Debra Nestel is Professor of Simulation Education in Healthcare, Monash University, and Professor of Surgical Education, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Australia. Debra was previously Editor-in-Chief (EIC), BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning (STEL), and founding EIC, Advances in Simulation. She is program lead for the Graduate Programs in Clinical Simulation (Monash University) and the Graduate Programs in Surgical Education (University of Melbourne). Debra leads a national faculty development program for simulation practitioners – NHET-Sim (www.nhet-sim.edu.au). In 2021, Debra received the award of Member of the Order of Australia for her service to healthcare simulation. She has received other national awards for her work in healthcare simulation and a Presidential Citation from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Debra has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers in health professions education, edited books on simulated patient methodology (2015), healthcare simulation (2017), surgical education (2019) and research methods for healthcare simulation (2019) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Debra_Nestel
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Editorial Board member, Jabeen Fayyaz has been elected President-Elect of the International Pediatric Simulation Society (IPSS), a global community dedicated to transforming pediatric care through simulation-based education, research, and advocacy.
The Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH India) hosted its annual conference in August 2024 at the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India. The event brought together international and Indian leaders in simulation-based education, patient safety, and healthcare innovation.
ASPiH INDIA 2025 is more than a conference — it’s a space for dialogue, innovation, and transformation. In bringing together diverse voices from across healthcare, we hope to spark new ways of thinking about education, collaboration, and the human experience in clinical care.
A standout moment at the recent SESAM conference was a keynote adress by Vicky Tallentire. Vicky shared insights that were both practical and deeply reflective.
The Writing Retreat at #SESAM2025, which was led by Prof. Gabriel Reedy (Advances in Simulation), Prof. Debra Nestel (Journal of Healthcare Simulation) and Prof. Nicole Harder (Simulation in Healthcare), was a great success.
On 21 May 2025, Buckinghamshire New University (BNU) hosted a landmark interprofessional trauma simulation day at its High Wycombe campus. Designed for students across Adult Nursing, Child Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Paramedic Science, Midwifery, Physician Associate Studies, and Diagnostic Radiography, the event brought together learners from all stages of their professional programs. The aim was to bring collaborative working to life through managing a simulated road traffic collision (RTC) from the pre-hospital scene, through resuscitation in A&E, and concluding with a virtual reality reflection of the case.
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