SimCast

In this episode we are joined by special guest Joe Ellis-Gage who talks to us about his experiences of integrating clinical simulation into pre-registration nursing curricular at UEA Norwich.

In this Episode we take alook around the Edith Cavell Building simulation centre.

Built in 2006 the Edith Cavell Building (ECB) was originally the school of Nursing and Midwwifery and served as a general purpose faculty building for healthcare students at UEA.  In 2021 the building underwent a £1.6 Million redevelopment project to transfrom it into a cliinical skills and simulation centre.  

Learning spaces are based around three main principles:

1 - Specialist spaces:  These look and feel like real world envirnoments (e.g. hospital ward of community home)
2 - Clinical skills spaces:  Deisnged to be multi purpose to support a wide range of clinical skills undertaken at the school of health sciences
3 - Debrief spaces:  Used for simulaiton briefing and debriefing and watching simulaiton remotely using the SMOTS audio visual system fitted around the building.

Join Tony and Lawrence as they take you on a tour of the building.

In this episode we talk about the creation and use of the UEA debriefing tool.  We talk about the concept of the design, the symbolism invovled and how it can be used to help simulation facilitators guide a debriefing conversation.  We also disucss some of the personal challenges we have faced when facilitating a debrief and how we overcome these.

Please find a link to the UEA debriefing tool below.  If you download or use this tool, we would love to hear your feedback in the comments section. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dxe20AYuOLlGehioqxMxB0CLEtfcYUvf/view?pli=1

References:

Rudolph, J.W., Simon, R., Rivard, P., Dufresne, R.L. and Raemer, D.B., 2007. Debriefing with good judgment: combining rigorous feedback with genuine inquiry. Anesthesiology clinics, 25(2), pp.361-376.

In this episode we explore what we mean by safety in simulation.  Simulation is often considered to be "safer alternative" to clinical practice, but is this always the case?  We explore safety from the perspective of the patient, the learner and the simulation facilitator...

In this episode we talk about how to plan for simulaiton using the SHELL model:

SOFTWARE - Learning outcomes, session design, Information to be sent to facilitators and learners etc.
HARDWARE - Ordering correct equipment and working with the tech team to make your sim a success.
ENVIRONMENT - Physical space you have to deliver the sim, considering the limitations etc.
LIVEWARE (Others) - What other people do you need to make the sim work.
LIVEWARE (You) - How you navigate all of the above and the challenges you might face.

In this episode we will be exploring what simulaiton instructors need to consider when planning and delivering simuilation for the first time.  We discuss different techniques that can be used, particualrly for those who may not be too tech savvy.

If you have any good examples of using good simulation technique to overcome technological challenges, please share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below.

References: 

Gaba, D.M., 2004. The future vision of simulation in health care. BMJ Quality & Safety, 13(suppl 1), pp.i2-i10. 

Newton, P.M., Da Silva, A. and Peters, L.G., 2020, July. A pragmatic master list of action verbs for bloom's taxonomy. In Frontiers in Education (Vol. 5, p. 107). Frontiers. 

Walker, M. and Peyton, J.W.R., 1998. Teaching in theatre. Teaching and learning in medical practice. Rickmansworth, UK: Manticore Europe Limited, pp.171-180.

In our first SimCast episode we talk about our journey of developing a simulaiton centre and the challenges we faced along the way.