ASPiH SIGfest 2025!
Friday 6th June 2025, 9:30 - 13:00 (GMT), Online

ASPiH is delighted to be hosting SIGfest 2025 which will be a four-hour online event focused on bringing together members of the ASPiH Special Interest Groups (SIG) to learn more from and about each other. SIGfest will encourage collaboration between SIGs, sharing best practices and producing actionable outcomes.

This year’s SIGfest will explore what co-production and inclusion looks like in relation to simulation design, delivery and evaluation. ASPiH is delighted to welcome Gerry Gormley, Linda Ni Chianain, Hannah Telling and Harry Brown (winners of the Student SimStars 2024 competition) who will discuss co-production and inclusion from their respective standpoints. Gerry will open with an overview of inclusion in simulation design and delivery, highlighting its key principles and impact. Linda will then share the lived experience of illness, demonstrating how authentic narratives can enrich simulation. Finally, Hannah and Harry will reflect on co-creating simulation activities through the Student SimStars competition, offering insights from their unique learner perspectives.

The programme for SIGfest is:
9:30 Welcome to SIGfest
9:35 Overview of the ASPiH SIGs
9:45 Breakout room activity: Get to know the SIGs
10:05 ASPiH Talks about…  Co-production and inclusion in simulation design, delivery and evaluation: Gerry Gormley, Linda Ni Chianain, Hannah Telling and Harry Brown
10:45 Comfort break
11:00 Breakout room activity 2:How can SIGs promote co-production and inclusion in simulation design and delivery?
11:45 Feedback and discussion
12:15 ASPiH Annual General Meeting
12:45 Summary and next steps
13:00 Close

 

ASPiH/ iRIS Member Benefits Webinar   IRiS is a web-based platform allowing users to design and develop high-quality simulation scenarios for teaching, learning and assessment. Access to the IRiS platform is a key benefit for ASPiH members and we want to make sure you get the most out of it.   Therefore we are holding a webinar to introduce you to the key features on Thursday 27th March from 12:30-13:30. During the webinar we will cover the following: •  IRiS as an ASPiH member benefit: overview of the platform •  Practical aspects: how do I get a login as part of my ASPiH membership? •  Practical aspects: how to navigate the system (looking at the scenario library and creating your own) •  What support is available to me?   Don’t hesitate, sign up today   If you are unable to attend the webinar it will be available to review on the ASPiH Portal.

 

Bookr: How to run your Simulated Patient programme without emails, spreadsheets, calendars or phone calls. Tuesday 1st April, 11:00 - 12:00

 

Is your SP programme helping save patients' lives in the future… but putting an unsustainable strain on your team in the present? SP managers we speak with often share similar challenges: Overwhelmed by hundreds of emails each week Juggling competing priorities within the department Working late hours just to keep their head above water Worrying about the possibility of making mistakes that impact the student experience, such as SPs not showing up. In this webinar, we’ll show you how to use Bookr, a self-serve SP platform to eliminate 97% of email traffic, get rid of your phone line, eliminate the need for clunky calendars & spreadsheets and avoid the possibility of costly mistakes - allowing you to spend more time on the student education that matters. During the session, we’ll be chatting to Marie Douglas. Marie runs the SP programme at Aberdeen University and used Bookr to handle a 250% increase in student numbers with 20% less staff, becoming the UK’s #1 medical school (per the Guardian) for two years running in the process. Webinar attendees will get a 3-month free trial of Bookr. If you are unable to attend the webinar it will be available to review on the ASPiH Portal.

apoQlar medical and ASPiH partnership webinar 9th April, 12:00 - 13:00   apoQlar medical, a pioneer in medical mixed (MR) and virtual reality (VR) solutions, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with ASPiH   This affiliation is aimed at empowering medical educators with the platform to deliver an enriched, interactive learning experience that enables students to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application.   ASPiH will launch a shared virtual space on the apoQlar medical HoloMedicine® Spaces platform.  This room is for members and institutional members alike. With the newly formed XR/AI SIG utilising the space for meeting and research activity.   apoQlar medical and ASPiH are hosting a webinar to showcase this partnership and outline how ASPiH members can get involved in the development of the shared virtual space.

Advancing Medical Simulation with Generative AI and Extended Reality, with Logosnet

Wednesday October 30, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM GMT

Speakers:

• Barbara Bertagni, Clin PsyD, PhD – Founder and Managing Partner, e-REAL Labs at Logosnet (Turin, Italy; Lugano, Switzerland; Houston and New York, USA).
• Roxane Gardner, MD, MPA, MPH, PhD – Executive Director of the Harvard Center for Medical Simulation (Boston, USA).
• Jenny Rudolph, PhD – Senior Director for Innovation at the Harvard Center for Medical Simulation (Boston, USA).
• Fernando Salvetti, PhD – Founder and Managing Partner, e-REAL Labs at Logosnet (Turin, Italy; Lugano, Switzerland; Houston and New York, USA).

 

Overview:

This webinar will delve into the evolving roles of Generative AI and Extended Reality (XR) in medical simulation, emphasizing their potential beyond just ChatGPT. While large language models like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or LLaMA have made headlines, other AI-driven solutions—such as machine learning algorithms for predictive analytics, natural language processing (NLP), and AI-powered debriefing tools—are also shaping the future of medical simulation. The session will highlight the diversity of AI technologies and how these, coupled with XR, can revolutionize healthcare education by enhancing scenario development, real-time analytics, and feedback mechanisms.

 

Content:

1. Exploring Generative AI in Medical Simulation:

• The role of AI in creating dynamic, responsive simulation scenarios: personalized learning pathways and real-time analytics.
• Moving beyond ChatGPT: AI applications like decision support systems, predictive models, and NLP for medical training.
• Practical examples of AI-powered tools that aid in real-time decision-making, scenario adjustments, and feedback collection.

 

2. Case Studies and Real-World Applications:

• Highlighting successful implementations of AI and XR technologies to simulate healthcare scenarios, enhancing the learning of technical and non-technical skills, and improving learner engagement.
• Discussing the false expectations that often surround AI technologies in healthcare simulation, and providing a grounded understanding of what AI can realistically achieve today.
• Addressing common misconceptions, such as AI’s perceived autonomy in clinical decision-making, and how human oversight and collaboration with AI can lead to the most effective training outcomes.

 

3. Enhancing Debriefing and Feedback with AI:

• AI’s role in analyzing learner performance, automating feedback, and tracking progress over time.
• How AI-driven insights can support instructors in refining debriefing processes, making them more personalized and effective.
• Q&A and Interactive Discussion:
• Participants will have the opportunity to engage with the speakers, discuss their experiences with AI and XR in medical simulation, and clarify any misconceptions regarding these technologies.

 

The evolution of the Simulated Patient role: Standards of best practice and innovation in the use of professionally trained simulation/role play actors with PEEL Roleplay Limited

Thursday October 31, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM GMT

 

‘Simulation as a Professional Practice – Developing consensus for the professional development of simulation faculty’ Webinar.
24th September, 12:30 - 13:30

On 24 September ASPiH and the TEL Becoming Simulation Faculty Programme will be presenting a webinar ‘Simulation as a Professional Practice – Developing consensus for the professional development of simulation faculty’.

Race & Practice – Exploring the use of simulation to promote discussions around racism in healthcare
Tuesday, 1st October at 3pm

Over the last 2 years, the simulation team at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been exploring the use of simulation in promoting awareness of the impact of structural and institutional racism on mental healthcare delivery. This work has been done at both an undergraduate and a continuing professional development level with both an interprofessional learning cohort and an interprofessional faculty. Our colleagues at Oxford Brookes University have helped to shape and develop the courses further and we are now evaluating their impact together.

Given that huge health inequalities exist across all healthcare settings for those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, we are beginning to generalise our work to other areas with the recognition that racism is enacted in various ways across healthcare.

In this webinar, we will introduce attendees to our work, discuss the design and delivery considerations that arose, and discuss future implications for this type of work.

 

Practical Insights for AI in Education with Aston University & SimConverse
Wednesday 2nd October 12:30 to 13:30

Adopting AI in education shouldn’t require an engineering degree, it should be accessible to everyone.

Join this webinar to see first-hand practical insights for adopting AI in your HEI, FE or Trust from the CATE-Award-Winning Aston University project.

Hosted by Natalie Lewis (Assoc. Dean Education, Aston University) & Will Pamment (COO & Co-Founder, SimConverse) the session will cover key takeaways from increasing practice learning by 17,000 hours, the difficulties and practical implications when adopting AI, along with a real-world framework to apply when adopting AI yourself.

12/01/2022   6:30pm   Value of Membership Twitter Chat   Colette/Donna

21/01/2022   7:00pm   INACSL Standards New Healthcare Simulation of Best Practice Webinar   Penni Watts-Chair

10/02/22   6:30pm   Accreditation Myths busting Twitter Chat

21/02/22   7:00pm   Community Catch up Webinar   Michael Moneypenny

07/03/22   1:00pm   SEIPS / Patient Safety using SIM   Jess Wadsworth / Jenny Blair-Epsom

16/03/22   6:30pm   Accreditation Made Easy

00/03/22   6:00pm   Eye Tracking Technology: it's application in high fidelity simulation Webinar   Kirsty Harris