben and Vic to discuss this month. Links here. Rodgers, David et al. Artificial Intelligence and the Simulationists . Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, September 21, 2023. Scerbo, Mark Can Artificial Intelligence Be My Coauthor?. Simulation in Healthcare:...
Oct 10, 2023•39 min•Ep. 178
Death of the simulator, co-regulated learning, simulation-enabled building redesign, and writing better (or not) with Chat GPT - four more excellent articles for Ben and Vic to discuss this month. Links here. Rajendran G, et al. (August 10, 2023) T he Effect of Simulated Patient Death on Learner’s Stress and Knowledge Retention: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials . Cureus 15(8): e43278 Lorello GR, et al. Relinquishing control? Supervisor co-regulation may disru...
Sep 08, 2023•38 min•Ep. 177
