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183 Simulcast Journal Club March 2024

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 […]


182 Simulcast Journal Club February 2024

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, […]


181 Simulation Reconnect: the FOMO episode 181

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 […]


180 Advances in Simulation: Recommendations for embedding simulation in health services

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 […]


179 Simulcast Journal Club November 2023

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 […]


178 Simulcast Journal Club October 2023

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. […]


177 Simulcast Journal Club September 2023

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) The Effect of Simulated Patient Death on Learner’s Stress and Knowledge […]


176 Simulcast Journal Club August 2023

Virtual and older SPs, transformative simulation, and psychological safety – four more excellent articles for Ben and Vic to discuss this month.   Links here.  Weldon et al. Transformative forms of simulation in health care – the seven simulation-based ‘I’s: a concept taxonomy review of the literature  Smith et al. Older […]


175 Simulation for Social Integration 

We talk a lot about sim for education or quality improvement, but less about how it can connect us as people.  In this episode Ben and Eve talk to Drs Sam Smith and Vicky Tallentire, the lead authors of a new essay in IJOHS entitled “Simulation for Social Integration”.  Together […]


174 Simulcast Journal Club July 2023

Four more excellent articles for Ben and Vic to discuss this month. Speaking up (or listening down?), transformational debriefing, is deliberate practice really better than self guided practice, and the perils of ‘god-terms’.  Links here.  Barlow et al. Understanding observed receiver strategies in the healthcare speaking up context.   Petrosoniak et […]


172 Simulcast Journal Club June 2023

Ben and Vic talk about four articles from the healthcare simulation literature, on diverse topics: psychological safety, cognitive load measurement, roles for maternity emergencies, and reflective pauses to optimise learning  Links here   Bahr, N., Ivankovic, J., Meckler, G. et al. Measuring cognitively demanding activities in pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Adv […]


171 Stress Exposure Simulation. Crossover Ep “The Emergency Mind”

In this joint episode with The Emergency Mind podcast, Vic Brazil and Dan Dworkis talk about ‘stress exposure’ simulation/ training, and how we prepare ourselves and our teams to perform under pressure. We started with a general discussion about the need for this kind of training and how others have […]


170 Simulcast Journal Club May 2023

Ben and Vic talk about four articles from the healthcare simulation literature. Practical lessons mixed with some theoretical deep dives!  Links here   Vemuri, Sidharth. Et al. Informing Simulation Design: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study of the Experiences of Bereaved Parents and Actors. Simulation in Healthcare: 18(2):p 75-81, April 2023.  Rose SC, […]


169 What’s Your Listening Style With Rebecca Minehart, Ben Symon and Laura Rock

Training to listen effectively is a powerful skill that can transform our conversations in healthcare simulation, clinical work and even our home lives.   In this episode Vic interviews Rebecca Minehart, Ben Symon and Laura Rock on their Harvard Business Review article “What’s your Listening Style” in order to deepen our […]


168 Simulcast Journal Club April 2023

Ben and Vic talk about four articles from the healthcare simulation literature. This month we had a focus on simulation debriefing and on simulation design and delivery to optimise transfer to practice.  Links here (all open access)  Kaba et al. Entrustable Professional Activities for simulation faculty?! A novel approach to […]


167 Advances in Simulation: Longitudinal prebriefing for successful in situ simulation

In our latest Advances in Sim collaborative episode, we talk about how to establish and sustain in situ simulation (ISS) programs on health services. Ben and Vic were joined by Susan Eller who is lead author on an important article on this topic: Leading change in practice: how “longitudinal prebriefing” […]


166 Simulcast Journal Club March 2023

More interesting work from the healthcare simulation community this month.   Christensen, M.D., Østergaard, D., Stagelund, S. et al. Embracing multiple stakeholders’ perspectives in defining competent simulation facilitators’ characteristics and educational behaviours: a qualitative study from Denmark, Korea, and Australia. Adv Simul 8, 1 (2023).  Cassidy, D.J., Jogerst, K., Coe, T. […]


165 Simulcast Journal Club February 2023

More interesting work from the healthcare simulation community this month.   Preiksaitis CM, Lee MO, Schertzer K. Creating a Safe Space for Simulation: Is it Time to Stop Calling Them Confederates? Simul Healthc. 2022 Nov 28.   Paul O’Connor, Emily O’Dowd, Sinéad Lydon, Dara Byrne . International Journal of Healthcare Simulation: Developing […]


164 Decoding the ‘Black Box’ of Debriefing with Michaela Kolbe

Healthcare debriefings have been primarily informed by theories and expert opinions but in this episode Ben explores with Michaela Kolbe how her team took on the remarkable endeavour to code over 18,000 debriefing micro-events from 50 simulation debriefings to uncover the quantitative mysteries inside ‘the black box of debriefing’.  Join […]


163 Simulcast Journal Club December 2022

Ben and Vic round out the Simulcast Journal club year with 4 articles. Listed here with links to the full text versions.   Vadla, M.S., Moshiro, R., Mdoe, P. et al. Newborn resuscitation simulation training and changes in clinical performance and perinatal outcomes: a clinical observational study of 10,481 births. Adv […]


162 Advances in Simulation: Exploring Hierarchy Through “Sociological Fidelity”

Hierarchy is pervasive in healthcare, and current strategies to train providers to ‘speak up’ are not enough to overcome the intense challenges that hierarchy creates. In this episode, Vic talks with Taryn Taylor and Adam Garber about their recent articles in Advances in Simulation. Both studies explore the experience of […]


161 Simulcast Journal Club November 2022

More interesting work in healthcare simulation this month, including some from our friends and colleagues.  Before that… A final reminder to register for Sim Reconnect ! – a 1 day seminar at Bond University on the Gold Coast.  And – if you’re working in translational or systems focused simulation – […]


160 Simulcast Journal Club October 2022

Great articles this month, including some from our friends and colleagues.  Before that… A reminder to register for Sim Reconnect ! – a 1 day seminar at Bond University on the Gold Coast.  And – if you’re working in translational or systems focused simulation – consider enrolling in the Bond […]


159 Simulcast Journal Club August 2022

The August Journal Club is here, with Ben and Vic talking about 4 papers relevant to our simulation practice.  How do simulation fellows learn some ‘tech skills’? Ahmed et all help us out with Development of a simulation technical competence curriculum for medical simulation fellows, with lessons about learning tech […]


158 Advances in Simulation: Methodological Innovations in Healthcare Simulation Research

“How can we push the boundaries of healthcare simulation research, leading to new insights and innovations?”  Advances in Simulation has announced a new thematic series. Methodological Innovations in Healthcare Simulation Research is “seeking manuscripts that challenge our collective thinking about how to conceptualise, frame, study, and theorise simulation in health […]


157 Simulcast Self Development Modules

Ben and Vic offer a short discussion about the self development modules created by a global team of simulation fellows. Ben explains his motivation in leading the project, and explains how simulation practitioners can use the modules for their own professional development. Peer learning, collaboration, and more. Modules can be […]


156 Simulcast Journal Club Podcast July 2022

Ben and Vic were back for the July Simulcast Journal Club, with four interesting articles.   Imposters was our first topic – and the prevalence of imposter syndrome among simulation faculty. (and take the chance to look at the IJOHS while you’re on their site) We followed with a paper about […]


155 Advances in Simulation: Data Informed Debriefing with Andrew Coggins

Most of us would like to improve our simulation debriefing skills, but data informed feedback on our debriefing performance is hard to find. Maybe Andrew Coggins and colleagues are helping us change all that? Maybe there are metrics and measures of our debriefing performance that can help?  In this conversation, […]


154 Simulcast Journal Club Podcast May 2022

Who is @sim_brick on Twitter?   Vic, Ben and Jess discuss the big issues on the May Simulcast Journal Club.   We started on a more serious note – and discussed articles on working with simulated patients to assess the quality of healthcare, and using Forum Theatre to help healthcare professions manage […]


153 Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education 

Disclaimer: We discuss a commercially available product in this episode. Simulcast nor any of the team received any incentive, financial or otherwise, for hosting, recording or producing this episode and were not influenced in the questions selected. I was thrilled to be joined by two amazing guests to explore a […]


152 Simulcast Journal Club Monthly Podcast

Deception was one theme in our Simulcast Journal Club for April. We started with a conceptual paper discussing ‘positive’ deception in simulation, and considering the relationship between deception and fidelity in our simulation design. We followed with an RCT on ‘speaking up’ in anaesthesia crises which sought to explore how […]


151 Simulcast Journal Club Podcast March 2022

Ben and Vic talk through 4 papers this month; Ethical considerations when conducting active short simulations in healthcare, computer modelling simulations for COVID public health policy, professional identity formation during a neonatology boot camp (with clarification that is not a training session for babies to do push ups), and the […]


150 Advances in Simulation: Lifting the lid on the ‘safe container’ of healthcare simulation 

Vic speaks with Eve Purdy about their recent paper in Advances in Simulation – Taking simulation out of its “safe container”—exploring the bidirectional impacts of psychological safety and simulation in an emergency department. We talk about the shared experience of many simulation educators that led to the research question – […]


149 Simulcast Journal Club Podcast February 2022

Calling for help by junior medical staff is frequently a focus of healthcare simulation activities, but our first paper highlights how the impact is perhaps more complex than we have previously realised, and there is real risk of harm. We then looked at a paper describing the development of the marvellous LIFE App for neonatal […]


148 Advances in Simulation: Emotions in Simulation-Based Education: Friends or Foes of Learning?

Simulation based education involves thinking, but also feeling. Emotions are pervasive and powerful, and they impact on performance and learning – in both healthcare simulation and of course in the real world.  In this episode we talk with Vicki LeBlanc and Glenn Posner about the research on emotions, cognitive processes and learning, and their narrative overview on this topic just published in Advances […]


147 Advances in Simulation: Walking in their shoes

Simulation can provide an opportunity to experience life/ experiences other than our own, and this can include experience of ill health – diseases, conditions and treatments. Hot off the press from Advances in Simulation, Walking in the shoes of our patients is a scoping review in which the authors sought to understand the ways that simulation can allow healthcare professionals or students to experience ill health, […]


146 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 […]


145 Simulcast Holiday Edition 2021

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 […]


144 Advances in Simulation: Plus-Delta Debriefing

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 […]


143 Advances in Simulation: ONE-Sim in Southern India

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, and […]


142 Safety-II and Simulation with Carl Horsley

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 […]


141 Journal Club Podcast November 2021

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 […]


140 Moulage with Jess Stokes-Parish

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 […]


139 Safety-II, Drugs and Design Sprints in Intensive Care

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, […]


138 Journal Club Podcast October 2021

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 […]


137 New Journal – International Journal of Healthcare Simulation

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 […]


136 Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Simulation

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 […]


135 Journal Club Podcast September 2021

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 […]


134 Simulcast Emergency Mind Crossover

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 […]


133 Journal Club Podcast August 2021

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 […]


132 Advances in Simulation: FUSE for Fellowships

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 […]


131 Journal Club Podcast July 2021 – Plus Delta Debriefing

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 […]


130 Meta Debrief Club

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 […]


129 Just-in-time Sim for Communication, with Laura Rock

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 […]


128 Journal Club Monthly Podcast May 2021

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, […]


127 The Ben Symon Special Edition: Educational theories to change your life

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, […]


126 Journal Club Monthly Podcast April 2021

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 […]


125 Simulcast at SESAM Conference 2021

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 , […]


124 Advances in Simulation: Translational Simulation 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 


123 Journal Club Monthly Podcast March 2021

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 […]


122 Advances in Simulation: Virtual Reality in Clinical Care

In 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 […]


Journal Club March 2021 – Healthcare Consumers in Sim Design

Introduction :   Welcome to simulcast journal club! Each month we discuss an article on simulation and discuss it with colleagues around the world.  Every comment is valued and appreciated, we hope you join us in our ongoing virtual community of practice.  Title :  “Healthcare Consumers in Sim Design”  The Articles :  Sagalowsky, S., Kester, […]


Journal Club Monthly Podcast February 2021

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 […]


120 Journal Club Monthly Podcast January 2021

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 […]


Journal Club February 2021 _ Functional Task Alignment

Introduction :   Welcome to simulcast journal club! Each month we discuss an article on simulation and discuss it with colleagues around the world.  Every comment is valued and appreciated, we hope you join us in our ongoing virtual community of practice.  Title :  “Functional Task Alignment”  The Article :  Hamstra S, Brydges R, Hatala R […]


119 Journal Club Monthly Podcast November 2020

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 […]


118 Mentoring for the Simulation Practitioner

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. […]


117 Social Media and Simulation Scholarly Work

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 […]


Journal Club November 2020 – Activity Theory Within In Situ Simulation

Simulcast Journal Club : November 2020  Introduction :   Simulcast Journal Club is a monthly series that aims to encourage simulation educators to explore and learn from publications on Healthcare Simulation Education.  Each month we publish a case and link a paper with associated questions for discussion.  Inspired by the ALiEM MEdIC series, we moderate and summarise the discussion at the end […]


116 Journal Club Monthly Podcast October 2020

This month we discussed Kerrey et al. Developing a Profile of Procedural Expertise: A Simulation Study of Tracheal Intubation Using 3-Dimensional Motion Capture.    Ben and Vic summarised the article and online discussion, and took a deep dive into procedural skills simulation.  We reviewed a paper by the PEARL group at Stanford on 3D printed simulator for closed reduction of distal radius fractures, […]


115 Project Wingman – What can pilots really teach us?

In this episode Vic is joined by Robbie Llyod and Alex Jolly to talk about Project Wingman – an insitu simulation program in the UK that involves airline pilots as co-debriefers and coaches.  Robbie is an emergency medicine senior trainee and fellow podcaster (check out Pondermed) who is undertaking a year as an Education Fellow at the Whittington hospital  . […]


114 Sim 101: The Pre-Brief

Welcome to the first episode of Simulation 101 – and what better place to start than the pre-brief!   Have you ever been involved in a simulation where you didn’t really know what to do? Had the awkward feeling where you didn’t know what was ‘real’ or what was allowed?   In this […]


113 Journal Club Monthly Podcast September 2020

This month we discussed Calhoun, Aaron W. Pian-Smith, May. Shah, Anjan et. al. Guidelines for the Responsible Use of Deception in Simulation, Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare: August 2020 – Volume 15 – Issue 4 – p 282-288  We were also joined by Ian Summers, Director of […]


Journal Club October 2020 – Developing a Profile of Procedural Expertise

Introduction :   Simulcast Journal Club is a monthly series that aims to encourage simulation educators to explore and learn from publications on Healthcare Simulation Education.  Each month we publish a case and link a paper with associated questions for discussion.  Inspired by the ALiEM MEdIC series, we moderate and summarise the discussion at the end of the month, […]


112 Intro to Sim 101: A Simulcast Series

Welcome to the new series Simulcast 101 – in this episode Jess @j_stokesparish introduces you to the new series exploring the basics of simulation in bite-sized snippets. She is joined by Dr Charlotte Alexander @_CharAlexander, emergency medicine resident/registrar who is putting in the grunt work behind project. Hear about how […]


Journal Club September 2020 – Deception in Simulation

Introduction :   Simulcast Journal Club is a monthly series that aims to encourage simulation educators to explore and learn from publications on Healthcare Simulation Education.  Each month we publish a case and link a paper with associated questions for discussion.  Inspired by the ALiEM MEdIC series, we moderate and summarise the discussion at the end of the month, […]


111 Journal Club Monthly August 2020

This month we discussed “Leung, J.S., Brar, M., Eltorki, M. et al. Development of an in situ simulation-based continuing professional development curriculum in pediatric emergency medicine. Adv Simul 5, 12 (2020).  Ben and I recap on the paper and the online discussion, Including the expert contributions from James Leung, the first author  An we reviewed 3 extra papers – two looking at different ways healthcare […]


110 Simulation Self-Sabotage: Ben’s Talk at APLS PAC 2019

This episode is a recording of Ben Symon’s APLS PAC 2019 (Advanced Paediatric Life Support Paediatric Acute Care Conference) in Perth on ‘Simulation Self Sabotage’.   Through exploring 4 journal articles, Ben shares reflections on the negative impacts we can have as sim educators on our intended learning outcomes and the […]


Journal Club August 2020 – Evidence Based In Situ Sim Curriculum

Introduction :  Simulcast Journal Club is a monthly series that aims to encourage simulation educators to explore and learn from publications on Healthcare Simulation Education.  Each month we publish a case and link a paper with associated questions for discussion.  Inspired by the ALiEM MEdIC series, we moderate and summarise […]


109 Journal Club Monthly Podcast July 2019

This month we discussed “How to include medical students in your healthcare simulation centre workforce” by Viggers et. Al. We have already recorded a wonderful episode with Sandra on this paper that can be found here….  Ben and I recap on the paper and the online discussion, as well as the expert opinion […]


108 Advances in Simulation: How to include medical students in your healthcare simulation centre workforce

In this latest episode in our collaboration with Advances in Simulation, Vic speaks with Sandra Viggers (@StarSkaterDk) about her recent paper and the program she describes for involving medial student sin the simulation mission at her institution in Copenhagen.  We were joined by South African anaesthetist Rowan Duys (@HealthThink) and discuss the recruitment, roles and professional […]


107 Simulcast Journal Club Monthly Podcast June 2020

This month’s paper was Lack of Diversity in Simulation Technology  by Conigliaro et al from Simulation in Healthcare. Vic and Ben were joined by Jess and our special guest and this month’s expert commentator, Dr Karanjot Lall (@KaranjotLall). See the summary here. We spoke about the paper’s findings – the […]


Simulcast Journal Club July 2020 – Including Med Students in Simulation Workforce

Introduction :   Simulcast Journal Club is a monthly series that aims to encourage simulation educators to explore and learn from publications on Healthcare Simulation Education.  Each month we publish a case and link a paper with associated questions for discussion.  Inspired by the ALiEM MEdIC series, we moderate and summarise the discussion at the end of the month, […]


106 The COVID-19 Intubation Box

The COVID intubation box, a hot topic on social media – is it safe or effective?  Jessica (not Jesse…) hosts her first podcast with guests Jonathan Begley, Albert Chan and Vic Brazil exploring a new paper in Anaesthesia – An aerosol box for intubation in COVID-19 patients: an in-situ simulation crossover study. <link https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/anae.15115 >  We cover why […]


Simulcast Journal Club June 2020 – Diversity in Simulation

Introduction :   Simulcast Journal Club is a monthly series that aims to encourage simulation educators to explore and learn from publications on Healthcare Simulation Education.  Each month we publish a case and link a paper with associated questions for discussion.  Inspired by the ALiEM MEdIC series, we moderate and summarise the discussion at the end of the month, […]


105 Simulcast Journal Club Monthly Podcast May 2020

Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month(s) – Cheng, A et al  A Conceptual Framework for the Development of Debriefing Skills.  – and attempt to summarise the brilliant discussion from the blog comments. Read the summary here We discuss the elements of ‘good debriefing’, reflect on the value of having a conceptual framework for […]


104 Women in Simulation

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 […]


103 Simulation or Simulacrum: Can Simulation Be Too Real?

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 […]


102 – Simulcast Journal Club Monthly Podcast April 2020

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 […]


101 – Simulcast Team Debrief: COVID-19 Edition

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. This is situated in the context of working through COVID-19 pandemic.


100 – Advances in Simulation: Living the Title With New EIC, Gabe Reedy

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 […]


99 – Advances in Simulation: Bringing Sim to the Masses

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 […]


98 – Lessons Learned in Sim and Education: A Montage of Friends of Simulcast

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 , […]


Simulcast Journal Club March 2020 – Conceptual Framework for Development of Debriefing Skills

Introduction :   Simulcast Journal Club is a monthly series that aims to encourage simulation educators to explore and learn from publications on Healthcare Simulation Education.  Each month we publish a case and link a paper with associated questions for discussion.  Inspired by the ALiEM MEdIC series, we moderate and summarise the discussion at the end of the […]


96 – Simulcast Journal Club Podcast Feb 2020: Virtual Communities of Practice

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., […]


95 – Book Review: Healthcare Simulation Research – A Practical Guide

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 […]


Simulcast Journal Club February 2020

Introduction :   Simulcast Journal Club is a monthly series that aims to encourage simulation educators to explore and learn from publications on Healthcare Simulation Education.  Each month we publish a case and link a paper with associated questions for discussion.  Inspired by the ALiEM MEdIC series, we moderate and summarise the discussion at the end of the month, […]


94 – Simulcast Journal Club Monthly Wrap Podcast November/December 2019

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 […]


93 – What Does Learning Look Like? With Jen Keast.

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 […]