Greetings Friends,
I hope this message finds you well. I have just returned from Sao Paulo, Brazil where I had the honor and pleasure to serve as the keynote speaker for the Latin American Congress of the Simulation Users’ Network (SUN). The enthusiasm and excitement for simulation as an education tool as well as a patient safety solution was stunning.
I had the opportunity to speak on simulation as a patient safety solution and share how to create effective interprofessional education using simulation. There were over 200 posters submitted to the meeting that, in my mind, underscored the commitment to simulation and collaborations between people and institutions that will help to catalyze the community of simulation moving forward.
Back home at WISER, we recently held our annual Safar symposium commemorating the memory of Dr. Peter Safar. The symposium included international experts in simulation while featuring the work of some of our local talent. It was a smashing success! The energy and dialogue that comes from this symposium every year provides a spark of innovation combined with enthusiasm that propels us all forward.
We have been busily preparing for our forthcoming additional space that WISER will be able to offer simulation-based education opportunities within the physical walls of the medical school. Our expansion plans will allow us to co-locate with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s famous standardized patient program. This will make it easier for us to create multimodal simulation programs more seamlessly for learners that we serve.
Lastly, our team was able to support our department of radiology in conducting our simulation-based contrast reaction course at the Society of Breast Imaging annual conference in Montreal, Canada in April. This allowed radiologists from all over the world to engage in simulation-based education that has a direct impact on patient safety. The feedback from the over 200 participants that trained in our program was phenomenal.
As we move into summer here in North America, I hope that you and your programs are continuing to develop important projects and programs that are helping to improve the quality of care patients receive.
Until next time,
Happy Simulating!
Paul