Contact Us
Meet Our Team
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
Management
Kerry Ward
Other appointments: Extensive experience as Clinical Nurse Consultant, Intensive Care Nursing across HNE Health
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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