In our November journal club podcast Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month – a classic debriefing article.  

Rudolph, J., Raemer, D. and Simon, R. (2014).  “Establishing a Safe Container for Learning in Simulation” Simulation in Healthcare: Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 9(6), pp.339-349. 

We tried to summarise a fantastic, multifaceted discussion and admired the wonderful expert article commentary from Chris Nickson.  

We then reviewed some recent papers 

1. Cecilia Escheret al.  Method matters: impact of in-scenario instruction on simulation-based teamwork training Advances in Simulation 2017 2:25 

 - how should we provide ‘extra scenario information’ to close the gap between the simulator appearance and real life.? 

1. Coffey F, Tsuchiya K, Timmons S, et alAnalysing voice quality and pitch in interactions of emergency care simulation BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning Published Online First: 06 September 2017.  

- interesting question, using sim as a ‘test bed’ 

1. Bean DM, Taylor P, Dobson RJBA patient flow simulator for healthcare management education BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning Published Online First: 07 October 2017 

- learn about the factors affecting efficient patient flow through hospitals using computer simulation, but don’t go looking for an online game… 

1. Christopher Hicks, AndrewPetrosoniak, The Human Factor: Optimizing Trauma Team Performance in Dynamic Clinical Environments, In Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, Volume 36, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 1-17, 

- a MUST READ landmark paper 

We’re taking a break now til February when we’ll be back with more great Simulcast Journal Club 

Vic