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Hourly Rounding: A new WISER course offering
Hourly Rounding: A new WISER course offeringWISER Highlights Winter 2021 Developed by: Kristen M. Killian, DNP, BS, RN, ENLS Advanced Clinical Education Specialist, UPMC St. Margaret Jennifer Parrotte, MSN, RN Director of Organization Development, Nursing...
Director’s Corner
Director’s Corner with Dr. Paul PhrampusWISER Highlights Winter 2022Greetings, Colleagues As we begin 2022, I can’t help but think what an interesting year 2021 was to reflect upon. The entire world has been up ended by the pandemic and I remain amazed at how much...
WISER Welcomes New Simulation Specialist
WISER Welcomes New Simulation SpecialistWISER is excited to welcome Simulation Specialist Matt Murphy to the team. Matt is joining us from Mercy Hospital where he worked as a CT specialist for six years. In this role, he helped the department with new hire training,...
WISER Conducts First Off Campus Contrast Reaction Course
WISER Conducts First Off Campus Contrast Reaction CourseWISER Director of Operations Tom Dongilli, Manager of Simulation Services Martin Mayer, and Simulation Specialist James Lightner were part of a team that brought contrast reaction training to hospitals outside of...
WISER Welcomes New Director of Administration
WISER Welcomes New Director of AdministrationWISER is excited to welcome Diana Alberti as our new Director of Administration. Diana is joining us from Philadelphia where she served as the operations manager for the Helene Fuld Pavilion for Innovative Learning and...
Surgical Residents Get a Clue at WISER
The Tri-Surgeon Tournament, organized by Matthew Rosengart, MD MPH, was held last week, where one of the clues led teams of University of Pittsburgh Surgical residents to WISER.
WISER Welcomes Pharmacy Students Back On Site
After two years, 113 third year pharmacy students will complete the fall practice Capstone event on site at WISER. We are excited to welcome the students back for this important component of their training.
Need to convert video? Pull the handbrake!
In the last few years, the quality and amount of video that a simulation program can generate has increased to levels unimaginable a few years ago. Videos from AV Systems, GoPros, Mobile Phones, Zoom and Teams have become a vital part of our simulation efforts.
WISER Fellow Participates in INACSL Visual Conference 2021
One of our current Fellows had the opportunity to participate in the INACSL Visual Conference 2021 earlier this summer. Mikang Kim was fortunate enough to have her poster accepted to be one of the 90 posters exhibited this year
WISER’s SIMS Software is Essential to Daily Operations
WISER's SIMS Software is Essential to Daily OperationsWISER Highlights Fall 2021As you can imagine, running dozens of classes a week at your sim center can be stressful and a logistics nightmare. Now add 11 other simulation centers and you have WISER. In addition to...
WISER Supports Malignant Hyperthermia Training
We love working with the talented staff at St. Margaret's Hospital, especially when we get to support Malignant Hyperthermia Training! Designed for the anesthesia department and surgical services at St. Margaret, this training helps participants identify and treat...
iSIM Provides Participants With Simulation Experience
This past month, we had an amazing turnout for our Improving Simulation Instructional Methods (iSIM) course! Developed in collaboration with the Gordon Center for Research and Medical Education, iSIM provides all the foundational knowledge needed to develop and deploy...
WISER Celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month
In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness month, we are happy to share our recent collaboration with the wonderful staff at UPMC Mercy and the Allegheny Intermediate Unit Pathfinders High School for Disability Mentoring Day! With this enriching experience,...
WISER at IMSH 2025
The International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) is right around the corner, and we are excited to announce WISER will be at booth 542! Running from January 10-14th in Orlando, Florida, IMSH is packed with educational sessions, hands-on demonstrations, and...
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