JOURNAL CLUB


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 […]

196 Simulcast Journal Club December 2024


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 […]

195 Simulcast Journal Club November 2024


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 […]

194 Simulcast Journal Club October 2024



Hijacking telehealth technology for sim, Moulage tips for OSCEs, Self-Regulated Learning and cardiac murmurs, SQUIRE-Sim reporting for SimQI research.  Another great month on Simulcast.  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 […]

193 Simulcast Journal Club September 2024


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 […]

191 Simulcast Journal Club August 2024


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, […]

189 Simulcast Journal Club July 2024



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. […]

187 Simulcast Journal Club June 2024


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. […]

185 Simulcast Journal Club May 2024


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 […]

184 Simulcast Journal Club Podcast April 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 […]

183 Simulcast Journal Club March 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, […]

182 Simulcast Journal Club February 2024




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



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







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 […]

159 Simulcast Journal Club August 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 […]

154 Simulcast Journal Club Podcast May 2022



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 […]

152 Simulcast Journal Club Monthly Podcast


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 […]

151 Simulcast Journal Club Podcast March 2022





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 […]

141 Journal Club Podcast November 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 […]

138 Journal Club Podcast October 2021



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 […]

137 New Journal – International Journal of Healthcare Simulation


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 […]

135 Journal Club Podcast September 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 […]

133 Journal Club Podcast August 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, […]

128 Journal Club Monthly Podcast May 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 […]

126 Journal Club Monthly Podcast April 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 […]

123 Journal Club Monthly Podcast March 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 […]

Journal Club Monthly Podcast February 2021







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 […]

Journal Club November 2020 – Activity Theory Within In Situ ...


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, […]

116 Journal Club Monthly Podcast October 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, […]

Journal Club October 2020 – Developing a Profile of Procedural ...


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, […]

Journal Club September 2020 – Deception in Simulation


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 […]

111 Journal Club Monthly August 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, […]

Simulcast Journal Club July 2020 – Including Med Students in ...


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, […]

Simulcast Journal Club June 2020 – Diversity in Simulation


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 […]

105 Simulcast Journal Club Monthly Podcast May 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 […]

102 – Simulcast Journal Club Monthly Podcast April 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 […]

Simulcast Journal Club March 2020 – Conceptual Framework for Development ...




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, […]

Simulcast Journal Club February 2020


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 […]

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




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, […]

Simulcast Journal Club November 2019



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, […]

Simulcast Journal Club October 2019



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, […]

Simulcast Journal Club September 2019



Welcome to the Simulcast Journal Club Podcast and monthly wrap post. Please read our pdf summary of the Journal Club article, the month’s discussion and our expert commentary here. Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month,   Bochatay, N., Bajwa, N., Blondon, K., Junod Perron, N., Cullati, S. and Nendaz, M. (2019). Exploring group boundaries and conflicts: a social identity […]

80 – Simulcast Journal Club Podcast Monthly Wrap July 2019



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, […]

Simulcast Journal Club July 2019


Welcome to the Simulcast Journal Club Podcast and monthly wrap post. Please read our pdf summary of the Journal Club article, the month’s discussion and our expert commentary here. Ben and Vic discuss the papers of the month, including expert commentary from Kristian Krogh. Eve Purdy, Charlotte Alexander, Melissah Caughley, Shane Bassett, Victoria Brazil. Identifying […]

79 – Simulcast Journal Club Podcast Monthly Wrap June 2019


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, […]

Simulcast Journal Club June 2019



Welcome to the Simulcast Journal Club Podcast and monthly wrap post. Please read our pdf summary of the Journal Club article, the month’s discussion and our expert commentary here. Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month, including expert commentary from Stuart Rose.  Hollingsworth, C., Wesley, C., Huckridge, J., Finn, G. and Griksaitis, M. (2017). Impact of […]

77 – Simulcast Journal Club Podcast Monthly Wrap April 2019


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, […]

Simulcast Journal Club April 2019




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 […]

Simulcast Journal Club March 2019


Welcome to the Simulcast Journal Club Podcast and monthly wrap post. Please read our pdf summary of the Journal Club article, the month’s discussion and our expert commentary here. Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month, including expert commentary from Ann Mullen (@keepsimsafe)  Schroeder J, O’Neal C, Jagneaux T. “Practically Saline”. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2015;3(4):2324709615618980 […]

72 – Simulcast Journal Club Podcast Monthly Wrap February 2019




In this special edition of Simulcast, we feature three articles on simulation applied to point of care ultrasound (POCUS).  Vic visited the team at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Ultrasound Division (@jeff_sono) in Philadelphia, led by Dr Resa E. Lewiss (@ultrasoundREL)    Resa chose 3 articles for us to review, each focused on different aspects of using simulation for POCUS education. These have obvious […]

69 – Journal Club Special Edition Sim & Sonography with ...


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, […]

Simulcast Journal Club February 2019




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

Simulcast Journal Club November 2018


Welcome to the Simulcast Journal Club Podcast and monthly wrap post. Please read our pdf summary of the Journal Club article, the month’s discussion and our expert commentary here. Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month, including expert commentary from Dr Marc Berg.  Resuscitation Education Science: Educational Strategies to Improve Outcomes From Cardiac […]

64 – Simulcast Journal Club Podcast Monthly Wrap October 2018




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

Simulcast Journal Club October 2018


Welcome to the Simulcast Journal Club Podcast and monthly wrap post. Please read our pdf summary of the Journal Club article, the month’s discussion and our expert commentary here. Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month, including expert commentary from Dr Gabriel Reedy (@gabereedy).  Cheng, A., Palaganas, J., Eppich, W., Rudolph, J., Robinson, T. and […]

61 – Simulcast Journal Club Podcast Monthly Wrap September 2018


Simulcast Journal Club : September 2018  Introduction :   Simulcast Journal Club is a monthly series that aims to encourage simulation educators to explore and learn from publications on Healthcare Simulation Education.  Inspired by the ALiEM MEdIC Series, each month we publish a case and link a paper with associated questions for discussion.  We moderate and summarise the discussion at the end of […]

Simulcast Journal Club September 2018




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

Simulcast Journal Club August 2018




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

Simulcast Journal Club July 2018 – Relationship Strain



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

Simulcast Journal Club June 2018 – First Aid








Welcome to the Simulcast Journal Club Podcast and monthly wrap post. Please read our pdf summary of the November Journal Club article, the month’s discussion and our expert commentary here.   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 […]

Simulcast Journal Club Podcast 11 February Wrap