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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...
Director’s Corner with Dr. Paul Phrampus
Director’s Corner with Dr. Paul PhrampusWISER Highlights Spring 2022Greetings Friends of WISER, Exciting and busy times here in Pittsburgh! We have just concluded our WISER Symposium focusing on the role of simulation related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)....
WISER’s New Studio
WISER's New StudioWISER Highlights Winter 2021WISER recently renovated existing space to enhance audio and video production as well as remote education capability. We had previously set up a temporary studio in an existing training space. While this was more than...
WISER hosts UPMC Radiology Contrast Reaction Course Train the Trainer Event
WISER hosts UPMC Radiology Contrast Reaction Course Train the Trainer EventWISER Highlights Winter 2021-Christa Brown A Contrast Reaction Safety Class is offered monthly at WISER’s main center in Oakland. In this class, Radiology attendings, residents, nurses and...
WISER Welcomes New Staff
WISER Welcomes New StaffWISER Highlights Winter 2021 WISER welcomed three new full-time team members in November, filling essential roles to sustain the simulation operations team and the administrative support team. Please join us in welcoming them to the WISER...
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