Synopsis
Traditionally being considered a method for training healthcare professionals in basic and advanced life support, Simulation Based Education in healthcare has grown over the past 30 years and is now recognised to be effective in many other aspects of healthcare training. Focusing on enhancing patient safety, simulation initially concentrated on clinical procedural skills training and immersive deteriorating patient simulations, as well as simulations to enhance communication between staff and with patients and their families. As quality and improvement becomes paramount to patient and staff safety, the focus has changed to look through the lens of the organisation, culture, how our staff work, and the systems we work within. We will be discussing how simulation modalities can contribute to this learning process through systems integration and testing.
Speakers
Dr Jenni Sokol has worked in General Paediatrics, Neonatology, and Paediatric Intensive Care for over 35 years across Australia, Canada, and England. She is currently working clinically with PIPER at the RCH. Whilst completing a master’s in health professional education, Jenni trained in simulation-based education with the Harvard Medical Simulation Program. As Clinical Lead and Head of the RCH Simulation Program, she now focuses much of her time on improving staff and patient safety and clinical outcomes through interprofessional simulation-based education, and training teams to understand the impact of human factors on our work, interactions, and environment.
Ella Scott is a Clinical Nurse Consultant in Simulation and has 25 years’ experience in Paediatric Emergency, Neonatal and Paediatric critical care Medicine, in the UK, Australia, and with the International Red Cross. Ella has over 15 years’ experience in simulation-based education, developing the inaugural simulation program at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead and helping to build the Department of Simulation at Sidra Medicine, Qatar, before returning to work with the RCH Simulation Team in 2020.
Dr Keith Amarakone works as a simulation educator at both RCH, and the Northern Hospital where he is also the acting head of Paediatric Emergency Medicine. Keith has a long-standing interest in human factors, communication, and the use of simulation to identify latent threats. Since 2017 he has coordinated the RCH Trauma team training program – one of the largest multidisciplinary simulation programs.