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About the Speaker​

 

Prof Debra NESTEL

Professor of Surgical Education, Department of Surgery,
University of Melbourne, Australia;

Professor of Simulation Education in Healthcare,
Monash University, Australia


 
 

Debra Nestel is Professor of Surgical Education, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne and Professor of Simulation Education in Healthcare, Monash University, Australia. Prof Nestel is Editor-in-Chief for Advances in Simulation, the journal of the Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine (SESAM).

Prof Nestel is programme lead for the Master of Surgical Education (Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne and Royal Australasian College of Surgeons), a programme designed for surgeons interested in advancing their educational practice. She co-leads the Master of Surgical Science, University of Melbourne – a programme designed for junior doctors interested in pursuing a career in surgery.

She is an honorary professorial fellow at Imperial College, London and Graduate Faculty Scholar in the College of Graduate Studies at the University of Central Florida. Prof Nestel leads a national programme for simulation educators – NHET-Sim and a state-​​based network in simulated patient methodology. Prof Nestel has published over 140 peer-reviewed papers in health professions education, and recently published a book on simulated patient methodology (2015). She has edited a book on healthcare simulation published in 2016 and is now editing a book on surgical education for release in 2017.

Speaker's Sessions:

Fundamentals of Standardised / Simulated Patient Methodology
Date: 3​ November 201​7 (Fri)  | Time: 1000 - 1130 
LocationAcademia, Level 1, L1-S1

Briefing & Debriefing Practices in Healthcare Simulation: "Bookends" to Promote Learning
Date: 3​ November 201​7 (Fri)  | Time: 1500 - 1630 
LocationAcademia, Level 2, L2-S3 & L2-S4​