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Mr Andy Buttery

Regional Simulation and Human Factors Project Lead and Interim Director of Simulation for IPE and Nursing

Institute of Medical Sciences and Faculty Of Medicine, Health And Social Care Faculty Office

Andy has built a successful clinical career as an Operating Dept. Practitioner, followed by nearly 20 years as Simulation & Human Factors Educator.

Registered Operating Department Practitioner

Previously:

  • Advanced Life Support Instructor and Generic Instructor Course Faculty
  • Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator
  • CCCU MSc Healthcare Practice Simulation Pathway Lead and Modules Lead


Currently:

  • Regional Simulation & Human Factors Project Lead
  • Diploma in Medical Education (Distinction) (U of Nottingham)
  • Contributor to NHS E TEL & Simulation resources
  • Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors Associate member & Regional Lead for London & South East
  • Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) executive, conference & scientific committees (etc)
  • International Journal of Healthcare Simulation Operation Board Member, reviewer & contributor
  • Presented posters, oral presentations, and workshops at Regional, National, & International Conferences
  • Contributor to several book chapters
  • Co-Author to several publications

 

  • Faculty on many Resuscitation Council (RC(UK)) Life support courses, BLS, ILS, ALS and Generic Instructor Course (""Train-the-Trainer"") faculty.
  • Designed & delivered training for registered nurses as anaesthetic assistants for the University of Nottingham (UoN) School of Nursing.
  • Co-Designed & Delivered the UoN MSc Medical Education "Simulation & Clinical Skills" Module (then the most popular optional module).
  • Co-Designed & Delivered numerous simulation courses (e.g. ""MOST"" - Multi-Professional Obstetric Simulation Training)
  • Co-Designed & Delivered numerous Simulation Faculty Development courses.
  • Designed & Delivered numerous Human Factors and Patient Safety courses.
  • Designed & Delivered the CCCU MSc Simulation Pathway, the Foundations of Simulation module attended by over 50 post-registration students, mostly clinical fellows.
  • 50% of my publications relate to simulation-based education.  
  • Transformative Simulation - the use of simulation to transform rather than educate.
  • Co-Production - the role of simulation, and trained 'simulated people' ("actors") to empower significant, rather than tokenistic, service-user involvement.
  • Deliberate Practice in Simulation Mastery Learning.
  • Evolving technology in Simulation. 

Research Projects

  • Virtual and augmented reality in healthcare education (VARE) project report. Researcher(s): Professor Eleni Hatzidimitriadou, Mrs Julie Taylor, Mrs Nicola Clark, Mr Stuart Field, Mr Josh Reader, Mr Andy Buttery, Professor Bijayendra Singh, Mr Georgios Arealis, Professor Konstantinos Sirlantzis. [Project report]
  • ASPiH Executive and Conference Committee
  • CIEHF Associate member and Regional Lead for London & South-East
  • Contributor to NHS E Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning resources
  • International Journal of Healthcare Simulation Operational Board Member