About the Alliance
The Victorian Simulation Alliance Inc. is an organisation supporting the development and implementation of simulation within professional education across the state of Victoria. The Alliance provides members with an active and supported community of practice.
July eNews
Welcome to our Monthly eNews
With the flurry of conference organising, the month of July has just disappeared. We are super excited about the program we have prepared for the "simulation community of practice". Its jam packed with a little bit of everything for everyone! Only 15 days to go, so if you haven't had the chance to register, you still have plenty of time left. We held yet another successful Community Services Event last week Friday 27th July, delivering our third workshop from an series of four, " Principles of feedback and debriefing in simulation - based education". Stay tuned for details of the final workshop for the Community Services Network due in September!
VSA Simulation Conference Update
Alliance, Innovation, Inquiry Supporting the simulation community of practice
16th & 17th August, 2018 kindly hosted at Northern Centre for Health Education and Research, Epping (NCHER)
We have put together a incredibly diverse program with many fantastic guest presenters, such as...
Dr Cameron Knott
A/Prof Stuart Marshall
Dr Lauren Sanders
Tanya Edlington
A/Prof Debra Kiegaldie
Professor Brett Williams
Professor Simon Cooper
The 2 days are jam packed, choose from four different concurrent streams of exciting plenary sessions, workshops and simulation showcases. There is something for everyone! Registrations are still open, current VSA members should take advantage of the discounted registration fee!
We look forward to welcoming you to this inaugural simulation event. Online program and full conference details available at www.vicsim.org.au
Thank you for our wonderful 2018 conference sponsors!
Ausmed (Gold sponsor), Laerdal(Silver sponsor) and Mediquip(Bronze sponsor)
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Network Activities of Interest..
NHET-SIM Modules
C2 Being a simulation educator (full day) Date/Time/Venues
September 4th - 8.30am, Epworth Richmond Clinical Education and Simulation Centre
October 8th - 8.30am, Epworth Eastern Clinical Education Centre, Elgar Hill Consulting Suites
Monash Institute for Health and Clinical Education short course!
Learning and Teaching with Simulation, 15 - 17 October, 2018
This short course is part of the Monash Institute for Health and Clinical Education (MIHCE) and is led by Professor Debra Nestel and hosted at Holmesglen Simulation Centre, Moorabbin Campus.
For more course details, including registration, see here.
Resources of Interest..
Here's a recap of some interesting articles that have popped up lately:
Simulcast Journal Club July 2018 – Relationship Strain by Ben Symon (updated on July 4, 2018). Check out all the previous months Podcasts!
Transforming concepts in patient safety: a progress report. Tejal KGandhi, Gary Kaplan, Lucian Leape, Donald Berwick, Susan Edgman-Levitan, Amy Edmondson, Gregg Meyer, David Michaels, Julianne Morath, Charles Vincent, Robert Wachter. BMJ Quality and Safety Journal, 17 July, 2018
Online membership renewal is now available and has never been so easy!
VSA Community of Practice
The VSA has been committed to providing an active and supported ‘community of practice’ with a key strategic focus on People, Professional Practice, Profile and Sustainability aimed at strengthening the Victorian simulation community.
In order to continue sharing and fostering our VSA Community of Practice, we invite you to send us information about any simulation activities or initiatives you may be undertaking, to include in our monthly eNews, on Twitter and Facebook.
This is is a great way to share our many resources and ideas throughout the simulation community and further create networks. Please contact us with any news.
