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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.

May eNews
Welcome to our Monthly eNews

As Autumn draws to a close and we prepare for the arrival of Winter, new and exciting initiatives have been in development here at the VSA. We are thrilled to announce that our new and improved website will be launching this week, so stay tuned on social media for details.

Our current website will be down for a period of 24 hours whilst we prepare for the new site to become live.

Finally all event and membership registrations will be available online, so no more paperwork to complete. For all our existing financial members, as we are nearing membership renewal time, be sure to now renew directly online through the new website.
 

Latest News..

Training Manuals for Simulation Educators: Basic and Advanced 

These manuals, originally commission by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in 2007 have been recently updated by the VSA with the support of the DHHS. They are to be used as a resource for simulation educators working in the health and community services sector. They are designed to equip educators with the skills and knowledge needed to successfully deliver simulation-based education, and will be available for access on the new VSA website from 1st June, 2018.
 
   
 

 
Simulation in the Community Services sector

The Victorian Simulation Alliance with the support of the Department of Health and Human Services will be offering a series of free workshops in supporting Simulation in the Community Services sector. Our first workshop scheduled for Thursday June 7th, 2018 is already at capacity. If you have missed out, not to worry as we will be hosting more workshops, so make sure you follow us on facebook or twitter to find out details.
 


Technical Training in Simulation

Additional workshops for technical training in simulation have been added to the calendar, the next workshops will be on 10th - 11th July at Epworth Richmond and 26th - 27th July Regional VIC TBA.

Workshops available:
  • Moulage and Medical terminology
  • Manikin considerations
  • IT/AV in simulation
Registration is available through the VSA website.
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VSA Simulation Conference - 16th and 17th August, 2018 

We are very excited to announce Ausmed (Gold sponsor), Laerdal (Silver sponsor) and Mediquip (Bronze sponsor) as our key conference sponsors.

Registrations will be opening 1st June with announcements about our exciting guest speakers, head straight to our new improved website to register!

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS are still OPEN! 

Abstract Categories:
• Research
• Innovation
• Posters
• Workshops

See submission guidelines for all the details!

We look forward to welcoming you to this inaugural event. Jump onto the VSA website for all the details.

              


Paediatric Simulation Facilitator role currently available at the Monash Children’s Simulation Service, great opportunity & location - full Details
 
Network Activities of Interest..
 
VSA SIMposiums 
 
Jump onto the new VSA website for a full calendar of 2018 events, the next event will be Friday 22nd June at Ballarat Clinical School, Ballarat Health Services.

Ballarat Program
Guest presentations and interactive workshops will provide a fantastic forum for collaboration, sharing and networking.

Topics covered will include;
 - Inter - professional paediatric simulation
 - Simulated patients
 - Allied health and simulation

Registrations will be open through the new VSA website from 1st June!

 


Introduction to Simulation Education - Monash Simulation, Monash Health

Two-day training program for those educators whom have completed NHETSim and are looking for more hand on facilitation and debriefing practice.

2018 dates:
  • Autumn Program: 7th – 8th March 
  • Winter Program: 12th – 13th June 
  • Spring Program: 29th – 30th October 

Register here.



 

SIMGHOSTS 2018  - Hurry last day for early bird registration


 

Laerdal SUN Meeting - Registrations are Open!


 
Resources of Interest..

Here's a recap of some interesting articles that have popped up lately:

Difficult debriefing situations: A toolbox for simulation educators  (2018) Medical Teacher (Ahead of print) by V. J. Grant, T. Robinson, H. Catena, W. Eppich & A. Cheng.

Values and value in simulated participant methodology: A global perspective on contemporary practices (2018) Medical Teacher by D. Nestel,N. McNaughton,C. Smith,C. Schlegel &T. Tierney.

Rapport Management: Opening the Door for Effective Debriefing - Simulation in Healthcare: Feb 2018, Vol 13 - Issue 1 by Auerbach, Marc, Cheng, Adam, Rudolph, Jenny, W.

Prolong the Life Cycle of Your Healthcare Simulation Lab - Healthy Simulation May 2018

 
53 – Advances in Simulation: What’s in a Name? - Simulcast - a high-fidelity podcast, 9 May, 2018 by Jesse Spurr (updated on May 28, 2018)
 

                                                  


  
Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for Simulation Leaders: The Time Has Come Author links open overlay panel. (2018) Journal of Surgical Education by Aimee K.Gardner, Denise Gee, Rami A Ahmed.
 VSA  Individual and Corporate Membership Update!

Online membership renewal is now available from 1st June, 2018!
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.
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