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When a Marker and a Bed Roll Are Enough: Simple Simulation in General Practice

When a Marker and a Bed Roll Are Enough: Simple...

A GP educator used nothing more than a marker and exam table paper to run rich, spontaneous simulation with medical students. Inspired by VEMS principles, this low-tech approach supported clinical...

When a Marker and a Bed Roll Are Enough: Simple...

A GP educator used nothing more than a marker and exam table paper to run rich, spontaneous simulation with medical students. Inspired by VEMS principles, this low-tech approach supported clinical...

When Simpler Feels Better: What This Study on VEMS and Mannequins Raises for Simulation Educators

When Simpler Feels Better: What This Study on V...

Recent research comparing Visually Enhanced Mental Simulation (VEMS) with mannequin-based simulation found higher learner-reported in-scenario experience scores in the VEMS group. This finding challenges assumptions about fidelity, immersion, and what...

When Simpler Feels Better: What This Study on V...

Recent research comparing Visually Enhanced Mental Simulation (VEMS) with mannequin-based simulation found higher learner-reported in-scenario experience scores in the VEMS group. This finding challenges assumptions about fidelity, immersion, and what...

When Rare Really Matters – Using VEMS to Prepare Teams for High-Stress, Low-Frequency Events

When Rare Really Matters – Using VEMS to Prepar...

An emergency department team used Visually Enhanced Mental Simulation (VEMS) to explore prioritisation, decision-making, and team stress during rare presentations such as pregnant trauma and postpartum haemorrhage. Despite the simple...

When Rare Really Matters – Using VEMS to Prepar...

An emergency department team used Visually Enhanced Mental Simulation (VEMS) to explore prioritisation, decision-making, and team stress during rare presentations such as pregnant trauma and postpartum haemorrhage. Despite the simple...

Less Tech, More Training: A Conversation on Simplifying Simulation a KeyLIME Collaboration

Less Tech, More Training: A Conversation on Sim...

In a recent KeyLIME podcast episode, Victoria Brazil and Adam Szulewski explore why simplifying simulation matters for busy healthcare teams. Their conversation highlights how focusing on people, teamwork, and sustainability—rather...

Less Tech, More Training: A Conversation on Sim...

In a recent KeyLIME podcast episode, Victoria Brazil and Adam Szulewski explore why simplifying simulation matters for busy healthcare teams. Their conversation highlights how focusing on people, teamwork, and sustainability—rather...

Visualizing Teamwork: A Deep Dive into VEMS with IPSS

Visualizing Teamwork: A Deep Dive into VEMS wit...

In a recent IPSS podcast episode, Professor Victoria Brazil explores the deeper purpose of simulation—connection, clarity, and simplicity. Her insights align closely with the philosophy behind VEMS and Simulation Simplified,...

Visualizing Teamwork: A Deep Dive into VEMS wit...

In a recent IPSS podcast episode, Professor Victoria Brazil explores the deeper purpose of simulation—connection, clarity, and simplicity. Her insights align closely with the philosophy behind VEMS and Simulation Simplified,...

SimSimple in Practice – Simple Ideas come to Life in VEMS Workshops

SimSimple in Practice – Simple Ideas come to Li...

At two major conferences this week, we hosted VEMS faculty development workshops where participants designed and delivered their own scenarios. Cases ranged from behavioural disturbance in radiography to postpartum haemorrhage...

SimSimple in Practice – Simple Ideas come to Li...

At two major conferences this week, we hosted VEMS faculty development workshops where participants designed and delivered their own scenarios. Cases ranged from behavioural disturbance in radiography to postpartum haemorrhage...