High Fidelity Simulation in Pre-hospital Care: Training for Reality, Debriefing for Impact with Ben King

About this episode

The episode discusses the role of high-fidelity simulation in pre-hospital care and its impact on clinical performance and team dynamics.

Today on the Pre-hospital Care Podcast, we dive into the growing role of high-fidelity simulation in improving clinical performance, team coordination, and patient outcomes in pre-hospital care systems. Simulation has moved beyond an educational luxury to become a strategic tool for preparing clinicians for the unpredictable and high-stakes nature of pre-hospital emergency medicine. In this episode, we explore not only the advantages of realistic experiential training but also the critical role of targeted debriefing and video-assisted debriefs in cementing learning, enhancing psychological safety, and driving measurable performance improvements. Our guest is Ben King, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Best Practice Medicine, a clinician-founded, Montana-based organisation dedicated to experiential healthcare education, high fidelity simulation, travel paramedicine, and EMS response services. Ben is widely recognised as a thought leader in resuscitative medicine, team dynamics, and human performance under stress, and has been a driving force in expanding the use of high-fidelity simulation to prepare providers for real-world clinical complexity. You can find Best Practice…

People in this episode

Host: Eoin Walker

Guest: Ben King

Topics covered

• high-fidelity simulation
• pre-hospital care
• clinical performance
• team coordination
• patient outcomes
• debriefing
• experiential training

Keywords

• high-fidelity simulation
• pre-hospital care
• clinical performance
• team dynamics
• debriefing
• experiential training
• emergency medicine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Best Practice Medicine

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