Boise State July 15 deadline for HEALTHCARE SIMULATION GRADUATE CERTIFICATE!

Healthcare Simulation Graduate Certificate

Boise State's 9 credit, 3 semester, 1 year program is designed for nurses and other healthcare educators looking for educational opportunities that fit their busy schedules. Courses are taught online with a 3 day on-campus practicum that takes place in the summer in our accredited simulation center. Apply by July 15th to join the fall 2017 co-hort. Let us help you build a road map for your simulation program! 

Learn more at 

http://mailchi.mp/boisestate/boise-state-healthcare-simulation-certificate?e=e9d11af3c3 

SimGHOSTS Technology Conference AUGUST 2017

SimGHOSTS 2017 USA at WakeMed Center for Innovative Learning in Raleigh North Carolina this August 1st-4th with early-bird registration!

Register in June to secure your savings!

Join hundreds of Simulation Champions from around the world at the 7th annual hands-on training event!  SimGHOSTS is working with Simulation Champion Dr. Amar Patel to bring the 2017 USA event to the WakeMed Center for Innovative Learning in Raleigh, North Carolina! We cannot wait to showcase this amazing facility, team, and program to the world's leading simulation technology specialists.  Save the date so you can join us there in August!

“Everyone involved in operating simulation needs to be at SimGHOSTS.” -North Central Texas College Sim Coordinator Amy Wise

Pre-Con Workshops: August 1st, 2017
Main Symposium: August 2nd-4th, 2017
Host: WakeMed Center for Innovative Learning
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

Brochure here

REGISTER HERE

https://www.simghosts.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=28

Early-Bird ends JUNE 30th: $473
Standard (July 2nd - August 2nd): $597

Summer 2017: Workshops at the NLN

Research in Nursing Education: From Innovative Idea to Final Proposal 
June 8-9, 2017 | Washington, DC
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How to Use Active Learning for Successful Nursing Education 
June 19-20, 2017 | Washington, DC
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New Faculty Intensive 
June 26-27, 2017 | Washington, DC
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Diversity & Inclusion: How to Be a Highly Effective Educator 
June 30, 2017 | Washington, DC
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Demystifying the Curriculum Map 
June 28-29, 2017 | Washington, DC
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CNE Prep 
July 7, 2017 | Washington, DC
Learn more and register » 

Legally Defensible Practice as an Academic Nurse Educator 
July 17, 2017 | Washington, DC
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Tracheostomy Care: A patient-centered resource!

Here are some short videos you may want to share with your students or staff. These 3 videos give the patient perspective on tracheostomy care and promote patient-centered care.

YouTube – A Voice for the Voiceless ‘The News’ (Part 1 of 3)

YouTube – A Voice for the Voiceless ‘Recovery’ (Part 2 of 3)

YouTube – A Voice for the Voiceless ‘Going Home’ (Part 3 of 3)

SEWNY 2017: June 2, Rochester, NY

Save the date!
The Simulation Educators of Western NY are hosting the 7th annual SEWNYsimulation conference. This year's conference will be at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY.
MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW!

This year's keynote speaker will be Sandra Swoboda, RN, MS, FCCM, from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.

Mark your calendars!

Laerdal Mini SUN, Niagara NY April 7, 2017

Free Mini SUN (Simulation User Network) on Friday April 7, 2017 at Niagara University.  

The link is below for registering for the event.

https://laerdal.cvent.com/d/55qmnt/1Q

NLN Leadership Program: Applications due Sept 30, 2016

Applications are now being accepted for the NLN Leadership Programs. Select the program that best fits your future plans!  (Link below)

Applications are due by Sept. 30, 2016.

I participated in the NLN Simulation Leadership program in 2014. It is a wonderful opportunity to meet the leaders of the nursing and simulation community, network with other educators from around the country, and push yourself to a new level. Here is the link - check it out!

http://www.nln.org/professional-development-programs/leadership-programs

SimOps simulation training event: July 2016

The Society for Simulation in Healthcare will be holding their annual

SimOps healthcare simulation training and education event
July 21-22, 2016 in Greenville, NC
Followed by optional review classes for CHSE and CHSOS certification on July 23, 2016!

Audience: Simulation operations and technical professionals

For details and to register, go to
http://www.ssih.org/Events/SimOps-2016

NEW from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare:

Healthcare Simulation DICTIONARY!

The Society for Simulation in Healthcare has recently released a free download of a Healthcare Simulation Dictionary. Not only does this work clarify terminology, it creates a shared contemporary simulation language.

The free download is available at:  http://www.ssih.org/Dictionary

New Product: Lecat's Ventrilophone

If you are looking for a stethoscope with sounds for a standardized/simulated patient, here is a solution that is reliable and versatile, the Lecat's ventrilophone or ventriloscope.

The company recently added the Ventrilophone to their product line. The ventrilophone, which is hard wired, has the advantage of lower cost but with the same high quality audio (for heart, lung, and abdominal sounds and blood pressure) as the wireless Ventriloscope. Both products have a small, hand-held transmitter that can be placed out of site and controlled by a simulated/standardized patient or an instructor.

In addition to use for standardized/simulated patients, the products can be used for small group and auditorium teaching. For more information, view their website:
http://www.ventriloscope.com

Faculty Development Toolkit of Simulation Resources at NLN SIRC

The National League for Nursing (NLN) recently published A Faculty Development Toolkit of Simulation Resources. This document is located on the NLN SIRC website at http://sirc.nln.org/pluginfile.php/18733/mod_page/content/29/Faculty%20DevelopToolkit%20Final%20February%202016.pdf

This is a valuable tool for developing simulation competence and expertise and contains numerous web links, information on articles, conferences, books or other publications and courses for learning simulation skills.

As a co-author of this document, I believe its strength is the way the resources are organized. There are nine content areas for varied aspects of the role of the simulation educator/team. Each one of these is then leveled from novice to expert using the Benner Novice to Expert framework.
There are many ways to use the resources and it is created to be beneficial for starting at one's current level of skills and abilities and building on that foundation.

Here are the nine areas
Technology, simulation scenario design, debriefing, teaching/learning strategies, curriculum integration, evaluation, realism/fidelity, standardized/simulated patients, and simulation management. Recognizing your team's strengths and needs in each of these areas is valuable for building up each team member and filling the overall gaps for your educator workforce.

It is a free PDF download, get it at the link above.

5th Annual SimGHOSTS USA 2015

5th Annual SimGHOSTS USA 2015

August 4 – August 7 

http://www.simghosts.org/simghosts-2015-usa

Cedars-Sinai Women’s Guild Simulation Center for Advanced Clinical Skills

Los Angeles, California

SEWNY 2015 Simulation Conference

SEWNY 2015 Simulation Conference

Pre-conference June 4th

Conference June 5th

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/sewny-2015-simulation-conference-with-dr-susan-forneris-and-preconference-moulage-concepts-with-registration-15352923006

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning 2015

International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning 2015

June 10-13

http://www.inacsl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3285

Atlanta Marriott Marquis 

Atlanta, GA

The International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare 2015

The International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare 2015

January 10 – January 14

http://www.ssih.org/Events/IMSH-2015

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

New Orleans, Louisiana

10th Annual NLN/Elsevier Technology Conference 2015

10th Annual NLN/Elsevier Technology Conference 2015

October 22 – October 24

http://www.cvent.com/events/10th-annual-nln-elsevier-technology-conference/custom-19-4de85411a8fb4a44af3351fc9cb6b8f6.aspx

Embassy Suites Tampa - Downtown Convention Center

Tampa, Florida

National League for Nursing 2015

NLN Education Summit 2015 

September 30 - October 3 

http://www.nln.org/Summit/summitdates.htm 

Caesars Palace 

Las Vegas, Nevada

10th Annual NLN/Elsevier Technology Conference 2015 

October 22 – October 24

http://www.cvent.com/events/10th-annual-nln-elsevier-technology-conference/custom-19-4de85411a8fb4a44af3351fc9cb6b8f6.aspx

Embassy Suites Tampa - Downtown Convention Center

Tampa, Florida

NYLN Fall Research Conference November 14-15, 2014 BUFFALO, NY!

2014 New York League for Nursing

Fall Research Conference

BUILDING BRIDGES, TRANSFORMING PRACTICE

 Friday and Saturday, November 14 - 15, 2014

 Daemen College (Co-Sponsor)
4380 Main Street, Buffalo, NY.
For more details, contact manning_sara@roberts.edu

NLN Technology Conference- October, 2014!

Join in the NLN Technology Conference October 24 - 26 in Nashville, TN! For details go to http://www.nln.org/facultyprograms/conferences/technology/

Conference objectives retrieved from the event website on 9/29/2014 are to:

• Incorporate best practices in the use of technology into classroom, online teaching, and clinical experiences.
• Describe collaborative use and future directions for mobile technology and telehealth to manage client care and improve client outcomes.
• Relate key findings of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Task Force Report on Delivery System Reform and Health Information Technology.
• Summarize new findings about the use and impact of simulation as a teaching, learning, and assessment strategy.
• Plan strategies to promote the use of technology as a tool for improving competencies in interprofessional education and collaborative practice.

Check out the highly acclaimed speakers - this is one you won't want to miss!

Simulation User Network (SUN) Conference, Dec. 2-4, 2014 in Philadelphia!

Join in the networking and educational opportunities for simulation users at Laerdal's December SUN Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!

For conference dates and location visit http://www.laerdal.com/us/sun.
For more details about topics and educational offerings, visit http://laerdal.cvent.com/events/registration-now-open-for-the-2014-philadelphia-sun/custom-18-4b004ed968a248778d376d2e067c22f8.aspx