Sharon Weldon is a Professor of Healthcare Simulation and Workforce Development. Her non-conforming application of simulation as a method has helped generate new systems of care, identified how care is perceived, and tested new interventions, all whilst engaging stakeholders not usually involved in such processes. This work aided her identification of the conceptual shift in thinking that has taken place globally, terming it Transformative Simulation. She has developed UK and USA surgical team training based on empirically evidenced communication models, and developed innovative simulated manikins and environments with artists and industry-partners. She was a key driver of Imperial College’s Centre for Engagement and Simulation Science’s pioneering research on Sequential Simulation (care pathway-based simulations) and Distributed Simulation (low cost, portable simulation equipment). Her body of work in relation to simulation challenges the wider industry fixation upon concepts such as fidelity and its relevance, questioning the established knowledge and its important in generating change and impact. She is President-Elect for the Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH), and an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Healthcare Simulation (IJoHS). She has received prestigious research grants, published widely, won awards and contributed to global white papers on simulation for patient safety.

Andy has built a successful clinical career as an Operating Dept. Practitioner followed by nearly 20 years as Simulation & Human Factors Educator. He is currently the Regional Simulation and Human Factors Project Lead for HEE KSS in the UK and an executive committee member for ASPiH

Colette specialized in intensive care nursing before moving into education and practice development positions. She has kept strong professional & clinical links within acute & critical care and served on the national Board of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses (BACCN) for over 20 years. Colette is the President of the Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare an interprofessional membership organization for educators working in patient safety and interactive learning methods. Colette has been involved in Simulation based education since 2009 and has a special interest in debriefing in SBE and Clinical Human Factors. She continues to develop her skills through peer coaching and reflective practice and has undertaken several training programmes to further her own skills in this modality including the CMS Instructors course (2016) CMS feedback course (2020) and the Debriefing Academy’s Master Debriefer Course (2021).