Advanced Initiatives in Medical Simulation
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Advanced Initiatives in Medical Simulation is a coalition of individuals and organizations committed to promoting medical simulation as a way to improve patient safety, reduce medical errors, ensure provider competency, train people to respond to public emergencies and combat situations, and reduce health care costs.

May 21, 2010 - Washington, D.C. - On March 22, 2010, over a hundred participants traveled to Washington, DC to show their support for the advancement of medical simulation training. Conference goers heard excellent presentations from key government officials and medical simulation stakeholders, and held meetings with their elected representatives on Capitol Hill to advance medical simulation training. More more
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November 2, 2009 - Washington, D.C. – On Monday, November 2, 2009 AIMS leaders, Dr. Steve Dawson, Dr. Gerry Moses, and Dr. Mark Scerbo along with AIMS staff met with Dr. Carolyn Clancy, Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). In the productive meeting, AIMS shared with Dr. Clancy its goals to increase federal support for medical simulation training and research. AHRQ is the lead agency that will oversee the federal grant process established by the Enhancing SIMULATION Act of 2009 if enacted into law. Dr. Clancy expressed her support for the bill and agreed that the legislation would be a positive step forward in health care. More more
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