On this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Eve Purdy, an emergency physician and applied anthropologist at Gold Coast University Hospital in Australia, whose work looks at how culture and team dynamics shape performance in resuscitation. We dig into visually enhanced mental simulation (VEMS), a low-tech approach that lets teams rehearse high-stakes trauma scenarios with a few simple visual tools, no manikin or sim lab required, and why it can be just as powerful as high-fidelity simulation. Eve also takes us through her research on how trauma teams respond to stress: what happens to communication, decision-making and team cohesion when the pressure is on, and what clinicians and team leaders can do to perform at their best when it matters most. If you lead, teach or work on a resuscitation team, this one’s for you.
Can visually enhanced mental simulation (VEMS) make trauma teams better - with Dr. Eve Purdy
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