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WISER Hosts National CRNA Diversity Workshop
This past weekend, WISER worked in partnership with the Diversity in Nurse Anesthesia Mentorship Program to host a National CRNA Diversity Workshop! From ultrasounds to airway management techniques, nearly 200 participants interested in applying to nurse anesthesia...
WISER Welcomes a New Fellow
Help us welcome our newest Fellow, Dr. Suwattana Klanarong! Dr. Klanarong is an accomplished instructor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the Faculty of Medicine Buddhachinaraj Hospital, Naresuan University, in Thailand. During her year-long stay at WISER, Dr....
New Healthy Simulation Article Published
Be sure to check out our newest Healthy Simulation article, "UPMC's WISER Sim Center Can Support Your Patient Safety Program" This article explores the ways in which WISER supports patient safety initiatives across the health system, and how we offer staff and faculty...
WISER Spreads Patient Safety Solutions Globally
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...
WISER Says Farewell to Fellow Thanat Tangpaisarn
When Thanat Tangpaisarn, MD arrived at WISER a year ago, he had six goals: Develop the essential skills to be a simulation educator. Learn how to establish a simulation center. Conduct research on simulation with the WISER team. Earn CHSE. Write a book about...
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 Welcomes New Simulation Specialist
Join us in welcoming our newest Simulation Specialist, Katie Mozelewski! Bringing with her valuable simulation experience and a passion for advancing healthcare education, Katie is a fantastic addition to the WISER team. She previously worked as a Simulation...
WISER at Scaife Hosts “Second Look” Tour
Last week, we were thrilled to welcome 140 prospective University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine students to WISER at Scaife for a "second look" tour. During their visit, these future physicians got hands-on experience practicing spinal taps and administering...
Fellow, Dr. Klanarong, Obtains CHSE
We are thrilled to announce that our fellow, Dr. Suwattana Klanarong, is now officially a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) through the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH)! Obtaining certification through the SSH is a testament to one's...
Renovations to St. Margaret’s SON Complete
We're excited to share that the renovations to our simulation space at UPMC St. Margaret's School of Nursing have just wrapped up! This updated space ensures our simulation operations specialists can offer even better support when delivering simulation-based...
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