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WISER Promotes Safar Symposium and New Patient Safety Report
Every spring, the WISER team looks forward to hosting the annual Safar Symposium! The Safar Symposium gives us an opportunity to recognize leading work in the realm of healthcare and promote simulation-based education programs to support patient safety initiatives....
Using IT Tools to Manage Manikin Maintenance
At WISER, we have approximately 70 manikins across our main facility and 18 satellite locations. To ensure optimal performance and longevity, we aim to perform preventative maintenance (PM) on each manikin twice a year. Keeping track of all these tasks can be quite...
WISER’s Simulation Specialists Support Patient Safety Initiatives
Our operations specialists are instrumental in ensuring all classes run smoothly by programming and running scenarios, helping instructors run realistic simulation-based training events, and performing maintenance and repairs on simulators. Over the past few months,...
New Course: Central Line – ANES VR
One of our newest courses, Central Line - ANES VR, utilizes virtual reality to teach students enrolled in the anesthesia bootcamp how to properly place central lines. Just like simulation, virtual reality can be a great tool to help train, educate, and improve the...
Xiangya Scholars visit WISER
Through the collaboration between the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and China's prestigious Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine, WISER was able to show visiting Xiangya Scholars a variety of procedures on our simulators and task trainers!...
WISER showcases one-of-a-kind Radiology Contrast Reaction course
WISER and UPMC physicians showed great teamwork and collaboration at the 2024 Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) Breast Imaging Symposium in Montreal, Canada! This symposium gives radiologists the opportunity to improve interpretive accuracy, apply new technologies, and...
First Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) course held
21st annual Safar Symposium successful
Thank you to all the amazing presenters, facilitators, and participants that made the 21st annual Safar Symposium a success! For those that joined us at WISER, we hope you enjoyed learning about the impact simulation-based healthcare programs have on patient safety....
Get WISER for Healthcare Simulation Professional Development
We are pleased to share our newest article, "Get WISER for Healthcare Simulation Professional Development," is now available on HealthySimulation! This piece highlights a variety of professional development opportunities for healthcare educators available through...
Thanat Tangpaisarn’s Fellowship Ends
After a year of hard work and dedication, Thanat Tangpaisarn's fellowship at WISER is sadly coming to an end! Joining us last April, Thanat has worked tirelessly to become a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE), and to develop the essential knowledge needed...
Staffing Additions and Global Success at WISER
WISER welcomes new staff member, Elliott Finney! Elliott received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh. He comes to us from the Community College of Allegheny County where he worked with the IT Service Desk. He is a welcome...
Medical Student Class Showcases IT Capabilities at Scaife
WISER recently showcased its new facility at Scaife Hall by hosting its first Clinical Procedures course. All 156 second-year medical students had an opportunity to participate in training on basic airway management in our state-of-the-art center. To enhance...
WISER at Scaife Boasts Operational Excellence
Our Operations team is excited to announce the expansion of our support to Scaife Hall! WISER at Scaife builds upon our commitment to delivering the best simulation-based healthcare educational experiences to all learners. From an operational standpoint, the...
Director’s Corner – Winter 2025
Greetings Friends of WISER! It has been quite cold here in Pittsburgh, but we are generating warmth through our amazing work and commitment to improving healthcare delivery and education through the use of simulation. As we embark on another exciting year in...
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