Simulation faculty development day

This dynamic day of simulation-focused education is designed to support and inspire simulation faculty across all disciplines.

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Key details

Date: 11 November 2025 10:00 - 17:00

Location: Bournemouth, BIC

Availability: Places available

Clinical content lead(s): Dr Cristina Diaz-Navarro and Dr Ed Mellanby

Aims and learning outcomes

This all-day workshop, part of the pre-ASPiH annual conference programme, is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction for new or future simulation faculty. It will feature presentations, discussions, and interactive workshops. As a participant, you should expect to do the following: 

  • Develop your ability to deliver simulation-based education as part of an interprofessional faculty team
  • Apply principles of quality assurance to improve simulation
  • Discuss how to handle difficult simulation situations
  • Develop your debriefing skills to support psychologically safe simulation
  • Learn more about the wider work being done in this area and connect to your peers.

 

Target audience

This session is appropriate for anyone working in, or supporting, anaesthesia as part of an interprofessional team.

 This session at the ASPiH conference builds on that work to support simulation in anaesthesia, connect practitioners to each other, and develop the next set of simulation faculty leaders. 

10.00 - 11.00  Interprofessional education

Interactive lecture followed by Q+A. Learning outcomes:

  • Discuss the application of key standards and recently published articles of relevance for the design and delivery of interprofessional simulation.

11.30 - 13.00  Quality assurance in simulation

Introductory presentation and workshop. Learning outcomes: 

  • Exchange perspectives within similar areas of simulation practice
  • Reflect on elements of quality assurance essential in simulated practice, and access new tools and templates.

13.00 - 14.00  Lunch 

14.00 - 15.00 Simulation Network Update

Presentation and structured group discussion. Learning outcomes:

  • Describe innovative approaches to supporting simulation within your context.
  • Network and share simulation experiences
  • Explore and discuss the latest simulation strategy draft
  • Learn how the RCoA Simulation Advisory Group might support your needs

15.00 - 16.00 How to deal with difficulty in simulation

Workshop. Learning outcomes:

  • Consider what makes simulation challenging (time, resources coordination…) and identify potential collaborative solutions

16.00 - 17.00 Debriefing

Workshop. Learning outcomes:

  • Review advanced approaches and strategies in educational debriefing and exchange views on how these might be transferable to clinical debriefing.

 

CPD topics

  • Simulation in clinical learning
  • Assessing educational needs
  • Clinical skill teaching
  • Curriculum design
  • Educational leadership
  • Ensuring quality in medical education
  • Facilitating learning in the workplace
  • Inter-professional learning
  • Technology-enhanced learning
  • Workplace based assessment
  • Human factors in anaesthetic practice
  • Quality improvement
  • Team leadership and resource management
  • Equality and diversity
  • Ethics