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All staff are invited to attend

Experience Learning in Action brings together staff from across the Trust to explore the power of simulation in clinical education. This interactive event highlights the wide range of simulation training opportunities available, showcasing equipment, techniques, and innovative approaches used to enhance learning, teamwork, and patient safety.

Visitors will have the opportunity to engage with hands-on skills stations, tabletop exercises, escape room–style learning, and poster presentations, while connecting with the medical education and simulation team. Whether you are new to simulation or looking to develop simulation-based teaching in your own clinical area, the Showcase provides practical inspiration, guidance, and information on how to get involved – including pathways to becoming simulation faculty.

Join us for an engaging, informal event designed to empower staff, spark ideas, and support high-quality education across the Trust – with tea, coffee, and lunch provided.

Why visit?
  • Raise awareness of simulation training available in the Trust.
  • Connect departments throughout MTW to MTW medical education and simulation team
  • Demonstrate skills and simulation equipment available
  • Promote a variety of strategies for the delivery of simulation training
  • Provide information to empower staff to initiate simulation
    related education in their clinical area
  • Provide information on how to train to become simulation faculty

Showcase dates

18th March

18th March 2026

Venue: Education & Training Centre, Level -2, Tunbridge Wells Hospital

24th April

24th April 2026

Venue: Maidstone Academic Centre, Maidstone Hospital

18th March & 24th April

07:30 - 08:45

Faculty set up

08:45 - 09:00

Registration and coffee

09:00 - 09:45

Welcome

Dr Derek Harrington

 

Introduction to simulation

Dr Emma Townsend/ Dr Peter Springbett/ Dr James Cook

09:45 - 10:15, 10:15 - 10:45

Interactive stations

10:45 - 11:15

Coffee. Sponsors exhibition. Posters.

11:15 - 11:45, 11:45 - 12:15, 12:15 - 12:45

Interactive stations

12:45 - 13:45

Lunch. Sponsors exhibition. Posters

13:45 - 14:30

Faculty clear down

List of stations & skills

  • Escape room
  • Urology
  • Blood transfusion
  • Emergency planning
  • IV access under ultrasound
  • Paediatrics
  • NEWS2 game
  • Physiotherapy – airway suctioning
  • Anaesthetics tea trolley
  • ED lightning simulation

Speakers

Dr Derek Harrington

Director of Medical Education

Dr James Cook

ICM College Tutor

Dr Emma Townsend

Consultant in Emergency Medicine | F1 Programme Director TWH | SuppoRTT Champion

Meet the Sim Team

Andrea Cox

Simulation Facilitator

andrea.cox@nhs.net 01892 635787
Debbie Cay

Simulation Facilitator

debbie.cay@nhs.net 01622 20029
Eliza Matthews

Simulation and Clinical Skills Practitioner

Beatrice Aka

Simulation and Clinical skills Practitioner

Abigail Sweet

Simulation and Clinical Skills Technician

abigail.sweet1@nhs.net 01892 635787
Arun Jayan

Simulation and Clinical Skills Technician

Arun.jayan1@nhs.net 01892 635787

Simulation Leads

Dr Peter Springbett

Consultant Physician and Geriatrician

Dr James Cook

ICM College Tutor

Directions

Maidstone Academic Centre

Maidstone Academic Centre, Maidstone Hospital, Hermitage, Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 9QQ

Tunbridge Wells Education Centre

Education Training Centre Level -2, Tunbridge Wells Hospital,
Tonbridge Road, Pembury, Kent, TN2 4QJ

Jodie Cain

18th March 2026

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