Published Manuscripts and book chapters

2023

Smith SE, Tallentire VR. (2023) Simulation for social integration. International Journal of Healthcare Simulation. May 20: 1-9.

Smith SE, Tallentire VR. (2023) The use of a pre-defined coding template in constructivist simulation-based research. International Journal of Healthcare Simulation. May 20: 1-6

Smith SE, Tallentire VR. (2023) How to build a simulation-based research team. International Journal of Healthcare Simulation. Apr 13: 1-2

Phillips EC, Smith SE, Tallentire VR, Blair S (2023). Systematic review of clinical debriefing tools: attributes and evidence for use. BMJ Quality and Safety; Published Online First: 28 March 2023

Phillips EC, Doverty J, Mellanby E, Tallentire VR (2023). Maximising opportunities during a simulation fellowship. International Journal of Healthcare Simulation – Advances in Theory & Practice; Apr 10: 1-8

2022

Kerins J, Keay R, Smith SE, Tallentire VR. Assessing team behaviours and time to defibrillation during simulated cardiac arrest: A pilot study of internal medicine trainees. International Journal of Healthcare Simulation – Advances in Theory & Practice [in press]

Tallentire VR, Kerins J, McColgan-Smith S, Power A, Stewart F, Mardon J. Exploring the impact of interprofessional simulation on the professional relationships of trainee pharmacists and medical students: A constructivist interview study. International Journal of Healthcare Simulation – Advances in Theory & Practice [in press]

Kerins J, Smith SE, Tallentire VR. ‘Just pretending’: Narratives of professional identity transitions in internal medicine. Medical Education [in press]

Phillips, EC, Hamilton, AL, Clarke, B, Kerins, J, Tallentire, VR (2022). Online non-technical skills faculty training. Clinical Teacher. e13548.

Tallentire VR, Smith SE, Kerins J, McColgan-Smith S, Power A, Stewart F, Mardon J. Investigating how an interprofessional simulation influences tolerance of ambiguity. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning 2022; 14(12): 1506-11.Kerins J, Smith SE, Tallentire VR. ‘Just pretending’: Narratives of professional identity transitions in internal medicine. Medical Education 2022; (October): 1-10.

Kerins J, Smith SE, Tallentire VR. ‘Us versus them’: A social identity perspective of internal medicine trainees. Perspectives on Medical Education [in prKerins J, Smith SE, Tallentire VR (2022). ‘Us versus them’: A social identity perspective of internal medicine trainees. Perspectives on Medical Education;11(6): 341-9.

Kerins J, McCully E, Anderson Stirling S, Smith SE, Tiernan JF, Tallentire VR (2022). The impact of simulation-based mastery learning, booster session timing and clinical exposure on confidence in intercostal drain insertion: a survey of internal medicine trainees in Scotland BMC Medical Education 22, 621

McAleer P, Tallentire VR, Anderson Stirling S, Edgar S, Tiernan JF (2022). Postgraduate medical procedural skills: attainment of curricular competencies using enhanced simulation-based mastery learning at a novel national boot camp. Clinical Medicine; 22: 125-30.

Keay R, May A. Scenario Writing for learning. In: Simulation Based Education, a practical approach. UK; Elsevier [in print]

2021

Kerins J, Smith SE, Anderson Stirling S, Wakeling J, Tallentire VR (2021). Transfer of training from an internal medicine boot camp to the workplace: Enhancing and hindering factors. BMC Medical Education; 21: 485.

Tallentire VR, Kerins J, McColgan-Smith S, Power A, Stewart F, Mardon J (2021). Exploring transformative learning for trainee pharmacists through interprofessional simulation: a constructivist interview study. Advances in Simulation; 6(1): 1-12

Kerins J, Hamilton AL, Pringle J, Farquhar F, Tallentire VR (2021). Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on doctors’ core workplace needs: a qualitative study of internal medicine trainees in Scotland. BMJ Open; 11: e053506

Scahill EL, Oliver NG, Tallentire VR, Edgar S, Tiernan JF (2021). An enhanced approach to simulation-based mastery learning: Optimising the educational impact of a novel, national postgraduate medical boot camp. Advances in Simulation; 6: 15.

Kerins J, Tallentire VR (2021). ‘Promises turn to dust…Trust into mistrust’: Medical students’ experiences of mistreatment. Medical Education; 55(4): 423-425

Mossenson A, Mukwesi C, Elaibaid M, Doverty J, May A, Murray M, Livingston P (2021). Vital Anaesthesia Simulation Training (VAST); immersive simulation designed for diverse settings. International Journal of Surgery: Global Health; 4: e64

Phillips EC, Doverty J (2021). Foundation anaesthesia and critical care education day (FACED): development, delivery and outcomes of a trainee-led course. Anaesthesia News. Issue 410. p10-11.

2020

Clarke B, Smith SE, Phillips EC, Hamilton AL, Kerins J, Tallentire VR (2020). Reliability of assessment of medical students’ non-technical skills using a behavioural marker system: Does clinical experience matter? BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning; 7(5): 285-292

Phillips EC, Smith SE, Clarke B, Hamilton AL, Kerins J, Hofer J, Tallentire VR (2020). Validity of the Medi-StuNTS behavioural marker system: Assessing the non-technical skills of medical students during immersive simulation. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning; 7(1): 3-10

Phillips EC, Smith SE, Hamilton AL, Kerins J, Clarke B, Tallentire VR. Assessing medical students’ non-technical skills using immersive simulation: What are the essential components? Simulation in Healthcare; 16(2): 98-104

Kerins J, Smith SE, Phillips EC, Clarke B, Hamilton AL, Tallentire VR (2020). Exploring transformative learning when developing medical students’ non-technical skills. Medical Education; 54 (3): 264-74

Phillips EC, Lavery S, Dickson J, Webster K (2020). Simulated emergencies in the primary care setting. Medical Education. Doi: 10.1111/medu.14101.

Phillips EC, Neagle G, Cameron B, Moneypenny M (2019). It’s okay to talk: Suicide awareness simulation. Clinical Teacher. 16(4):373-377. doi: 10.1111/tct.13044.

2019

Hamilton AL, Kerins J, MacCrossan MA, Tallentire VR (2019). Medical students’ non-technical skills (Medi-StuNTS): Preliminary work developing a behavioural marker system for the non-technical skills of medical students in acute care. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning; 5: 130-139.

May A (2019). The Where of simulation training. In: Obstetric Decision Making and Simulation. MacLennan, Robinson. UK, Cambridge.

May A, Boss L (2019). The Structured Debrief. In: Forrest, McKimm. Healthcare Simulation: At a glance. UK, Wiley.

Phillips EC, Lavery S, Dickson J (2019). Identifying GP trainee’s priorities in simulation training: a questionnaire to aid course development in Scotland. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning. 6:103-104.

Phillips EC, Moneypenny M (2019). Tell me about your ideal… simulation mannequin. Anaesthesia News. Issue 385. p8-9.

2018

May A, Edgar S, Moneypenny M (2018) Faculty Development in Healthcare Simulation. In; Nestel D, Kelly M, Jolly B, Watson M (editors). Healthcare Simulation Education: Evidence, Theory and Practice. UK, Wiley

Ongoing research projects (updated November 2022)

Pharmacy Research

  • Assessing the impact of interprofessional simulation on trainee pharmacists’ tolerance of ambiguity
  • Design and evaluation of a marker system for pharmacists’ behavioural skills

Internal Medicine Trainee Research

  • Exploring trainee narratives of the transition to medical registrar
  • Exploring intergroup relations as experienced by internal medicine trainees

Refugee doctors research:

  • Designing a simulation curriculum for refugee doctors
  • Exploring the impact of simulation on refugee doctors

GP Research

  • Exploring the impact of GP in situ simulation on participants and system

Medical Students Research

  • Exploring medical student conceptualisations of feedback on their NTS
  • Designing and implementing an online platform to deliver faculty development for using Medi-StuNTS

Presentations at National and International Conferences

2023

NHS Education for Scotland conference, April 2023, Scotland (online)

Under the subheading, please add:

Burton J, Brady S, Harrison B, Matthew E, McGregor L. Adapting a registrar ready course for Emergency Medicine trainees in Scotland (poster presentation)

Kerins J, Smith SE, Tallentire VR. Interprofessional collaboration strategies: a framework analysis study of Internal Medicine Trainees (oral presentation)

Brara A, Chang C, Kerins J, Smith SE, Tallentire VR. Leadership Behaviours in Internal Medical Trainees in Scotland (oral presentation)

2022

AMEE conference, August 2022, Lyon, France

  • Kerins J, Smith SE, Tallentire VR. Exploring the transition to the medical registrar role in Scotland: A narrative analysis (oral presentation)

ASME annual scientific meeting, July 2022, Aberdeen, UK

  • Tallentire VR, Smith SE, Kerins J, Power A, Stewart F, Mardon J. Exploring how interprofessional simulation influences tolerance of ambiguity in medical students and trainee pharmacists (oral presentation)
  • Smith SE, Tallentire VR, Kerins J, Power A, Stewart F, Mardon J.  The development of TP-NOTS: A behavioural marker system for assessing trainee pharmacists’ non-technical skills (oral presentation)
  • Smith SE, Tallentire VR, Mardon J. Exploring the effects of GP in situ simulation on participants and systems (oral presentation)
  • Kerins J, Hamilton A, Pringle J, Farquhar F, Tallentire VR. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on core workplace needs of internal medicine trainees in Scotland (poster presentation)

NES annual virtual conference, April 2022, Scotland (online)

  • Kerins J, Smith SE, McColgan-Smith S, Power A, Stewart F, Mardon J. Investigating how interprofessional simulation influences tolerance of ambiguity in medical students and trainee pharmacists, Paper Number 73 (poster presentation)
  • Kerins J, Keay R, Smith SE, Tallentire VR. The impact of team behaviours on time to defibrillation in cardiac arrest: A pilot study.  (poster presentation)
  • Doverty J, Mardon J, Kerins J, Tallentire VR, Ingilok S, Eltom N, Livingstone P.  Development of simulation-based curriculum to support refugee doctors’ integration into clinical practice in Scotland.  (poster presentation)

SESAM annual conference, June 2022, Seville, Spain

  • Phillips EC, Doverty J. Inspiring future generations of anaesthetists through a trainee-led course: FACED (oral presentation

2021

ASME annual scientific meeting, July 2021, UK (online)

  • Tallentire VR, Kerins J, McColgan-Smith S, Mardon J. Exploring transformative learning for pre-registration pharmacists through interprofessional simulation.  (Invited panel member discussion – Inter-professional education)
  • Kerins J, Smith SE, Tallentire VR. Utilising the social identity approach to explore interprofessional relationships in healthcare. (Invited panel member discussion – Identity & Transitions)

NES Annual Virtual Conference, May 2021, Scotland (online)

  • Kerins J, exploring how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted interprofessional relationships from the perspective of internal medical trainees (poster presentation)

SESAM annual conference, June 2021, Milan, Italy (online)

  • Phillips EC, Smith S, Hamilton AH, Kerins J, Clarke B, Tallentire VR. Validity of the Medi-StuNTS behavioural marker system: expert-novice comparisons using immersive simulation scenarios (oral presentation)
  • Phillips EC, Williams D, Lavery S, Dickson D. 2222: cardiac arrest in the simulation centre!’ (poster presentation)

ASPiH Virtual Conference, November 2021, UK (online)

  • Keay R, Kerins, J, Smith SE, Tallentire VR. Using the TEAM tool in high fidelity immersive simulation for internal medicine trainees: assessing leadership of cardiac arrest scenarios (oral presentation)

2020

ASPiH Virtual Conference, November 2020, UK (online)

  • Kerins J, Anderson-Stirling S, J Wakeling J, Tallentire VR. Transfer of skills from simulation to the workplace in Internal Medicine (poster presentation)

2019

SESAM annual conference, June 2019, Glasgow, UK

  • Phillips EC, Neagle G, Cameron B, Moneypenny M. Suicide awareness for senior medical students through simulation (oral presentation)
  • Phillips EC, Dickson J, Lavery S. When simulation poses a safety risk: reflection and actions taken following an incident during simulation (poster presentation

NES annual conference, May 2019, Glasgow, UK

  • Phillips EC, Dickson J, Lavery S, Moneypenny M. The use of tidal volumes achieved to demonstrate improvement in basic airway management by medical students (poster presentation)
  • Phillips EC, Lavery S, Dickson J, Webster K. General practice emergency care simulation: pilot course development and feedback (poster presentation)

TASME annual meeting, April 2019, Newcastle, UK

  • Phillips EC. Simulation experiences of doctors training in Scotland: perceived benefits, barriers and potential solutions (poster presentation)

Workshops and Seminars

Kerins J, Hamilton A, Scahill E, Phillips EC, Tallentire VR. Developing, implementing and evaluating a national simulation strategy for Internal Medicine Training’. Delivered as a Speedy Workshop at the SESAM Virtual Annual Meeting April 15th 2021

Tallentire VR, Kerins J, Phillips E, Clarke B. The Medi-StuNTS system: A behavioural marker system for the medical students’ non-technical skills within immersive simulation. Society for Simulation in Europe annual conference; 14th June 2019; Glasgow, UK

Tallentire VR, Morse J, Cooper A. Developing the non-technical skills of medical students: Using a behavioural marker system to guide a learning conversation. 8th International Clinical Skills conference; 20th May 2019; Prato, Italy

Tallentire VR, Hamilton A, Kerins J, Leighton K, Morse J. Developing the non-technical skills of medical students: Using a behavioural marker system in immersive simulation. Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare 9th annual national conference; 15th November 2018; Southport, UK

Tallentire VR, Hamilton A, Kerins J, Leighton K, Morse J. Medi-StuNTS: Improving medical student feedback through the development of a behavioural marker system for non-technical skills. Scottish Clinical Skills Network annual conference; 6th June 2018; Glasgow, UK

Smith SE, Tallentire VR, McIntyre S. Behavioural skills for pharmacists. Seminar at the NHS Education for Scotland conference. 28th April 2023. Virtual conference.

Phillips E, Ralston K, Kerins J, Stirzaker A, Tallentire VR. Clinical event debriefing for healthcare teams. NHS Education for Scotland National conference; 27th April 2023; Virtual conference

Getting Involved

Do you want to get involved in simulation research? Consider attending our research course: Scottish Centre for Simulation – Getting Started in Simulation-Based Research

If you have an idea for some simulation research that you would like to discuss, please get in touch with Vicky or Sam:
Vicky.Tallentire@ed.ac.uk, Samantha.Smith7@nhs.scot