JOURNAL CLUB

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

April 12, 2024 by Victoria Brazil (updated on April 12, 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

March 8, 2024 by Victoria Brazil (updated on March 8, 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

February 6, 2024 by Victoria Brazil (updated on February 6, 2024)

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 […]

179 Simulcast Journal Club November 2023

November 11, 2023 by Victoria Brazil (updated on November 11, 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

October 10, 2023 by Victoria Brazil (updated on October 10, 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 […]

177 Simulcast Journal Club September 2023

September 8, 2023 by Victoria Brazil (updated on September 8, 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

August 9, 2023 by Victoria Brazil (updated on August 9, 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

July 7, 2023 by Victoria Brazil (updated on July 7, 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

June 4, 2023 by Victoria Brazil (updated on June 4, 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

May 5, 2023 by Victoria Brazil (updated on May 5, 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

April 3, 2023 by Victoria Brazil (updated on April 3, 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

February 27, 2023 by Victoria Brazil (updated on February 27, 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

February 1, 2023 by Victoria Brazil (updated on February 1, 2023)

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 […]

163 Simulcast Journal Club December 2022

December 23, 2022 by Victoria Brazil (updated on January 23, 2023)

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 – […]

161 Simulcast Journal Club November 2022

November 5, 2022 by Victoria Brazil (updated on November 5, 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 […]

160 Simulcast Journal Club October 2022

October 4, 2022 by Victoria Brazil (updated on October 4, 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 […]

159 Simulcast Journal Club August 2022

August 23, 2022 by Victoria Brazil (updated on August 23, 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 […]

156 Simulcast Journal Club Podcast July 2022

July 14, 2022 by Victoria Brazil (updated on July 14, 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

May 9, 2022 by Victoria Brazil (updated on May 9, 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

April 7, 2022 by Victoria Brazil (updated on April 7, 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 […]

151 Simulcast Journal Club Podcast March 2022

March 10, 2022 by Victoria Brazil (updated on March 10, 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 […]

149 Simulcast Journal Club Podcast February 2022

February 3, 2022 by Victoria Brazil (updated on February 3, 2022)

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 […]

146 Simulcast Journal Club New Year’s Edition 2022 Vic & ...

January 13, 2022 by Jesse Spurr (updated on January 13, 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

November 20, 2021 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 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

October 17, 2021 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 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

October 13, 2021 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 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 […]

135 Journal Club Podcast September 2021

September 24, 2021 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 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

August 22, 2021 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 2021)

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 […]

131 Journal Club Podcast July 2021 – Plus Delta Debriefing

July 19, 2021 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 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

June 10, 2021 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 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

May 10, 2021 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 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

April 6, 2021 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 2021)

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 March 2021 – Healthcare Consumers in Sim Design

March 7, 2021 by Ben Symon (updated on December 15, 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

March 2, 2021 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 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 […]

120 Journal Club Monthly Podcast January 2021

February 2, 2021 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 2021)

Journal Club February 2021 _ Functional Task Alignment

February 1, 2021 by Ben Symon (updated on December 15, 2021)

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 […]

119 Journal Club Monthly Podcast November 2020

December 18, 2020 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 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 ...

November 15, 2020 by Ben Symon (updated on December 15, 2021)

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

November 8, 2020 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 2021)

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 […]

113 Journal Club Monthly Podcast September 2020

October 13, 2020 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 2021)

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

October 8, 2020 by Ben Symon (updated on December 15, 2021)

Journal Club September 2020 – Deception in Simulation

September 9, 2020 by Ben Symon (updated on December 15, 2021)

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

September 9, 2020 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 2021)

Journal Club August 2020 – Evidence Based In Situ Sim ...

August 3, 2020 by Ben Symon (updated on December 15, 2021)

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 […]

109 Journal Club Monthly Podcast July 2019

August 3, 2020 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 2021)

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 […]

107 Simulcast Journal Club Monthly Podcast June 2020

July 11, 2020 by Jessica Stokes-Parish (updated on December 15, 2021)

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

July 3, 2020 by Ben Symon (updated on December 15, 2021)

Simulcast Journal Club June 2020 – Diversity in Simulation

June 7, 2020 by Ben Symon (updated on December 15, 2021)

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

June 4, 2020 by Ben Symon (updated on December 15, 2021)

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

May 6, 2020 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 2021)

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

March 2, 2020 by Ben Symon (updated on December 15, 2021)

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., […]

96 – Simulcast Journal Club Podcast Feb 2020: Virtual Communities ...

March 2, 2020 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 2021)

Simulcast Journal Club February 2020

January 22, 2020 by Ben Symon (updated on December 15, 2021)

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

December 24, 2019 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 2021)

Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month and all things clinical event debriefing with our expert commentator Dr Laura Rock (@laurakanerock) Rose, M. and Rose, K. (2018). Use of a Surgical Debriefing Checklist to Achieve Higher Value Health Care. American Journal of Medical Quality, 33(5), pp.514-522. Brindle, M., Henrich, N., […]

92 – Simulcast Journal Club Podcast Monthly Wrap October 2019

November 29, 2019 by Jesse Spurr (updated on December 15, 2021)

Simulcast Journal Club November 2019

November 18, 2019 by Ben Symon (updated on December 15, 2021)

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, Kolbe, M., Eppich, W., Rudolph, J., Meguerdichian, M., Catena, H., Cripps, A., Grant, V. and Cheng, […]

89 – Simulcast Journal Club Podcast Monthly Wrap September 2019

October 15, 2019 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 2021)

Simulcast Journal Club October 2019

October 8, 2019 by Ben Symon (updated on December 15, 2021)

Simulcast Journal Club September 2019

September 7, 2019 by Ben Symon (updated on December 15, 2021)

August 2019 Journal Club we will dive into the blood and gore of what does moulage actually achieve?

Simulcast Journal Club August 2019

August 15, 2019 by Ben Symon (updated on December 15, 2021)

80 – Simulcast Journal Club Podcast Monthly Wrap July 2019

August 11, 2019 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 2021)

79 – Simulcast Journal Club Podcast Monthly Wrap June 2019

July 4, 2019 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 2021)

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

June 5, 2019 by Ben Symon (updated on December 15, 2021)

77 – Simulcast Journal Club Podcast Monthly Wrap April 2019

May 14, 2019 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 2021)

Simulcast Journal Club April 2019

April 5, 2019 by Ben Symon (updated on December 15, 2021)

74 – Simulcast Journal Club Podcast Monthly Wrap March 2019

April 5, 2019 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 2021)

Simulcast Journal Club March 2019

March 5, 2019 by Ben Symon (updated on December 15, 2021)

72 – Simulcast Journal Club Podcast Monthly Wrap February 2019

March 5, 2019 by Victoria Brazil (updated on December 15, 2021)

The Presentation Ben gave this great talk at Paediatric Acute Care Conference in Hobart, Tasmania at the end of 2018. Ben explores the career changing power of reading. Ben also presents the 5 articles that have had the greatest influence on his medical education career, but also discusses the spillover […]