CSDSx20 Symposium

Melissa Andison
Director, People Before Technology

Melissa is a trained Occupational Therapist and Clinical Safety Officer, a former National Chief Clinical Information Officer Advisory Panel member, UK and British Computer Society Fellow. Her unique perspective of innovation stems from working with startups to large scale healthcare organisations and capital city digital programs. Melissa combines her clinical, transformation, advisory and academic experience to drive a ‘people before technology’ ethos in healthcare innovation.

Kim Gourlay
Simulation Coordinator, The Prince Charles Hospital

Kim graduated as a Registered Nurse in December 2004, and has worked in specialty areas including Neurosurgery, Lower GI and General Medicine in hospitals in Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, and England.
Kim’s career in simulation began as the Acting Simulation Coordinator at The Prince Charles Hospital in July 2017. After a brief term at Logan Hospital, Kim returned to The Prince Charles Hospital permanently. Kim is the Pocket Centre Lead at The Prince Charles Hospital and works alongside Nurse, Medical and Allied Health Educators, assisting with the development and delivery of simulation education.

Michael Guerin
Nurse Educator, Simulation, Rockhampton Hospital

Michael is a Registered Nurse and Simulation Educator at Rockhampton Hospital. With a background in critical care, Michael was first drawn into the world of simulation after attending a CSDS Emergencies Events Management Workshop shortly after the CSDS was established. Passionate about creating engaging learning experiences, Michael finds fulfilment in designing simple yet effective solutions to prepare healthcare staff in Central Queensland for delivering safe, high-quality care. Outside of work, Michael enjoys indulging in ‘blue water therapy’ and the pursuit of the elusive red emperor.

Ross Hadfield
Strategic Advisor, WeKo

Ross is a health technology founder, PhD candidate, educator and serves in the Australian Defence Force. His unique perspective of innovation draws from working globally, including the Australian, American, Austrian, and Norwegian healthcare systems. Ross continues to blend his versatile experience from industry, academia, and state and local healthcare perspectives to influence digital health strategy, architecture, and transformation.

Dr Toby Lyndham
FACEM and EMET Lead for the Rockhampton Region

Dr Lyndham is an Emergency Medicine consultant with a keen interest in resuscitation and education, which aligns well with simulation. He graduated from Birmingham University and moved to Australia in 2015. Currently, he works at Rockhampton Base Hospital, where he leads the EMET (Emergency Medicine Education and Training) program for the Central Queensland Hub. This program provides senior-level emergency medicine education to rural practitioners, enhancing emergency care in the region. Passionate about education, Dr Lyndham strives to improve patient care in regional settings. Outside of work, Toby enjoys fitness activities, from gym workouts and obstacle races to hiking with his dogs.

Dr Mia McLanders
Research Manager, Clinical Skills Development Service
Adjunct Research Fellow, Griffith University
Adjunct Lecturer, The University of Queensland

Dr Mia McLanders is Manager, Research at the Clinical Skills Development Centre. Mia is also Adjunct Lecturer at The University of Queensland, an Associate Editor for the Australian Journal of Psychology, and Content Expert on emergency algorithms for ILCOR (the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation). Mia has won an International Resilience Engineering Association award, and an Australian Resuscitation Council award, for her work with neonatal resuscitation teams, and a Human Factors and Ergonomics Society award for her work on patient monitoring displays.

Dr Chirag Patel
Consultant Clinical Geneticist

Dr Patel, a UK-trained Clinical Geneticist, has been with Genetic Health Queensland since 2013. With over 17 years of experience in clinical genetics and genomic diagnostic testing, he specialises in rare paediatric genetic diseases, genetic kidney disease, genomic technologies, and medical education.
As co-founder and co-lead of Australia’s first renal genetics MDT clinical service, Dr Patel has played a key role in integrating genetics into nephrology. He led Queensland’s involvement in the GHFM-funded Acute Care Genomics study, providing ultra-rapid genetic testing for NICU and PICU children, and co-led several Australian Genomics projects. He also led the WGS Partnership Program, implementing clinical WGS for paediatric patients in Queensland.
An expert reviewer for PanelApp Australia, Dr Patel contributes to gene panel updates and serves on the Australian Functional Genomics Network’s clinical review panel. He actively develops educational content in clinical genetics and genomic medicine for students and professionals across various platforms.

Dr Nathan Peters
Specialist Anaesthetist, Wesley Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Queensland
Staff Specialist Anaesthetist, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine, University of Queensland
Honorary Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne

Dr Nathan Peters is a Senior Staff Specialist Anaesthetist at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. In addition to clinical anaesthesia care his particular interest is in ensuring the benefits Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) are realised for patients at the bedside. In pursuing this interest, he has developed state-wide educational programs as well as published multiple original research articles in this area.

Dr Ben Symon
Clinical Director of Simulation, Mater Education,
Simulation Consultant at Children’s Health Hospital Queensland
Paediatric Emergency Physician at Queensland Health
Co-producer of Simulcast Podcast

Dr Ben Symon is a Paediatric Emergency Physician at The Prince Charles Hospital and a Simulation Consultant for Children’s Health Queensland.  He is also the Director of Clinical Simulation for Mater Health. Ben is the co-producer of the ‘Simulcast’ Podcast, a podcast connecting educators with simulation literature.  He is a member of the Bond Translational Simulation Collaborative and Faculty for the Debriefing Academy. Ben has a growing interest in the intersection of simulation education and quality improvement and a deep love of debriefing and learning conversations in general.

Andrea (Andi) Thompson
Nurse Educator, Princess Alexandra Hospital

Andi is a Simulation Nurse educator at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. A self-professed nursing dinosaur, Andi’s professional journey has reflected the impact of healthcare simulation over the last 35 years – from hospital trained student nurse working within a strict hierarchical system, to an anaesthetic nurse first learning of the Principles of Crisis Resource Management, to becoming an inaugural simulation coordinator and educator at the Skills Development Centre. Andi is passionate about the creating and delivering simulation-based experiences that enable healthcare workers to reflect upon and improve their practice.

The presentations

Advancing Clinical Skills – A Simulation Coordinator’s Perspective
 
Reviewing the diversity of simulation activities at The Prince Charles Hospital, and how they have improved the development and advancement of clinical skills in a range of settings.
 
Kim Gourlay

A Simulation Journey: From Critical Care to Critical Care

This presentation explores the author’s experiences as a Simulation Educator, and how the focus has broadened from the critical care areas to the hospital wards.

Andrea (Andi) Thompson

Connecting Simulation Education with Healthcare Improvement

Simulation services frequently hope to correlate their education with clinical impact, but this is an incredibly challenging task. In this talk, Ben Symon explores how the STORK team at Children’s Health Queensland developed a process to measure their impact and change healthcare systems across the state of Queensland.
 
Dr Ben Symon

Decision Aids for Nephrologists

Summary: Development of decision aids to support nephrologists in diagnosing patients with genetic kidney disease.

Dr Chirag Patel

Evolving Critical Care: Developing an EMET Workshop for Rural and Remote Emergency Skills in Central Queensland

This presentation highlights the streamlined design and evolution of a critical care workshop in Central Queensland, focused on equipping healthcare professionals in rural and remote areas with the most essential skills and knowledge. Through concise presentations and simple simulations, the workshop ensures participants are prepared to effectively manage medical emergencies in challenging settings.

Michael Guerin & Dr Toby Lyndham

Stop Complaining, Design the Training!

Presenter will provide an abstract closer to the event

Dr Nathan Peters