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HNE Simulation Centre

Safer health care through training and research excellence in the field of simulation.

The HNE Simulation Centre is an interprofessional, multi-disciplinary, educational facility within Hunter New England Local Health District. We deliver simulation-based training that addresses clinical and non-clinical challenges, to more than 4000 participants each year. The centre is supported by a team of specialist doctors and senior nurses who are certified simulation instructors and clinically active in the specialty areas of anaesthesia, intensive care (adult, paediatric and neonatal) and emergency medicine. Research:
Our multidisciplinary faculty have a track record in innovation and research. We conduct human factors research that aims to improve patient safety by developing new tools and guidelines to use in clinical practice, particularly in emergency situations, and testing new processes and equipment prior to their implementation into clinical practice. We use in situ simulation as a research and quality improvement tool to analyse equipment and environments at the design and pre-commissioning stages, and to identify latent safety threats in existing spaces. We are interested in resilient health care and understanding how expertise contributes to the capacity of a system to respond to challenges. We also conduct research into why and how simulation works as a teaching tool and are particularly interested in understanding which elements of a clinical encounter should be retained in a simulated encounter. Support for Simulation:
The centre also provides support for simulation-based training including instructor and faculty development, curriculum development and evaluation, and advice regarding the establishment and running of simulation centres.

25/09/2025

💙 A big thank you to Daniel Ross-Hopkins from Zoll Medical for going the extra mile and personally delivering essential internal defibrillation paddles 🙏

These paddles are a critical component of the 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗰 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆 - 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 Course 💗 We greatly appreciate Zoll Medical’s support in making them available to us.

Partnerships like this help us deliver high-quality training that supports healthcare teams in providing the best patient care.

Hunter New England Local Health District

23/09/2025

🚨 𝗖𝗣𝗗: 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 🚨

📅 Book your spot for:

𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗣𝗗: 𝗖𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗖𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗢𝘅𝘆𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲
🕣 0830–1230 | Friday 5 December 2025
https://shorturl.at/0htzV

𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗣𝗗: 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
🕐 1300–1700 | Friday 5 December 2025
https://shorturl.at/caTkP

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲
🕣 0830–1300 | Fri 14 Nov 2025
https://shorturl.at/foUEn

📲𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆:
HNELHD-SC@health.nsw.gov.au
(02) 4921 4268

22/09/2025

💬 “𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨”

Our 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲: 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼 is back on 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟳 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 🎬🏥

✨ Practical
✨ Supportive

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱:
⭐ “𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵”
⭐ “𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯”
⭐ “𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯”

📅 7 November | 📍 HNE Simulation Centre
Don’t miss out – register now 👉 https://shorturl.at/27Hs3
📲 (02) 49214268
📩 HNELHD-SC@health.nsw.gov.au

Hunter New England Local Health District

19/09/2025

⚡ 𝗔 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 (𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙) ⚡

👩‍⚕️ 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼-𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 – Participants rehearsed emergency management under expert guidance, boosting skills and confidence. Missed out? 📅 Register now for early notification of 2026 dates

🧒 𝗘𝗗 𝗣𝗮𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 – Clinicians worked through high-fidelity scenarios with paediatric mannequins, strengthening both clinical and communication skills for real-world challenges. Thanks to John Hunter Hospital ED for supporting this educational opportunity for their wonderful Clinicians 🗣🏥

🚑 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 – Cessnock Hospital. We loved taking simulation on the road to support our rural and regional Hunter New England Local Health District colleagues 🤩. Huge thanks to the HNE Trauma Service and Glencore charitable funds for making this trip possible 🤝

👏 𝘈 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨!

17/09/2025

🌏 World Patient Safety Day

World Patient Safety Day, celebrated on 17 September each year, is a World Health Organization global initiative focused on promoting safer healthcare practices and minimising patient harm.

The World Health Organization (WHO) selected “safe care for every newborn and child”, with the slogan “Patient safety from the start!”. This theme emphasises the need to act early and consistently to prevent harm throughout childhood, and yield benefits across the life course.

The HNE Simulation Centre offers a range of training programs to address clinical and non-clinical challenges with the overall aim of enhancing:

☑️ patient and staff safety
☑️ minimising adverse events
☑️ ensuring fitness to function as part of a team.

We are passionate about enhancing patient safety through simulation training and research.

Learn more about the work we do every day https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/hnelhd/our-research/hne-simulation-centre -about-our-simulation-centre

15/09/2025

✨ 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 ✨

Last Friday we held our final 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 course for 2025, where inter-professional staff managed simulated crises, strengthened leadership and followership, and built confidence in speaking up for safety. 🎥 Check out the short video clip below for a glimpse into the day.

📅 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲? 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘂𝘀:
T: (02) 4921 4268
E: HNELHD-SC@health.nsw.gov.au
https://shorturl.at/sXkfo

👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ 𝗦𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿: Anaesthesia trainees & consultants, scrub/scout nurses, anaesthetic & PARU nurses, operations assistants, surgical trainees & consultants.

Hunter New England Local Health District

13/09/2025

13 September is 🌏World Sepsis Day

Sepsis is the body's overwhelming response to severe infection and is a time-critical medical emergency. Recognising and responding to sepsis early can significantly improve patient outcomes.

Don't be afraid to ask "Could it be sepsis?"

To learn more visit https://shorturl.at/Yf39b

Hunter New England Local Health District

12/09/2025

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴

A dynamic and rewarding day in Intensive Care Crisis Team Training yesterday – designed to provide a foundation for clinicians in managing the deteriorating patient within an Intensive Care Unit 💪👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

Topics covered included:
✔️Systematic approach to the critically ill patient
✔️Effective teamwork during medical emergencies

A big thank you to John Hunter Hospital ICU for sponsoring and supporting this day of professional development at the HNE Simulation Centre👏

Hunter New England Local Health District

08/09/2025

💙 Last week, clinicians from the John Hunter Hospital 𝗣𝗮𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁 (𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗨) took part in a paediatric-focused ICU Simulation Course — thanks to the support of the JHH ICU, who sponsored their staff to attend this 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

By investing in clinician education and training opportunities, JHH ICU is helping to:
✅ Strengthen patient safety
✅ Prepare staff for rare but critical paediatric emergencies
✅ Support ongoing professional development

It was also a pleasure to have Dr Lee Tam Teo, Paediatric ICU Intensivist, join as a course instructor and share expertise in caring for our youngest patients.

Hunter New England Local Health District

04/09/2025

🚨 Course Vacancies, be quick 🏃‍♂️

📅 6 Nov – Essentials of Debriefing & Feedback
https://shorturl.at/WvI4C
📅 7 Nov – Instructor Course: Running a Scenario
https://shorturl.at/wJacF

✨ Build confidence, improve feedback, and develop your skills in simulation-based education.

👉 Limited places – secure your spot now!
📞 (02) 4921 4268
📧 HNELHD-SC@health.nsw.gov.au

01/09/2025

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 💊🔬🧪

Great to see Clinical Pharmacotherapy students in the centre today. A rewarding day of simulation-based learning—practising skills in a safe space with no risk to patients.

Today's students built confidence in:
🗣️ Communication
🧠 Teamwork under pressure
📋 Patient handover
💬 Speaking up for safety

The University of Newcastle, Australia

29/08/2025

🗣️🤝 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 – 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!

👏Thanks to today's participants for your insight, energy, and commitment to further develop debriefing skills.

🎯 Focus areas:
▶️Managing challenging debriefing moments
▶️Co-debriefing strategies
▶️Choosing objectives to match interests
▶️Blended debriefing techniques
▶️Human factors & patient safety

🙋𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁? The Intermediate Simulation Instructor course improves instructor skills using a proven method, which leads to better training, more competent healthcare teams, and ultimately, safer patient outcomes.

Hunter New England Local Health District

Address

Lookout Road
New Lambton, NSW
2305

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+61249214268

Website

https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/hnelhd/our-research/hne-simulation-centre

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The HNE Simulation Centre is an interprofessional educational facility within Hunter New England Local Health District. We deliver simulation-based training that addresses clinical and non-clinical challenges, to several thousand participants each year. The centre is supported by a team of specialist doctors and senior nurses who are certified simulation instructors and clinically active in the specialty areas of anaesthesia, intensive care (adult, paediatric and neonatal) and emergency medicine.