BSIR Trainee Committee

Interventional Radiology Human Factors Simulation Day

A simulation-based training day bringing together interventional radiology and interventional neuroradiology trainees through immersive human factors teaching.

· Clinical Skills Centre, Hull Royal Infirmary

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About

About the event

Safe interventional practice depends on more than technical skill. Communication, judgement, teamwork, consent, escalation, and difficult conversations shape outcomes every day.

This BSIR Trainee Committee–led day is designed for vascular IR and INR trainees to rehearse these non-technical skills together, using structured simulation in a controlled environment.

Simulation offers a rare chance to practise high-stakes scenarios with feedback—without patient risk—so teams can refine clarity, leadership, and composure under pressure.

Consent

Capacity, risk discussion, and shared decision-making.

Leadership

Direction, delegation, and calm authority in the suite.

Complications

Prioritisation, escalation, and situational awareness.

Communication

Clarity across teams, patients, and families.

Context

Why human factors in IR

Interventional radiology is technically demanding and often time-critical. Procedures unfold under pressure, with rapid multidisciplinary communication, nuanced consent, and infrequent but high-stakes complications.

When adverse events occur, duty of candour and compassionate communication are essential. Many of the most important determinants of outcome are not purely technical—they live in how teams think, speak, and lead together.

Simulation allows structured rehearsal of these skills in safety, with expert debrief, so judgement and communication keep pace with procedural training.

Stations

Simulation scenarios & workshops

Simulation scenarios

Simulation 1

Post-procedure deterioration

Recognising and responding to evolving clinical deterioration after intervention.

  • Clinical assessment
  • Escalation
  • Team coordination

Simulation 2

Consent

Structured practice in discussing risk, capacity, and collaborative decision-making.

  • Capacity and consent
  • Risk discussion
  • Shared decision-making

Simulation 3

Prioritisation and inter-team dynamics

Managing competing demands and communication across multidisciplinary teams.

  • Prioritisation
  • Inter-team dynamics
  • Leadership under pressure

Simulation 4

Breaking bad news and duty of candour

Honest, compassionate communication after adverse outcomes.

  • Duty of candour
  • Communicating adverse outcomes
  • Managing patient and family responses

Human factors workshops

Workshop 1

Situational awareness

Building awareness of environment, team, and evolving clinical context.

Workshop 2

Communication and teamwork

Structured rehearsal of clear communication and effective teamworking in the suite.

Workshop 3

Decision-making in interventional radiology

Frameworks for judgement, risk assessment, and decisive action in IR practice.

Programme

Timetable

  1. 08:30 – 08:45
    Registration, refreshments and networking
  2. 08:45 – 09:00
    Welcome, introductions and housekeeping
  3. 09:00 – 09:30
    Keynote lecture — Dr Raghu Lakshminarayan, BSIR President
  4. 09:30 – 09:45
    Coffee break, transition to stations and simulation pre-brief
  5. 09:45 – 13:00

    Morning session — Participants rotate in four groups through two simulation scenarios and two human factors workshops (45 minutes each).

    • Simulation 1: Post-procedure deterioration
    • Simulation 2: Consent
    • Workshop 1: Situational awareness
    • Workshop 2: Communication and teamwork

    Refreshment break: 11:15 – 11:30

  6. 13:00 – 13:45
    Lunch and networking
  7. 13:45 – 14:00
    Keynote lecture — Dr Nazia Khan, President of the Society of Anaesthesia & Radiology (SAR)
  8. 14:00 – 16:30

    Afternoon session — Participants rotate in three groups through two simulation scenarios and one human factors workshop.

    • Simulation 3: Prioritisation and inter-team dynamics
    • Simulation 4: Breaking bad news and duty of candour
    • Workshop 3: Decision-making in interventional radiology

    Refreshment break: 15:30 – 15:45

  9. 16:30 – 17:00
    Final debrief, feedback and close

Faculty

Faculty

Led by a founding faculty team from interventional radiology and interventional neuroradiology, with keynote speakers and additional multidisciplinary faculty.

Keynote speakers

Dr Raghu Lakshminarayan

BSIR President

Morning keynote · 09:00 – 09:30

Dr Nazia Khan

President, Society of Anaesthesia & Radiology (SAR)

Afternoon keynote · 13:45 – 14:00

Course leads

Portrait of Dr Hunain Shiwani

Dr Hunain Shiwani

Interventional Radiology Lead

Portrait of Dr Timothy Edwards

Dr Timothy Edwards

Interventional Neuroradiology Lead

Additional faculty

Further faculty details will be announced, including consultant interventional radiologists, consultant anaesthetists, radiographers, nursing staff, and simulation support faculty.

Audience & venue

Who it is for · Where we meet

Audience

The day initially accommodates 20 delegates, prioritising Pan-Yorkshire IR and INR trainees. Capacity may extend to other deaneries where space allows.

Clinical Skills Centre, Hull Royal Infirmary

  • Seminar Rooms 4 & 5 — lectures
  • Suite 3 — ward simulation space
  • Suite 4 — training suite
  • Theatre simulation room

Outcomes

Learning objectives

Strengthen human factors awareness in IR practice.

Refine communication and leadership in procedural settings.

Build confidence managing complications and adverse outcomes.

Deepen understanding of consent and duty of candour.

Improve situational awareness and escalation pathways.

Consolidate non-technical skills alongside technical training.

Partners

Sponsors & partners

Register

Registration & contact

Join a focused, specialty-specific simulation day designed to strengthen the non-technical skills that matter most in interventional practice.

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