9th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH)

9th Annual
International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare

Fostering Excellence through Innovation and Collaboration

January 10-11, 2009
Pre Conference Meetings and PG Courses

January 12-14, 2009
General Sessions, Workshops, Exhibits

Walt Disney World® Resort, Disney Contemporary Resort,
Lake Buena Vista, FL

http://www.ssih.org/public/

Basic EuSim Simulation Instructor Course

Friday, January 16, 10:00 AM » Sunday, January 18, 03:30 PM

Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education at the University of Miami
Miami, FL

We offer this special course - uniquely combining the expertise of different simulation centres and experienced multi-disciplinary instructors (physicians, nurses, medical educators, and a psychologist). The course provides a mixture of theory and practice and emphasizes feedback relevant for learning in a safe and stimulating atmosphere. Participants work in small groups with close instructor interaction. The course language is English, requiring being able to take part in conversations. Restrictions in the number of participants: minimum 12 participants, maximum 30 participants.

Target Group: Health care professionals who want to use simulators and simulations for teaching

Course Goals: Enabling participants to start running simulation-based courses for acute care medicine addressing issues of crisis resource management (CRM)

Course Contents: Familiarizing participants with the simulator and simulation environment; designing and running scenarios; debriefing (structures, difficulties, video use, annotation systems); errors in medicine and patient safety; principles of adult learning; course design; roles of the simulator instructor; networking

Methods: Experience, practice and feedback; theory inputs; hands-on workshops; structured reflections

Faculty: Experienced faculty from the simulation centres in Copenhagen, Denmark (DIMS), Tuebingen, Germany (TuPASS), London, UK (BARTS), Gordon Center and other international partners

Cost: The course fee is 1300.- Euros including lunches, soft drinks and coffee during the days, a reception day 1 and dinner day 2. Travel and lodging are not included.

Accommodation A block of rooms at a nearby hotel with a special rate has been reserved at The Mutiny Hotel in Coconut Grove, Florida - http://www.mutinyhotel.com/.

Further Information Dr. Peter Dieckmann, Danish Institute for Medcial Simulation; Phone: +45 4488 3383; mail@peter-dieckmann.de (Concept) or Susanne Findalen; sufi@heh.regionh.dk (Sign-up)

Sign-up: http://www.eusim.org

The First Interdisciplinary Clinical Simulation Symposium for Education and Practice

Friday, February 13

St. Kitts, Caribbean
St. Kitts Marriott Resort and Royal Beach Casino and Royal St. Kitts Hotel and Casino

• CNE, CEU, CME, IACET Applied
• Expert Faculty, Hands-on Workshops Designed for Nurses, Physicians, Nursing and Medical Faculty

CONFERENCE LOCATION
Luxurious five-star oceanfront hotel/casino/resort
St. Kitts Marriott Resort and Royal Beach Casino and Royal St. Kitts Hotel and Casino

International University of Nursing-University of Medicine and Health Sciences Campus, St. Kitts
Conference Accommodations

REGISTRATION :
$595 fee includes a Valentine's Day Dinner at the Marriott Resort

Call to Register 212-868-4720 x 189
North American Administrative Office • 460 W. 34th St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001

Visit the Website at http://www.icss-sk.org/

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HPSN09

Monday, March 16

Marrott Waterside Hotel & Marina
Tampa, FL

HPSN is the premier education conference for medical simulation users with leaders from all ends of the globe coming to take part in this incredible learning event. HPSN is hosted by METI and is offered for FREE to anyone interested in medical simulation and education. Don't miss this opportunity to network with up to 1,500 medical education simulation experts in a casual, cooperative and informative setting. HPSN09 will take place March 17-19, 2009 at the Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina in Tampa, Florida. METI is also offering HPSN Pre-Conference training courses on March 16.

See their website for more information at http://www.meti.com/hpsn_ameeting.htm

Connecting the Dots: Geriatric Nursing, Education, and Clinical Simulation

Thursday, April 2

April 2-3, 2009

Sheraton Imperial Hotel
Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC

International conference with geriatric leaders as keynote speakers, paper presentations, poster sessions, and networking time!

Small group work with human patient simulators and standardized patients!