Simulcast

Moving hospitals? How can simulation help?  In the latest of our collaborative episodes with Advances in Simulation, Vic interviews Nathan Oliver about his recent article:   Oliver, N., Twentyman, K. & Howie, K. ‘Everybody’s voice is important’: using translational simulation as a component of change management. Adv Simul 10, 38 (2025).  Nathan and team were asked to support the transition to a new hospital in Scotland. They took a very human centred approach, and we discussed Laura Rock’s adage to ‘not answer feelings with facts’ when considering staff anxieties about change. They drew upon Bartenuk’s work to orient their thinking about how change was experienced at the individual level, beyond simply measuring resistance or readiness.  The simulation strategy, design, delivery and debriefing were guided by Nickson’s IPO model.  Nickson, C.P., Petrosoniak, A., Barwick, S. et al. Translational simulation: from description to action. Adv Simul 6, 6 (2021)  Among many interesting elements, we reflected on