Comprehensive Simulation Instructor Training (Aug 14 -15, 2025)

Comprehensive Simulation Instructor Training is organized by Sydney Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre (SCSSC) and will be held from Aug 14 - 15, 2025 at Sydney Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.

Description:
To develop skills to run immersive simulation training (IST) in a range of health-care settings.

Topics covered

Day 1 focuses on:

• Getting started – the IST learning environment, briefing  and familiarizing learners for IST

• Core principles – safety, respect and the fiction contract

• Writing scenarios with a focus on clinical and behavioural learning objectives

• Delivering IST: equipment, actors, props, resources, stage management

• Debriefing and feedback basics

• Adapting to other applications and settings (in-situ)

Day 2 focuses on:

• Preparing learners for reflective conversations

• Achieving structure and engagement (empathy) in conversations

• Facilitating discussions with groups and individuals

• Giving feedback

• Promoting reflection and critical thinking

• Coaching

Topics not covered include: Training simulated patients; assessment; teaching procedural skills.

Approach

Participants will work in small groups with experienced clinical simulation instructors.

The focus on day 1 will be practice and feedback using manikin simulators, discussion and feedback

The focus on Day 2 will be on practicing debriefing techniques using role play and actors

Templates provided for: briefing checklists; powerpoints; scenarios; appraisals.