Debra
Nestel is Professor of Simulation Education in Healthcare, Monash University, and Professor of
Surgical Education, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Australia. Debra was
previously Editor-in-Chief (EIC), BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning (STEL), and
founding EIC, Advances in Simulation. She is program lead for the Graduate Programs in Clinical
Simulation (Monash University) and the Graduate Programs in Surgical Education (University of
Melbourne). Debra leads a national faculty development program for simulation practitioners
– NHET-Sim (www.nhet-sim.edu.au). In 2021, Debra received the award
of Member of the Order of Australia for her service to healthcare simulation. She has received
other national awards for her work in healthcare simulation and a Presidential Citation from the
Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Debra has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers in
health professions education, edited books on simulated patient methodology (2015), healthcare
simulation (2017), surgical education (2019) and research methods for healthcare simulation
(2019) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Debra_Nestel
Latest News
Please join us for our 3rd annual conference in the South East, this time held at the imposing Southampton Solent University venue with a Safety and Simulation focus. We will embark on 2 exciting days of a 3 course dinner, Keynote Dr Dawn Benson, multiple workshops, e-posters and oral presentations. There will be plenty of time to network, you can sign up for the ‘Meet the Deans’ session as well as enjoy a buzzing industry exhibition hall over lunch. Take tours of this wonderful facility, relax in the wellbeing space, win prizes and even engage with Maritime Simulation! We hope to see you there! Tickets are limited, early bird and abstracts close on midnight on the 1st January 2024.
Educators know the importance of communities of practice, of coming together as colleagues, collaborators, experts, and novices to learn from, with and about each other. In that spirit, a passionate group of Simulation enthusiasts gathered at Bond University on the Gold Coast to share the latest evidence and experiences in healthcare simulation at Simulation: Reconnect 2023.
Collaborate, Connect & Chat—three powerful words chosen by the conference organising committee to
encapsulate and establish the tone for the inaugural Transpacific Simulation Alliance Event. Convened by the
California Simulation Alliance, the Hawai'i State Simulation Collaborative, and the Victorian Simulation
Alliance, this boutique conference was held against the magnificent backdrop of Waikiki, Hawai’i, 17-20
October 2023.
ASPiH conference 2023: Sustainable Simulation. 6th to 8th November 2023 at the Hilton Metropole Hotel in Brighton, UK.
Writing retreat for healthcare simulation researchers (October 17, 18 and 20, 2023 in Honolulu, Hawai’i)
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Journal of Healthcare Simulation is the official journal of the Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare, Society for Healthcare Simulation, India and Pan Asia Simulation Society in Healthcare.