2010 AIMS Conference and Exhibition - Huge Success!
March 22 - 23, 2010
Washington
DC
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. This year’s presentations included:
Multiplying Medical Simulation's Voice
Eric Brown, MD, SSH Board of Directors and Director, Palmetto Health - USC School of Medicine Simulation Center
Patient Safety at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Paul Jeffrey Brady, MD, MPH, Captain, U.S. Public Health Service, Patient Safety Portfolio Lead, AHRQ
From "Boot Camp" to "Suspended Animation:" Cutting Edge Applications of Pediatric Simulation in the Real World
Vinay Nadkarni, MD, Medical Director, CHOP Center for Simulation, Advanced Education and Innovation, University of Pennsylvania
Ellen Deutsch, MD, Surgical Director, CHOP Center for Simulation, Advanced Education and Innovation, University of Pennsylvania
Melinda Fiedor Hamilton, MD, Medical Director, Simulation, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, WISER Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Medical Simulation as an Enabler for Wounded Warrior Care
Robert Foster, PhD, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Department of Veterans Affairs: Simulated Learning Enhancement and Advanced Research Network (SimLEARN)
Louise R. Van Diepen, Deputy Chief Learning Officer, Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs
How Large Systems Plan to Institute Simulation Training: The Kaiser Case Study
Jeff Convissar, MD, Director, National Risk Management, Kaiser Permanente
On Day 2 of the conference participants took to the halls of Congress to garner support from elected officials. Fifty-three participants visited Congressional offices from 19 states! Additionally, AIMS hosted an interactive medical simulation exhibition for Members of Congress and their staff to showcase the latest medical simulation technologies. The sponsor of the Enhancing SIMULATION Act (H.R. 855), Representative J. Randy Forbes (R-VA), and Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) personally visited the exhibition. As a result of the day's activities, we were able to increase awareness of medical simulation training and obtained promising new leads for additional cosponsorship of S. 616/H.R. 855.
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