Simulcast Journal Club New Year’s Edition 2022 Vic & Jesse Jesse was unable to join the rest of the Simulcast Team Christmas Edition so this is the consolation prize ep!! In this podcast Vic and Jesse discuss 2 publications from 2021. Paper 1. recommended by Tim Mason “Advancing Team Cohesion: Using an Escape Room as a novel approach” Cohen and colleagues Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management 2021 Core premise – exploring the utility of an escape room in improving perception of cohes...
Jan 07, 2022•35 min•Ep. 136
Ben, Vic and Jess offer a bumper holiday episode for your healthcare simulation listening enjoyment. Transformative faculty development , suspension of disbelief in simulation, emotional activation for observers and participants, SPs or SPs – what’s in a name?, a taxonomy of non-technical skills , and lessons from the Fat Duck ……. Thanks to those who nominated articles for our discussion. Always welcome. Happy listening and happy holidays to our Simulcast community Vic, Ben, Jesse and Jess...
Dec 22, 2021•50 min•Ep. 135
Ben talks about ‘Plus Delta’ debriefing with lead authors of 2 recent papers on the topic both published in Advances in Simulation. Adam Cheng starts the conversation talking about Embracing informed learner self-assessment during debriefing: the art of plus-delta, and giving us plenty of reasons to ensure this technique is on our repertoire as simulation educators. Ben goes on to talk with Raj Kainth about his team’s experience of training faculty for clinical debriefing in the Nghtingale facil...
Dec 09, 2021•39 min•Ep. 134
Atul Malhotra and Arunaz Kumar joined Vic to speak about their work delivering obstetric and neonatal simulation workshops in India, and their recent article in Advances in Simulation. We talked about ONE-Sim – Obstetric Neonatal Emergency Simulation - workshops conducted in LMIC, Australia, and online. Atul and Arunaz have reflected on the process and outcomes in the paper, and we talked about the interplay of generic principles in simulation delivery, with context adaptation. Impressive work, ...
Nov 29, 2021•33 min•Ep. 133
Carl Horsley is an intensivist from Middlemore hospital in New Zealand who talks with Vic about Safety II principles and practice, and new ways that simulation can be interwoven into our work for safer outcomes. He explains that team development is a ‘long game’ and gives us practical tips for building on his work in our own institutions. Carl also offers some great further reading/ viewing: - From Safety-I to Safety-II: A White Paper Professor Erik Hollnagel Improving Healthcare Team Communicat...
Nov 22, 2021•37 min•Ep. 132
Is rapid cycle deliberate practice a better way to train for paediatric cardiac arrest? How can simulation and ‘institutional ethnography’ be used to explore ‘latent social threats’ in healthcare? Ben and Vic discuss these papers in our November journal club, as well as an amazing technical report on VR modelling to improve surgeons preparation for complex neurosurgical procedures, and a discussion of video assisted debriefing in healthcare simulation. Happy listening! vb...
Nov 20, 2021•40 min•Ep. 131
Jess and Vic talk about the topic of moulage - a French word meaning "to mould", but more commonly known as the use of special effects makeup techniques to replicate illness and effects. Jess talks about her PhD journey and her (shock horror!) moulage scepticism that drove her to studying the topic. We discuss some of the theories that relate to moulage use, new research and where the future of moulage might be heading (Jess might have mentioned her obsessive watching of google scholar for moula...
Nov 09, 2021•29 min•Ep. 130
In this episode Vic and Jesse have a long overdue on air catch and talk through a human centred design project to improve medication safety in the Intensive Care Unit that Jesse has being working through in his day job. Vic and Jesse discuss, real world applications of Safety-II approaches, the core philosophy and practices of psychological safety and the importance of clinician led approaches to risk in practice. The episode closes with drawing parallels between this work and the skills and pra...
Oct 28, 2021•38 min•Ep. 129
Ben and Vic kicked off this episode talking about some upcoming healthcare simulation events – NYSIM Hot topics virtual symposium October 22nd (USA) , The ASPIH ‘Moving Upstream’ conference 8th – 10th November (UK), and the RCPSC 2021 Simulation Summit , November 4th and 5th (Canada) We gave some shout outs to friends of Simulcast who’ve joined us in Twitter conversations and more! We enjoyed reading Team debriefings in healthcare: aligning intention and impact from Michaela Kolbe and colleagues...
Oct 16, 2021•35 min•Ep. 128
There is a new journal on the block. The International Journal of Healthcare Simulation – Advances in Theory and Practice is led by Editor in Chief Debra Nestel AM and “provides a forum to share scholarly practice for advances in simulation across diverse applications in health and social care.” Peer viewed, and open access, IJOHS is jointly owned by the Society for Healthcare Simulation (SHS, India) and Adi Health+Wellness. Vic spoke with Debra about the philosophy and aims of the Journal, the ...
Oct 12, 2021•17 min•Ep. 127
Equity, diversity and inclusion in healthcare simulation – reflecting on our values, beliefs and actions Many in the simulation community are thinking about the ways we might work on equity, diversity and inclusion through healthcare simulation. We are tempted to try and ‘fix’ inequities and biases, but are also aware than if badly done – these ‘fixes’ may cause harm. Ben Symon hosts this episode with Vic Brazil and Eve Purdy, and discuss the EDI-SIM tool they are trialling at the Gold Coast, an...
Sep 27, 2021•28 min•Ep. 126
We recorded the September Journal Club during Healthcare Simulation Week – a chance to reflect on the amazing work of the healthcare simulation community. Our first paper showcased the work of the STEPs (Simulation To Enhance Patient Safety) team at Fiona Stanley Hospital in Perth. Rory Trawber et al. write about Improving Simulation Accessibility in a Hospital Setting - Implementing a Simulation Consultation Service . They give us a practical guide to leveraging the impact of a small, skilled s...
Sep 24, 2021•39 min•Ep. 125
This special episode is s joint release from Simulcast and The Emergency Mind podcast, with Vic talking with co-hosts Dan Dworkis and Andrea Austin. We start by discussing what Dan and Andrea mean by ‘ Emergency Mind’ – “Leveraging the mental models and lessons from his own practice of emergency medicine—as well as from experts in the military, business, and athletic worlds—how to train mentally to perform at your best when you’re needed the most.” For more check out the book and more podcast ep...
Sep 09, 2021•58 min•Ep. 124
In the August Journal Club episode Ben and Vic look at articles involving the clinical outcomes from simulation training, trauma team leadership and serious games. We applauded a study looking at the association of simulation training with rates of medical malpractice claims among obstetrician–gynaecologists. This segued nicely into discussion of return on Investment for QI/ educational interventions offer to us by Shah and colleagues . Team leadership was next on the agenda – with a deep dive i...
Aug 22, 2021•36 min•Ep. 123
How should we design and deliver healthcare Simulation Fellowships? In this episode of the podcast we discuss the thoughtful approach taken by Michael Meguerdichian , Komal Bajaj and Katie Walker at NYHHC Sim, and their recent paper on the topic in Advances in Simulation - Fundamental underpinnings of simulation education: describing a four-component instructional design approach to healthcare simulation fellowships. We spoke with Michael and Katie from the author team about the background to th...
Jul 23, 2021•34 min•Ep. 122
We revisit Plus Delta Debriefing in the July Journal Club and talk about some new perspectives on a classic technique. Thanks Adam Cheng and many of the team from @Debriefing Academy. We also discuss work demonstrating the association of sim training with improvement in clinical performance in cord prolapse emergencies , and some impressive (if confronting) work on how illness experiences inform simulated participants’ encounters in health profession education. We also lamented the closure of BM...
Jul 18, 2021•33 min•Ep. 121
We know that simulation debriefing can be hard. Poor facilitation risks psychological safety breaches or simply ineffective conversations. Faculty development probably helps us improve, especially if its part of a community of practice. The Meta Debrief Club in NHS Lothian draws on these principles in their monthly ‘debrief the debrief’ sessions. Ed Mellanby , Nathan Oliver and Chris Schnieke-Kind offer us the story of how the Meta Debrief Club originated, how it works, and the transformative ex...
Jul 09, 2021•33 min•Ep. 120
Practising communication, with good feedback, helps us get better at our jobs in healthcare. This is especially important for ‘high stakes communication’ (but really is there any other kind 😊). In this episode of Simulcast, Vic speaks with Laura Rock about her recent paper - Communication as a High-Stakes Clinical Skill: "Just-in-Time" Simulation and Vicarious Observational Learning to Promote Patient- and Family-Centered Care and to Improve Trainee Skill. Laura is a pulmonologist and critical ...
Jul 01, 2021•34 min•Ep. 119
Ben and Vic are joined by Eve Purdy this month to discuss the UK national strategy for simulation , how to prepare for for systems-based simulation (the ‘pre-work phase’) , cultural consideration in simulation debriefing , and how simulations in ACLS training may perpetuate gender bias in emergency medicine. We give a shout out to ASPiH , the UK based learned sociality for healthcare simulation, and their conference in November 2021. Ben impresses again with his tun of phrase including the ‘visu...
Jun 10, 2021•38 min•Ep. 118
In this episode Ben shares a lecture he’s given at The Prince Charles Hospital about his journey as an educator and the ways that some of simulation’s foundational concepts have influenced his practice outside of educational spaces. Through an exploration of psychological safety, above the table negotiation and cultural compression, he invites us to reflect on the ways we generate trust in healthcare, how our words connect us to our colleagues, and how simple acts like clinical handover can impa...
May 24, 2021•23 min•Ep. 117
Ben and Vic dive into video supported feedback of actual resuscitations in this months Simulcast Journal Club. We review 2 papers on the topic - Filming for auditing of real-life emergency teams: a systematic review - and a case study of a Canadian emergency department experience - Ethical, legal and administrative implications of the use of video and audio recording . In reading these we reflect on the use of video for simulation debriefing, and the challenge of finding good evidence to guide o...
May 09, 2021•39 min•Ep. 116
Vic is joined by Susan Eller to review the highlights form the recent SESAM (Society for Simulation in Europe) conference . They pick our messages from the keynote speakers including Vicki LeBlanc , Patrea Andresen , Cristina Diaz-Navarro , and Doris Ostergaard . There are also some reflections on how to run a great virtual conference, and trends in using simulation for systems. Congrats to Marc Lazarovici , SESAM President, and the team...
May 07, 2021•37 min•Ep. 115
Translational sim in Action In this episode we consider another Advances in Simulation article - Translational simulation: from description to action Ben talks with authors Chris Nickson , Steph Barwick and Vic Brazil, and draws out the principles and processes for translational simulation. Chris illustrates the approach describing his own work in ECMO in intensive care...
Apr 10, 2021•52 min•Ep. 114
This month Ben and Vic discuss articles about engaging with children, parents and caregivers in healthcare simulation - as educators, as simulated patients and as learners in sim. Ben shares his own experience in partnering with consumers , and of others in developing “ paediatric patient-focused and family-focused simulations ” Vic reviews a qualitative exploratory analysis of simulation educators perspectives in working with Child and adolescent simulated patients (CASPs ), and the experience ...
Apr 06, 2021•36 min•Ep. 113
n our latest episode in the collaboration with Advances in Simulation , Vic speaks with Christina Condon and Suzanne Gough , two of the authors on a recent paper on VR simulation for clinical care of patients with respiratory conditions . We talk about research process, VR modalities, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and future direction for research in the field of VR simulation for both education and clinical practice. Suzanne is Associate Dean Learning and Teaching and Associate Professo...
Mar 28, 2021•20 min•Ep. 112
This month Ben and Vic review a landmark paper on fidelity in simulation - Hamstra S, Brydges R, Hatala R et al. Reconsidering Fidelity in Simulation-Based Training. Academic Medicine 2014;89:387-392. – and attempt to summarise the excellent discussion this month. Reconsidering our terminology and renewing our focus on learning tasks were recurring themes. Our next paper continues in in the theme - Is that realistic? The development of a realism assessment questionnaire and its application in ap...
Mar 02, 2021•40 min•Ep. 111
Welcome back to Simulcast Journal Club for 2021. This month Ben and Vic review 3 papers of interest – more on COVID sim, but this time involving healthcare consumer engagement, a description of Peer assisted learning in medical student simulation , and a systematic review of simulated based team training in EM and acute case. We also invited Eve Purdy along for some comments on the last of those. The papers… Christodoulides N, Duggan WP, Dalrymple KR. COVID-SIM: building testing capacity through...
Feb 02, 2021•32 min•Ep. 110
This month Ben ad Vic were joined by Steph Barwick from Mater education. We discussed Making the invisible visible: a place for utilizing activity theory within in situ simulation to drive healthcare organizational development? by Gerry Gormley and the team from Queens University Belfast. It’s a deep theoretical dive, but great food for thought. We weren’t sure we did the article justice, so Gerry himself kindly sent us his thoughts and they’re in the podcast as well ! We also reviewed two other...
Dec 17, 2020•45 min•Ep. 109
Mentors can be powerful influences on our careers – in simulation and more broadly. In this episode Vic talks with Resa E Lewiss and Adaira Landry about mentors and mentoring – why and how. The pandemic has also highlighted We reflect on some thoughtful personal stories of mentoring from three friends of Simulcast – Gabe Reedy , Sonia Twigg and Kari White . For more thoughts on the topic – also check our Resa and Adaira’s article in Harvard Business Review – What efficient mentorship looks like...
Nov 30, 2020•41 min•Ep. 108
How can social media activities support simulation journals to publish, disseminate and critique simulation-based research and commentary? What does a social media editor at a healthcare simulation journal do? In this episode Vic speaks with Sandra Viggers (@StarSkaterDk ) and Jessica Stokes-Parish (@j_stokesparish ) about their roles as social media editors for Advances in Simulation and BMJ STEL. (Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning). They offer us insights relevant for researchers, ed...
Nov 23, 2020•28 min•Ep. 107
