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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...
Our WISER staff spotlight this month of October is Kervens Brun
Where did you work prior to coming to WISER? - I worked at Monongahela Valley Association of Health Centers as the Associate Administrator. Where do you see WISER in 10 years? - 10 years from now, WISER will be the unequivocal leader in the industry...
WISER hosts Foley catheterization train-the-trainers course for UPMC educators
In an effort to address and improve patient safety, WISER has recently facilitated a system wide roll out of the Foley Catheterization Insertion (Foley Cath In) course, which was originally designed by Giselle Hamad, MD, Ave Perrino MSN, Anita Soltez MSN, and Dawn...
WISER Welcomes New Staff Members
WISER has added two new members to our WISER family. We are very excited to welcome Noreen Mahboob to our WISER family! Noreen recently started in her role as the Senior Administrative Assistant to WISER?s Director, Dr. Paul Phrampus. As a graduate of the...
Legacy of Caring Award
WISER would like to extend our CONGRATULATIONS to Margaret ?Maggie? Lattanzio, RN, MSN, CCRN and Darlene Hills RN, BSN, CCRN with UPMC Passavant Hospital, on being awarded the Legacy of Caring Award from the Passavant Hospital Foundation. Maggie is a...
WISER Welcomes Dr. Yue!
Dr. Rongzheng Yue joins us from West China Hospital, Sichuan University in China, where she is an attending nephrologist. Her interest in medical teaching began almost 10 years ago, where she started as an assistant teaching director in her nephrology...
WISER Welcomes our Newest Simulation Operations Specialist, Eric Feltner
WISER would like to welcome of newest Simulation Operations Specialist, Eric Feltner, to our team. Eric comes to WISER from STAT MedEvac where he worked as a Communications Specialist for over 9 years. Eric is an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and is a...
WISER Expands ICRSE Program
Since its first session in 2014, WISER has now conducted its In-patient Crisis Response System Evaluation (ICRSE) Program at 11 different UPMC hospitals and ran 94 in-situ sessions for approximately 1600 staff members. The program?s goal is to improve how staff and...
WISER expands team with new staff members
The WISER team is growing! In the past few months, we have had the pleasure of welcoming several new staff members to our team. WISER strives to maintain the highest level of support across our many courses and satellite centers. To help alleviate these growing...
WISER’s Curriculum Team is Getting Up Close and Personal
WISER’s Curriculum team shows a dedication to excellence! Over the past few months, WISER has begun a thorough examination of the courses we offer, both onsite at our Oakland campus as well as at our satellite centers across Pittsburgh. In addition to the ongoing...
Great New SIMS Feature!
We just added a great new feature to SIMS: QSE Reminders! QSE stands for Quizzes, Surveys, and Evaluations and is how we collect information from SIMS participants and assess learners. This new functionality allows users to complete those forms at various times...
WISER’s Operations Team Certified to Support and Improve Educational Programs
How does one show their leadership in the field of healthcare simulation? How are clinical simulation technicians identified as experts? The Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist® (CHSOS®) certification, developed by the Society for Simulation in...
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