Our pillar designs, delivers and evaluates health professional simulation and educational activities within the Emergency Department. We connect educational activities to improve practice and better patient outcomes.
Collaborating with the Bond University medical program and the Gold Coast Health Simulation Service, we are improving teamwork in acute care, innovation in education, and clinician educator faculty development.
In 2018, our research was impactful resulting in 8 articles in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at more than 20 conferences.
In addition, we supervised 4 Masters students in 2018, and have increased our supervision in 2019. To promote research across the community, we have also published several podcasts and blog posts.
Pillar aims
Our pillar works to:
- ensure educational activities are evidence based and align with institutional patient care priorities
- develop clinician educators as scholars in medical education
- undertake research projects relevant to our education and simulation activities.
Our team
Name | Job title/s |
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Dr Eve Purdy |
Emergency Department Education Research Fellow |
Mr Kristian Krogh |
Emergency Department Education Research Fellow |
Ms Rebecca Shaw |
Emergency Department Education Research Fellow |
Ms Belinda Lowe |
Bond University Simulation Fellow |
Ms Sarah McNamee |
Bond University Simulation Fellow |
Mr Chris Speirs |
Emergency Department Education Research Fellow |
Dr Dwain Burridge |
Mental Health Education Registrar |
Ms Jane Schweitzer |
Simulation Educator |
Ms Clare Scott |
Simulation Instructor Equipment Manager |
Ms Simone Myers |
Nurse Educator |
Mr Jack Matulich |
Clinical Facilitator (Practical Training) |
Research themes
Our research focuses on various themes including:
- teamwork in trauma and acute care
- developing institutional culture through in situ simulation
- peer-assisted simulated learning
- laparoscopic and procedural skills training
- inter-professional education
- faculty development for clinician educators.