SIMPO 2025

10. 9. 2025

10:00–16:00

SIMU LF MU

Dear colleagues and supporters of simulation medicine,

We would like to inform you about this year's 4th Simulation Symposium, SIMPO 2025, which will once again be held at the Simulation Center of the Faculty of Medicine at Masaryk University on September 10, 2025. We will also be celebrating the 5th anniversary of the Simulation Center, so be sure to mark this date in your calendars. We look forward to seeing you there.

We look forward to seeing you again in Brno.

Registration

Preliminary program of the Symposium

  • 10:00 - 10:15

    Opening of the symposium

  • 10:15 - 10:30

    High five - College of Simulation

    Lecturer: Petr Štourač

  • 10:30 - 10:45

    Coffee break

  • 10:45 - 12:15

    Keynote lectures

    Use of human factors engineering in safe digitalisation (Marc Lazarovici)

    The strengths and weaknesses of single-speciality (anaesthesiology) (Crina Burlacu)

  • 12:15 - 13:00

    Lunch

  • 13:00 - 14:00

    5 innovations in the SIMU curriculum

    • OSCE and RAT modules (Martin Komenda, Daniel Schwarz, Marek Kovář)
    • Simulation with a human dimension: Seniors as OSCE exam participants (Karolína Levíčková, Martina Žižlavská)
    • High-fidelity simulation in forensic medicine? (Tomáš Vojtíšek)
    • How has the simulation center transformed us? Or 5 years at SIMU (Lydie Izakovičová Hollá)
    • Innovation in neurology teaching (Eva Vlčková)
  • 14:00 - 14:45

    Short messages

  • 14:45 - 15:00

    Coffee break

  • 15:00 - 15:50

    5 hot topics in simulation education

    • What about the rest of the group? How can we actively engage all students in the learning process? (Tereza Vafková)
    • Step-by-step preparation of a high-fidelity simulation course (Martina Kosinová)
    • Training simulation technicians (Jiří Travěnec, Veronika Justrová)
    • Onboarding simulation technicians (Jan Dvořáček)
    • Using AI in teaching (Daniel Schwarz)
  • 15:50 - 16:00

    End of the symposium

Workshops

  • 12:30 - 14:00

    Debriefing miniclass (Matej Kovář)

    Are you preparing for your first simulation and debriefing? If you are a novice instructor, this workshop will provide you with useful tips and tricks on how to handle your first debriefing, what not to underestimate in your preparation, and how to engage simulation participants in conversation.

  • 12:30 - 14:00

    Taste of teaching using escape games (Klára Bochníčková)

    Come and try out an unconventional form of learning through an escape game. During the workshop, you will experience fun tasks that develop clinical thinking, teamwork, and quick decision-making under time pressure.

  • 14:15 - 15:45

    Life saver, death in the scenario, or tips and tricks for designing simulation scenarios (Markéta Nowaková, Bořek Trávníček)

    Are you preparing new simulation scenarios for your teaching? At this workshop, we will discuss how to prepare the best possible simulation scenario, how to simplify our work, and what we should avoid when designing scenarios.

  • 14:15 - 15:45

    When students remain silent (Martina Bruzlová)

    We like to use discussion in our lessons, but the response is not always what we would like it to be. Students don't speak, or they only answer our questions with one word. We try, but most of the time there is just an awkward silence. Why is this, and can we change it? Join us in discovering ways to get students talking. We will give you specific tips and you will be able to try everything out in practice.

This is a preliminary program for Symposium 2025, which will be updated on an ongoing basis. It is currently valid as of July 16, 2025.

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