222 Simulcast Journal CLub April 2026

Join us for the April edition of the Simulcast Journal Club, hosted by Vic Brazil and Ben Symon. In this episode: Gen AI to help simulation debriefers, adding masks to mannikins, a dive into quantitative methods, reclaiming the systems identity of human factors, and ‘simulosophists’.  

The April papers 

Tscholl DW, Ebensperger M, Rahrisch A, Wang H, Heckel H, Thomasius M, et al. Generative AI in simulation debriefings: an exploratory study using the Team-FIRST framework and qualitative feedback from simulation experts and learners. Adv Simul (Lond). 2026;11:14.  

Schlegel C, Schmitz FM, Bauer D. Let’s face it. Individualizing a manikin by means of a lifecast face increases the flow that students experience during simulation training: results from randomized controlled pilot trial. J Healthc Simul. 2025.  

Chadwick LM, O’Dea A. Reclaiming the Systems Identity of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare. Hum Factors Healthc. 2026:100130.  

Gonzalez-Caminal G, Castillejos-Gallego L, Gomar-Sancho C. Simulosophists: evolving the professional identity of simulation practitioners. Adv Simul (Lond). 2026;11:21. 

Another great month on Simulcast. 

Happy listening  

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