WISER will again be attending the International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH). The upcoming IMSH will be hosted in New Orleans, Louisiana from January 10-14, 2015. Please stop By WISER’s booth in the exhibit hall (number 332). A number of WISER staff members will be presenting on a wide variety of topics. Below is an overview of WISER’s 2015 IMSH presentations.

John Lutz, Director of Information Technology , will be giving a Pre-Conference Workshop: Collecting and Reporting Essential Administrative Program Metrics

Tom Dongilli, Operations Director, will be doing four presentations: 
o Creating Your Policy and Procedure Manual
o The Business of Simulation: Resources, Buy In, and Development of a Successful Center 
o Everything You Need to Know to Know to Run an In-Situ Simulation
o An Expert Panel on Simulation Center Management

Daniel Battista, MBA, Director of Administration, will be presenting on: 
o Pricing the Cost of Doing Business in Your Simulation Center-Pre-Conference Workshop
o Positions at a Simulation Center: What Exactly Do I Need and Who can Fill that Role?
o Policy and Procedure Manual Creation 
o The Business of Simulation: Resources, Buy In, and Development of a Successful Center 

Dr. Paul Phrampus, Director of WISER, and Dr. John O’Donnell, Associate Director of Nursing Programs, will give the following presentations: 
o Overcoming Challenges in Assessment: Developing Tools and Learning How to Use Them 
o Implementing Structured and Supportive Debriefing: Learning a Model of Success

Dr. John O’Donnell and Joseph Goode, BA, MSN, CRNA will present:
o Selecting Mastery Learning and Deliberate Practice Targets in a Curriculum: Making Strategic Decisions Based on Goals and Resources
o Connecting Educational Standards to Learning Outcomes Through Simulation-based Assessment

Dr. Paul Phrampus will also be presenting:
o Leadership Training Academy: Developing a Leadership Portfolio
o Leadership Training Academy: Creating and Delivering Your Elevator Pitch
o Leadership Training Academy: Facilitating (Running) a Meeting
o Leadership Training Academy: Public Speaking
o Fellowships in Simulation and Medical Education: Development, Impact and Outcomes
o Leadership in Healthcare Simulation in 2015: An Exploration of Current Leadership Trends and Lessons Learned from Successful Innovators
o The Business of Simulation: Resources, Buy In, and Development of a Successful Center