Courses — Barts Health Simulation Team
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Courses

Programmes we run.

All courses are faculty-led and mapped to a recognised curriculum or standard. Get in touch to check dates and eligibility for your grade or role.

Postgraduate
CT3 Anaesthesia

ANTS Simulation Course

Eight simulation scenarios for CT3 anaesthetists completing Stage 1 of the RCoA 2021 curriculum — oxygen failure, malignant hyperthermia, major haemorrhage, total power failure and more — each followed by a structured debrief using the ANTS (Anaesthetists' Non-Technical Skills) framework.

Faculty: 1 candidate + plant support 15–20 min sim · 30–45 min debrief per scenario Faculty use only
Faculty development

Clinical Debriefing Course

A course for anyone who runs simulation or supervises trainees: structured models for debriefing (Reactions → Description → Analysis), handling difficult conversations, and giving formative feedback that changes practice.

For simulation faculty & supervisors Practical, small-group format
Faculty demonstrating a haptic VR simulator on a trolley

VR Workshop

Rotating VR and haptic stations for procedural rehearsal and communication scenarios, refined each year with faculty and trainee feedback. A hands-on complement to manikin-based training.

Multi-station workshop format Open to all grades
A&E resus team performing a trauma simulation on a manikin in a trauma bay

Emergency Medicine Simulation

In-situ resus and trauma-bay scenarios for Emergency Medicine teams, run on our SimMan 3G manikins with real monitoring equipment, in the department itself where possible.

In-situ or simulation suite Multi-disciplinary teams
Induction & undergraduate
Induction
IMG Simulation Sessions

Half-day scenarios for International Medical Graduates joining Barts Health, orientating new doctors to NHS communication and teamworking expectations as part of formal induction.

09:00–12:30 · four trust sites
Undergraduate
Undergraduate Simulation Teaching

Simulation sessions for medical students on clinical placement, building core clinical and communication skills before qualification.

Delivered with medical school partners
Infection prevention
IPC Workbook Sessions

Scenario-based workbook and simulation exercises reinforcing infection prevention and control practice for clinical staff.

Self-directed workbook + practical session
Emerging practice
AI in simulation
AI in Simulation & Clinical Skills

Exploring how AI-assisted tools can support scenario design, debrief documentation and clinical skills teaching — a developing programme, shared with faculty as it matures.

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