In this episode, we sit down with Professor Tracy Levett-Jones to explore an innovative approach to preparing healthcare professionals for the realities of major weather events. Drawing on her extensive expertise in nursing education and simulation pedagogy, Tracy shares how tabletop simulation is being used to build critical thinking, teamwork, and adaptive decision-making in the face of disasters such as floods, bushfires, and extreme storms. She shares how these engaging, low-cost approaches build critical thinking, teamwork, and disaster readiness in a safe learning environment, offering practical insights for educators and clinicians alike.

Table Top simulations for extreme weather events

Social psychologist Bernadette Watson is a leader in the field of language and social psychology and health communication research. She discusses her new book, Miscommunication in Healthcare - solving a wicked problem.

Ep 3: Prof Bernadette Watson: Miscommunication in Healthcare - solving a wicked problem

Dr Haida Luke (PhD) is an experienced educator, program facilitator and health-system practitioner with a strong background in interdisciplinary communication, leadership capability development and applied behavioural science. She holds a PhD from The University of Queensland and postgraduate qualifications in educational psychology and education, supported by more than two decades of work across healthcare, academia, government and large-scale system-improvement programs.

Medical Education and Sociology of Medical Habitus: “It’s not about the Stethoscope!” : Luke, H.: Amazon.com.au: Books [https://www.amazon.com.au/Medical-Education-Sociology-Habitus-Stethoscope/dp/1402012381]

Episode 2: Interview with Dr Haida Luke of her book "It's not about the Stethoscope!

Reframing Conversations explores the everyday conversations that quietly shape trust, safety, teamwork, and outcomes.

Mel discusses how better conversations create safer systems, stronger teams, and more meaningful work and how currently what we are doing regarding communication training, is not enough.

www.reframingconversations.com

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Episode 1: Interview with Dr Mel Barlow, Founder & Director of Reframing Conversations

The BLISS suite (Gener8): Blended Learning Interactive Simulation Spaces, at Western Sydney University is an immersive, interactive healthcare education simulator that supports a range of disciplines and scenarios, and Professor Jane Frost discusses its hands-on, decision-making focus.

To know more go to - https://simovation.com.au/

Jenny interviews Prof Jane Frost about the BLISs room at WSU

Tess is a Clinical Associate Professor, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne and Director of Clinical Education and Simulation, Epworth HealthCare. She is also a VSA - Victorian Simulation Alliance board member and she sat down with us to discuss the benefits of being a subscriber.

Tess Vawser discusses the benefits of the VSA

Jane had the opportunity to sit down and have a chat with Prof Adam Montagu, Director, of the Adelaide Health Simulation at Adelaide University.

Interview with Prof Adam Montagu, Director, Adelaide Health Simulation at Adelaide University.

This month we welcome the discussion with two midwifery academics, Associate Professor Kate Dawson and  Lynnelle Moran on the topic: It's the learning that matters - exploring student experiences of a formative- summative OSCE assessment. Their study focused on exploring feelings of anxiety and psychological safety as well as learning experience of students throughout the assessment period, including a summative OSCE assessment.

It's the learning that matters

Nursing academic Dani Gardner from the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Technology Sydney shares her project about using AI chatbots in simulation scenarios may provide the opportunity to examine the effectiveness of this approach for enhancing nursing students’ experience.

Her study explored the use of AI chatbots as the ‘patient’ voice in simulation scenarios to enhance nursing students’ communication skills.

An AI communication training platform was utilised in clinical lab classes, allowing students to practice communication and clinical reasoning, whilst performing practical skills. The focus was on gaining patient consent and providing reassurance before performing assessments and procedures.



AI Chatbots in Sim: Improving the Student Experience

The study being discussed sits within the Psychology Mechanisms and Innovations program at the Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre - ACU [https://www.acu.edu.au/research-and-enterprise/our-research-institutes/healthy-brain-and-mind-research-centre], and was led by Dr Elizabeth Pizarro-Campagna in collaboration with Dr Simon D’Alfonso [https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffindanexpert.unimelb.edu.au%2Fprofile%2F180658-simon-d%27alfonso&data=05%7C02%7CMel.Barlow%40acu.edu.au%7C4503146f2d9549d999dd08de69ffe4f9%7C429af009f196448fae7958c212a0f2ce%7C0%7C0%7C639064744938669136%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=DgDxKe8NRa0Gw33fqt1eIgI9%2BDwH67KKg49I4BM1EXA%3D&reserved=0] (UniMelb), Prof John Gleeson [https://www.acu.edu.au/research-and-enterprise/our-research-institutes/healthy-brain-and-mind-research-centre/our-people/professor-john-gleeson] (ACU), Dr Thomas McGuckian [https://www.acu.edu.au/research-and-enterprise/our-research-institutes/healthy-brain-and-mind-research-centre/our-people/dr-thomas-mcguckian] (ACU), Hannah Giddy (ACU Psych Hon student), and Cassandra Mount (MPsych Clin student).

Apologies , Kerry had some audio issues on this episode.

Large Language Model Chatbot Simulation for Suicide Risk Assessment Training in Postgraduate Psychology

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.

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Reframing Conversations explores the everyday conversations that quietly shape trust, safety, teamwork, and outcomes. Each episode makes evidence‑informed communication practical, human, and usable — especially in moments that matter.

Better conversations create safer systems, stronger teams, and more meaningful work.

www.reframingconversations.com

Melanie Barlow

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