Escape rooms are becoming increasingly popular as an interactive and engaging tool in healthcare teams. Participating in them can be fun – creating them, just as rewarding. The RCH Education Hub’s Lichin, Benny and Steve talk about their journey in creating an escape room for campus staff, how long it took and how it drove them to create another 2 escape rooms!   ..read more

In this part 2 of the simulation series, we chat with Kim Price and Dr Dom Cincotta about their experience with in-situ simulation and how they have used it to improve the care delivered to patients suffering from anaphylaxis.  ..read more

Simulation has many roles in clinical healthcare. It is used as a tool for education and training, as well as testing systems, pathways and equipment. In part 1 of this series on simulation, we talk with Dr Rebecca Szabo, who introduces the concept of simulation and explains its benefits and challenges ..read more

Some clinical placements require the student to relocate a long way from home, where they may need to pay for accommodation and food. Add in the requirement of unpaid full-time clinical placement with no time to earn any money and you have a huge financial burden. Gus and Pranay are 2 students who have been through this process. They share their experiences and provide suggestions for how you can make the most out of these situations.  ..read more

Remember Phoebe? She is now at the end of her student placement here at the RCH. We speak with her one last time before she goes out into the big world.    ..read more

Remember Nicola? She is now at the end of her student placement here at the RCH. We speak with her one last time before she goes out into the big world.  ..read more

Today we meet Claudia at the end of her student placement at The Royal Children's Hospital. Unlike other podcasts in this series, Claudia just joins us for this one. Nonetheless, she gives us a good look at her last 12 weeks of experience within the hospital environment ..read more

Remember Phoebe? We had a chat with her in Episode 29 when she first started her Medical Imaging placement at the RCH. Phoebe is a 4th year medical imaging student midway into her placement. We check in with her again to see how she is going.  ..read more

In this episode, Claire Bauer, Clinical Nurse Educator at The Education Hub Outreach Program is interviewing Phoebe about her Medical Imaging placement at the RCH - Melbourne. Phoebe is at the start of her placement.  In later episodes, we will catch Phoebe midway and lastly, at the end of her placement. Hope you are enjoying this sub-series within TTT ..read more

In this episode, Claire Bauer, Clinical Nurse Educator at The Education Hub Outreach Program is interviewing Nicola about her Social Work placement at the RCH - Melbourne. Nicola is at the start of her placement with the Social Work team at RCH. In later episodes, we will catch Nicola midway and lastly, at the end of her placement. Hope you are enjoying this sub-series within TTT ..read more