ASPiH 2018

The DREEAM team attended ASPiH 2018 in Southport. This episode was is a few thoughts recorded as ASPiH wrapped up with some points of interest.

A big theme at this conference was adapting simulations and culture to allow teaching during black alert and other pressures especially with winter coming. I recommend checking our the work of Bristol Medical Simulation Centre with their Sizemic Simulations. They have established minisims which take one individual off the shopfloor for 15 minutes only as a way of delivering one focused learning point. They were kind enough to provide some examples which we have in the photos below (click either side to navigate):

Another great example of this was the work presented by Catherine Holmes with a flexible weekly programme of in situ simulation which can be tailored to the circumstances of the department and the staff available.

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It was inspiring to hear about novel simulations to cover areas of learning we perhaps wouldn’t have thought of using simulation in. This project from Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust created multi-professional simulations for nurses, doctors and security teams looking at patients with behavioural disturbance.

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Other inspiration was found from the great work at Medisim. Dr. McCrae, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at North Devonshire Trust, is developing novel simulation manniquins at a fraction of the cost of the kind we traditionally buy. The team were very approachable so I recommend having a look at them and getting in touch.

Other top tips were using cheaper materials such as Gelflex to simulate muscle or tattoo practice skin to create DIY simulation models.

There was talk about the best way to measure learner confidence with some projects using a mixed methods approach. For more information as to how this works check out here.

One project of interest was using a pump to simulate a ruptured AAA in a patient. Sadly the team didn’t attend to present but here’s their abstract which details how it was done:

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Our very own Ali Whitfield was chairing the Special Interest Group for Simulation. We are hosting a SIG meeting in DREEAM on Friday 5th July. Please get in touch if you’d like to be involved!

And finally it was great to present my work on developing an app and embedding it into simulation with medical students. For more information check out here.

Please get in touch to share your own stories of ASPiH and let us know of your highlights. See you in Belfast 2019!

UMEC 2018

It was great to display Take Aurally at UMEC 2018.  This is the Undergraduate Medical Education Conference at NUH NHS Trust and showcases the best of medical education going on.  We were able to record a conference special with attendees and presenters at UMEC.

Here are our posters:

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Thank you to the following attendees and speakers for sharing their thoughts and projects with us:

Mr Nick Kythreotis - Undergraduate Medical Education Manager at NUH NHS Trust and one of the organisers of UMEC

Dr Michael O'Donoghue - Consultant Neurologist at NUH

Dr Anna Richmond - Obs and Gynae Teaching Fellow (and Take Aurally alumnus) presenting 'Teaching Techniques to Promote More Effective Learning'

Jean Sheridan - Simulated Patient at NUH

Dr Hollie Kingsnorth and Dr Simon Deery - 'Student-Developed Mock OSCE Stations (SMOSCES): A Collaborative Cross-Site Exercise to Aid Students Revision'

Professor Bryn Baxendale - Consultant Anaesthetist and Director of Trent Simulation and Clinical Skills Centre at NUH

Mrs Molly McLaughlin - Clinical Teaching Fellow in Clinical Skills and Simulation at NUH presenting the Trent Simulation and Clinical Skills Centre (TSCSC) video resources

Dr Rebecca Noble - Clinical Teaching Fellow in Medicine at NUH 'What is a doctor?: An Exploration of the Changing Perceptions of Undergraduate Medical Students at the University of Nottingham'

Mr Mark Fores - Interprofessional Lead Educator, DREEAM 'The Australain National Health Education and Training Simulation (NHET-SIM)

Dr Kalun Ng - Clinical Teaching Fellow in Medicine at NUH 'Medical Student Well-Being on Clinical Placement'

Mr Jonny Coleman - Clinical Teaching Fellow in Pharmacy at NUH 'Helping Students to Get Medicine Right First Time through Ward-Based Medicines Reconciliation Teaching'

Focused Trauma Conference Antwerp 2017

It was great to spend a lovely few days in Antwerp to cover the Focused Trauma Conference on 14th October 2017.  We broke the day up in thirds and recorded live on the scene.  

The full FYEO blog covering the first part of the day can be found here.

The full FYEO blog covering the second part of the day can be found here.

The full FYEO blog covering the third part of the day can be found here.