Bryn Baxendale MBChB, FRCA

Bryn was appointed as a consultant anesthetist at NUH in 1998 and currently has clinical responsibilities related primarily to vascular and emergency surgical services at QMC. In 2009 he was appointed as an honorary professor by the School of Psychology at the University of Nottingham. He has been President of the Association of Simulated Practice in Healthcare since 2009, which is the national learned body in relation to the use of simulation and related innovative learning technologies for professional education and training, workforce development, and quality and patient safety improvement. In 2012 Bryn joined the national strategy board for Technology Enhanced Learning led by Health Education England and the Higher Education Academy.

His interests relate to leading the widespread adoption of simulation-based methodologies across the healthcare system in order to enhance patient safety and quality of care. Specifically, this involves exploration of how best to enhance the development of expertise in individual professionals and multi-professional teams, and how to support organizational learning and attainment of high reliability amidst complexity and constrained resources.