Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month, which provoked controversy about the interplay of feeling and facts in clinical debriefing. Rose, S. & Cheng, A. (2018). “Charge nurse facilitated clinical debriefing in the emergency department.” CJEM, 1-5. doi:10.1017/cem.2018.369. And we talked about a few other sim papers across a range of topics and research methods, including simulation educators’ qualifications and transformative experiences, and sim for improving telephone conversations in ...
Jul 04, 2018•36 min•Ep. 46
I was joined by Jack Pottle, co-founder of Oxford Medical Simulation, a VR simulation company to discussed augmented (aR) and virtual reality (VR) in healthcare simulation. Jack started his career as a psychologist, and has now been a doctor in acute medicine for the last 7 years. He got involved in medical education through a FOAMed site he set up called Oxford Medical Education and over the last five years has been involved with simulation – first as a physical sim instructor, now in his role ...
Jun 22, 2018•33 min•Ep. 45
Sim OPS 2018 July 26-28, 2018, Portland, Oregon SimOps is a healthcare simulation training and education event for operations and technical professionals. The conference attracts 200+ professionals to participate in workshops, hand-on sessions, leadership discussions and networking events. In this ‘pause and discuss’ I am joined by David Biffar, Assistant Director, Operations, from the Arizona Simulation Technology & Education Center (ASTEC), University of Arizona, College of Medicine He tol...
May 28, 2018•11 min•Ep. 44
In this episode of our continuing collaboration with Advances in Simulation, Jesse takes the helm as we put Victoria in the guest seat with Glenn Posner, to discuss their recent publications in Advances. The articles for discussion were both published in the second half of 2017. ‘Simulation in the clinical setting: towards a standard lexicon’. by Glenn Posner, Marcia Clark and Vincent Grant. https://advancesinsimulation.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41077-017-0050-5 ‘Translational Simulati...
May 09, 2018•36 min•Ep. 43
Ep. 12 Rapport with Jenny Rudolph. So we all need to get along in simulation debriefing, right? So easy to say, and yet rapport building can be difficult in any group, let alone one that has just been confronted with their own performance Jenny Rudolph from the Center for Medical Simulation was our guest in discussing this concept, prompted by a recent article and editorial in Simulation in Healthcare. In our discussion, we step through the ‘rapport framework’ - face sensitivities, sociality rig...
May 02, 2018•39 min•Ep. 42
Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month. Kumar A, Sturrock S, Wallace EM, et al. Evaluation of learning from Practical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training and its impact on patient outcomes in Australia using Kirkpatrick’s framework: a mixed methods study. BMJ Open 2018;8:e017451. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017451 And a few other sim papers across a range of topics and research methods, all in the theme of ‘measurement’. Jiang, Bailin; Ju, Hui; Zhao, Ying; Yao, Lan; Feng, Yi. Comparison of th...
Apr 29, 2018•35 min•Ep. 41
Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month. Eppich, W. and Cheng, A. (2015). Promoting Excellence and Reflective Learning in Simulation (PEARLS). Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 10(2), pp.106-115. And a few other sim papers across a range of topics and research methods. 1. Snelgrove H, Fernando A Practising forethought: the role of mental simulation BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning Published Online First: 29 January 2018. doi: 10....
Apr 06, 2018•35 min•Ep. 40
Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month. Hicks, C. and Petrosoniak, A. “The Human Factor : Optimising Trauma Team Performance in Dynamic Clinical Environments ” Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 36(1), pp.1-17 And a few other sim papers across a range of topics and research methods. Jessica B. Stokes-Parisha,Robbert Duvivier, Brian Jolly. Investigating the impact of moulage on simulation engagement — A systematic review . Nurse Education Today 64 (2018) 49 - 55https://doi.org/10.10...
Mar 07, 2018•38 min•Ep. 39
Our next joint podcast with Advances in Simulation focused on the SESAM Conference. SESAM is the Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine , and hosts an annual conference. This podcast was inspired by a blog post by Gabe Reedy highlighting the ‘best of’ work presented at SESAM 2017 in Paris, and highlighted as a supplement in Advances in Simulation journal . We also took the opportunity to look ahead to SESAM 2018 which will be in Bilbao, Spain June 27 – 29th, with the theme Translat...
Feb 12, 2018•20 min•Ep. 38
In the next of our series with Advances in Simulation, we consider Dieckmann et al. Variation and adaptation: learning from success in patient safety-oriented simulation training In their own words “we describe the learning from success (LFS) approach to simulation and debriefing. Drawing on several theoretical frameworks, we suggest supplementing the widespread deficit-oriented, corrective approach to simulation with an approach that focusses on systematically understanding how good performance...
Dec 29, 2017•32 min•Ep. 37
In our November journal club podcast Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month – a classic debriefing article. Rudolph, J., Raemer, D. and Simon, R. (2014). “Establishing a Safe Container for Learning in Simulation” Simulation in Healthcare: Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 9(6), pp.339-349. We tried to summarise a fantastic, multifaceted discussion and admired the wonderful expert article commentary from Chris Nickson. We then reviewed some recent papers Cecilia Escheret al...
Dec 15, 2017•37 min•Ep. 36
In early November the Simulcast Team combined forces with the team behind the ALiEM MEdIC Series for a joint case discussion around “The Case of the Difficult Debrief” . After a fantastic online discussion involving a number of simulation superstars, a summary of the case and the discussions were uploaded at the ALiEM Website here . For those who aren’t aware, the Academic Life in Emergency Medicine “Medical Education in Cases” series puts difficult medical education cases under a microscope thr...
Nov 20, 2017•35 min•Ep. 35
Faculty development – joint release podcast with debrief2learn A highlight of my recent trip to Canada was meeting many simulation experts and enthusiasts. Adam Cheng (@DocChenger) suggested we record a podcast on faculty development in simulation programs, as we also had Dawn Taylor Petersen from the University of Alabama and Ryan Brydges (@rbrydges) from the Wilson Centre at University of Toronto visiting. We’re very pleased to release this podcast jointly with debrief2learn – an amazing group...
Nov 20, 2017•21 min•Ep. 34
Scenario design Kyla Caners (@drcaners) from emsimcases.com was our guest on this Simulcast episode on scenario design. She and Jesse shared tips on knowing what you’re trying to achieve, planning the scenario, using templates, finding ‘supporting objects and ‘road testing’ and peer review for sim cases. Design requires a lot of attention to detail and really sets up the educational event for success or otherwise. There was a strong theme to keep it simple and not overburden participants with di...
Nov 14, 2017•34 min•Ep. 33
Simulcast Journal Club podcast October episode Two announcements to kick off our October Journal club podcast. Check out the great work ofKomalBaja and colleagues in producing a PEARLs debriefing infographic – a design informed presentation of the framework originally developed by Walter Eppich and Adam Cheng. All the materials free to download here and please provide feedback to the team in a 5 minute survey on the site. Join the online discussion with our friends at Academic Life in Emergency ...
Nov 05, 2017•36 min•Ep. 32
This epsiode, Victoria, Jesse and Ben share the airwaves for the first time. We track through the first 12 months. Put a lid on some things and to a bit of a plus/delta. What does the future hold? Hopefully more of what YOU want! Contact us, make suggestions and leave us a rating/review on iTunes. Also come over and chat at the website or on Instagram and Twitter @sim_podcast or on LinkedIn Simulcast page.
Oct 29, 2017•24 min•Ep. 31
Safety in simulation – the harms involved in trying to improve patient safety! Many healthcare simulation programs are aimed at improving patient safety, and yet these programs also carry their own safety risks – to participants, and to the institutions and patients whose safety we are trying to improve. Ann Mullen joined us in this episode of Simulcast to discuss the Foundation for Simulation Safety – an initiative that she and Dan Raemer from Center for Medical Simulation in Boston have develo...
Oct 15, 2017•18 min•Ep. 30
In our September journal club podcast Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month Chung HS, Dieckmann P, Issenberg SB. It is time to consider cultural differences in debriefing. Simulation in Healthcare : The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 2013 Jun;8(3):166-70. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e318291d9ef. We then reviewed some recent papers Thomson FC, Morrison I, Watson WA ‘ Going Professional’: using point-of-view filming to facilitate preparation for practice in final year medical ...
Oct 02, 2017•42 min•Ep. 29
In the third of our series with Advances in Simulation, we discuss Tracing the prescription journey: a qualitative evaluation of an interprofessional simulation-based learning activity . Cooke et al. evaluated an interprofesional simulation activity involving medical and pharmacy students, using a qualitative analysis. The simulation involved followed a patient journey from presentation in a community setting, through an assessment and prescribing process, to the dispensing and patient education...
Sep 26, 2017•31 min•Ep. 28
Ben Symon covered the “Serious Games” stream at the Australasian Simulation Congress in Sydney. Serious Games “…are those designed for a primary purpose other than pure entertainment”. The ASC included the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge – Australasia (SGSCA), with a number of outstanding entrants . Dale Linegar convened the Games section of the ASC. He spoke to Ben about the concept and the competition, including a description of the winner - Opaque Space’s Earthlight – a VR experience o...
Sep 11, 2017•15 min•Ep. 27
Victoria Brazil and Ben Symon hosted a wrap of Day 3 at the ASC. Our coverage starts with a session on “Hands off teaching” with Rod Peadon and David Gillespie from Coffs Harbour . We then covered the final health plenary on The future of healthcare simulation, involving some leading figures from the simulation community. Leonie Watterson from Sydney Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre spoke about the RQI program and a possible future of automated assessment. Michelle Kelly from Curtin Univers...
Sep 10, 2017•16 min•Ep. 26
Victoria Brazil interviewed a series of industry exhibitors at the Australasian Simulation Congress in Sydney. The podcast featured Graeme Foulds from Laerdal Australia , one of the main meeting sponsors, Charles Henden from the Valley General Hospital Virtual Hospital , and some defence simulation from Lockheed Martin ....
Sep 10, 2017•10 min•Ep. 25
ASPE and Simulated Patients with Cathy Smith at ASC 2017 Simulated Patient methodology has been featured in a number of sessions at the Australasian Simulation Congress in Sydney Victoria Brazil spoke with Cathy Smith , the current chair of ASPE – the Association of Standardised Patient Educators We discussed some hot topics in human simulation, together with the recently published Standards of Best Practice (SOBP) in Advances in Simulation....
Sep 04, 2017•9 min•Ep. 24
Day 2 at the Australasian Simulation Congress in Sydney Victoria Brazil and Ben Symon hosted a wrap of Day 2 at the ASC, with a focus on Serious Games and interprofessional education. Jeffrey Brand from Bond University gave an insight into the panel discussion and the state of the art for Serious Games in Australia . The Simhealth stream offered a plenary session on interprofessional education, chaired by Cathy Smith . She and John Paige spoke to us after the panel and offered some insights into...
Sep 04, 2017•19 min•Ep. 23
Victoria Brazil and Ben Symon interviewed panelists from the final plenary for Day 1 at the ASC We heard from Alison Michaels and Steph Barwick about their Popup simulation program in Brisbane , and Cameron Knott from Victoria about how ISS can run in hospital practice. Simon Wilson then shared his insights into GP simulation, and Dylan Campher from CSDS in Queensland gave us an idea about how simulation centres are supporting ISS and patient safety in new ways....
Aug 30, 2017•14 min•Ep. 22
Day 1 at the Australasian Simulation Congress in Sydney Victoria Brazil and Ben Symon hosted a wrap of Day 1 at the ASC, with a focus on teamwork and In situ Simulation. Keynote speaker Eduardo Salas presented the highlights of 30 years of teamwork research, and we interviewed him after the session, concentrating on some ways forward for research and practice in this area. We also captured a few delegate perspectives. We also spoke to ASC convenor Jessica Stokes- Parish about running simulations...
Aug 30, 2017•13 min•Ep. 21
In the second of our series with Advances in Simulation, we consider Ryan Brydges 2016 editorial - From simulation research to education policy: how much evidence is enough? In this article he considers the question - What level of evidence is required for translation of healthcare simulation research to policy? or institutional practice ? Ryan uses the specific example of recent changes to nursing training in the USA as a result of a large simulation study. The editorial considers issues of met...
Aug 29, 2017•34 min•Ep. 20
Resa Lewiss (@ultrasoundREL ) joined Simulcast for this month’s journal club – reviewing a paper focused on the use of simulation for assessment of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) skills. Resa is an emergency physician, self described ‘global soul’, and experienced educator and thought leader in POCUS. The paper discussed was Collecting Validity Evidence for Simulation-Based Assessment of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Skills by Jensen et al in J Ultrasound Med 2017 The paper concludes that the simul...
Aug 23, 2017•17 min•Ep. 19
Michelle Kelly ( @KellyKelmich ) was our guest on Simulcast for the inaugural Book Review, discussing Healthcare Simulation Education: Evidence Theory and Practice – a recently published textbook for the simulation practitioner. Editors Debral Nestel, Michelle Kelly, Brian Jolly and Marcus Watson have drawn together a diverse range of authors to produce a comprehensive, but disciplined, review of current theory and practice in healthcare simulation. Michelle is a simulation academic and practiti...
Aug 21, 2017•12 min•Ep. 18
In our July journal club podcast Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month. Peterson, Dawn Taylor PhD; Watts, Penni I. PhD, RN, CHSE-A; Epps, Chad A. MD; White, Marjorie Lee MD, MPPM, MA, CHSE (2017 ) “Simulation Faculty Development : A Tiered Approach” Simulation in Healthcare : The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Publish Ahead of Print, POST AUTHOR CORRECTIONS, 18 March 2017. We then covered some interesting stuff on simulators dying Weiss et al. Does the unexpected death...
Aug 03, 2017•27 min•Ep. 17
