Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre

Our Clinical Simulation environment comprises two identical four-bedded wards, designed to replicate a general hospital ward. Each bed space contains a hospital bed and a bed-head panel with functioning gases (air only) and suction. These spaces are intentionally flexible and multi-functional. They can be used for immersive, hospital-based and interprofessional simulations such as simulated ward rounds, as well as for basic life support training and other immersive learning activities.

Two of the bed spaces are equipped with high-definition digital cameras, microphones and the capability to livestream to the adjacent debrief room. Each simulation room can also record sessions for training, research or debriefing purposes.

Adjacent to these areas is a control room and a debrief room, separated by a large one-way viewing window with closable blinds. This setup allows observers to view simulations directly while maintaining visual and audio separation when required. Both rooms have their own dedicated control area with full audio-visual capability to run simulations.

The rooms also function as skills laboratories for teaching procedural skills on part-task trainers. Skills taught here include intravenous cannulation, nasogastric tube insertion and suturing. Teaching sessions typically combine didactic presentations with practical, hands-on training to help students become proficient before performing procedures on patients.

Each room is equipped with a sink for hand hygiene and is ideal for teaching aseptic technique. Audio-visual facilities include large monitor screens linked to laptop computers for delivering content via slides or internet access.

The Clinical Simulation and Skills Centre also has two identical single bedded acute clinical spaces. These are designed to simulate a single bed acute clinical space such as an emergency department resuscitation bay, acute bed, critical care unit or intensive care unit bed. They can be configured to simulate an operating theatre. Each bed space is equipped with a hospital bed, bed head panel with functioning gases (air only) and suction. They can be used for immersive hospital based and interprofessional simulations.  Each bed has a patient observation monitor connected to a high-fidelity adult manikin (Laerdal SimMan Essential).  These are used for a training situations that include deteriorating patient or advanced life support scenarios. 

We have an extensive range of medical consumables used in emergency and trauma care available to enhance the learner experience. Equipment available includes basic and advanced airway management, ventilation, intravenous and intraosseous access devices and full manual defibrillation including cardiac pacing. The integration of multimedia files within scenarios, replication of in hospital communication processes to reflect realistic timeframes and an extensive range of moulage, 

Next to each of these spaces is a separate control room separated by one way glass. Both rooms have full AV capability with multiple high- definition digital cameras, microphones and the capacity to livestream to the nearby debrief room. Each simulation room also has the capacity to record simulations for training, research or debrief purposes.

The centre has four classroom-style debrief rooms available for use either in conjunction with the simulation spaces or in isolation. These rooms can be configured to meet the teaching needs of your program and include integrated audiovisual capability with ceiling-mounted LCD projectors, wall-mounted room control and ceiling speakers, and the ability to connect either the centre’s or your own laptop via VGA, USB or HDMI. High-definition video and audio from the simulation spaces can be livestreamed to groups of learners observing a simulation scenario in action. Room configurations include chairs, tables and unique mobile chairs with desks attached that allow small group work as well as large classroom capacity. 

One of the debrief rooms is set up to run virtual reality teaching sessions for groups of up to 20. There are multiple GPOs, swivel chairs and an adjacent storeroom with recharging, storing and UV cleaning capacity for 20 VR headsets.

This large wet room has several large surgical scrub sinks for teaching hand hygiene and sterile scrub, gown and gloving training. The room also has two plaster sinks and is designed for teaching students plastering techniques such as backslabs. The room has an adjacent viewing window with one way glass so faculty can observe students from the control room if needed. 

Techniques are also available when needed.

The centre has several replica outpatient consultation rooms. Each of these rooms has a desk, computer, patient bed, sink and patient equipment trolley. These rooms can be used for consultation training, small group work and skill stations. They are also suitable venue for polyclinics and examinations. They are ideal for one-on-one patient assessment and communications training.