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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.

21/11/2025

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗿𝗮𝗽 🎬🩺

Today we delivered our final 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗣𝗮𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀) course for the year.

What a beautiful group of Hunter New England Local Health District Clinicians who spent the day rehearsing the management of an acutely unwell or deteriorating paediatric patient.

20/11/2025

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀👏

Working with our fabulous colleagues from the Hunter New England Local Health District 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁 today, to deliver an outstanding 𝗜𝗖𝗨 𝗣𝗮𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 🤝

💡 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿?
✅ Strengthens teamwork & communication
✅ Builds collegial networks
✅ Enhances confidence in managing paediatric emergencies
✅ No risk to patients

𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 2026👍

17/11/2025

We’re excited to welcome 💐 𝗠𝗲𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗻 to the HNE Simulation Centre team as our newest Simulation Coordinator (Casual).

Mel is a Registered Nurse and Midwife, and continues to work as a Midwife at John Hunter Hospital. She brings a strong passion for education and loves teaching clinicians at all stages of their careers.

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲, 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗺 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗠𝗲𝗹!

Hunter New England Local Health District

14/11/2025

🌟 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌟

A busy day in the centre today with two high-value training programs designed to strengthen clinical confidence, enhance patient safety, and support the development of our future anaesthesia workforce.

🩺𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲
This course provides junior doctors with an interest in anaesthesia, or who are about to commence in a registrar role, the knowledge and skills to safely administer labour epidurals for analgesia.

🗣 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗥𝗠𝗢 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
This course allows clinicians the opportunity to practice their communication skills and to prepare a patient for induction of anaesthesia.

𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲? Contact us 👇
HNE Simulation Centre
(02) 4921 4268
HNELHD-SC@health.nsw.gov.au

Hunter New England Local Health District

06/11/2025

🗣️ 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸

Today's course reminded us just how powerful great conversations can be — not just in simulation, but in every learning moment💬

Led by our fantastic team — 𝗗𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗗𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿-𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗹𝘂𝗴𝗼𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗸𝗶 — this ever-popular program continues to live up to its reputation 🏆

Through 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 and 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, participants explored how to:
✔️ Engage in meaningful, transformative discussions
✔️ Structure effective debriefing sessions
✔️ Approach challenging feedback conversations with confidence

𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 Hunter New England Local Health District 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 🤝

💡 If this has you reflecting on your own conversations, now’s the perfect time to plan. Submit your details to join the 2026 Essentials of Debriefing & Feedback course waitlist.
HNE Simulation Centre
📲HNELHD-SC@health.nsw.gov.au
🖲 (02) 4921 4268

03/11/2025

🌿🩺 𝗔 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹

Last week, clinicians from Maitland and surrounding areas came together for a hands-on rural trauma team training day! From realistic scenarios to equipment tailored to what’s available locally, the focus was on early recognition and stabilisation of adult trauma patients.

A huge thank you to 𝗛𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 and Glencore Charitable Funds for making this valuable learning experience possible 💙

Hunter New England Local Health District

29/10/2025

🚩 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗗

Our team had a fantastic day at John Hunter Hospital delivering the 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗧-𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 for local clinicians.

📑𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆:
✅ Applying a systematic approach to assessing and managing emergency patients
✅ Conducting a rapid primary & secondary survey and initiating early management
✅ Strengthening teamwork and communication — including leadership, followership, and speaking up for safety

A special thank you to 𝗗𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗢’𝗙𝗹𝘆𝗻𝗻, Staff Specialist from John Hunter Hospital’s Emergency Department. His passion for education and commitment to training continue to inspire, as he shares his expertise across Hunter New England Local Health District

📅 Upcoming ED EMET course dates:
26 November - Scone Hospital

For more information contact HNE Simulation Centre
📩 HNELHD-SC@health.nsw.gov.au
📲 (02) 4921 4268

28/10/2025

🚑 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗦𝗪 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸

Our team recently delivered a 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 for NSW Ambulance

The session focused on turning challenging conversations into opportunities for growth — using proven frameworks from the Institute for Medical Simulation (Boston).

Through small-group discussions and real-world examples, participants explored how to
💬 Create safe, effective feedback environments
🎯 Strengthen their impact as educators and supervisors
🤝 Give and receive feedback that drives deeper learning

A huge thank you to all who took part.

Hunter New England Local Health District

24/10/2025

𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🎯

It was a pleasure to run the 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 this week at the HNE Simulation Centre

Designed for doctors and nurses caring for clinically unstable trauma patients in the ward setting, our inter-professional team training course:
🔹 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴
🔹 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮
🔹 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴: 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺.

🤝A special thank you to the incredible Trauma Service at John Hunter Hospital for using Glencore Coal Australia funding to support participant registration fees — your ongoing support makes a real difference!

Hunter New England Local Health District

23/10/2025

🩺 𝗖𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗢𝘅𝘆𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁🩺

HNE Simulation Centre CICO and ALS courses are hands-on 🙋Each course provides clinicians with an exciting opportunity to fulfil ANZCA’s Emergency Response Series requirements — and this week’s course was no exception!

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁📲
T: (02) 4921 4268
E: HNELHD-SC@health.nsw.gov.au

Hunter New England Local Health District

16/10/2025

𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗖𝗨 💎

How do Hunter New England Local Health District ICU clinicians prepare for high-stakes airway emergencies? Through 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰, 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴!

Under the expert guidance of 𝗗𝗿 𝗨𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗺𝗮n, 𝗗𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘆𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹, this week's ICU clinicians participated in:
✔️ Managing airway emergencies under pressure
✔️ Simplifying complex decision-making
✔️ Use of cognitive aids like the Vortex approach

We look forward to the next ICU course 🤝

15/10/2025

🩺 🛏️𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲

It was a pleasure to work alongside clinicians from the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit at Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital today.

The day focused on enhancing critical skills through airway management stations, followed by scenario-based team training involving the adult patient with a difficult airway 🫁

🙌 Fantastic collaboration, shared learning, and commitment to high-quality patient care. Thank you to everyone who participated!

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.