Publications and Presentations

Publications


Kashish Malhotra, Anisah Ali, Vina Soran, Tamzin Ogiliev, Dengyi Zhou, Eka Melson, Meri Davitadze, The SIMBA and CoMICs team, Punith Kempegowda

July 2023, in : BMJ Open 


Dengyi Zhou, Meri Davitadze, Emma Ooi, Cai Ying Ng, Isabel Allison, Lucretia Thomas, Thia Hanania, Parisha Blaggan, Nia Evans, Wentin Chen, Eka Melson, Kristien Boelaert, Niki Karavitaki, Punith Kempegowda, on behalf of SIMBA and CoMICs team

January 2023, in : Postgraduate Medical Journal 


Lucy Wallett, Wentin Chen, Lucretia Thomas, Parisha Blaggan, Emma Ooi, Dengyi Zhou, Thia Hanania, Cai Ying Ng, Nia Evans, Georgia Morgan, Issy Allison, Carina Synn Cuen Pan, Gobeka Ponniah, Eloise Radcliffe, Jameela Sheikh, Alya Khashaba, Meghnaa Hebbar, Dwi Delson, Vinay Reddy-Kolanu, John Ayuk, Gregory Packer, Emily Akufo-Tetteh, Meri Davitadze, Eka Melson, Punith Kempegowda

April 2022, in : BMJ Open Quality 


Meri Davitadze, Emma Ooi, Cai Ying Ng, Dengyi Zhou, Lucretia Thomas, Thia Hanania, Parisha Blaggan, Nia Evans, Wentin Chen, Eka Melson, Wiebke Arlt, Punith Kempegowda

February 2022, in : BMC Medical Education


Cai Ying Ng, Isabel Allison, Emma Ooi, Meri Davitadze, Eka Melson, Punith Kempegowda

December 2021, in : BMJ Leader


Eka Melson, Wentin Chen, Dengyi Zhou, Emma Ooi, Nia Evans, Dwi Delson, Meri Davitadze, Punith Kempegowda

June 2021, in : BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning


Georgia Morgan, Eka Melson,Meri Davitadze, Emma Ooi, Dengyi Zhou, Thia Hanania, Wentin Chen, Lucretia Thomas,Isabel Allison, Michael Ding, Parisha Blaggan, Cai Ying Ng, Nia Evans,Emily Warmington, Eloise Radcliffe, Vina Soran, Rachel Nirmal, Kristien Boelaert, Rachel Cooney, Vinay Reddy-Kolanu, Niki Karavitaki, Shri Pathmakanthan, Wiebke Arlt, Punith Kempegowda

June 2021, in : The Journal of the RCP of Edinburgh


Nia Evans, Meri Davitadze, Arjun Narendran, Seren Evans, Lucretia Thomas, Parisha Blaggan, Eka Melson and Punith Kempegowda

March 2021, in : RCP Future Healthcare Journal


Eka Melson, Meri Davitadze, Manal Aftab, Cai Ying Ng, Emma Ooi, Parisha Blaggan, Wentin Chen, Thia Hanania, Lucretia Thomas, Dengyi Zhou, Joht Singh Chandan, Latha Senthil, Wiebke Arlt, Sailesh Sankar, John Ayuk, Muhammad Ali Karamat & Punith Kempegowda

August 2020, in : BMC Medical Education

Presentations

Increased knowledge and awareness about endocrinology and science-based careers amongst school children through public engagement event 

Mirna Elghobashy, Shams Ali Baig, Fazna Rahman, Syeda Sabbah Batool, Mukunth Kowsik, Josh Banerjee, Kushi Kumar, Mohammed Faraaz Saiyed, Vardhan Venkatesh, Pranav Viswanath Iyer, SIMBA and CoMICs team, Punith Kempegowda 

ECE 2023, 13-16 May 2023; e-Poster Presentation

SIMBA for Students – teaching endocrinology to pre-clinical medical and pharmacy students through online simulation- a pilot study. 

Fatema Rezai, Isabel Allison, Aditya Swaminathan, Tamzin Ogiliev, Haaziq Sheikh, Georgia Morgan, Dengyi Zhou, Jameela Sheikh, Alice Yip, SIMBA and CoMICs team, Punith Kempegowda 

ECE 2023, 13-16 May 2023; Poster Presentation

Improved self-reported confidence levels to manage transitional endocrine cases following Simulation via Instant Messaging – Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) training. 

Tamzin Ogiliev, Pavithra Sakthivel, Mirna Elghobashy, Anoushka Devi Bucktowar, Abby Radcliffe, Maiar Elhariry, Anisah Ali, Sangamithra Ravi, Carina Synn Cuen Pan, Sung Yat Ng, Celia Akpeki, Dengyi Zhou, SIMBA and CoMICs team, Punith Kempegowda 

ECE 2023, 13-16 May 2023; Poster Presentation

Differential performance in SIMBA simulation-based training sessions between healthcare professionals from low-and-middle income and high income countries suggests targeted education is needed to reduce the gap 

Harshin Pallathoor Balakrishnan, Emily Warmington, Dengyi Zhou, Carina Synn Cuen Pan, SIMBA and CoMICs Team, Punith Kempegowda 

ECE 2023, 13-16 May 2023; e-Poster Presentation

CoMICs (Concise Medical Information Cines) videos on diabetes mellitus and polycystic ovary syndrome have better quality, content, and reliability compared to videos from other sources 

Dania Shabbir, Shams Ali Baig, Fazna Rahman, Syeda Sabbah Batool, Mukunth Kowsik, Josh Banerjee, Kushi Kumar, Mohammed Faraaz Saiyed, Vardhan Venkatesh, Pranav Viswanath Iyer, SIMBA and CoMICs team, Punith Kempegowda 

ECE 2023, 13-16 May 2023; e-Poster Presentation

Comparing performance in SIMBA simulation-based training sessions between healthcare professionals from different training grades 

Dengyi Zhou, Harshin Pallathoor Balakrishnan, Emily Warmington, Maiar Elhariry, Anisah Ali, Tamzin Ogiliev, Kashish Malhotra, Vina Soran, Pavithra Sakthivel, Carina Synn Cuen Pan, SIMBA and CoMICs team, Punith Kempegowda 

ECE 2023, 13-16 May 2023; Poster Presentation

LMIC 

Anisah Ali, Dengyi Zhou, Meri Davitadze, Punith Kempegowda 

ASM 2023, 12-14 July 2023; E-poster presentation 

Comparing Clinical Simulation Global Rating Scores of participants from low, middle, and high income countries in Simulation via Instant Messaging- Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) sessions. 

Maiar Elhariry , Zakee Abdi, Dengyi Zhou, Emily Warmington, Carina Synn Cuen Pan, Harshin Pallathoor Balakrishnan, Punith Kempegowda 

ASM 2023, 12-14 July 2023; Oral presentation 

SIMBA for Students – teaching medical cases to pre-clinical medical and pharmacy students through online simulation: a pilot study 

Swaminathan A, Zhou D, Oligiev T, Allison I, Cooper C, Morgan G, Kempegowda P 

ASM 2023, 12-14 July 2023; Oral presentation 

Assessment of the Quality, Content, and Reliability of the Information in CoMICs videos in Comparison to YouTube Videos on Diabetes Mellitus and PCOS 

Ali Baig S, Rahman F, Sabbah Batool S, Banerjee AJ, Kowsik M, Saiyed MF, Kumar K 

ASM 2023, 12-14 July 2023; E-poster presentation

Patient and Public Involvement in Virtual Simulation-Based Education Informs and Enhances Clinicians’ Knowledge in Managing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Adrenal Conditions

Saima Kauser-Malik, Carina Synn Cuen Pan, Fatema Rezai, Jameela Sheikh, Dengyi Zhou, Eka Melson, Punith Kempegowda

ASM 2023, 12-14 July 2023; Oral presentation

Patient and Public Involvement in Virtual Simulation-Based Education Informs and Enhances Clinicians’ Knowledge in Managing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Adrenal Conditions 

Carina Synn Cuen Pan, Eka Melson, Tamzin Ogiliev, Dengyi Zhou, Sung Yat Ng, Fatema Rezai, Zahra Olateju, Eloise Radcliffe, Prashantehan Balendran, Abby Radcliffe, Gar Mun Lau, Jameela Sheikh, Harjeet Kaur, Catherine Cooper, Farah Abdelhameed, Francesca Pang, Shreya Bhatt, Dania Shabbir, Meri Davitadze, Alessandro Prete, Cristina L Ronchi, Irina Bancos, Vasilis Chortis, John D Newell-Price, Helen L Simpson, Helena Gleeson, Konstantinos Manolopoulou, Justin Chu, Michael O’Reilly, Wiebke Arlt, Caroline Gillett, Punith Kempegowda on behalf of the SIMBA team 

ENDO 2023, 15-18 June 2023; Poster Presentation

Assessment of the Quality, Content, and Reliability of the Information in CoMICs videos in Comparison to YouTube Videos on Diabetes Mellitus and PCOS 

Shams Ali Baig, Anagh Josh Banerjee, Fazna Rahman, Syeda Sabbah Batul, Mukunth Kowsik, Khushi Kumar, Faraaz Saiyed Mohammed, Vardhan Venkatesh, Pranav Viswanath Iyer, Punith Kempegowda 

RCP Medicine 2022, 30-31 March 2022; Poster Presentation

Global rating scale 

Pavithra Sakthivel, Zakee Abdi, Dengyi Zhou, Kashish Malhotra, Anisah Ali, Jameela Sheikh, Emily Warmington, Carina Synn Cuen Pan, Wentin Chen, Harjeet Kaur, Rachel Nirmal, Vina Soran, Isabel Allison, Nia Evans, Dwi Delson, Meri Davitadze, Punith Kempegowda the SIMBA Team

BES 2022, 14-16 November 2022;  Poster Presentation


SIMBA for Students – teaching endocrinology to pre-clinical medical and pharmacy students through online simulation: a pilot study

Dengyi Zhou, Tamzin Ogiliev, Isabel Allison, Aditya Swaminathan, Georgia Morgan, Jameela Sheikh, Alice Yip, Fatema Rezai, Haaziq Sheikh, Harjeet Kaur, Catherine Cooper, Kashish Malhotra, Meri Davitadze, Punith Kempegowda the SIMBA Team

BES 2022, 14-16 November 2022;  Poster Presentation


SIMBA Obesity

Zakee Abdi, Pavithra Sakthivel, Emily Warmington, Anisah Ali, Maiar Elhariry, Anoushka Devi Bucktowar, Mirna Elghobashy, Sangamithra Ravi Dengyi Zhou, Carina Synn Cuen Pan, Jonathan Hazlehurst, Punith Kempegowda on behalf of SIMBA and CoMICs team 

 BES 2022, 14-16 November 2022;  Poster Presentation


Is there a difference in clinical skills gained between healthcare professionals of high- and low and middle-income countries with online simulation-based learning?

Tamzin Ogiliev, Isabel Allison, Jameela Sheikh, Georgia Morgan, Aditya Swaminathan, Alice Yip, Catherine Cooper, Fatema Rezai, Haaziq Sheikh, Harjeet Kaur, Kashish Malhotra, Dengyi Zhou, Punith Kempegowda on behalf of SIMBA and CoMICs team

TASME 2022, 7 May 2022;  Poster Presentation


Is there a difference in clinical skills gained between healthcare professionals of high- and low and middle-income countries with online simulation-based learning?

Vina Soran, Kashish Malhotra, Anisah Ali, Tamzin Ogiliev, Dengyi Zhou, Eka Melson, Meri Davitadze, Punith Kempegowda on behalf of the SIMBA Team

TASME 2022, 7 May 2022;  Poster Presentation


Public and patient involvement in simulation-based learning for healthcare professionals - a pilot study

Mr Prashanthan Balendran*, Miss Carina Synn Cuen Pan, Mr Sung Yat Ng, Miss Zahra Olateju, Miss Eloise Radcliffe, Miss Abby Radcliffe, Miss Gar Mun Lau, Miss Tamzin Ogiliev, Dr Punith Kempegowda on behalf of SIMBA and CoMICs team

TASME 2022, 7 May 2022;  Poster Presentation


Simulation via Instant Messaging – Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) as a tool to bridge gaps in clinical knowledge and expectations between physicians and patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Pavithra Sakthivel, Eka Melson, Fatema Rezai, Carina Synn Cuen Pan, Jameela Sheikh, Harjeet Kaur, Catherine Cooper, Farah Abdelhameed, Francesca Pang, Shreya Bhatt, Dania Shabbir, Meri Davitadze, Helena Gleeson, Konstantinos Manolopoulos, Justin Chu, Michael O’Reilly, Wiebke Arlt, Caroline Gillett, Punith Kempegowda, the SIMBA team

ECE 2022, 21 -  24 March 2022;  Poster Presentation


SIMBA for Students – teaching endocrinology to pre-clinical medical and pharmacy students through online simulation- a pilot study

Isabel Allison, Tamzin Ogiliev, Jameela Sheikh, Georgia Morgan, Aditya Swaminathan, Alice Yip, Catherine Cooper, Fatema Rezai, Haaziq Sheikh, Harjeet Kaur, Kashish Malhotra, Neil Gittoes, Kristien Boelaert, Alessandro Prete, Wiebke Arlt, Lynne Robinson, Justin Chu, Meri Davitadze, Paul Foster, Vivek Dhir, Punith Kempegowda,the SIMBA and CoMICs teams

ECE 2022, 21 -  24 March 2022;  Poster Presentation


Evaluating a novel virtual simulation tool for clinical training to improve clinician confidence managing cases in diabetes and endocrinology

Wentin Chen, Gobeka Ponniah, Meghnaa Hebbar, Jameela Sheikh, Dengyi Zhou, Kashish Malhotra, Nia Evans, Emily Warmington, Anisah Ali, Fatema Rezai, Isabel Allison, Carina Synn Cuen Pan, Rachel Nirmal, Pavithra Sakthivel, Vina Soran, Zakee Abdi, Harjeet Kaur, Dwi Delson, Simran Piya, Eka Melson, Meri Davitadze, Punith Kempegowda, the SIMBA Team

ECE 2022, 21 -  24 March 2022;  Poster Presentation


Is there a difference in clinical skills gained between healthcare professionals of high- and low and middle-income countries with online simulation-based learning?

Anisah Ali, Kashish Malhotra, Dengyi Zhou, Tamzin Ogiliev, Carina Synn Cuen Pan, Emily Warmington, Wentin Chen, Harjeet Kaur, Jameela Sheikh, Pavithra Sakthivel, Rachel Nirmal, Vina Soran, Zakee Abdi, Isabel Allison, Simran Piya, Nia Evans, Thia Hanania, Dwi Delson, Eka Melson, Meri Davitadze, Punith Kempegowda, the SIMBA Team

ECE 2022, 21 -  24 March 2022;  Poster Presentation


Comparing global rating scores from simulation-based diabetes and endocrine scenarios between healthcare professionals of high- and low- and middle-income countries

Zakee Abdi, Dengyi Zhou, Kashish Malhotra, Anisah Ali, Jameela Sheikh, Pavithra Sakthivel, Emily Warmington, Carina Synn Cuen Pan, Wentin Chen, Harjeet Kaur, Rachel Nirmal, Vina Soran, Isabel Allison, Nia Evans, Dwi Delson, Meri Davitadze, Punith Kempegowda, the SIMBA Team

ECE 2022, 21 -  24 March 2022;  Poster Presentation


Simulation via Instant Messaging- Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) helps boost clinicians’ confidence to manage diabetic complications

Maiar Elhariry, Dengyi Zhou, Pavithra Sakthivel, Emily Warmington, Anisah Ali, Mirna Elghobashy, Anoushka Bucktowar, Vina Soran, Jameela Sheikh, Zakee Abdi, Mujahid Saeed, Prashanth Vas, Meri Davitadze, Punith Kempegowda

Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2022, 28 March - 1 April 2022;  ePoster


SIMBA as an adjunct to small group teaching: a pilot study to improve undergraduate medical education

Malhotra Kashish, Allison Isabel, Morgan Georgia, Swaminathan Aditya, Rezai Fatema, McVeigh Jessica, Crockett Elin, Davitadze Meri, Melson Eka, Kempegowda Punith

DEMEC, 6-7 December, 2021;  ePoster


Simulation via Instant Messaging - Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) effectively develops leadership and interpersonal skills in medical students and junior doctors

Rachel Nirmal, Isabel Allison, Cai Ying Ng, Emma Ooi, Eka Melson, Punith Kempegowda

BMJ Leaders in Healthcare Conference, 17-20 November 2021;  ePoster; published in the Leaders in Healthcare 2021, November 2021 - Volume 5 - Suppl 1. dx.doi.org/10.1136/leader-2021-FMLM.55 


Improving clinicians' confidence in gastroenterology and hepatology management: Simulation via Instant Messaging- Birmingham Advance (SIMBA)

Cai Ying Ng, Thia Hanania, Sara Mahgoub, Michael Ding, James Morgan, Emma Ooi, Meri Davitadze, SIMBA Team, Rachel Cooney, Shri Pathmakanthan, Neil Rajoriya, Punith Kempegowda

BSG Annual Meeting 2021, 8-12 November, 2021;  Poster presentation 


Simulation via Instant Messaging – Birmingham Advance (SIMBA): Impact of online simulation-based learning on doctors’ confidence in managing cases during the COVID-19 pandemic

Dengyi Zhou, Anisah Ali, Emily Warmington, Zakee Abdi, Rachel Nirmal, Pavithra Sakthivel, Vina Soran, Maiar Elhariry, Emma Ooi, Cai Ying Ng, Nia Evans, Wiebke Arlt, Kristien Boelart, Niki Karavitaki, Karen Tait, Parth Narendran, Nikoleta Papanikolaou, Channa Jayasena, Meri Davitadze, Eka Melson, Punith Kempegowda

SfE BES 2021, 8-10 November 2021;  Poster presentation 


SIMBA as a complement to small group teaching in undergraduate medical curriculum: A pilot study

Delson Dwi, Malhotra Kashish, Allison Isabel, Morgan Georgia, Swaminathan Aditya, Rezai Fatema, McVeigh Jessica, Crockett Elin, Davitadze Meri, Melson Eka, Kempegowda Punith

SfE BES 2021, 8-10 November 2021;  Poster presentation 


SIMBA as an adjunct to small group teaching: a pilot study to improve undergraduate medical education

Aditya Swaminathan, Issy Allison, Georgia Morgan, Kashish Malhotra, Fatema Rezai, Jessica McVeigh, Elin Crockett, Meri Davitadze, Eka Melson, Punith Kempegowda

JASME, 23 October 2021;  Poster presentation 


Use of pre-lecture Concise Medical Information Cines (CoMICs) to enhance learning in medical school

Nia Evans, Dwi Delson, Emma Ooi, Emily Warmington, Dania Shabbir, Cai Ying Ng, Simran Piya, Seunghee Han, Yap Soon Chee, Eka Melson, Meri Davitadze, Punith Kempegowda

8th EYES meeting, 3-5 September 2021;  ePoster presentation 


Simulation via Instant Messaging – Birmingham Advance (SIMBA): First steps towards standardising online simulation-based learning in clinical endocrinology

Meri Davitadze, Emma Ooi, Dengyi Zhou, Thia Hanania, Emily Warmington, Rachel Nirmal, Pavithra Sakthivel, Anisah Ali, Vina Soran, Maiar Elhariry, Zakee Abdi, Nia Evans, Cai Ying Ng, Holly Trippe, Mirna Elghobashy, Wiebke Arlt, Kristien Boelaert, Niki Karavitaki, Karen Tait, Parth Narendran, Neil Gittoes, Eka Melson, Punith Kempegowda

8th EYES meeting, 3-5 September 2021;  ePoster presentation 


Using media and simulation to enhance medical education and training in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

Wentin Chen, Eka Melson, Dengyi Zhou, Emma Ooi, Meri Davitadze, Punith Kempegowda

AMEE 2021: A Virtual Conference, 27-30 August 2021;  ePoster 


Use of pre-lecture Concise Medical Information Cines (CoMICs) to enhance learning in pre-clinical medical education

Emma Ooi, Nia Evans, Dwi Delson, Cai Ying Ng, Meri Davitadze, Punith Kempegowda

AMEE 2021: A Virtual Conference, 27-30 August 2021;  ePoster 


Simulation via Instant Messaging – Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) model helped improve clinicians’ confidence to manage various conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Isabel Allison, Jameela Sheikh, Georgia Morgan, Emma Ooi, Meri Davitadze, Punith Kempegowda

AMEE 2021: A Virtual Conference, 27-30 August 2021;  ePoster presentation


An evaluation of the effectiveness of simulation-based learning for acute medicine cases during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abby Radcliffe, Carina Synn Cuen Pan, Alya Khashaba, Jameela Sheikh, Eloise Radcliffe, Gobeka Ponniah, Meghnaa Hebbar, Dwi Delson, Kashish Malhotra, Parisha Blaggan, Lucretia Thomas, Wentin Chen, Dengyi Zhou, Thia Hanania, Nia Evans, Issy Allison, Pavithra Sakthivel, Rachel Nirmal, Anisah Ali, Vina Soran, Emily Warmington, Gar Mun Lau, Prashan Balendran, Sung Yat Ng,  Vinay Reddy-Kolanu, John Ayuk, Gregory Packer, Emily Akufo-Tetteh, Punith Kempegowda

West Midlands Academic Trainee Conference, 19 July 2021;  Oral presentation


Simulation via Instant Messaging – Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) increases confidence in the management of various endocrine conditions amongst clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic

Zakee Abdi, Dengyi Zhou, Rachel Nirmal, Pavithra Sakthivel, Emily Warmington, Anisah Ali, Vina Soran, Maiar Elhariry, Emma Ooi, Cai Ying Ng, Nia Evans, Wiebke Arlt, Kristien Boelart, Niki Karavitaki, Karen Tait, Parth Narendran, Meri Davitadze, Eka Melson, Punith Kempegowda

MEDC Spring meeting, 11 June 2021;  eposter presentation


Simulation via Instant Messaging - Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) model helps improve clinicians’ confidence to manage various endocrine conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Emily Warmington, Georgia Morgan, Emma Ooi, Thia Hanania, Meri Davitadze, Dengyi Zhou, Parisha Blaggan, Cai Ying Ng, Isabel Allison, Wentin Chen, Lucretia Thomas, Nia Evans, Wiebke Arlt, Kristien Boelaert, Rachel Cooney, Shri Pathmakanthan, Vinay Reddy-Kolanu, Niki Karavitaki, Karen Tait, Parth Narendran, Eka Melson, Punith Kempegowda

ECE 2021, 22-25 May 2021; top #20 eposter


An evaluation of Simulation via Instant Messaging - Birmingham Advanced (SIMBA) as a method of simulated-based learning in Acute Medicine

Gobeka Ponniah, Meghnaa Hebbar, Carina Synn Cuen Pan, Alya Khashaba, Eloise Radcliffe, Jameela Sheikh, Lucretia Thomas, Parisha Blaggan, Wentin Chen, Lucy Wallett, Issy Allison, Nia Evans, Thia Hanania, Georgia Morgan, Emma Ooi, Vinay Reddy-Kolanu, Punith Kempegowda

TASME 2021: 25th Annual Conference in Technological Advances in Science, Medicine and Engineering, 15 May 2021; Poster presentation


Simulation via Instant Messaging – Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) increases confidence in the management of various endocrine conditions amongst clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic

Maiar Elhariry, Dengyi Zhou, Rachel Nirmal, Pavithra Sakthivel, Emily Warmington, Anisah Ali, Vina Soran, Zakee Abdi, Emma Ooi, Cai Ying Ng, Nia Evans, Wiebke Arlt, Kristien Boelart, Niki Karavitaki, Karen Tait, Parth Narendran, Meri Davitadze, Eka Melson, Punith Kempegowda

TASME 2021: 25th Annual Conference in Technological Advances in Science, Medicine and Engineering, 15 May 2021; Poster presentation


Simulation via Instant Messaging: Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) improves clinicians' confidence to manage type 1 diabetes 

P Sakthivel, N Evans, E Ooi, CY Ng, E Warmington, A Ali, V Soran, M Elhairy Elhariry, R Nirmal, P Kempegowda 

Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2021, 19-30 April 2021; short-listed for the Diabetes UK Nursing and Allied Healthcare Professional Diabetes Research Poster Award 


Sustained acute medical education during COVID-19 with Simulation via Instant Messaging – Birmingham Advance (SIMBA)

Lucy Wallett, Thia Hanania, Nia Evans, Issy Allison, Georgia Morgan, Cai Ying Ng, Dengyi Zhou, Meghnaa Hebbar, Kashish Malhotra, Jameela Sheikh, Gobeka Ponniah, Eloise Radcliffe, Dwi Delson, Alya Khashaba, Carina Synn Cuen Pan, Lucretia Thomas, Wentin Chen, Parisha Blaggan, Emma Ooi, John Ayuk, Gregory Packer, Emily Akufo-Tetteh, Vinay Reddy-Kolanu, Meri Davitadze, Eka Melson, Punith Kempegowda

Joint Foundation Sharing Event by NACT UK, 24 March 2021; Oral presentation


Simulation via Instant Messaging – Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) is an effective learning tool in improving clinicians’ confidence in managing complex type 1 diabetes mellitus cases

Nia Evans, Emma Ooi, Meri Davitadze, Dengyi Zhou, Cai Ying Ng, Pavithra Sakthivel, Emily Warmington, Anisah Ali, Vina Soran, Maiar Elhariry, Rachel Nirmal, Barbara Hudson, Karen Tait, Parth Narendran, Eka Melson, Punith Kempegowda

MedAll International Virtual Medical Conference 2021, 13 March 2021; Poster presentation


An evaluation of Simulation via Instant Messaging - Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) as a model for virtual simulation in acute medicine

Eloise Radcliffe, Jameela Sheikh, Wentin Chen, Carina Synn Cuen Pan, Lucretia Thomas, Parisha Blaggan, Lucy Wallett, Gobeka Ponniah, Alya Khashaba, Abby Radcliffe, Meghnaa Hebbar, Issy Allison, Nia Evans, Thia Hanania, Georgia Morgan, Emma Ooi, Kashish Malhotra, Vinay Reddy-Kolanu, Punith Kempegowda, Dwi Delson

MedAll International Virtual Medical Conference 2021, 13 March 2021; Poster presentation


Improving medical students’ leadership and teamwork skills after involvement with Simulation via Instant Messaging – Birmingham Advance (SIMBA)

Isabel Allison, Cai Ying Ng, Emma Ooi, Georgia Morgan, Meri Davitadze, Eka Melson, Punith Kempegowda

BMLS 4th annual: Future of Medicine & Surgery , 30 January 2021;  Oral presentation


Simulation via Instant Messaging - Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) - helped to keep medical education ongoing during COVID-19 pandemic

Carina Synn Cuen Pan; Georgia Morgan; Emma Ooi; Thia Hanania; Meri Davitadze; Dengyi Zhou; Parisha Blaggan; Eka Melson; Wiebke Arlt; Kristien Boelaert; Rachel Cooney; Shri Pathmakanthan; Vinay Reddy-Kolanu; Niki Karavitaki; Cai Ying Ng; Isabel Allison; Wentin Chen; Lucretia Thomas; Nia Evans; Punith Kempegowda

BMLS 4th annual: Future of Medicine & Surgery , 30 January 2021; Best Poster (3rd Place)


Simulation via Instant Messaging – Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) model helped improve clinicians’ confidence to manage various conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Georgia, Morgan; Emma, Ooi; Thia, Hanania; Meri, Davitadze; Dengyi, Zhou; Parisha, Blaggan; Eka, Melson; Wiebke, Arlt; Kristien, Boelaert; Rachel, Cooney; Shri, Pathmakanthan; Vinay, Reddy-Kolanu; Niki, Karavitaki; Cai Ying, Ng; Isabel, Allison; Wentin, Chen; Lucretia, Thomas; Nia, Evans; Punith, Kempegowda

RCP Annual Conference Medicine 2021, 7-8 January 2021; Poster presentation


Simulation via Instant Messaging – Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) is an effective learning tool in improving clinicians’ confidence in managing complex type 1 diabetes mellitus cases

Nia Evans, Dengyi Zhou, Emma Ooi, Cai Ying Ng, Pavithra Sakthivel, Emily Warmington, Anisah Ali, Vina Soran, Maiar Elhariry, Rachel Nirmal, Meri Davitadze, Eka Melson, Barbara Hudson, Karen Tait, Parth Narendran, Punith Kempegowda

RCP Trainees Conference, 8th December 2020; Poster Presentation


Simulation via Instant Messaging – Birmingham Advanced (SIMBA) is an effective and acceptable model to help improve clinicians’ confidence in managing acute medical presentations

Parisha Blaggan, Issy Allison, Nia Evans, Thia Hanania, Georgia Morgan, Emma Ooi, Lucretia Thomas,  Lucy Wallett,  Vinay Reddy-Kolanu, Punith Kempegowda

Society for Acute Medicine meeting, 12-13 November 2020; Poster presentation


Simulation via Instant Messaging – Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) model helped improve clinicians’ confidence in managing adrenal cases 

Zhou D, Melson E, Davitadze M, Aftab M, Ng CY, Ooi E, Blaggan P, Chen W, Hanania W, Thomas L, Arlt W, Kempegowda 

MedAll International Virtual Medical Conference 2020, 19th September 2020; Oral presentation


Simulation training using WhatsApp (Sim-thru-WhatsApp) improves doctors’ confidence in endocrine and diabetes case management

Wentin Chen,  Punith Kempegowda,  Eka Melson, Meri Davitadze, Manal Aftab, Emma Ooi, Cai Ying Ng, Parisha Blaggan, Thia Hanania, Lucretia Thomas, Dengyi Zhou, Sailesh Sankar, John Ayuk and Muhammad Ali Karamat

RCP Annual meeting 2020, April 2020, Poster presentation


Sim-Thru-WhatsApp®- an innovative model to improve doctors’ confidence to manage diabetes cases

Thia Hanania, Punith Kempegowda, Eka Melson, Meri Davitadze, Manal Aftab, Cai Ying Ng, Emma Ooi, Wentin Chen, Dengyi Zhou, Muhammad Ali Karamat

Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2020, 18-20 March 2020; Oral and poster presentation


Simulation training using WhatsApp® (Sim-thru-WhatsApp) improved confidence to manage pituitary cases

Punith Kempegowda, Eka Melson, Meri Davitadze, Manal Aftab, Cai Ying Ng, Emma Ooi, John Ayuk

WMPA 2019, 1 November 2019; Poster presentation