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Join us for the October edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon. This month: exploring how sim might address incivility in healthcare, how ‘positive deviance’ might help us understand sustainability ‘secrets’ for sim programs, more on ‘reality’ in sim, and an Editor in Chief offers expert thoughts on simulation scholarship.  The October papers  Ralston K, Rae V, Mellanby E, Hislop J, Tallentire V. Education that empowers: a critical realist evaluation of a novel incivility-focused immersive simulation. Adv Simul (Lond). 2026;11:23. doi: 10.1186/s41077-026-00413-2.  Schram AL, Jensen RD, Gamborg ML, Purdy E, Lindhard M, Brazil V. Learning from positive deviance: a qualitative multisite study of simulation practice in paediatric departments. J Healthc Simul. 2026. doi: 10.54531/DHQQ7263.  McConnell J, Wynn C, Clara A, Singh P, Carey J, Nicolaides R, et al. “My body thinks this is real”: a qualitative study of fourth year medical student perspectives on learning and realism in complex simulation. Simul Healthc. 2026. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000972.  Harder N. The next conversation. Simul Healthc. 2026;21(4):e125–e126. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000958.    Happy listening!   vb    Also ….. coming up very soon – National Health Simulation Conference 2026. QT Gold Coast, Australia.  October 21-22  Registration open now - HERE    

Join us for the September edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon. This month: demonstrating clinical outcomes from simulation based team training, different ways of identifying latent safety threats, how data visualisations might aid debriefing, and using simulation to refine our research study protocols and processes.  The September papers  Gharib MT, Trbovich P, Tavares W, et al. Identifying latent safety threats through varied modalities: a comparative analysis. BMJ Quality & Safety. 2026. Video found far more latent safety threats, but debriefing surfaced a much higher proportion of critical threats. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2026-020128  Osborne A, Dix S, Echeverria V, Martinez-Maldonado R, Kiegaldie D. Nursing students’ perceptions of learning analytics visualizations in immersive simulation debriefing: A qualitative analysis. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 2026;118:102044. Students thought visualisations of communication, movement and performance made debriefing more objective and reflective; while also raising familiar questions about technology reliability and assessment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2026.102044  Schram A, Lauridsen KG, Krogh K, et al. Simulation-based Team Training Effects on Clinical Performance and Patient Outcomes: Systematic Review of Controlled Studies. Simulation in Healthcare. 2026. Simulation-based team training sometimes improves clinical and patient outcomes, but effects depend heavily on context, implementation and intervention design. https://doi.org/10.1097/SIH.0000000000000965  Coggins AR, Cho JE, Crayton H, Scott A, Kruit N, Oliver M. Emergency department eCPR: an exploratory observational study of human factors. BMC Emergency Medicine. 2026;26:233. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-026-01650-4    Happy listening!   vb    Also ….. coming up very soon – National Health Simulation Conference 2026. QT Gold Coast, Australia.  October 21-22  Registration open now - HERE    

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!