Society for Simulation in Healthcare(SSH):
The new year is well underway now, and the Society for Simulation in Healthcare has appointed individuals to its key committee positions. John Dean from the University of Otago, Christchurch Simulation Centre, has been appointed Chair of the External Relations Committee (ERC). The ERC has responsibility, on behalf of SSH, for managing the relationship between the Society and its affiliate organisations, including NZASH. This provides us with numerous opportunities to collaborate with simulation practitioners worldwide.
The International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH):
The dates and venue for IMSH 2023 are now out, January 21st to 25th in Orlando, Florida. The theme for this meeting is ‘A Standard of Excellence’. This is a ‘save the date’ notification at this stage; a call for papers will be out soon. Discounted rates are available to SSH members as part of our affiliation with the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. One of the benefits of your NZASH membership.
Interesting Publications:
The current edition of the Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare has collected all of the abstracts from the IMSH2022 meeting in Los Angeles. A very useful resource for all of us who were unable to attend.
Resources for study and teaching:
The Simulation Knowledge Map
A unique resource for enquiry, the Knowledge Map establishes relationships between content areas, concepts, and research activities. Access to the Knowledge Map is free to all SSiH members. SSiH membership is available at discounted rates; a benefit of NZASH affiliation with SSiH.
Wellington Simulation Centre:
While we are continuing training within the rules and having to cancel large courses, we are still very busy.
In the era of COVID with travel restrictions for Trainee Intern to do electives, we have begun to offer elective rotations at the sim centre. These can be of a clinical nature and learning the basics of simulation and debriefing, or can be research/project focused. Our First TI starts February 28 and has a really exciting research idea. He has secured funding and was able to purchase a pair of Google Glasses. He is going to do a feasibility study in different aspects of telehealth within the hospital environment by running simulations and the team leader wearing the glasses. This has led to interest from the NZ Defence Force and Wellington Free Ambulance for training and quality assurance applications research.
We are close to finishing a Virtual Reality project where we are trying to change the model of care for MET team calls hospital-wide. This was a master’s project for an ED Sim fellow. The idea was that the PAR nurse lead the resuscitation and move the scenario to a disposition, as they are the only constant in a rotating ad-hoc team structure. The VR scenarios were to be used by other participants to learn the new team structure.
