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WISER will be at IMSH 2018!
WISER is looking forward to IMSH 2018 in Los Angeles, CA! IMSH is a great opportunity for WISER staff to expand our knowledge base, learn about the new and upcoming advances in simulation technology, learn about current educational best practices, networking,...
Victoria and Super Tory visit WISER
WISER was pleased to provide a vendor in-service to our faculty and staff with Gaumard Scientifics to better understand their Victoria, their newest birthing simulator, as well as Super Tory, a high fidelity simulator for newborns. According to Gaumard, Victoria...
WISER hosts a demo of Laerdal Medical’s Nursing Anne Simulator
WISER was please to host a demo of @LaerdalMedical Nursing Anne Simulator prototype and the Premature Anne SimPad compatible simulator. A special thank you to Mellissa Steckel-Wanker, Regional Sales Manager with Laerdal for allowing the opportunity to learn more...
WISER Welcomes Dr. Sindi
Dr. Abdulrahman Abdullah A. Sindi joins us from King Abdulaziz University Hospital, in Jeddah Saudi Arabia, where he is an attending emergency medicine physician and holds an academic position. His interest in medical teaching began in 2012 where he started his role...
Simulation Operations Specialist, Eric Feltner’s, Last Day at WISER
Today is Eric Feltner's last day at WISER. Even though his time with us was short, we are thankful for the opportunity to work with him and wish him luck in the future. Please read on for Eric's thoughts on his WISER experience. "Although my time was short...
Did you know?
Did you know, that WISER has expanded its services to 8 additional satellite centers throughout UPMC as well as providing simulation services on site to more than a dozen UPMC hospitals?
Pittsburgh Magazine Honors Dr. John O’Donnell for Academic Nursing Excellence
WISER is proud to announce that our Associate Director of Nursing Programs and Director of Research, John O'Donnell RN, CRNA, MSN, DRPH was honored in Pittsburgh Magazine's second annual Excellence in Nursing award. On November 15, 2017, Dr....
Dr. Minjie Lin Earns a ?Posters of High Distinction? Award at the 2017 AASLD Meeting
WISER is proud to announce that Dr. Minjie Lin's poster presentation of "Hepatocyte high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protects against hepatic steatosis" earned a Posters of Distinction award, which represented the top 10% of all accepted poster presentations at the...
MICOTO Technology First Demonstration in the United States of America
As part of our continual exploration of new and innovative simulation modalities, WISER hosted a presentation of MICOTO Technology?s single-task model called Mikoto. Mikoto is an airway task trainer that is currently not sold in the USA. The presentation was led...
WISER Welcomes Visiting Scholar Dr. Na You
WISER would like to welcome Dr. Na You to our Visiting Scholars program! Dr. You joins us from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University in Jiangsu China where she is a Chief Physician in Endocrinology. She comes to WISER with over 20...
WISER Hosts Simulation User Group Meeting
WISER Hosts Simulation User Group MeetingWISER Highlights Winter 2023More than 60 simulation educators from the tristate area came to WISER on Thursday October 13, 2022, for an entire day of education dedication simulation-based training. Dr. Paul Phrampus (WISER...
SIMS 2022 Wrap Up!
SIMS Improves in 2022, Offers More Tools To ClientsWISER Highlights Winter 2023As the new year begins, we reflect back at some of the highlights of SIMS over 2022. In addition to bringing on new clients, we also migrated over half a dozen existing clients to the new...
Rapid Response Symposium Wrap Up
Inaugural UPMC Employee Rapid Response Symposium A SuccessWISER Highlights Winter 2023There is a lot that must happen—and go well—when a medical emergency occurs in a hospital. WISER’s extensive work on assessment of medical emergencies through the In-Patient Crisis...
Director’s Corner Winter 2023
Director’s Corner with Dr. Paul PhrampusWISER Highlights Winter 2023Greetings Friends of WISER, We enjoyed a very busy fall at WISER. Starting with our most exciting news, WISER was successfully re-accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare in all areas of...
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