Mel and Kerry discuss what QSAFe is (Quality Simulation Assurance Framework) and why it is needed to support educators and learners alike.

QSAFe - for quality simulation design

Mel leads the quick shots session with Karyn Madden from Southern Institute of Technology NZ at the Council of Deans Nursing and Midwifery Conference - Australia and New Zealand - in Christchurch NZ.

Excuse the background noise - this interview occurred at the conference dinner.

And yes, her PhD supervisor is Jane Frost - wearing the pink sparkles!

Quick shot - PhD candidate Karyn Madden from the CDNM conference

Jane does a Quick Shot session with Dana Supramaniam from Mediquip at the Council of Deans Nursing and Midwifery Conference - Australia and New Zealand - in Christchurch NZ.

Excuse the background noise - this interview occurred at the conference dinner. 



Dana Supramaniam at the CDNM conference NZ

Johanna is a Nurse Advisor Education at the Nursing Council of New Zealand. She is a nurse who is passionate about nursing regulation, education & engaging learning through simulation.

Johanna shares her PhD work explores the other side of the coin and questions how healthcare educators are impacted by assuming simulated patient roles.

Considering the flip side with Johanna Rhodes

Dr Keast is a Registered Nurse, Rural Health Researcher and Medical Simulationist  at the University of Melbourne

(1) Jennifer Keast | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-keast-217893314/]

Dr Jennifer Keast : Find an Expert : The University of Melbourne [https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/99612-jennifer-keast]

The Embedded Coach with Dr Jennifer Keast

Jane interviews Ronan who started his simulation career as a diving instructor in Ireland, to now being the managing director of a healthcare simulation company. 

Ronan answers 5 questions in 5 (ish) minutes and shares his insights and helpful tips for those new to simulation education. 

www.simovation.com.au 

Quick Shots session with Ronan Sweeney from Simovation

Professor Kate Morse and Dr Mary Fey join us to discuss the application of SimZones to the higher education context. We will discuss how SimZones can reduce learner cognitive load, scaffold learning and help to develop strategic faculty development plans.

Mary and Kate's article discussed in the podcast: Teaching, coaching, or debriefing With Good Judgment: a roadmap for implementing “With Good Judgment” across the SimZones | Advances in Simulation

SimZones for Higher Education

Coming again to you from the 2025 Australasian Simulation Congress -  Mel had the opportunity to have a chat with Tess Vawser, Director of Clinical Education and Simulation at Epworth HealthCare about their fantastic undergraduate IPE simulation project within a health service.

Associate Professor  Tess Vawser - ASC2025

Mel had the great opportunity to catch up with two leaders in healthcare simulation at the Australasian Simulation Congress in Adelaide August 11-14:

Professor Debra Kiegaldie - the Interprofessional Education and Simulation Lead for Monash University’s Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences in Melbourne, and

Associate Professor Ellen Davies, the Research Program Lead at Adelaide Health Simulation

Prof Deb Kiegaldie and Assoc. Prof Ellen Davies - ASC2025

VIP Lounge session with our VIP's:

Jenny Rudolph - Senior director of Innovation, Center for Medical Simulation

Mary Fey  - Associate Director, Applied Learning for Performance & Safety, Center for Medical Simulation 

Kate Morse - Assistant Dean for Experiential Learning and Innovation, Associate Clinical Professor at Drexel University, College of Nursing and Health Professions.

In this session we discuss psychological safety, prebriefing and the differences in prebriefing between higher education and health-based sim centres and the possibility that were are focusing so much on 'psychological safety' that potentially we are doing our learners a disservice and not preparing them for the realities of clinical practice.

Can you have too much Psychological Safety?

Welcome to Simulation Happy Hour!

Join us as we explore innovative as well as simple approaches to simulation design and delivery, share insights, and connect with fellow healthcare simulation enthusiasts.

Our Quick Shots sessions will focus on providing short and sharp byte size pieces of information that are practical and helpful to your everyday practice.

The VIP LOUNGE is where we will do more in-depth discussions and interviews with leaders in the field and simulation enthusiasts.

Sit back and relax - we look forward to you joining us for Simulation Happy Hour.

Melanie Barlow

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