by John Lutz | Mar 15, 2018 | WISER News
The Winter Institute for Simulation, Education, and Research (WISER) of the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC has been re-accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare for a full five years. WISER successfully demonstrated compliance with the criteria and...
by John Lutz | Mar 14, 2018 | WISER News
Recently, WISER hosted a group of delegates from the University Medical Centers (UMC), a collection of hospitals associated with Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan. The delegates were participating in a program organized through UPMC International that...
by John Lutz | Mar 7, 2018 | WISER News
Recently WISER conducted a trauma training scenario in the trauma bay in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital?s Emergency Department. The course Director, Graciela Bauza, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, and Trauma Attending Physician...
by John Lutz | Feb 7, 2018 | WISER News
WISER had the opportunity to participate in a course assessment activity at UPMC Presbyterian in the Department of Radiology. This assessment was evaluating the patient care outcomes and long-term knowledge retention of participants who have taken in the...
by John Lutz | Feb 7, 2018 | WISER News
WISER would like to congratulate Tom Dongilli, AS, CHSOS, Director of Operations, and Kevin Miracle, MBA, CHSOS for successfully recertifying their Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist (CHSOS) certification through the Society for Simulation in...
by John Lutz | Feb 1, 2018 | WISER News
WISER has the pleasure of participating in the “UPMC My Nursing Residency” program at Magee-Woman’s Hospital of UPMC. During the session, WISER assisted in conducting a First Five Minutes simulation session to help the participants enhance...