Translational Simulation in Healthcare

This microcredential course will empower you to critically examine current healthcare practices to innovate and drive improvement in your workplace. 

Translational simulation employs diverse simulation techniques for healthcare improvement. The approach is twofold - exploring team and system performance in complex healthcare environments and testing planned changes in physical space or clinical processes. 

In this course you will learn to design and deliver translational simulation programs focused on improving system performance, and apply these techniques to their local context. You will learn to apply translational simulation approaches to diverse healthcare challenges – designing healthcare spaces and processes, building teams and shaping culture, and delivering safer care. You will also evaluate simulation modalities and delivery options in designing translational simulation programs and facilitate learning conversations that support performance improvement.  

The course is delivered over 12 weeks via a series of self-paced online modules, coaching sessions and two one-day workshops.

Upon successfully completing the course and the assessments, you will receive an Official Academic Transcript and 10 Bond credit points, which are claimable towards a postgraduate degree in Healthcare Innovations.

*The Healthcare Innovations Education Grant applies to this microcredential. The grant is available to new and continuing healthcare innovations students in 2023. The grant provides a 20% reduction in tuition fees to eligible students. Find out more.

  • The course is delivered over 12 weeks. You will attend two one-day workshops, six group coaching sessions, and work through a series of self-paced online modules. Attendance at the workshops and coaching sessions are mandatory to pass the course.

    You will learn to:

    1. Describe the steps in designing, delivering, and debriefing a translational simulation session and/or program. 
    2. Identify the human factors and cultural issues that impact safety and performance in specific healthcare environments. 
    3. Apply a translational simulation approach to planning new physical spaces and to clinical redesign of workflows and processes. 
    4. Analyse how simulation design, delivery, and debriefing can shape culture, values, and priorities for healthcare teams. 
    5. Lead learning conversations after translational simulation activities toward improvement efforts. 
    6. Examine how latent safety threats can be identified and explored through translational simulation. 
    7. Adapt principles of translational simulation design, delivery, and debriefing to a specific healthcare context.
    TypeTask%
    Case StudyCase study response. Short answer questions, written in response to a case study. 2,500 words +/- 10%30%
    PresentationOral presentation of a personal project focused on synthesising problems. 10-15 mins30%
    Written ReportSummary report of a personal project. 3,500 words +/- 10%40%

  • This microcredential is designed for health professionals looking to upskill, think differently and create positive change.

    It is one of four courses you can take from the Master of Healthcare Innovations program to further your professional development without committing to the full degree. 

    Learners should have successfully completed a recognised Bachelor degree (or equivalent qualification) in a health related field with a minimum GPA requirement of 1 (on a 4-point scale where 1 = pass) OR successful completion of recognised Bachelor degree (or equivalent qualification) in any field with a minimum GPA of 1 (on a 4-point scale where 1 = pass) and 3 years relevant work experience.

    This course is not suitable for international students studying in Australia on a Student Visa or international students who require an Australian Student Visa. The Bond Experience Program is not registered on CRICOS, and we cannot issue a Certificate of Enrolment (CoE) for this course. All other international students, including those with alternative visa types that permit study, are welcome to apply.

  • Application deadline: January 2024

    Course dates: To be confirmed

    Workshop dates: To be confirmed

    Group coaching sessions: To be confirmed

    Location: The course is offered multimodally. The workshops and coaching sessions are in-person at the Bond University Gold Coast campus, 14 University Dr, Robina, QLD. Or you can attend virtually. 

    This course is offered once per year, the January semester only.

The course is delivered over 12 weeks. You will attend two one-day workshops, six group coaching sessions, and work through a series of self-paced online modules. Attendance at the workshops and coaching sessions are mandatory to pass the course.

You will learn to:

  1. Describe the steps in designing, delivering, and debriefing a translational simulation session and/or program. 
  2. Identify the human factors and cultural issues that impact safety and performance in specific healthcare environments. 
  3. Apply a translational simulation approach to planning new physical spaces and to clinical redesign of workflows and processes. 
  4. Analyse how simulation design, delivery, and debriefing can shape culture, values, and priorities for healthcare teams. 
  5. Lead learning conversations after translational simulation activities toward improvement efforts. 
  6. Examine how latent safety threats can be identified and explored through translational simulation. 
  7. Adapt principles of translational simulation design, delivery, and debriefing to a specific healthcare context.
TypeTask%
Case StudyCase study response. Short answer questions, written in response to a case study. 2,500 words +/- 10%30%
PresentationOral presentation of a personal project focused on synthesising problems. 10-15 mins30%
Written ReportSummary report of a personal project. 3,500 words +/- 10%40%

Meet your course instructor

Victoria Brazil is an emergency physician and medical educator. She is Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Director of the Simulation Service at the Gold Coast Health Service, and leads the Bond University Translational Simulation Collaborative. Her main interests are in connecting education with patient care - through translational simulation for healthcare, and in developing high performing teams.

Victoria is co-producer of Simulcast – a podcast about healthcare simulation - and host of the Harvard Macy Institute podcast. She serves as a faculty member with the Harvard Macy Institute, on the Educators and Innovators programs.

She is a previous Fulbright scholar (2002) and received the ACEM Teaching Excellence award in 2008.

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How to apply

Applying is free and easy. However, you will need to provide a copy of your CV and/or link to your LinkedIn profile to demonstrate your relevant background and experience.

If you have any questions in regard to your application, please feel free to contact [email protected] or download our step-by-step guide.