Want to make your sim centre more sustainable? Join our Advanced Moulage & Simulator Repair Course in Tullamore (May 29). Learn to repair manikins, build task trainers, & upcycle old equipment! EOIs close May 8th! Apply here:https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/UD81XqRxdJ
Earth Week Spotlight: Meet Meabh O'Brien!
Good ideas spread fast! Following the ICAPSS pilot, Meabh is now implementing the My Green Lab process at the MTU Kerry Sim Centre. She’s proving the power of our network by scaling sustainable simulation! #GreenSim #EarthDay #NSO
Earth Week Spotlight 3: Meet Caoimhe!
Caoimhe (ICAPSS) pioneered the first My Green Lab pilot in her sim centre. Her pilot is nearing completion, building a framework to roll out sustainable simulation nationally!
Thanks for leading from the front, Caoimhe! 👏 #MyGreenLab #NSO #ICAPSS #GreenSim
Earth Week Spotlight:
Ambyr is transforming how we run wet labs sustainably! She authored The ABC Guide, giving sim centres a blueprint for proper procurement, tissue storage, and waste management. Want to make your biological simulations greener? Read her incredible guide here: buff.ly/tePz3TU
Smart waste management
Expertly repairing simulators
Creatively repurposing older units
Thank you, Bron, for pioneering this robust approach and showing us exactly what sustainable healthcare education looks like! (2/2)
#EarthDay #NSO #SustainableSim #NSOStrategy #Simbiosis #HealthcareSimulation
Can sim be both functionally aligned AND eco-friendly? Absolutely.
To kick off Earth Day, we’re highlighting Bron and her incredible project, Simbiosis. She is proving we don't have to choose between quality training and the environment by focusing on: (1/2)
REMINDER UPCOMING JOURNAL CLUB
Join us on April 22nd (1-2 PM via Zoom) as Michelle O'Toole presents her paper: "The CHILD safeguarding simulation study: Co-designed cHild-centred Interprofessional Learning through Dialogue for healthcare professionals."
This is a must-attend discussion on using simulation to build critical safeguarding skills and teamwork.
Read the paper pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... & get the Zoom link here: us06web.zoom.us/j/81658549515
#Simulation #NSO #JournalClub #Safeguarding #PatientSafety
April NSO Journal Club!
Join us on April 22nd (1-2 PM via Zoom) as Michelle O'Toole presents her paper: "The CHILD safeguarding simulation study: Co-designed cHild-centred Interprofessional Learning through Dialogue for healthcare professionals."
Please note: As these courses are popular, they are always oversubscribed. Completing an Expression of Interest does not guarantee a place.. Applicants will be contacted via email if they have been successful.
Submit your EOI today forms.cloud.microsoft/e/UD81XqRxdJ
#Sustainability #Moulage #NSO
This hands-on course goes far beyond realism and makeup. We will be teaching how to:
🩹 Increase the lifespan of simulators through expert repair techniques.
🛠️ Build and create moulds using silicone.
♻️ Repurpose and upcycle old or broken simulation units, giving them a completely new lease of life.
Did you know that our advanced moulage and simulator repair workshop can increase the life of your simulators and is a key sustainability measure in simulation?
We are thrilled to open Expressions of Interest (EOI) for our upcoming Advanced Moulage Course, taking place in Tullamore on May 29th!
Quick reminder!
The 35th Sim Journal Club is tomorrow, 25 Nov from 1–2pm (Zoom.)
Topic:
Micro-comms + #PsychSafety in sim.
You don’t need to have read the paper, we’ll walk through it at the start. Lead by Andrea Doyle (RCSI)
QR codes for Zoom + paper are in the poster.
See you there!
#NSO #SBE #JC
To celebrate #WorldPatientSafetyDay2025 join our Journal Club tomorrow with Tadgh Moriarty discussing system probing. Learn how simulation and human factors uncover risks and drive quality improvement for safer patient care.
Healthcare providers & educators—join us to:
✅ Learn high-quality simulation-based education
✅ Understand modern simulation principles
✅ Connect with peers passionate about healthcare training
🗓 Date: Tues, 7 Oct 2025
📍 Regional Hospital Mullingar
🎟 Limited seats – register on Eventbrite !
Save the Date – IAS Symposium 2026 - June 5th
KN Cheung SK Chin InterSim Centre, QUB
We’re thrilled that the 2026 IAS Symposium will be hosted in Belfast by the brilliant InterSim team.
More details to follow!
#IAS2026 #HealthcareSimulation #QUB #InterSim #NSO #IrishSim
Journal Club is back! Join us Wed, June 18th, 1–2 PM on Zoom.
Emily Buckley will present:
“Transferring Health Professionals’ Social and Cognitive Skills”
🔗 advancesinsimulation.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
📧 Join the list: sim.office@hse.ie
#SimEd #JournalClub
We’re very pleased to welcome you to our upcoming 31st Journal Club on Wednesday, May 21st , from 1:00–2:00 PM**
That’s a wrap on #IAS2025! Huge congratulations to our prize winners and a heartfelt thank you to the organising committees and the keynote speakers for an incredible two days of collaboration, inspiration, and simulation excellence. Until next year. #IASDublin
Closing out activities at #IAS2025 with an inspiring keynote: "Interprofessional Education: Shaping Highly Effective Healthcare Teams with Simulation" by Dr. Liza Barbarello Andrews. A powerful end to two days of shared learning and innovation! #IASDublin
Day 2 of #IAS2025 starts at St. Vincent’s UH with a hands-on workshop on major haemorrhage sims, then back to UCD for the final keynote. Looking forward to another great day of learning and connection! #IAS2025 #IASDublin
The 3rd Keynote of the day today is Prof Jean O'Sullivan discussing Simulation based Emergency Care
Skills Training in East Africa. A fascinating insight into her work with Global Emergency Care Skills. #IAS2025 #IASDublin
Some of the oral presentations from this afternoons session. Really interesting to see the work people are doing. #IAS2025 #IASDublin
Our 2nd Keynote this morning was from Sarah Baillie, who discussed Innovations in clinical skills training
from veterinary education. Amazing to have veterinary colleagues representing this year. #IAS2025 #IASDublin #NSO
1st up from our speakers today we have the wonderful Prof. Christina Diaz Navarro discussing "The global consensus statement on
simulation practice in healthcare." #IAS1025 #IASDublin
We’re live at #IAS2025!
The Irish Association for Simulation Annual Symposium kicks off today! Two days of learning, sharing, and connecting with the healthcare simulation community.
Workshops, talks, fresh ideas, great people—let’s go!
#HCSim #SimEd #IASDublin
Excited for our 30th Journal Club on Wed, April 16th, 1–2PM!
Anne Healy will discuss:
"Exploring participant experience to optimize the design and delivery of stress exposure simulations in emergency medicine."
#SimulationBasedEducation #HealthcareSimulation #MedEd #StressExposureSim #JournalClub
Simulation Enthusiasts! May 1st and 2nd: Irish Association for Simulation Annual Symposium at UCD/St. Vincents University Hospital. Don't Miss It!
Tickets Here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/irish-asso...
#IAS2025 #HealthcareSimulation #NSO