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Join us for the August edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon. This was a throwback episode!  As part of celebrating our 10 years of doing the journal club together we decided to look back at papers from our first year of the journal club. The conversation is a recap of the articles, but also some thoughts on how they sit in the subsequent 10 years of simulation practice.   

 

The July papers 

Cheng A, Morse KJ, Rudolph J, Arab AA, Runnacles J, Eppich W. Learner-centered debriefing for health care simulation education: lessons for faculty development. Simul Healthc. 2016;11(1):32-40. doi:10.1097/SIH.0000000000000136.  

• And our 2016 discussion here  

Peterson DT, Watts PI, Epps CA, White ML. Simulation faculty development: a tiered approach. Simul Healthc. 2017;12(4):254-259. doi:10.1097/SIH.0000000000000225. 

• And our 2017 Debrief 2 Learn cross over podcast with Adam Cheng and Dawn Taylor -Petersen here  

Marshall SD. Helping experts and expert teams perform under duress: an agenda for cognitive aid research. Anaesthesia. 2017;72(3):289-295. doi:10.1111/anae.13707.  

• The 2017 discussion on our third journal club podcast here  

Härgestam M, Lindkvist M, Brulin C, Jacobsson M, Hultin M. Communication in interdisciplinary teams: exploring closed-loop communication during in situ trauma team training. BMJ Open. 2013;3:e003525. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003525.  

• Our 2017 chat on the same paper here . 

• And a tangential link to closed loop communication training in veterinary simulation here 😊 

 

Happy listening!  

Vb 

 

Also ….. Your next simulation conference – National Health Simulation Conference 2026. QT Gold Coast, Australia.  October 21-22 

Registration open now - HERE 

  

AMEE is the International Association for Health Professions Education. This year the annual conference is on in Vienna, Austria from August 22 – 26. Each year – the AMEE Simulation Committee has a session in which 4 nominated papers are presented and judged.  Leizl Nayahangan and Ross Scalese are on that committee and spoke to us about the event, the process and the papers. 

If you want to go to AMEE 2026… https://amee.org/events/amee-2026/. 

The Simulation Committee Journal club is on Tuesday 26th 0900. Turn up early ! 

Our guests 

Ross Scalese is a practicing General Internal Medicine physician; Professor of Medicine and Medical Education at the University of Miami (UM) Miller School of Medicine in Florida, USA; and Director of Educational Technology Development at UM's Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education. 

Leizl (LIEzl) Nayahangan is chair of the AMEE Simulation Committee, and a research scientist at the Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation (CAMES) in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is currently completing her PhD, focusing on the implementation of simulation-based education. 

 

The finalists ! 

 

Schram A, et al. Exploring the relationship between simulation-based team training and sick leave among healthcare professionals: a cohort study across multiple hospital sites. BMJ Open. 2023;13:e076163.  

Petrosoniak A, et al. Moving beyond projects: a logic model evaluation of an established translational simulation program. Adv Simul (Lond). 2026;11:39. doi:10.1186/s41077-026-00434-x.  

Weller JM, et al. Effects of a national team training intervention for operating theatre teams on patient and staff outcomes: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial and mixed-methods study. Br J Anaesth. 2026;136(4):1361-1370.  

Tallentire VR, McColgan-Smith S, Stewart F, McIntyre S, Smith SE. The delicate dance of debriefing: exploring how behavioural marker systems influence the socio-emotional dynamics of simulation practice. Adv Simul (Lond). 2026;11:20.  

 

Congratulations to all the finalists and – if you’re not attending – we’ll let you know the winner next month on Simulcast 

Join us for the July edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon. In this episode: AI and debriefing, ‘code-switching’ as a source of cognitive load in sim. Facilitator cognitive load, and longitudinal evaluation of undergraduate simulation programs. 

 

The July papers 

Stocks L, Place M, Brazil V, Kainth R, Lowe B, Khan I, et al. AI integration in healthcare simulation debriefing: support or substitute? Adv Simul (Lond). 2026.  

Roe R. Code-switching in simulation-based nursing education: a cognitive load theoretical framework Clin Simul Nurs. 2026;116:101991.  

Vaughn J, Ford SH, Pike G, Suplee PD. Reducing cognitive load for simulation facilitators: a cross-sectional pilot study. Clin Simul Nurs. 2026;116:101980.  

Weyer G, Haegdorens F, Vleminckx S, Hilderson D, Franck E. Self-confidence and anxiety in clinical decision-making among nursing students during high-fidelity simulation training: a longitudinal study. Adv Simul (Lond). 2026.  

 

Happy listening  

vb 

Also ….. Your next simulation conference – National Health Simulation Conference 2026. QT Gold Coast, Australia.  October 21-22 

Registration open now - HERE 

  

For the first time, Victoria, Jesse, Ben and Jess got together in person to record an episode of Simulcast. This hopefully not-to-self-indulgent reflection was prompted by a big anniversary – 10 years.

This isn’t too deep, but hopefully serves as a prompt for reflection for all our Simulcast family, listeners, guests and collaborators to look back on your own enormous growth and twists and turns of the last 10 years.

We each revisited a big impact article:

Ben

The COVID Intubation Box

https://simulationpodcast.com/106-the-covid-19-intubation-box/

Jess

Findings from a human roles terminology survey: consensus or chaos?

Jill Steiner Sanko, Tonya Schneidereith, Amy Cowperthwait, Rachel Onello

BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning v. 6, n. 3  (May 2020) : 158-163

Jesse

Rapport

https://simulationpodcast.com/52-2/

Victoria

Safer Births

https://simulationpodcast.com/202-safer-birth-nejm-with-hege-ersdal-and-benjamin-kamala/

And then we closed out with our hopes or swings at what the future may bring. Victoria closed out with a great grounding reference to continually reconsidering what value-based simulation in a dynamic process

https://simulationpodcast.com/212-advances-in-simulation-value-based-simulation-in-healthcare-with-lisa-barker-and-katie-walker/

Thank you to everyone who has contributed over the years. The OG journal clubbers, the guests, the foundation listeners and those who have just found us.

Join us for the May edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon. In this episode: Eye tracking for simulator validation, augmented realty to help in cardiac arrest, moulage safety practice and reflections on process versus outcome evaluations.  

 

The May papers 

Tzamaras et al. Tracking success: exploring the application of eye tracking for simulator validation in the clinical and simulated environments. Human Factors in Healthcare. 2025;7 

Cheng A, et al. Impact of an augmented reality-based decision support system on teamwork, leadership, provider workload and cognitive load during simulated cardiac arrest: a simulation-based randomized controlled trial. Advances in Simulation. 2026. doi:10.1186/s41077-026-00444-9. 

Stokes-Parish J, et al. Moulage safety practice around the world: a framework for best practice. Advances in Simulation. 2026. doi:10.1186/s41077-026-00438-7. 

Schram AL. Simulation process, outcomes, and what I failed to see. Simulation in Healthcare. 2026;21(2):139-140. doi:10.1097/SIH.0000000000000912. 

 

Happy listening  

 

Don’t forget – Simulation Reconnect in Singapore July 16/17 

Registration open now - HERE 

  

Join us for the April edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon. In this episode: Gen AI to help simulation debriefers, adding masks to mannikins, a dive into quantitative methods, reclaiming the systems identity of human factors, and ‘simulosophists’.  

 

The April papers 

Tscholl DW, Ebensperger M, Rahrisch A, Wang H, Heckel H, Thomasius M, et al. Generative AI in simulation debriefings: an exploratory study using the Team-FIRST framework and qualitative feedback from simulation experts and learners. Adv Simul (Lond). 2026;11:14.  

Schlegel C, Schmitz FM, Bauer D. Let’s face it. Individualizing a manikin by means of a lifecast face increases the flow that students experience during simulation training: results from randomized controlled pilot trial. J Healthc Simul. 2025.  

Chadwick LM, O’Dea A. Reclaiming the Systems Identity of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare. Hum Factors Healthc. 2026:100130.  

Gonzalez-Caminal G, Castillejos-Gallego L, Gomar-Sancho C. Simulosophists: evolving the professional identity of simulation practitioners. Adv Simul (Lond). 2026;11:21. 

Another great month on Simulcast. 

Happy listening  

 

Don’t forget – Simulation Reconnect in Singapore July 16/17 

Registration open now - HERE 

  

Join us for the March edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon. In this episode: 

 

The March papers 

Delgado M, Worlikar H, McCabe I, O’Keeffe D. Simulated asset tracking study in a diabetes clinic. J Healthc Simul. 2026. doi:10.54531/RZVS5836.  

Tallentire VR, McColgan-Smith S, Stewart F, McIntyre S, Smith SE. The delicate dance of debriefing: exploring how behavioural marker systems influence the socio-emotional dynamics of simulation practice. Adv Simul. 2026. doi:10.1186/s41077-026-00411-4.  

Lervik W, Solberg M, Wiig AC, Berg H. How facilitators use healthcare students’ mistakes to promote reflections and discussions during simulation debriefings. Adv Simul. 2026. doi:10.1186/s41077-026-00412-3.  

Oliver N, Tennant B, Olmo-Ferrer D, Holmes C, Laws-Chapman C, Kumar P. Growing as debriefers, together: eight tips for launching and sustaining an online Meta-Debrief Club. J Healthc Simul. 2026. doi:10.54531/GMFT2275. 

 

Another great month on Simulcast. 

Happy listening  

 

Don’t forget – Simulation Reconnect in Singapore July 16/17 

Registration open now - HERE 

Victoria is joined by Daniel Seng from Woodlands Health Singapore to give an insight into what to expect and how to engage with Simulation Reconnect which is leaving Australia for the first time!

Join us for the February edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Jess Stokes-Parish. In this episode: Simulating clinical debriefing, psychological safety deep dive, leadership training with sim, and improving ‘code’ documentation in EHRs using sim. 

 

The February papers 

Dewdney CJ, et al. Transfer of clinical debriefing from simulation to practice: exploring the barriers and enablers. Adv Simul (Lond). 2026.  

Gormley G, Nestel D. Not just ‘what you say’ but ‘how you say it’: co-creating psychological safety through micro-communication skills in simulation-based education. J Healthc Simul. 2025 Oct 2.  

Carn-Bennett E, Gan KH. Sim2Lead: A new era in leadership training for healthcare professionals. Simul Healthc. 2025;00(00):00–00.  

Biesbroek S, et al. Using human factors and systems simulation to optimize the usability of a code documentation tool. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2026;00(00):000–000.  

 

Another great month on Simulcast. 

Happy listening  

Human factors and translational simulation: misunderstandings and potential opportunities JOHS 2025 by Paul O’Connor, Dara Byrne, Angela O’Dea 

This article is a call to “join the conversation with human factors practitioners to realise the significant, yet largely untapped, synergies between human factors and translational simulation” This episode is one of those conversations! 

The authors call for closer collaboration between human factors experts and simulation teams to directly improve patient care and health systems. Vic speaks with Dara Byrne, Paul O'Connor and Angela O'Dea to explain definitions, common misunderstandings, and practical examples — from device design and procedural kits to preparing new hospitals. 

The key points: Translational simulation acts as a safe "lab" for systems testing, the importance of systems thinking and data, and practical steps to build sustainable multidisciplinary partnerships that produce measurable, realworld improvements. 

Paul O’Connor is a human factors psychologist and Personal Professor in the School of Medicine at the University of Galway, Ireland. He is the Research Director of the Irish Centre for Applied Patient Safety and Simulation, and Diploma and Masters in Healthcare Simulation and Patient Safety. 

Dara Byrne is the Health Service Executive National Clinical Lead for Simulation in the Republic of Ireland and the Professor of Simulation at the University of Galway. She established the Irish Centre for Applied Patient Safety and Simulation (ICAPSS) in 2017 – accreditation and awards 

Angela O’Dea is human factors psychologist with a background in organisational psychology. She is a senior Lecturer in Human factors Patient Safety and Simulation at University of Galway and leads the PG Diploma in Healthcare Simulation and Patient Safety.