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Thomas Dongilli to give keynote presentation
Join Thomas Dongilli, our Director of Operations, on March 8th for his keynote presentation at the 2024 Joseph and Joan Pranis Kenney Endowed Conference for Excellence in Nursing Education! In his keynote address, Thomas will provide an overview of the evolution of...
Welcome to our newest fellow!
Please join us in welcoming our newest fellow, Hafizah Abdul Salim, MD! Dr. Salim is an Emergency Medicine Physican and Medical Lecturer at the University Putra Malaysia under the Ministry of Higher Education. With special interests in critical care, life support,...
Directors Corner Winter 2024
Greetings Friends of WISER! We have had a productive quarter, and I hope that you have as well. First off, we have released the newest version of our Patient Safety Report. This report allows us to focus on those WISER activities which are aligned directly with...
WISER Operations Expanding Services
It's been a busy year for the WISER operations team! Over the past 12 months, the operations team now supports WISER’s main 20,000 sq. ft. facility and 12 satellite centers throughout the UPMC Health System. Additionally, we’ve developed a new partnership to support 6...
WISER’s Impact on Patient Safety
WISER is pleased to announce the release of our new Patient Safety booklet! This publication serves to highlight the spectacular work of our faculty and staff and the effort that goes into the courses that we offer that directly effect the health and safety of the...
Expanding the WISER Fellowship Program
The administrative team has been working on multiple programs lately. We have revamped our Fellowship Programs and are pleased to welcome our newest visiting scholar, Dr. Hafizah Abdul-Salim from Malaysia. Dr. Salim is an Emergency Medicine Physician and Medical...
Another Successful IMSH for WISER and SIMS!
This year’s record attendance at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) in San Diego provided great interest for our Simulation Information Management System (SIMS).
Director’s Corner – Fall 2023
Greetings Friends of WISER! In this edition we are happy to welcome several amazing new team members to our ever-expanding WISER staff! We continue to thrive because we have such an excellent team with extraordinary capabilities and dedication to our mission focusing...
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...
Dr. Salim Completes WISER Fellowship
Dr. Hafizah Adbul Salim, an Emergency Medicine Physician and Medical Lecturer at the University Putra Malaysia, brought her expertise in critical care, life support, trauma, and clinical simulation to advance WISER's mission of supporting simulation...
iSIM is Coming Back to WISER!
Get ready to develop your skills as a simulation instructor with iSIM! This dynamic two-day course provides healthcare educators and novice simulationists with the foundational knowledge needed to design, run, and debrief effective simulation scenarios. From...
Neurologic Emergencies Course Created
Simulation-based healthcare education programs are one of the most effective ways to facilitate impactful and engaging learning. While these programs are commonly used to orient and train nursing and medical students, simulation can be a powerful tool to...
Meet WISER at IMSH 2025
We are excited to see you at the upcoming International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) in Orlando, Florida! Running from January 10-14th, this conference is a fantastic opportunity to connect with the simulation community while showcasing all the tools,...
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