Victorian Simulation Alliance - VSA

04/06/2026

🚀 Our new website is live!

We've refreshed the Victorian Simulation Alliance website to make it easier than ever to connect with the simulation community, access valuable resources, discover upcoming events, and stay informed about the latest developments in healthcare simulation.

Whether you're looking for educational resources, webinar recordings, event information, or opportunities to connect with colleagues across Australia, you'll find it all in one place.

Take a look around and explore what's new:

The Victorian Simulation Alliance (VSA) is a free service to all, supporting our subscribers to contribute to simulation innovations across our health and human services community.

01/06/2026

📣 Tomorrow's webinar is proudly sponsored by Skybox Health

Skybox Health is an Australian EdTech company helping prepare the next generation of healthcare professionals through innovative digital health education.

Their flagship platform, Skybox EMR, enables learners to engage with realistic clinical workflows, patient scenarios, and interprofessional collaboration in a safe, curriculum-integrated environment.

A huge thank you to Skybox Health for supporting our webinar, Learning Through Dialogue: Simulation and Debriefing in Practice, and helping advance simulation-based education across our community.

There's still time to join us tomorrow. Register now: https://buff.ly/Im5sRMO

29/05/2026

🚨 ABSTRACTS CLOSE TONIGHT 🚨

This is your final chance to submit an abstract for NHSC26.

Have you led a simulation program, conducted research, implemented an innovative approach, improved patient outcomes, or learned valuable lessons worth sharing with the wider simulation community?

We want to hear from you.

Join healthcare simulation professionals from across Australia as we come together under the theme One Community, Shared Impact to share ideas, challenge thinking and inspire future practice.

🎤 Oral and poster presentations welcome
📅 Abstract submissions close tonight
📍 Gold Coast, Queensland
📅 21–22 October 2026

Don't miss your opportunity to be part of the program.

Submit your abstract now: https://www.vicsim.org.au/events/national-health-simulation-conference-2026/

28/05/2026

Have you seen this recent article on surgical simulation? 📘

A new study explores the development of a low-cost laparotomy and fascial closure simulator designed to support foundational surgical training.

The simulator was created to provide a realistic and affordable way for learners to practise key skills such as abdominal entry, fascial closure and skin closure (without the prohibitive cost often associated with synthetic models).

The study found strong support for the model’s training value, with most surgeons rating key elements such as palpation, incision and suturing as similar to living tissue, and nearly all agreeing it was acceptable for teaching laparotomy creation and closure.

Read the full article here: https://www.johs.org.uk/article/doi/10.54531/KVGU3262

27/05/2026

⏳ FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - NHSC26

Submissions for the National Health Simulation Conference 2026 close in just 2 days.

If you’ve been meaning to submit, this is your last chance to be part of this year’s program.

We’re looking for:
✅ Real-world impact
✅ Practical insights
✅ Ideas that challenge and progress simulation practice

If your work can help others in the simulation community learn, we want to hear it.

🚨 Abstracts close 29 May 2026
📍 Gold Coast, Australia
📅 21-22 October 2026

Submit now: https://www.vicsim.org.au/events/national-health-simulation-conference-2026/

26/05/2026

What does simulation actually change? 🤯

At the National Health Simulation Conference 2026, the focus is on how simulation is being used to influence real clinical practice, systems and outcomes.

From translational simulation to education and emerging approaches, this is where people come to share what’s working, what’s not, and what’s next.

This year’s theme, One Community, Shared Impact, reflects exactly that - a collective effort to move beyond the sim lab and into real-world change.

🗓 21–22 October 2026
📍 Gold Coast

Early bird registrations are now open: https://www.vicsim.org.au/events/national-health-simulation-conference-2026/

26/05/2026

⏰ Just 1 week away ⏰

Don’t miss our June VSA Webinar: Learning Through Dialogue: Simulation and Debriefing in Practice.

Together, Prof Walter Eppich and Nathan Oliver will explore:

✔️ How team reflection and psychological safety can strengthen adaptive teamwork
✔️ Practical micro-communication skills that foster deeper debriefing conversations
✔️ How learning conversations can improve collaboration, reflection, and team performance in healthcare

This session is designed for clinicians, educators, simulation practitioners, and healthcare leaders interested in simulation-based education, debriefing, teamwork, and reflective practice.

📅 Tuesday 2 June 2026
⏰ 6:00pm - 7:00pm AEST
📍 Online (Zoom)

Registrations are now open: https://www.vicsim.org.au/events/learning-through-dialogue-simulation-and-debriefing-in-practice/

25/05/2026

🌏 Sim events coming up soon - June/July 2026 🌏

Looking to connect, learn, and be inspired through simulation? Here are some upcoming events happening around the world (and online) this month:

📅 2 June - VSA FREE Webinar: Learning Through Dialogue: Simulation and Debriefing in Practice
📍 Online
Explore how dialogue and debriefing can strengthen both simulation-based education and collaborative team practice. Register here: https://www.vicsim.org.au/events/learning-through-dialogue-simulation-and-debriefing-in-practice/

📅 6-9 July - HERDSA: “Re-envisioning Higher Education for Tomorrow's Learners”
📍 Singapore
Come together to explore, question, and reimagine the future of learning. Register here: https://conference.herdsa.org.au/2026/

Whether you’re attending in person or online, there’s something here for every simulation educator and healthcare professional.

Check in monthly to hear about more simulation events near you.

23/05/2026

🗣️ "Why are you hosting the National Healthcare Simulation Conference 2026?"

Healthcare is evolving, and simulation is a big part of it.

From improving patient safety to strengthening workforce readiness, simulation is shaping how we train, learn and deliver care.

NHSC26 brings together the people driving this change.

Across two days, you’ll hear from national leaders, explore real-world applications, and connect with a community focused on improving outcomes across healthcare systems.

This year’s theme, One Community, Shared Impact, reflects the collective role we all play in advancing practice, education and innovation across Australia.

👉 Pre-conference workshops
👉 A program featuring leading voices in simulation
👉 Practical insights to strengthen your programs
👉 Industry engagement and emerging technologies
👉 Meaningful networking with a growing national community

🗓 21-22 October 2026
📍 Gold Coast, Queensland

Get on board, early-bird registration open now: https://www.vicsim.org.au/events/national-health-simulation-conference-2026/

22/05/2026

⏰ Just 1 week left to submit your abstract for NHSC26.

We're inviting healthcare simulation professionals, educators, researchers and clinicians from across Australia to share the work, ideas and innovations making an impact in their organisations and communities.

📅 Abstract submissions close in 1 week
🎤 Oral and poster presentations welcome
📍 QT Gold Coast | 21–22 October 2026

Be part of the conversation and the simulation community.

Submit now: https://www.vicsim.org.au/events/national-health-simulation-conference-2026/