Courses

In-suite simulation

From August 2019 – July 2020 we facilitated 1,372 people through simulation based activities or programmes run by WiSER faculty. 984 people were involved as participants with our in-suite programmes with 112 sessions running in our simulation suite based in Watford General Hospital’s Medical Education Centre.

WiSER faculty ran simulations for the following groups:

  • COVID-19 Study Days and Simulations
  • Foundation Year Doctors (1 & 2)
  • Nursing Students
  • UCL Medical Students
  • SGU Medical Students
  • Anaesthetics
  • Royal College of Emergency Medicine Trainees
  • Faculty Development Courses
  • Applying Skills and Knowledge courses for senior nurses
  • Core Medical Trainees – cardiac arrest simulations
  • Preceptorship Simulation – Newly qualified staff
  • Intensive Care Unit
  • Maternity

  • Paediatrics

  • Trainee Physician Associates
  • Student Nurse Associates
  • Theatres

 

When asked for feedback from the participants, they answered:

  • "I was one of the FiYs at Watford earlier this year: I have done a lot of on-calls now and I have been called to a lot of emergencies and I just wanted to say thanks for such good teaching. I felt so much better prepared than I would have been thanks to the amazing sim sessions we had throughout final year and FiY. It was really invaluable experience!"

    picture showing a member of faculty debriefing a team following a simulation
  • "I'm going to do as many simulations as I can, they're so useful!!"
  • "The positive, constructive feedback sessions are very, very good."
  • "I feel very happy to have received such thorough teaching. The environment was well equipped and the facilitators were very encouraging and supportive. It is a safe place to ask questions and practice skills."
  • "It was really intense but after the debrief, it became more clear and easier to understand."
  • "However nervous you are it is so important to practice in a safe environment!"

We find people tend to take away not only technical learning points such as equipment or assessment based practices, but non-technical skills such as communication and leadership skills. This is where simulation moves away from traditional skills based training and more experiential learning through recognisable scenarios.