Simulation-based education in anaesthesia
In this episode of Anaesthesia on Air, former Dinwoodie Simulation fellow Dr Steffan Glaze, Professor Cristina Diaz-Navarro and Dr Ed Mellanby (simulation leads in Wales and Scotland, respectively) discuss simulation-based education in anaesthesia and the context in medical simulation around recent guidance from the College.
They share how they've developed their own work in simulation, how listeners can use recommendations in the guidance to improve and influence their own practices, and what future simulation faculty can do to develop their skills, and even apply an understanding of anaesthetic simulation to their work in novel ways.
Related information:
- Guidance for simulation-based education in anaesthesia training
- RCoA Simulation Advisory Group and Network Meetings
- ASPiH (Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare)
- ASPiH Standards 2023 for Simulation-Based Practice
- Register for ASPiH Conference 2025 11th-13th November 2025
- NHSE Technology Enhance Learning Becoming Simulation Faculty resources
Dr Steffan Glaze is the former Dinwoodie Simulation Fellow at the Royal College of Anaesthetists, and a trainee in the Thames Valley region.
Professor Cristina Diaz–Navarro is consultant anaesthetist with interest in Neuroanaesthesia and Academic Head of Perioperative Care Department at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. She is also Associate Dean for Simulation and Clinical Skills at Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW), Honorary Professor at the School of Medicine at Cardiff University, an Associate Professor for the School of Medicine and Healthcare Sciences at the University of Barcelona, Executive Committee Member at the Association for Simulation in Healthcare Practice, and Chair of the Scientific Committee for the European Medical Simulation Society.
Ed Mellanby is a Consultant Anaesthetist at St. Johns hospital in Edinburgh. He is a simulation lead for NHS Lothian where he is responsible for faculty development and ensuring the quality of simulation based education across five hospital sites.
Ed is also co-chair of the college's Simulation Advisory Group and leads the Simulation Network meetings.