The New Zealand Association for Simulation in Healthcare (NZASH) Conference 2024 is scheduled for Wednesday 13 until Friday 15 November 2024 at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand. The New Zealand Association for Simulation in Healthcare (NZASH), is a national organization for healthcare simulation in New Zealand. NZASH is a forum for education and a network of professionals interested in healthcare simulation. The nonprofit NZASH organization represents doctors, nurses, educationalists, clinical simulation technicians, paramedics, allied health, academics, industry groups and managers who use clinical simulation as a tool for education, training and research to enhance safety and quality for patients. As an official media partner, Healthysimulation.com strongly endorses readers to attend the 2024 conference and to connect with NZASH for their society membership options! Check out our upcoming webinar to learn more about the NZASH organization!
NZASH was incorporated as a Society in 2004 after an initial healthcare simulation interest group meet up in Hamilton, New Zealand, and is a non-profit association with an elected executive committee who work for the Society on an unpaid basis. The organization continues to explore ways NZASH can add value to the members and develop healthcare simulation in New Zealand and beyond. NZASH is a committed and diverse group of healthcare simulation professionals who meet regularly to connect resources and people within New Zealand and beyond for clinical simulation.
The conference location Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre has been designed as Ōtautahi Christchurch’s ‘gathering place’. Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre is the first of New Zealand’s new generation convention centers, an international standard venue that showcases the very best of New Zealand. Located in the thriving center of the South Island’s largest city and close to Christchurch International Airport, Te Pae Christchurch is ideally positioned to allow guests and delegates to enjoy a unique and authentic experience of the city and the wider region.
The 2024 NZASH conference overall theme is “SimEnable” which aims to enable health professionals to deliver best care healthcare simulation. NZASH 2024 is well on the way to be a fantastic conference. Multiple internationally renowned clinical simulationists and a recent Oscar winner in visual effects are attendees and speakers this year. NZASH are also partnering with international organizations such as Healthysimulation.com and SimGhosts who are great additions to the NZASH conference programme.
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The broader conference sub themes for the NZASH conference for 2024 include:
- Design thinking and innovation
- Development, preparedness, and programme growth
- Delivery and debriefing
- Discovery, impact, output, and studies
The programme commences with pre-conference workshops on the Wednesday followed by two full days of conference and a welcome function on Thursday night. NZASH has a mix of plenary presentations and hands-on workshops to cater to the nature of the healthcare simulation industry. There will also be an expert panel discussion on Friday.
The keynote speakers for the 2024 NZASH conference are: Victoria Brazil, Robyn Clay-Williams, and Eric Saindon. There are a number of other presenters of workshops and other talks with their speaker profiles available on the NZASH conferences website.
HealthySimulation.com Founder/CEO Lance Baily will be attending to present his workshops on Virtual Reality and on Becoming a Hollywood Director to Increase Simulation Realism! Other key speakers include:
Victoria Brazil: Dr. Victoria Brazil is an emergency physician, educator, simulation specialist and healthcare team coach. She is Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Director of the Simulation Service at Gold Coast Health, and leads the Bond University Translational Simulation Collaborative. Victoria’s main interests are in connection of education with patient care, through translational simulation in healthcare, and in the development of high performing healthcare teams. Victoria has authored over 80 peer reviewed publications in health professions education, healthcare simulation and teamwork in healthcare. Victoria also writes for the International Clinician Educators Network blog and is Senior Editor at Advances in Simulation. Victoria is co-producer of Simulcast, a podcast about healthcare simulation. Follow Victoria at @SocraticEM on X or look her up at drvictoriabrazil.com
Presentation: “Translational Simulation – Shaping Healthcare Teams and Systems”
Workshop: “Visually Enhanced Mental Simulation (VEMS) – The Surprising Power of Laminated Patients”
Presentation: “Ten Ways to do Harm Using Simulation – And Strategies to Mitigate”
Robyn Clay-Williams: Professor Robyn Clay-Williams leads a research program at Macquarie University, Australia, in human factors and resilient health care. Robyn’s expertise is in the creation of health systems that can function effectively in the presence of complexity and uncertainty. Currently she is developing new models of care to improve Emergency Department performance, and patient experience and outcomes for five vulnerable patient cohorts.
Workshop: “ Testing and Creating Better Workspaces Using Simulation”
Presentation: “Human Factors in Healthcare – Improving Safety and Experience for Patients and Clinicians”
Eric Saindon: There are few Visual Effects Supervisors who have delivered bigger films than Eric Saindon. The original Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, Alita: Battle Angel, and all three Hobbit films are just the tip of the iceberg. Eric joined Wētā FX in 1999 as a Creatures / Character Supervisor, where he was pivotal in the creation of Gollum for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Eric first moved into a VFX Supervisor role in 2006 for X-Men: The Last Stand. Since then, he has served in this capacity for most of his projects, while also managing pre-production and on-set duties. Between blockbusters, Eric has shown a deft hand to guide smaller projects like Pete’s Dragon and David Lowery’s The Green Knight. Eric has won an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Avatar: The Way of Water. He has also won five Visual Effects Society Awards. Eric is an active member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Presentation: “Creative Solutions for Problem Solving”
Be sure to register for this incredible line up at the NZASH conference 2024 with the theme of “SimEnable”. With such an impressive lineup of keynote speakers, workshops, connection opportunities and discussions on offer this is a great conference to attend in New Zealand. The www.healthysimulation.com team looks forward to connecting at the NZASH conference in person with www.healthysimulation.com readers!
