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The Sim Cafe~

Deb Tauber

167 episodes

5 days ago

Send us a text ,What if simulation felt less like a gadget showcase and more like a mission built around patient safety? We sit down with EMS CEO Lou Faustini to explore how engineered learning environments, clear data, and a people-first culture can transform clinical training from first exposure to real practice. Lou’s journey—from systems integration and Six Sigma to the helm of a simulation company—shapes a pragmatic approach to innovation: empower teams, listen to educators, and ship imp...

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Send us a text ,What if simulation felt less like a gadget showcase and more like a mission built around patient safety? We sit down with EMS CEO Lou Faustini to explore how engineered learning environments, clear data, and a people-first culture can transform clinical training from first exposure to real practice. Lou’s journey—from systems integration and Six Sigma to the helm of a simulation company—shapes a pragmatic approach to innovation: empower teams, listen to educators, and ship imp...

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Episodes (20/167)

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From Engineer To CEO, Lou Faustini: Building Better Healthcare Simulation

Send us a text ,What if simulation felt less like a gadget showcase and more like a mission built around patient safety? We sit down with EMS CEO Lou Faustini to explore how engineered learning environments, clear data, and a people-first culture can transform clinical training from first exposure to real practice. Lou’s journey—from systems integration and Six Sigma to the helm of a simulation company—shapes a pragmatic approach to innovation: empower teams, listen to educators, and ship imp...

5 days ago

24 minutes

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Shaping Change With Simulation with Sharon Marie Weldon

Send us a text Innovative SimSolutions. Your turnkey solution provider for medical simulation programs, sim centers & faculty design.

3 weeks ago

32 minutes

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How VR And Simulation Build Confident Nurses with Dr. Stephanie Justice

Send us a text We explore how simulation and VR turn abstract lessons into action, helping students build clinical judgment through safe mistakes, clear feedback, and repeatable practice. Dr. Stephanie Justice shares practical setup tips, leadership lessons, and a realistic roadmap for immersive learning. • simulation as a safe space to learn and fail • debriefing to build clinical judgment and confidence • VR for repetition, scale, and AI-driven feedback • hygiene, battery life, and hardwar...

1 month ago

20 minutes

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From Antarctic Rescues To SSH President: Matt Charnetski On Service, Research, And Community

Send us a text What if the next breakthrough in healthcare simulation isn’t a device, but the proof that changes patient outcomes? We sit down with Matt Charnetski —paramedic turned technologist turned incoming president of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare—to chart a path from personal experience to system-level impact. Matt’s journey starts in Antarctic search and rescue and lands in board leadership, stitching together IT chops, clinical practice, and a bias for service that o...

1 month ago

26 minutes

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From PICU Trailblazer To Simulation Leader: Tonya Schneidereith On Innovation, Teaching, And Safe Practice

Send us a text What does it take to build safer clinicians, not just better test takers? We sit down with pediatric critical care pioneer and simulation leader Tonya Schneidereith to trace a career defined by curiosity, courage, and a relentless focus on patient safety. From early days as one of the first PICU nurse practitioners in the country to associate director of simulation at Johns Hopkins, Tonya reveals how mentorship, research, and design thinking shaped her approach to teaching and ...

2 months ago

23 minutes

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From Toy Maker To Lifesaver: How Laerdal Scaled CPR, Simulation, And Global Health Impact

Send us a text A near-drowning in the Norwegian fjords set a family on a path that would change how the world learns to save lives. We sit down with Jon Laerdal, Chief Product Officer at Laerdal Medical, to explore the unlikely journey from toy design to Resusci Anne, from classroom CPR to on‑the‑unit practice that measurably improves survival. Jon pulls back the curtain on how evidence and guidelines have shaped Laerdal’s resuscitation portfolio and why RQI—Resuscitation Quality Improvement...

2 months ago

31 minutes

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Thought Leaders, Dr. Pam Jeffries & Dr. Lennox Huang with One Mission: Transform Healthcare Simulation Worldwide

Send us a text What happens when you take simulation out of the lab and put it at the center of global health strategy? We sit down with Dr. Pam Jeffries and Dr. Lennox Huang—co‑chairs of the Global Network for Simulation in Healthcare (GNSH)—to unpack how thought leadership, diversity, and real‑world constraints are reshaping the field for measurable impact. We dig into what sets GNSH apart from traditional associations: no vendor floor, no siloed tracks, and a laser focus on big system cha...

2 months ago

46 minutes

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Finding Your Healthcare Niche: Katie Cushman's Journey in Simulation Technology

Send us a text Katie Cushman, Simulation Operations Specialist at Atrium Health, shares her journey from nursing student to healthcare simulation professional and how finding her niche in simulation technology combines her passions for healthcare, education, and technology. • Transitioned from nursing school to pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Simulation after realizing bedside nursing wasn't the right fit • Gained first meaningful exposure to simulation technology at a human-patie...

3 months ago

27 minutes

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From Philosophy Degree to Simulation Leadership: Matt Needler's Journey

Send us a text Matt Needler shares his journey from combat medic and philosophy major to becoming Director of Operations at Belmont University's 60,000-square-foot simulation center, where he oversees high-fidelity simulation experiences across healthcare disciplines. • Started in simulation by chance after seeing a job opening while working in physical therapy • Advanced from technician to coordinator to director roles across multiple institutions • Holds dual CHSOS and CHSE certifications,...

3 months ago

25 minutes

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Confronting Incivility: Dr. Cynthia Clark's Blueprint for Healthier Workplaces

Send us a text Dr. Cynthia Clark opens up about the hidden epidemic affecting healthcare environments nationwide: workplace incivility. Drawing from decades of research and practical experience, she paints a compelling picture of how seemingly minor behaviors like eye-rolling or walking away mid-conversation can create serious patient safety risks when they occur in clinical settings. What makes this conversation particularly illuminating is Dr. Clark's nuanced understanding of workplace dyn...

4 months ago

33 minutes

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Building a Unified Simulation Program: Lessons from Canada's BCIT

Send us a text The BCIT simulation team shares their transformative journey from siloed departments to a unified center of excellence, culminating in their recent SSH accreditation as Canada's fourth accredited program. Carrie Meager and Heather Epp reveal how leadership support, psychological safety, and human-centered approaches created their successful simulation community. • Evolution from fragmented lab-based learning across 11 buildings to a coordinated simulation program with standard...

6 months ago

36 minutes

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Behind the Mask: A Critical Look at Emergency Preparedness in Dental Practices

Send us a text Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardmarn/ Readiness quiz: https://emergency.scoreapp.com/ A staggering statistic opens this eye-opening conversation with Dr. Richard Marn: one person per day dies in the United States due to medical emergencies that begin in dental offices. As a board-certified anesthesiologist with decades of experience, Dr. Marn reveals the critical safety gaps in dental practices and how his journey from academic medicine to founding Blue Pacific Me...

6 months ago

34 minutes

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Right Action, Wrong Thinking: Dr. Dreifurst's Journey into Simulation Pedagogy

Send us a text Dr. Kristina Dreifurst explains how her revolutionary Debriefing for Meaningful Learning (DML) model enhances clinical reasoning among nursing students through structured debriefing techniques that focus on the relationship between thinking and action. She shares her journey from using early Mrs. Chase mannequins as a nursing student to developing a pedagogical approach now utilized in over 500 nursing programs worldwide. • Dr. Dreifurst's simulation journey began in the 1980s...

6 months ago

32 minutes

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The Lou Oberndorf Story: Pioneering Medical Simulation

Send us a text Lou Oberndorf's vision transformed healthcare education forever. As founder of Medical Education Technologies (METI), he brought simulation technology from aerospace into medical training when educators were still relying on centuries-old teaching methods. "Medicine has been practicing on us for a thousand years and we're done with it," Lou explains, capturing the revolutionary spirit that drove his pioneering work. What makes Oberndorf's story fascinating isn't just the techn...

7 months ago

37 minutes

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Beyond the Mannequin: Dr. Kristen Brown's Journey in Simulation

Send us a text Finding your dream job isn't always a straight path – just ask Dr. Kristen Brown. What began as volunteering to be an "embedded actor" in simulation scenarios designed for medical residents transformed into a career-defining passion that now shapes healthcare education at Johns Hopkins and beyond. Dr. Brown takes us behind the scenes as Associate Dean for Simulation and Immersive Learning at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, where she's pioneered simulation education across all...

7 months ago

24 minutes

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How HealthPartners Built a Culture of Simulation Excellence

Send us a text What happens when simulation breaks free from hospital walls and becomes embedded throughout an entire healthcare system? Ryan Aga and Don Brock reveal the remarkable transformation at Health Partners, where simulation has evolved from a training method into a life-saving force reaching 14,000 learners annually across eight hospitals, countless clinics, and even rural communities. Their story unfolds through powerful examples of lives saved, including a cardiac arrest patient ...

8 months ago

34 minutes

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Beyond the Headset: Revolutionizing Medical Education with VR- Dr. Ryan Ribeira

Send us a text What if healthcare professionals could practice high-stakes procedures hundreds of times before ever touching a real patient? Dr. Ryan Ribeira is making this vision a reality through virtual reality medical simulation. As both an emergency physician and the founder of SimX, Ribeira bridges the worlds of clinical practice and technological innovation. His journey began in quality improvement and patient safety, where he recognized that traditional approaches weren't creating th...

8 months ago

28 minutes

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Inside Corporate Roundtable: Bridging Industry and Healthcare Simulation

Send us a text Wendy LaGrange, VP and Managing Director at Wallcur (now part of 3B Scientific), reveals the vital role of the Corporate Roundtable within the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. This behind-the-scenes organization bridges the gap between industry partners and educators to advance healthcare simulation and improve patient outcomes. • Corporate Roundtable serves as the corporate arm of SSH, bringing together approximately 50 companies • Started 15 years ago as a small c...

8 months ago

26 minutes

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Simulation Excellence: A Conversation with INACSL President Ashley Franklin sponsored by UbiSim

Send us a text Ashley Franklin takes us on a fascinating journey through the evolution of healthcare simulation, drawing from her 16 years of experience as a nurse educator who has never taught without simulation technology. As the current president of INACSL (International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning), Ashley offers a unique perspective on how simulation bridges the gap between classroom learning and clinical competence. The conversation buzzes with excitement a...

9 months ago

20 minutes

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Finding Joy Beyond Achievement: Dr. Christine Park's Simulation Journey

Send us a text Dr. Christine Park invites us to reimagine our relationship with achievement, rest, and purpose in this soul-stirring conversation that transcends typical discussions about simulation in healthcare education. The former president of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare shares her remarkable journey from surgery to anesthesiology to simulation leadership, culminating in her decision to embark on an early retirement to pursue coaching. What drives this transformation? A prof...

9 months ago

29 minutes