Some interesting information and exciting dates for your diary!
Catie Paton, Clinical Lead CSMEN
We are thrilled to announce that our new Clinical Lead is Catie Paton. She is Associate Director of Medical Education for NHS Lanarkshire and leads the clinical skills team at the Lanarkshire Learning and Conference Centre at Kirklands Hospital. She is passionate about the development and delivery of simulation and clinical skills training using Human Factors methods to minimise error and enhance performance in both technical and non-technical skills. We are really looking forward to working with Catie.
Mobile Skills Unit (MSU)
The MSU is currently at Murrayfield supporting rugby concussion awareness – read the full article here.
Check out the MSU availability on this calendar for 2024.
National Human Factors Network Event - Friday 9 February 2024
Following on from our successful meeting in September, we have now confirmed our next meeting. The 1-Day National Human Factors Network event is on Friday 9 February 2024 at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Please register interest in attending by emailing: HumanFactors@nes.scot.nhs.uk
A full programme will follow in due course. Please note that spaces will be limited.
Please find below the agenda and slides from our September meeting.
Human Factors and Ergonomics Symposiums | Turas | Learn (nhs.scot)
Scottish Centre for Simulation and Clinical Human Factors
SCSChf has been running short online simulation faculty development sessions. These interactive sessions are available to attend in any order, lasting for 45 min using Zoom (preferably with camera and microphone available). All of the sessions come under Tier 2 of the Scottish National Outcomes Framework for Simulation Faculty Development (more info about the framework via link from SCSChf.org Faculty Development tab). Express your interest to fv.scschf@nhs.scot with your full availability stating the title, date and time of sessions (sessions are only confirmed to run once the minimum number of participants are confirmed).
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Thurs 14 Dec |
Wed 20 Dec |
All dates |
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0930-1015 B |
0930-1015 A |
A: Debrief vs Feedback |
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1030-1115 A |
1030-1115 B |
B: Question Styles |
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1130-1215 B |
1130-1215 A |
C: Scenario Design |
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1230-1315 A |
1230-1315 C |
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1330-1415 B |
1330-1415 B |
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1430-1515 A |
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DIHS Surgical Skill Courses
The Surgical Skills Centre delivers high quality, relevant procedure-based skills courses to local, national and international medical personnel at all stages of their career.
The custom-built facility includes interventional human anatomy, virtual reality simulation, micro-surgery operating microscopes, an operating theatre, fully equipped laparoscopic training laboratories and advanced surgical skills training on Thiel human cadavers – which all combine to form one of the most innovative surgical training facilities in Europe.
Please visit our website for the latest course dates https://dihs.dundee.ac.uk/surgical-skills/course-calendar
Conference Dates
SMEC 25 – 26 April 2024 Online
SESAM 19 – 21 June 2024 Prague
ASPiH 3 – 5 Nov 2024 Edinburgh
BASICS Scotland Dates
Please refer to the BASICS Scotland website for all course dates
We wish you all a very Happy Christmas and look forward to working with you in 2024.