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Director

Director

Dr Cate McIntosh, FANZCA

Simulation appointment: Director

Other appointments: Senior Staff Specialist in Anaesthesia HNE Health, Conjoint Senior Lecturer University of Newcastle, Simulation Fellowship Supervisor, ANZCA Supervisor of Training – Provisional Fellowship, ANZCA Clinical Fundamental Tutor – Resuscitation, Trauma & Crisis Management, ANZCA Scholar Role Supervisor

Simulation specific training: Fellowship in Simulation Stanford University 2004-5, Crisis Resource Management Instructor Certificate Stanford University 2005, EMAC Instructor Certificate 2005, Institute for Medical Simulation (Harvard) Simulation as a Teaching Tool Instructor Course 2009, Institute for Medical Simulation (Harvard) Graduate Course 2011

Interests: Human Factors, Understanding how and why simulation works as a teaching tool, Instructor training and development

Contact:  Email C/- Operations Manager, Cassandra Quigley

Management

Kerry Ward

Simulation appointment: Manager Strategy and Business Development

Other appointments: Extensive experience as Clinical Nurse Consultant, Intensive Care Nursing across HNE Health

Interests: Rural and Regional healthcare teams support, education and networking, deteriorating patient recognition and escalation, standardisation of practice, equipment and evidenced based care across HNE Health                                                                                                                                     Contact: Email Kerry Ward Phone (02) 4985 5213  Mobile 0436 291 546

Cassandra Quigley, Dip Mgt, AdDipMgt

Simulation appointment: Operations Manager (Job Share: Mon-Thur)

Contact: Email Cassandra Quigley or Phone (02) 4985 5569

Elizabeth Doyle, CNS

Simulation appointment:  Operations Manager (Job Share: Fri)

Contact: Email Elizabeth Doyle or Phone (02) 4985 5569

Administration / Support

Liz Taggart

Simulation appointment: Simulation Delivery Support Officer

Contact: Email Liz Taggart or phone (02) 4921 4268

Technical Support

Max Henriette

Simulation appointment: Simulation Technical Officer

Interests: Technology. Electronic design engineering

Instructors

Dr Ursula Beckmann, FRCP, FCICM

Simulation appointment: Faculty Lead for Intensive Care

Other appointments: Senior Staff Specialist in Intensive Care John Hunter Hospital, Conjoint Lecturer University of Newcastle

Simulation specific training:  Institute for Medical Simulation (Harvard) Simulation as a Teaching Tool Instructor Course 2011, Institute for Medical Simulation (Harvard) Advanced Instructor Course 2014, HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training 2011 - 2014

Interests:  Incorporation of simulation training into the overall training of Intensive Care staff


Dr Michael Dobbie, FANZCA

Simulation appointment: Faculty

Other appointments: Staff Specialist Anaesthetist John Hunter Hospital, ANZCA Special Study Unit Supervisor - Paediatrics

Simulation specific training: HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training

Interests: Paediatric training, Medical education


Elizabeth (Liz) Doyle, CNS

Simulation appointment: Simulation Coordinator

Other appointment: Performance Improvement Coordinator, Intensive Care Unit John Hunter Hospital

Simulation specific training: Institute for Medical Simulation (Harvard) Simulation as a Teaching Tool Instructor Course 2012, HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training

Interests: Team training, Debriefing


Dr Delyth Edwards, FANZCA

Simulation appointment: Faculty

Other appointments: Staff Specialist Anaesthetist John Hunter Hospital, ANZCA Special Study Unit Supervisor – Head & Neck, ANZCA Clinical Fundamental Tutor – Airway Management

Simulation specific training: Institute for Medical Simulation (Harvard) Simulation as a Teaching Tool Instructor Course 2012, HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training 2008 – 2014

Interests:  Medical education, Patient safety, Difficult airway management training


Carmel Fox, RN

Simulation appointment: Simulation Coordinator - Casual

Other appointment: Registered Nurse

Simulation specific training: HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training

Interests: Team training


Sophie Hoffman, RN

Simulation appointment: Simulation Coordinator - Casual

Other appointments: Registered Nurse, Emergency Department John Hunter Hospital

Simulation specific training: HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training


Dr Kate Howson, MBBS (Hons), B AppChem (Hons), GCertClin Teach (Hons)

Simulation appointment: Provisional fellow in simulation

Other appointments: Provisional fellow in anaesthesia

Simulation specific training: HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training

Interests: Using simulation as a medical education tool, crisis resource management


Dr Chris Jenkins, FACEM

Simulation appointment: Faculty Lead for Emergency Medicine

Other appointments:  Staff Specialist in Emergency Medicine John Hunter Hospital, Staff Specialist in Retrieval Medicine John Hunter Hospital, Director of Emergency Medicine Training John Hunter Hospital, Conjoint Lecturer University of Newcastle and University of New England

Simulation specific training: Institute for Medical Simulation (Harvard) Simulation as a Teaching Tool Instructor Course, HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training

Interests:  Team training, Instructor training and development


Janelle Keers, CNS

Simulation appointment: Simulation Coordinator

Other appointment:  Clinical Nurse Specialist, Anaesthetics and Recovery John Hunter Hospital

Simulation specific training: HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training

Interests:  Operating theatre team training


Dr Lee-ann Kitto, FANZCA

Simulation appointment: Faculty

Other appointments: Staff Specialist Anaesthetist John Hunter Hospital, ANZCA Special Study Unit Supervisor - Orthopaedics

Simulation specific training: HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training 2008 – 2014

Interests: Use of simulation for assessment, Team training, Medical education


Dr Michael Law, FANZCA

Simulation appointment: Faculty

Other appointments: Staff Specialist Anaesthetist John Hunter Hospital, Retrieval Specialist Hunter Retrieval Service

Simulation specific training: HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training

Interests:  Pre-hospital medicine, Airway management, Wilderness medicine, Thoracic anaesthesia, Paediatric anaesthesia


Greg Little, RN

Simulation appointment: Senior Simulation Coordinator

Other appointment:  Registered Nurse, Anaesthetics and Recovery John Hunter Hospital

Simulation specific training: Institute for Medical Simulation (Harvard) Simulation as a Teaching Tool Instructor Course 2012, Institute for Medical Simulation (Harvard) Advanced Debriefing Course 2016.

Interests: Interdisciplinary team training, Debriefing in simulation education


Jess Martin, CNS

Simulation appointment: Simulation Coordinator

Other appointment: Clinical Nurse Specialist, Intensive Care Unit John Hunter Hospital

Simulation specific training: HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training

Interests: Team training


Dr Sacha Muller-Botti, FANZCA

Simulation appointments: Faculty, Spanish speaking faculty of the Institute for Medical Simulation, Boston, USA

Other appointments:  Staff Specialist Anaesthetist John Hunter Hospital

Simulation specific training: Institute for Medical Simulation (Harvard) Simulation as a Teaching Tool Instructor Course 2013, Institute for Medical Simulation (Harvard) Advanced Instructor Course 2014

Interests: Crisis resource management and training in anaesthesia, Simulation instructor training


Dr Rob O'Connor, FCICM, FANZCA

Simulation appointment: Faculty

Other appointment: Staff Specialist in Intensive Care John Hunter Hospital

Simulation specific training: HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training

Interests:  Team training, Crisis resource management


Narrell O'Dea, CNS, MPS

Simulation appointment: Senior Simulation Coordinator

Other appointment: Clinical Nurse Specialist, Intensive Care Unit John Hunter Hospital

Simulation specific training: Institute for Medical Simulation (Harvard) Simulation as a Teaching Tool Instructor Course 2012, HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training

Interests: Simulation instructor training, Team training


Dr Aditee Parab, MBBS, M.Med (Infection and Immunity)

Simulation appointment: Faculty

Other appointment: Postgraduate Fellow in Intensive Care Medicine

Simulation specific training:  HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training - Basic and Advanced Debriefing

Interests: Medical education, Critical care infectious diseases


Dr Candice Peters,  B Sp Path, MBBS, Grad Cert Clin Ed, FANZCA

Simulation appointment:  Faculty

Other appointments: Staff Specialist Anaesthetist John Hunter Hospital, Conjoint Lecturer University of Newcastle/University of New England, Morbidity & Mortality Chair Department of Anaesthesia, John Hunter Hospital

Simulation specific training: HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training 2014-present, ANZCA Emergency Response Series Can't Intubate Can't Oxygenate Instructor training 2016, Essentials of Debriefing 2017

Interests: Crisis Resource Management, Human Factors & how they relate to patient pafety, Medical education, Welfare of medical officers & doctors-in-training


Donita Pilton, CNS

Simulation appointment: Simulation Coordinator

Other appointments: Clinical Nurse Specialist, Intensive Care Unit John Hunter Hospital

Simulation specific training: HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training

Interests: Team training


Dr Ben Porter, MBChB FRCA FFICM PGCert

Simulation appointment: Post Graduate Education Fellow

Other appointments: Provisional Fellow, Anaesthesia John Hunter Hospital

Simulation specific training: PGCert Multidisciplinary Healthcare Simulation, EMAC Instructor

Interests: Human Factors and System Ergonomics


Dr Sancha Robinson, FANZCA

Simulation appointment: Faculty

Other appointments: Staff Specialist Anaesthetist John Hunter Hospital, Conjoint Teaching Fellow University of Newcastle, ANZCA Supervisor of Training John Hunter Hospital - Introductory Training, Basic Training, Advanced Training

Simulation specific training: Institute for Medical Simulation (Harvard) Simulation as a Teaching Tool Instructor Course 2013

Interests: Communication, Reflective learning, Leader ship and followership, The patient experience


Annika Schryver, CNS

Simulation appointment: Simulation Coordinator

Other appointments: Clinical Nurse Specialist, Emergency Department John Hunter Hospital,  A/Clinical Nurse Educator, Emergency Department John Hunter Hospital

Simulation specific training:  HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training

Interests:  Quality improvement, research, crisis resource management


Dr Rebecca Scott, BMed, BSc (Biotechnology), FANZCA

Simulation appointment: Faculty

Other appointments: Staff Specialist Anaesthetist John Hunter Hospital

Simulation specific training:  HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training

Interests: Crisis Resource Management, Medical education and research


Fiona Smith, RN

Simulation appointment: Simulation Coordinator

Other appointment: Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, John Hunter Hospital

Simulation specific training: Clinical Supervisors and Educators Feedback Workshop, HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training

Interests: Communication in crisis management, Teamwork skills


Dr Gavin Sullivan, FRCA, FANZCA

Simulation appointment: Faculty

Other appointments:  Staff Specialist Anaesthetist John Hunter Hospital, Conjoint Clinical Lecturer University of Newcastle

Simulation specific training: HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training

Interests: Undergraduate and junior postgraduate simulation


Dr Amanda Taylor, BMed, GradDipPainMgt

Simulation appointment: Provisional Fellow in Simulation

Other appointments:  Provisional Fellow in Anaesthesia John Hunter Hospital

Simulation specific training: HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training, NHET-Sim Training

Interests: Using simulation as a tool for medical education, Crisis Resource Management (CRM) and simulation in anaesthesia


Dr Lee-Tam Teo, MRCPC (UK), CICM (PAEDIATRIC)

Simulation appointment: Faculty

Other appointments:  Staff Specialist in Intensive Care John Hunter Hospital

Simulation specific training: HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training, IPSS (International Paediatric Simulation Society) Paediatric Simulation Instructor Workshop 2014

Interests: Paediatric critical care related simulation, and incorporating various aspects of simulation into the current paediatric intensive care teaching, including the Paediatric BASIC course and interprofessional teaching in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit


Dr Tom Walker, FANZCA

Simulation appointment: Faculty

Other appointments:  Staff Specialist Anaesthetist John Hunter Hospital

Simulation specific training: HNE Simulation Centre Instructor Training

Interests: Obstetrics

Contact Us

Phone:  (02) 4921 4268
Fax:      (02) 4923 6130
Email:   HNELHD-SC@health.nsw.gov.au

HNE Simulation Centre
Level 1, Royal Newcastle Centre
Locked Bag 1
HRMC  NSW  2310  
AUSTRALIA

Directions

The HNE Simulation Centre is located on Level 1 of the Royal Newcastle Centre on the John Hunter Hospital/Rankin Park campus, Lookout Road, New Lambton Heights.

Enter the Royal Newcastle Centre on level 2.  Take the lift down to Level 1. When you step out of the lift, turn right, proceed to the main hallway and turn right.  Keep walking until you see an overhead sign 'HNE Simulation Centre'.  This will be an orange door marked 1275.  Please press the buzzer to gain entry.

Download a printable copy of these directions and the Royal Newcastle Centre / John Hunter Hospital floor plan.

Parking

The car park closest to the HNE Simulation Centre is Visitor Car Park 6 at a cost of $10 for more than 3 hours

Follow the campus parking map for directions to Car Park 6

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