First SHS Simulated Practice Showcase July 2016

On the 13th July, Janet Hunter welcomed members of the School of Health Sciences (SHS), School of Arts and Social Sciences and Cass Business School to the first SHS Simulated Practice Showcase. Neal Sumner (LEaD) facilitated the session and lead the concluding discussion.

@JHunterCity and @nealsumner kick off #cityunisimshowcase for @CityUniHealth 26 ppl attending @r_a_knight pic.twitter.com/4ojhqLOG3g

— City Uni LEaD (@CityUniLEaD) July 13, 2016

There were five presentations in all, which covered a broad range of topics and approaches.

The first speaker, Professor Alan Simpson spoke about the co-production of role plays and scenarios in a session titled ‘Working with Carers: The Triangle of Care’. This evoked a genuine empathy from the students and feedback from them indicated increased awareness of the challenges faced by service users and their carers.

.@cityalan presenting about the triangle of care, scenarios and role plays (in 3s) #cityunisimshowcase pic.twitter.com/6pKsiNxlPB

— City Uni LEaD (@CityUniLEaD) July 13, 2016

The second speaker, Martin Rich from the Cass Business School introduced the audience to the fictional town of Millcaster. This was used to teach the various aspect of management studies to undergraduates. Of particular interest in the creation of this scenario was the use of a professional scriptwriter.

Martin Rich from Cass on the Millcaster management exercise. Don't look for it on a map! pic.twitter.com/OxAGrr2kLO

— The Health Flash (@thehealthflash) July 13, 2016

Tracy Lindsay spoke about the administration of the first and second generation anti-psychotic medication by students and the confidence that the role play simulation gave to them as a result.

Tracy Lindsay discusses #cityunisimshowcase on mental health simulation of injections to the hip. pic.twitter.com/GWIGsxVhWM

— City Uni LEaD (@CityUniLEaD) July 13, 2016

Karen Rawlings-Anderson and Janet Hunter introduced their drug round game, which is based on the concept of snakes and ladders. This also involved engaging students in the process of co-production. You can read more about their game and its impact on their teaching on the City news pages.

.@JHunterCity @KRawlingsA show their @drugroundgame #cityunisimshowcase to teach drug calculations @CityUniHealth pic.twitter.com/9LtgKkfuzI

— City Uni LEaD (@CityUniLEaD) July 13, 2016

Finally, Rosa Benato delivered a session on the public consultation meeting: a simulated healthcare commissioning exercise. This required groups of students to adopt different roles in the contested area of health commission. This helped to raise awareness of various stakeholders in the commissioning process.

Rosa Benato aka @thehealthflash discusses public consultation scenario exercise #cityunisimshowcase pic.twitter.com/GrUupINdS0

— City Uni LEaD (@CityUniLEaD) July 13, 2016

In the concluding discussion, the following emerged as learning points:

• Link to simulated practice to module learning outcomes
• The importance of thorough preparation and facilitation
• The importance of creating a ‘Safe Space’ where students can feel confident in exploring different roles.
• Promoting active learning through role plays and group work activities

• The importance of emphasising to students how simulation is meaningful learning
• Make time to capture the learning

A shared feature of the sessions was the stimulation an affective approach to learning where students were expected to develop their empathetic  imagination.

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