Asia SPEC conference Program in 2025, Nagoya
Keynote Plenary speaker
Debra Nestel AM PhD FAcadMEd FSSH
Biography:
Debra Nestel is Professor of Simulation Education in Healthcare, Monash University, and Professor of Surgical Education, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Australia. She is program lead for the Graduate Programs in Clinical Simulation (Monash University) and the Graduate Programs in Surgical Education (University of Melbourne). Debra leads a national faculty development program for simulation practitioners – NHET-Sim (www.nhet-sim.edu.au). Debra also leads an international simulated patient network (www.simulatedpatientnetwork.org/). Debra’s education and research activities have three overlapping strands: simulation as an educational method; educational research in medicine and surgery; and faculty development. Debra’s research has been cited over 13K times and she has an h-index of 58. Debra has published over 250 peer-reviewed papers in health professions education and edited five books and a major reference work. One of these books focused on simulated patient methodology. In 2021, Debra received the award of Member of the Order of Australia for her service to healthcare simulation. She has received other national awards for her work in education and healthcare simulation including a Presidential Citation from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Debra was founding Editor-in-Chief, Advances in Simulation (https://advancesinsimulation.biomedcentral.com)/ and is Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Healthcare Simulation (www.ijohs.com).
Symposist
Terumichi Fujikura
Affiliation & Position: Professor, Center for Medical Education, Nippon Medical School
Education and Career:
1988: Graduated from Nippon Medical School
1995: Doctor of Medicine, Nippon Medical School
2002: Chief of Otolaryngology and Deputy Director, Yatsu Hoken Hospital
2004: Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East
2011: Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Nippon Medical School Musashi Kosugi Hospital
2014: Vice Director, Center for Medical Education, Nippon Medical School;
Head of Medical Education Research and Development Division
2015: Full Professor, Center for Medical Education, Nippon Medical School
Other Roles:
Common Achievement Tests Organization in Japan
Member, OSCE Promotion Committee,
Chairperson, Certified Standardized Patient Committee,
President, Japan Association for Simulation-based Education in Healthcare Professionals
Program overview
Opening plenary on 26th
Role of SPs in health professions education: an Asian perspective
SPs provide a standardized and safe environment for students to improve clinical skills such as history taking, physical examination, and patient communication. This review explores the unique contributions and challenges of SP programs in Asia, with an emphasis on cultural and logistical aspects; SPs provide flexibility and consistency in medical training. SPs that can simulate specific situations ensure uniformity in the student's learning experience. In Asian contexts, SPs are being integrated into both teaching and assessment, such as objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs), and in nursing, SPs also provide structured feedback to students. As an example, I show SP program to develop students' clinical skills throughout academic years.
In conclusion, SP programs can be beneficial in advancing health professions education in Asia by filling gaps in clinical training.
Panel discussion on 26th
Challenges in implementing an SP program
Standardized patient (SP) methodology is highly valued as a powerful educational tool with the potential to elevate the student experience and promote learning in healthcare in a meaningful way. There are inherent challenges in setting up an efficient and productive SP program in any institution. This panel discussion aims to allow the audience to hear from the personal experiences of individuals who have set up programs at their own institutions. Tips for success as well as the challenges faced will be explored.
Sympoisum on 27th
Quality and standardization of SP performance in OSCEs
The success of a high-stakes examination like an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) depends on the validity and reliability of the test items. In an OSCE, station typically involve standardized patient (SP) and it is imperative that the SPs are standardized and of high quality in terms of performance to ensure a fair examination for the students. This symposium will address the concepts of quality assurance in SP methodology as well as standardization of performance for the purposes of an OSCE. Experienced faculty will share their perspectives and approaches to this complex process.
Workshop on 26th
SPs for technical skills:
Standardized patient methodology has the potential inject realism into lessons or tutorials while meeting learning objectives. It is particularly effective in facilitating application of prior knowledge and addressing the "shows how" level on Miller’s pyramid of clinical competence. Standardized patient can fully engage a student in a safe and realistic environment and make lessons more translatable to real life.
This session will include discussion about the role of standardized patients in healthcare education learning and teaching, with demonstrations of various applications of the methodology in history taking, physical examination, hybrid simulation and more. Videos and live demonstrations will be used.
SPs for non-technical skills:
After experiencing the benefits of implementing SP methodology for acquiring clinical skills, educators may explore the expanded role of an SP which includes communication skills training in more difficult situations like breaking bad news, taking sensitive history and exploring aspects of diversity and inclusion in the patients we encounter. SPs not only portray these roles to allow the students to practice in a safe environment, they can also be trained to give feedback to promote self-reflection and learning. Demonstrations of SPs in action through videos and an opportunity for hands-on interaction will be provided. Challenges faced by faculty in preparing for and during these more complex scenarios will also be highlighted.
Neonatal and paediatric simulation using SPs
Role of SPs in assessment
Standardised patients play an important role in assessments, especially in OSCE stations that require demonstration of a clinical skill. This workshop aims to help participants understand the role of Standardized Patients in assessments, identify benefits and challenges, and explore strategies for integrating SPs effectively in their curriculum. There will be short presentations and ample time for group discussion.
SP case writing
SP portrayal is dependent on training based on a written case. Detailed and realistic case writing is a critical factor to the success or failure of SP-based examinations. Through group discussions, this workshop will allow participants to share the challenges and problems they encounter while writing SP cases. At the same time, participants will learn how to quickly and easily write complete SP cases through innovative SP case writing concepts and processes.
Role of SPs in obstetric emergencies
Intensive Course in Obstetric Emergencies (ICOE) has been involved in these simulation works shops in Asia for the past 10 years. SPs are trained to simulate these emergency scenarios in a role play and help to manage these high-pressure situations, SP’s also participate in training healthcare personnels in technical and non-technical skills of these lifesaving conditions. These realistic interactive scenarios will be simulated over 90 minutes with expert guidance from seasoned trainers. SPs in action demonstration videos will be shown along with case scenarios. The trainers will conduct the sessions and emphasize early recognition, communication, teamwork, leadership, team dynamics and critical thinking in problem solving. Participants would be able to gain valuable insights and practical skills in conducting obstetric emergencies scenarios.
Ninja transform : To enhance the sensitivity of medical professionals to the individuality of the patient's expression
One of the missions of those involved in SP training is to develop simulated patients as required by the times. Lifestyle-related diseases such as cancer, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and diabetes are reported to account for approximately 60% of deaths and a behavior change approach to improve lifestyle habits is gaining importance. The power of not only medical but also health and welfare professions is indispensable in the care and management of lifestyle-related diseases. We believe that we have come to an era in which all professions are required to enhance learners' sensitivity to individualized simulated patients in order to understand the psychology of patients at each stage of behavior change in pre-graduate education. Simulated patient trainers need to respond to this demand.
What we are offering here is a game for the SP trainers to develop the ability of SPs to act out the diversity of patients. Based on Procheska's theory of behavior change, we developed the game so that the simulated patients can enjoy and follow the process of behavior change in order to be able to play the role of individualized patients with diverse emotions. In this workshop, participants will learn strategies for development of simulated patients in a game format through group work.
Moulage challenge
This exciting competition is to determine which team will demonstrate the best moulage techniques. Participants will work together as teams to create moulages in the given time frame and using the moulage materials provided. The number of rounds will be determined by the number of participants and they will be required to make the moulages on one of their volunteer team members. The moulage effects will be judged according to criteria including creativity, realism and educational value for the given scenario. May the best moulage win!
Asia SPEC conference Performance in 2025, Nagoya
1. Kinjo Gakuin University Handbell Choir
https://www.kinjo-u.ac.jp/eng/
2. Tokugawa Onmitsutai Ninja performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMOvkxhUALo&t=4s
