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.

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]

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 

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

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.

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

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.

Mask-Ed: The educator transforms into a person with a history/story which is relevant to the learning experience and becomes a platform for teaching. The technique involves a three-way interplay involving the educator, the character and the learner. The educator tin character directs the learning process as they create a spontaneous and realistic simulation experience. Mask-Ed was created by Kerry Reid-Searl. Kerry is well known for her creative contribution in simulation as reflected in her creation of  Mask-Ed™ and Pup-Ed™. Kerry has been involved in undergraduate nursing education for more than 32 years. This has enabled her to design, implement and evaluate multiple simulations whilst also researching and publishing in the field. She has been the recipient of numerous national teaching awards and in 2020 was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to nursing education check out From one space to another: Kerry Reid Searl at TEDxNoosa 2014 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii6RxDD9br8]

Questions the listeners have shared with Maddie 

Alastair explains how improv can help simulation role play email: info@alastairtomkins.com ImproCOG website : www.improcog.com [https://www.improcog.com/] Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/people/ImproCOG/100083049206710/?_rdr

State-wide Simulation Coordinator/Paramedic Educator NSW Ambulance

Mel, Kerry, Jane and Jenny introduce themselves and the podcast - they also role model vulnerability as they make errors in learning the podcasting process! We left one of the bloopers in for you to hopefully make you smile.