PCH Simulation Team

Are you interested in improving your skills in healthcare simulation scenario design? Join our two-and-a-half-hour online workshop (delivered via MS Teams) and gain practical knowledge on how to create effective and engaging simulation scenarios. This workshop, led by experienced simulation educators, will equip you with the practical skills and knowledge on how to design scenarios that align with learning objectives, incorporate best practices for simulation-based education, and promote active learning and critical thinking. As part of this workshop, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with peers and experts in the field in designing and writing a simulation scenario. Whether you are new to simulation or looking to enhance your existing skills, this workshop is a valuable opportunity to advance your simulation-based education knowledge and improve the quality of care provided to patients. Register now and take the first step towards becoming a skilled healthcare simulation scenario designer!

Join us for our one-day Paediatric Trauma Simulation Course designed to equip medical and nursing professionals with essential skills for managing paediatric trauma cases effectively. Whether you're from a rural hospital or a tertiary-level centre, this course aims to enhance your abilities in handling critical trauma situations involving young patients. Led by experienced instructors in paediatric medicine, surgery, and anaesthesia, our course integrates simulation education techniques and hands-on training in exploring various aspects of paediatric trauma. From learning specific paediatric trauma skills to honing crisis resource management and team coordination, participants will gain invaluable insights and practical experience to improve patient outcomes. Don't miss this chance to up-skill and enhance your capabilities in managing paediatric trauma cases. Register now and be better prepared to save lives. Prerequisites: doctors should be of Registrar level or above; nurses should have at least one year’s experience in a mixed or paediatric ED.

Take your neonatal care skills to the next level with our one-day Advanced Neonatal Simulation course. Led by senior neonatologists and simulation specialists, this immersive course will provide you with hands-on experience in managing complex neonatal cases. Through interactive simulations, you'll learn how to quickly recognise and respond to critical neonatal emergencies. Our expert faculty will also provide in-depth instruction on neonatal resuscitation techniques, advanced airway management, and more. This course will help you improve your skills and provide the best care possible for your tiny patients. Don't miss this opportunity - register now for an upcoming course. *** NB: this course is NOT equivalent to NeoResus (the PCH Simulation Team does not offer NeoResus - please contact your local education team for further information should you wish to attend NeoResus) ***

Are you a doctor or a nurse that works with children in your metropolitan or rural emergency department? Are you looking to improve your knowledge and skills in acute paediatric medicine in a fun and immersive way? If so, join us for our one-day simulation-based course about medical emergencies and acute deterioration in infants and children. Designed and delivered by experts in simulation education and paediatric medicine, this course aims to increase your knowledge about some of the most common neonatal and paediatric medical emergencies, and how to recognise and manage very unwell and deteriorating patients. Using a combination of presentations, skills stations and immersive simulation scenarios this course will help you to gain confidence, and give you hands-on experience in managing acutely unwell infants and children. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to improve your patient outcomes. PLEASE NOTE: EOIs for the October 2026 course have closed - successful applicants will be notified soon and provided with a password with which to register.

Join us for our one-day Neonatal Difficult Airway course where you'll learn the technical and non-technical skills required for effective management of the neonatal difficult airway. Led by experienced neonatal nurses, neonatologists, anaesthetists and simulation experts, this immersive course will provide you with hands-on experience in managing complex neonatal airway cases. Through a combination of lectures, workshops and immersive high-fidelity simulations, you'll learn how to quickly recognise and respond to neonatal airway emergencies, as well as how to effectively manage difficult airway situations. You'll also gain valuable skills in effective communication, teamwork, and decision-making. Whether you're a seasoned neonatal clinician or just starting out, this course will help you improve your skills and provide the best care possible for your neonatal patients. Don't miss out on this valuable opportunity. Register now for an upcoming course. *** NB: this course is NOT equivalent to NeoResus (the PCH Simulation Team does not offer NeoResus - please contact your local education team for further information should you wish to attend NeoResus) ***

Build your confidence in recognising and managing paediatric cardiac emergencies with Paeds HeartSim, a two-day multidisciplinary simulation course. Paeds HeartSim is designed for clinicians who may be involved in the initial assessment and management of children with cardiac disease, including those who present acutely to ED or deteriorate in the ward environment. Across two days, participants will explore practical approaches to common and important paediatric cardiac presentations, including arrhythmias, congenital heart disease, the unwell neonate and post-operative complications. The course combines focused teaching with practical, high-fidelity simulation and facilitated debriefing. Participants will work through a range of realistic clinical scenarios, providing opportunities to practise assessment and management, clinical decision-making, escalation of care and effective teamwork in a safe learning environment. Teaching is provided by an experienced multidisciplinary faculty from paediatric cardiology, critical care and simulation, with an emphasis on translating cardiac knowledge into practical approaches that can be applied in the clinical setting. Paeds HeartSim is particularly suited to medical and nursing staff who care for acutely unwell children and would like to develop their confidence in recognising and responding to paediatric cardiac presentations.

Are you looking to enhance your healthcare simulation skills? Our four-hour Embedded Simulated Participant (ESP) workshop is a fantastic opportunity to learn how to become an effective ESP who enhances the realism and educational value of simulated healthcare scenarios. ESPs play a crucial role in helping participants meet learning objectives in simulated healthcare scenarios. By portraying specific roles, such as patients, family members, or other healthcare team members, ESPs create a realistic healthcare environment that allows learners to practice and apply clinical skills in a safe and controlled setting. Led by experienced simulation educators, this workshop introduces and helps you to develop the skills necessary to participate in simulated healthcare scenarios as a simulated team member. Through a combination of didactic and hands-on activities, you will learn how to effectively integrate into a simulated healthcare team, challenge learners to think critically and make decisions based on patient needs and clinical guidelines as well as how to provide valuable feedback during debriefing sessions. Whether you are a healthcare professional looking to enhance your simulation skills or an educator seeking to improve the quality of simulation-based education, this workshop is a valuable opportunity to develop critical simulation skills which contribute to improved learning outcomes and better patient care in real-life healthcare settings. Register now and take the first step towards becoming an effective ESP!

Are you looking to enhance your skills as a healthcare simulation instructor? Join us for our one-day Simulation JumpStart course. Led by experienced simulation educators, this course will provide you with an introduction to the skills and knowledge needed to effectively design, deliver, and debrief simulation-based learning experiences. Through a combination of interactive lectures and a mentor-facilitated workshop, you will gain experience in how to plan, deliver and debrief realistic clinical scenarios. Whether you are new to simulation-based education or looking to enhance your existing skills, this course will help you become a more effective simulation educator. Don't miss out on this valuable opportunity – register now for an upcoming course.