Yearly archives: 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. […]

178 Simulcast Journal Club October 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 […]

176 Simulcast Journal Club August 2023


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 […]

175 Simulation for Social Integration 



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 […]

174 Simulcast Journal Club July 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 […]

172 Simulcast Journal Club June 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, […]

170 Simulcast Journal Club May 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 […]

168 Simulcast Journal Club April 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. […]

166 Simulcast Journal Club March 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 […]

165 Simulcast Journal Club February 2023