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The Journal of the American Medical Association publishes an article written by Dr. Phrampus and colleagues.
WISER Director, Dr. Paul Phrampus along with Tami Minnier, RN, MSN and Linda Waddell, RN, MSN recently had an article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. The article which was published on September 20th,...
UPMC Joins Patient Safety Movement, Commits to Eliminating Patient Harm
Dr. Paul Phrampus and WISER mentioned in UPMC Extra! See below. In partnership with The Patient Safety Movement Coalition, UPMC and 1,700 hospitals worldwide have made a public and formal commitment to saving lives and promoting a culture of safety by achieving...
WISER Welcomes Usapan “Becky” Surabenjawong!
WISER welcomes new fellow Usapan "Becky" Surabenjawong, an MD from Thailand. Usapan will be with WISER for one year. Becky received her Doctorate in Medicine from Mahidol University, Siriraj Hospital located in Bangkok, Thailand. Currently Becky works with the risk...
Assessment, Debriefing, Comprehensive, and Development are just a few words that describe WISER’s Improving Simulation Instructional Methods (iSIM) course.
Assessment, Debriefing, Comprehensive, and Development are just a few words that describe WISER's Improving Simulation Instructional Methods (iSIM) course. iSIM is a three (3)-day immersive program designed to cover the fundamental skills for the creation and...
Our WISER staff spotlight this month is Jon Mazur, Simulation Specialist.
Our WISER staff spotlight this month is Jon Mazur, Simulation Specialist. Jon has been working at WISER for fourteen years. Prior to working at WISER, Jon was a Medical/Surgical Buyer at UPMC Presby/Montefiore. What are your responsibilities? As a...
Our WISER Staff Spotlight is Debby Farkas, Director of Educational Development
Our WISER staff spotlight this month is Debby Farkas, Director of Educational Development at WISER. Debby has been working at WISER for over two years. Where did you work prior to coming to WISER? Prior to coming to WISER, I was a post-doctoral fellow studying...
Dr. FangFang Li and Dr. Xiaoyun Guo join WISER Fellowship Program.
WISER is pleased to welcome two new fellows to the WISER family: Dr. Fang Fang Li from The Second Military Medical University (SMMU) in China and Dr. Xiaoyun Guo from the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University. Both Dr. Li and Dr. Guo will...
In collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Biological Sciences Outreach program, WISER was pleased to host students from School 2 Career.
In collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Biological Sciences Outreach program, WISER was pleased to host students from School 2 Career (http://s2c.opdc.org/) for our Introduction to STEM Careers course. High School girls participated in multiple...
Dr. Peter M. Winter passed away on May 14th, 2016 in Issaquah, Washington.
With heavy hearts, WISER staff shares the news that our namesake, Dr. Peter M. Winter has passed away. Dr. Winter passed away on Saturday, May 14th, 2016 in Issaquah, Washington at the age of 81. Dr. Winter considered academic medicine as a "three-legged...
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.
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