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💬 We want to hear from youAs we begin shaping the program for our National Health Simulation Conference 2026, we want to...
25/03/2026

💬 We want to hear from you

As we begin shaping the program for our National Health Simulation Conference 2026, we want to ensure this conference truly reflects what our community needs, wants, and is curious about right now.

This year’s theme - One Community, Shared Impact - recognises the collective strength of the simulation community in advancing healthcare education and practice across Australia. It’s about coming together, sharing knowledge, and learning from each other to create meaningful impact.

With that in mind, we’d love to hear from you:

➡️ What topics would you like to see explored?
➡️ What challenges are you currently facing in simulation or healthcare education?
➡️ Who would you love to hear speak?
➡️ What session formats do you find most valuable at conferences?

Share your thoughts in the comments or send us a message. Your insights will help shape the conversations, speakers and sessions that make up NHSC26.

Let's build this conference together.

🤖 AI and the future of healthcare simulationA news report explores how Artificial Intelligence is transforming healthcar...
24/03/2026

🤖 AI and the future of healthcare simulation

A news report explores how Artificial Intelligence is transforming healthcare simulation, creating more adaptive, personalised and data-driven training environments for clinicians.

AI has the potential to reshape simulation education by adjusting scenarios in real time, providing objective performance feedback, and supporting the development of more complex and realistic training experiences. These advances can help prepare clinicians for the increasing complexity of modern healthcare while strengthening patient safety.

The report also highlights the growing role of simulation technology specialists, who help integrate AI systems with simulators, learning platforms and clinical education programs.

Read the full report here: https://www.healthysimulation.com/how-to-leverage-ai-advanced-healthcare-simulation-training/

Have you seen this VSA resource? 📘A simulation lesson plan on cardiac advanced life support and preparation for sternoto...
23/03/2026

Have you seen this VSA resource? 📘

A simulation lesson plan on cardiac advanced life support and preparation for sternotomy in the Intensive Care Unit is available in the VSA Resource Library.

This scenario focuses on preparing ICU teams to recognise and manage cardiac tamponade following cardiac surgery. The simulation supports ICU doctors and nurses to practise recognising early signs, applying cardiac advanced life support algorithms, coordinating roles during resternotomy, and using closed-loop communication to strengthen team performance.

Explore the resource in the VSA Resource Library: https://vicsim.org.au/resources/simulation-resources/scenarios

Simulation community job opportunity 📢La Trobe University is currently recruiting for an Academic Lead, Clinical Simulat...
23/03/2026

Simulation community job opportunity 📢

La Trobe University is currently recruiting for an Academic Lead, Clinical Simulation, a senior role that will work across all four health schools to strengthen simulation-based education and collaboration.

This position will play a key role in leading clinical simulation strategy, supporting teaching and learning, and advancing interprofessional simulation across health disciplines at La Trobe.

If you’re passionate about simulation in health education and leadership in this space, this could be an exciting opportunity to shape the future of simulation learning.

👉 View the role and apply here: https://buff.ly/9HJry8x

⏰ Just 1 week away ⏰Don’t miss our March VSA Webinar: Advancing Paediatric Care Through Simulation.Together, Andree Gamb...
23/03/2026

⏰ Just 1 week away ⏰

Don’t miss our March VSA Webinar: Advancing Paediatric Care Through Simulation.

Together, Andree Gamble and Michelle Kim will explore:

✔️ How children and young people can be safely engaged as simulated participants in health professions education
✔️ The barriers and enablers to involving child and adolescent simulated patients
✔️ How translational simulation can strengthen paediatric emergency pathways across hospitals

This session is designed for clinicians, educators, and simulation practitioners interested in paediatric care, simulation-based education, and system improvement.

📅 Thursday 26 March 2026
⏰ 6:30pm – 7:30pm AEDT
📍 Online (Zoom)

Registrations are now open: https://vicsim.org.au/events/events-list/vsa-event/advancing-paediatric-care-through-simulation

Debriefing with good judgment in simulation 💬This foundational paper explores the concept of “debriefing with good judgm...
19/03/2026

Debriefing with good judgment in simulation 💬

This foundational paper explores the concept of “debriefing with good judgment” - an approach that moves beyond both judgmental and “nonjudgmental” debriefing.

It highlights how effective debriefing involves being clear about the instructor’s perspective while staying genuinely curious about the learner’s thinking, assumptions and decision-making. By pairing advocacy with inquiry, this approach helps create reflective, psychologically safe conversations that support deeper learning.

Read the article here: https://journals.lww.com/simulationinhealthcare/fulltext/2006/00110/there_s_no_such_thing_as__nonjudgmental_.6.aspx?WT.mc_id=HPxADx20100319xMP

Simulation community job opportunity 📢A new opportunity has opened up for a Simulation Coordinator/Educator with Epworth...
18/03/2026

Simulation community job opportunity 📢

A new opportunity has opened up for a Simulation Coordinator/Educator with Epworth HealthCare in Melbourne.

Key aspects of the role include:

✅ Designing and facilitating simulation-based education programs
✅ Supporting simulation governance and program delivery
✅ Coaching and mentoring staff in simulation practice
✅ Contributing to evaluation, accreditation and simulation research
✅ Supporting procedural skills training for medical students and clinicians

If you or someone in your network is looking to step further into simulation education, this could be a great opportunity to join a growing simulation program.

👉 View the full role and apply here: https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Epworth/744000111220507-simulation-coordinator-educator

🗓 SAVE THE DATE - VSA National Conference 2026 🗓 Join us on the Gold Coast for Australia’s national gathering of simulat...
17/03/2026

🗓 SAVE THE DATE - VSA National Conference 2026 🗓

Join us on the Gold Coast for Australia’s national gathering of simulation professionals. Bringing together educators, clinicians, leaders, researchers and industry partners from across the country.

This year’s theme - One community, shared impact - will explore the future of simulation as a driver of systems improvement, collaboration and innovation.

You can look forward to:

👉 Pre-conference workshops
👉 A program featuring leading voices in simulation
👉 Practical insights to strengthen your programs
👉 Industry engagement and emerging technologies
👉 Meaningful networking with a growing national community

🗓 21-22 October 2026
📍 Gold Coast, Queensland

Stay tuned for registration details coming soon.

Did you miss this recent Simulcast episode? 🎙️🧠In this episode they discussed:👉 What we really mean by human factors and...
14/03/2026

Did you miss this recent Simulcast episode? 🎙️🧠

In this episode they discussed:

👉 What we really mean by human factors and translational simulation
👉 Common misunderstandings between disciplines
👉 Translational simulation as a safe “lab” for systems testing
👉 Device design, procedural kits and preparing new hospitals
👉 The power of systems thinking and meaningful data
👉 Building sustainable multidisciplinary partnerships
👉 Turning collaboration into measurable, real-world improvements in patient care

An essential listen for simulation teams wanting to move beyond education and into true systems impact.

You can listen to the entire episode here: https://simulationpodcast.com/218-human-factors-and-translational-simulation-with-dara-byrne-paul-oconnor-and-angela-odea/

At the 2025 Victorian Translational SIMposium, Georgina Poole reminded us that improving systems isn’t only about identi...
13/03/2026

At the 2025 Victorian Translational SIMposium, Georgina Poole reminded us that improving systems isn’t only about identifying failure, it’s about understanding what goes right.

Her message reflects the core of translational simulation: studying everyday work, strengthening what already protects patients, and building safer systems by learning from success, not just error.

A powerful reminder for our simulation community to look beyond “find and fix” and embrace “find and fortify.”

Watch the full presentation on our website now: https://vicsim.org.au/resources/simulation-resources/additional-resources

Have you seen this VSA resource? 📘A simulation lesson plan on Compassionate conversation: Addressing family concerns in ...
12/03/2026

Have you seen this VSA resource? 📘

A simulation lesson plan on Compassionate conversation: Addressing family concerns in end-of-life care in a nursing home is available in the VSA Resource Library. This simulation scenario is conducted with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals communicating with family of patients residing in nursing homes requiring palliative care.

Explore the resource in the VSA Resource Library: https://vicsim.org.au/resources/simulation-resources/scenarios

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