Acting for health: Effective actor preparation for health-care simulations

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training and physical theatre. Jo is an Executive Member of the Australasian Drama Studies Association. Patrea Andersen is an Associate Professor in Nursing at USC and member of the Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery Australia & New Zealand Simulation Advisory Group. Her research interests include: simulation, reflective practice, competence and professional issues impacting on the preparation and development of health professionals. Dr Patrick Mitchell has been an artistic director, show director and performer with theatre companies and arts organisations throughout Australia. He presently works as a Senior Lecturer in Creative Arts and Entertainment at TAFE Queensland. In 2013 Patrick completed a PhD that explored the nature of the theatre and performance ecology on the Gold Coast of Australia.