Exploring the theme "Beyond the Now: Transforming Healthcare Simulation", the S3 Conference in Singapore in October covered a wide array of healthcare simulation topics, such as scenario-based learning, high-performance team training, moulage, virtual and augmented reality, e-learning, and the use of standardized patients in education and training to advance patient safety. The conference provided the perfect opportunity to connect with representatives of companies showcasing their products and facilitated contact with individuals possessing greater knowledge and insight. Such networking was an integral part of the experience. Four abstracts were presented by the CIME team: “Standardized Tools to Design & Evaluate Clinical Simulation Programs, The Clinical Simulation Centre: Test Bed for Innovation & Development, Students as Partners Not Just Learners, & Rising through the ranks: Novice to Expert Within Clinical Simulation”.
The presentations were positively received and applauded for effort and ingenuity, while the question & answer sessions found enthusiastic audiences wanting to learn more about the work that was being presented, as well as about CIME itself. A number of individuals expressed a desire to work collaboratively with us: one even asked if there were job vacancies! While it was a great opportunity to learn about the development & progress of simulation in Healthcare Education it was also very evident that CIME is making a huge impact on society and healthcare education in Pakistan when compared to more established simulation centres globally, and their effects.
A visit to Lee Kong Chiang University Simulation lab was a beneficial aside, and we got different ideas on curricular integration and in organizing learning experiences such as team based learning in their similar, but larger Multipurpose Learning Hall. During the conference, we had time in the evenings to witness the beauty of the island city-state of Singapore & that’s when it became apparent that actually, the beauty of Singapore lies everywhere. The ‘Universal Studios’ simulation experience is as hi-fidelity as you can imagine – with discernible visual and auditory phases of ‘briefing’ as tension built in the queue for the ‘simulated practice’ and the adrenaline was palpable as the team excitedly ‘debriefed’ afterwards. A dinner at Boat Quay and a stroll through the nightlife of Clark Quay were great multi-cultural experiences & then there were the closer-to-home celebrations of Diwali at ‘Little India’, a historic district of Singapore. All these memories will be cherished especially the mesmerizing Sea Aquarium, a marine realm, home to more than 100,000 marine animals of over 1,000 species, across 50 different habitats. Each one was as fascinating as the next. The Conference and associated activities were an experience not to be forgotten.
Exploring the theme "Beyond the Now: Transforming Healthcare Simulation", the S3 Conference in Singapore in October covered a wide array of healthcare simulation topics, such as scenario-based learning, high-performance team training, moulage, virtual and augmented reality, e-learning, and the use of standardized patients in education and training to advance patient safety. The conference provided the perfect opportunity to connect with representatives of companies showcasing their products and facilitated contact with individuals possessing greater knowledge and insight. Such networking was an integral part of the experience. Four abstracts were presented by the CIME team: “Standardized Tools to Design & Evaluate Clinical Simulation Programs, The Clinical Simulation Centre: Test Bed for Innovation & Development, Students as Partners Not Just Learners, & Rising through the ranks: Novice to Expert Within Clinical Simulation”.
The presentations were positively received and applauded for effort and ingenuity, while the question & answer sessions found enthusiastic audiences wanting to learn more about the work that was being presented, as well as about CIME itself. A number of individuals expressed a desire to work collaboratively with us: one even asked if there were job vacancies! While it was a great opportunity to learn about the development & progress of simulation in Healthcare Education it was also very evident that CIME is making a huge impact on society and healthcare education in Pakistan when compared to more established simulation centres globally, and their effects.
A visit to Lee Kong Chiang University Simulation lab was a beneficial aside, and we got different ideas on curricular integration and in organizing learning experiences such as team based learning in their similar, but larger Multipurpose Learning Hall. During the conference, we had time in the evenings to witness the beauty of the island city-state of Singapore & that’s when it became apparent that actually, the beauty of Singapore lies everywhere. The ‘Universal Studios’ simulation experience is as hi-fidelity as you can imagine – with discernible visual and auditory phases of ‘briefing’ as tension built in the queue for the ‘simulated practice’ and the adrenaline was palpable as the team excitedly ‘debriefed’ afterwards. A dinner at Boat Quay and a stroll through the nightlife of Clark Quay were great multi-cultural experiences & then there were the closer-to-home celebrations of Diwali at ‘Little India’, a historic district of Singapore. All these memories will be cherished especially the mesmerizing Sea Aquarium, a marine realm, home to more than 100,000 marine animals of over 1,000 species, across 50 different habitats. Each one was as fascinating as the next. The Conference and associated activities were an experience not to be forgotten.