Clinical Skills Development Service

CSDS turns 21

Today marks a special milestone for CSDS, we are turning 21! What began as a small program has grown into one of the largest healthcare simulation services in the southern hemisphere, training thousands of...

The use of 3D animation to enhance midwifery education

CSDS team’s work was featured in The Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal (ANMJ). They shared three articles in the October – December 2023 edition. In this blog post we are sharing the full article on the use of 3D animation to enhance...

#HcSimWeek: achieving success with QTEC!

Queensland Trauma Education Course (QTEC) is a sought-after one-day interdisciplinary trauma workshop offered by the Queensland Trauma Education (QTE). CSDS chatted with Laura Owens, the nursing lead for Queensland Trauma Education about what makes...

#HcSimWeek: QTE’s road to success

Queensland Trauma Education (QTE) creates and provides structured, relevant, and best practice care education to clinicians who care for the injured. QTE collaborates with CSDS, Jamieson Trauma Institute, Clinical Excellence Queensland, Queensland...

#HcSimWeek: The success of EMAC

CSDS chatted with Doctor Kersi Taraporewalla about the inception and success of EMAC. Dr. Taraporewalla became an anaesthetist in 1985 and worked as an anaesthetist until two years ago. Dr. Taraporewalla is semi-retired and is currently working on...

#HcSimWeek: meet our research team!

Our researchers conduct high-quality research projects in collaboration with a wide range of university and industry partners, as well as clinical experts. We are proud to introduce our research team. Please meet Dr. Mia McLanders, Dr. Lisa Peberdy...

#HcSimWeek: meet our Sim Stars

Happy Sim Week! We will start Sim Week with a blog post that shines a spotlight on two invaluable members of our Simulation Team: Emma and Bill, both of whom bring unique backgrounds to their roles in CSDS. Bill Nancarrow CSDS Simulation Assistant...