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Friday, October 14, 2011
ELITE Simulation Workshop Dec 1 & 2, 2011 (Pittsburgh, PA)
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
NYS LRG Meeting, Utica College, Nov. 4, 2011
Hosted by Libby Gleasman MS, FNP-BC & Nancy Vaccaro RN, MS
Place: Utica College/Boehlert Conference Room (back entrance of Boehlert Dorm)
Date: November 4, 2011
Time: 10:00AM – 2:00PM
Program:
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee, tea & Bagels provided by Utica College
10:15 - 10:30 What is happening with NYS LRG?
10:30 – 11:30 Speaker: Andrea Ackerman, PhD,RN,CNE, Associate Professor of Nursing, Division of Nursing Chair, Mount Saint Mary College
11:45 – 12: 30 Lunch (beverage supplied please bring a bag lunch)
12:30 – 1:45 Poster Presentation “What are you doing”
1:45 – 2:00 Wrap Up, Who will host the next meeting?
The focus of this conference is to share what members are doing with simulations. If you have a poster, presentation, or an idea please submit an abstract to nvaccaro@utica.edu or egleasm@utica.edu to present that day. The deadline for submission will be October 20th. Please provide the following along with the abstract (keep to 75 words or less).
Directions & lodging found on Utica College website: http://www.utica.edu/instadvance/marketingcomm/campus/findus.cfm
Monday, October 10, 2011
Looking for role players
Simulation Course Offerings for 2012
Would you like to learn more about teaching using simulation? The Behling Simulation Center at the University at Buffalo is pleased to announce our 2012 course dates for simulation methodology courses! Each course provides the hands on, practical knowledge you need to provide effective immersive simulations for your students. Classes are small (8-10 learners each) and provide a mentoring environment for the learner.
Nuts and Bolts of Simulation Methodology:
March 14-16, 2012
June 4-6, 2012
August 15-17, 2012
November 14-16, 2012
Fine Tuning Debriefing Skills:
June 7 & 8, 2012
(Note, you must have either taken a simulation methodology course or actively running and debriefing immersive simulation exercises for at least one year as a prerequisite for this course).
TeamSTEPPS Skills and Coach Development:
September 10 & 11, 2012
A more detailed description of the course content, tuition, lodging and on-line registration can be found by following this link: http://ahc.buffalo.edu/simulation/courses.php or by calling (716) 829-2467.
The Behling Simulation Center is located at the University at Buffalo in the Academic Health Center servicing the five health professions schools at the University specializing in immersive patient care management simulation with a focus on interprofessional simulation education.
Buffalo can be conveniently reached by air or ground transportation and is located 20 minutes from Niagara Falls, two hours South of the major metropolitan area of Toronto, ON, three hours from Cleveland, OH, and an hour's flight from most East coast and Mid-west airline hubs.
We hope to see you in Buffalo!