Simulcast

n the latest instalment of our Advances in Simulation (@AdvinSimulation) series, Vic was joined by Nora Colman (@noracolman) and Sue Barnes to discuss how simulation can be used to plan and test new healthcare facilities and systems.  They each brought immense personal experience to their publications, and we discussed ways to smooth the paths for others with similar challenges. We talked about key steps in stakeholder collaboration, needs assessment, scenario planning and delivery, debriefing, and reporting   The papers:-  Nora Colman, Cara Doughty, Jennifer Arnold, Kimberly Stone, Jennifer Reid, Ashley Dalpiaz & Kiran B. Hebbar. Simulation-based clinical systems testing for healthcare spaces: from intake through implementation. Advances in Simulation volume 4, Article number: 19 (2019)  Alyshah Kaba & Sue Barnes. Commissioning simulations to test new healthcare facilities: a proactive and innovative approach to healthcare system safety. Advances in Simulation volume 4, Article number: 17 (2019)   

We share some highlights of the #SimCongress19 held on the Gold Coast, Australia. The episode includes thoughtful reflections from our own Ben Symon, an interview with Tash Yates (@DrTashY)  about simulation to shape resilience in medical students, and Ian Summers (@IanMeducator)  on the conference highlights.  Thinking about conferences in 2020? Some links to the events Vic described at the end  IMSH San Diego Jan 18-22, 2020. http://imsh2020.org/  SEAM Milan 17-19th June.  https://www.sesam-web.org/events/event/sesam-milan-2020/  NZASH Christchurch 6-7th November. https://nzash.co.nz/   

Simulcast Journal Club podcast September 2019 episode    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, A. (2019). Managing psychological safety in debriefings: a dynamic balancing act. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, pp.bmjstel-2019-000470.  Ng, S., Kangasjarvi, E., Lorello, G., Nemoy, L. and Brydges, R. (2019). ‘There shouldn't be anything wrong with not knowing’: epistemologies in simulation. Medical Education.    We also discussed 2 other papers on peer debriefing and using sim to embed surgical safety checklists  Solanki P, Angel D, Foster A Peer group high-fidelity simulation debriefing for final year medical students BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning 2019;5:225-226.  Zaffry Z, Jaye P, Laws-Chapman C, et al. Safer surgery through simulation: increasing compliance with the 5 Steps to Safer Surgery through an in-situ simulation based training programme at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning 2019;5:196-197.  And Ben introduced the papers for August  Brindle, M., Henrich, N., Foster, A., Marks, S., Rose, M., Welsh, R. and Berry, W. (2018). Implementation of surgical debriefing programs in large health systems: an exploratory qualitative analysis. BMC Health Services Research, 18(1).    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.    So we’ll be back in November with our wrap   Join the discussion at www.simulationpodcast.com    Victoria 

At our live ‘Simulcast presents..” session at the Australasian Simulation Congress, Vic interviewed Sarah Janssens (@SJanssensSimOG), an Obstetrician / Gynaecologist ad simulation leader from the Mater Hospital. They speak about Sarah’s research on shared leadership in maternity teams – including models of leadership, measures of team performance, and what it means for how we train teams in simulation.  The two papers we discussed were.  Janssens S., Simon R, Beckmann M., Marshall, Stuart Shared Leadership in Healthcare Action Teams: A Systematic Review. Journal of Patient Safety: June 4, 2018   Janssens S, Simon R, Barwick S, et al. Leadership sharing in maternity emergency teams: a retrospective cohort study in simulation BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning Published Online First: 07 February 2019. 

STORK team @LankyTwig  STORK team (Simulation Training Optimising Resuscitation in Kids) from Children’s Health Queensland provides simulation based education throughout Queensland. Check out the OPTIMUS Bonus Content at https://dontforgetthebubbles.com/practice-made-perfect/  

Nemat Alsaba @talk2nemat    Nemat drops in for #HcSimWeek19 to share about 2 great sim projects she is involved with at Gold Coast University Hospital and Bond University

Stephanie Barwick @InSituSteph  Steph dropped by for #HcSimWeek19 to share the work of the Mater Education team. Definitely big friends of Simulcast and hosts of the Simulcast Journal Curry Club!

Vic speaks with Kirsty Forrest (@forrest_kirsty) Glance about simulation, book writing and lifelong learning. Kirsty and Judy McKimm have co-edited an easy to read book with diverse contributors.  The book can be viewed/ purchased here.   https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Healthcare+Simulation+at+a+Glance-p-9781118871836   

Looking for great online simulation education resources for yourself or for your team’s faculty development?   In this episode Vic speaks with Christina Choung (@ckchoung) and Karen Schafer (@KarenShafer) from Vancouver Coastal Health about their new resources at https://bcsimulation.ca/  (you can also get there via https://simulation.vchlearn.ca/ )  We talked about the content of these modules, the challenges of faculty development, and some lessons learned for those of us trying to develop online resources in simulation education.  @BCSimNet  on Twitter

The Australasian Simulation Congress is on 2nd–5th September at the Gold Coast. Check out the website-https://www.simulationcongress.com/ Vic spoke to Sharon Clipperton (@sjclipperton), the Congress convenor about the keynote speakers, abstracts and other highlights of the event. We also spoke with Komal Bajaj (@KomalBajajMD) about her talk–change, sustainability and ‘new power’ in simulation....The Simulcast team will be covering proceedings, as well as hosting a “Simulcast presents” session with interviews, and a live journal club recording on stage! See you there.