Healthcare Simulation conferences are an absolute must for healthcare professionals who seek to start or expand their institution’s clinical simulation programs. As there are very few educational pathways for Medical Simulation professionals, participation in healthcare simulation conferences like SimGHOSTS, IMSH or INACSL is a crucial step in the development or expansion of the healthcare simulation institution’s program and development of individual and team members’ professional careers.
The How to Get the Most Out of Your First Healthcare Simulation Conference article is a great article to read in preparation for a healthcare simulation conference attendance. The international clinical simulation community is incredibly generous to share resources and help for other areas as required. Healthcare simulation conferences are an excellent way to be able to see what other clinical simulation professionals are up to, hot topics and new concepts and ideas.
Healthcare simulation conferences are also a great opportunity for those who work in clinical simulation to be able to showcase their work and receive feedback from renowned leaders in healthcare simulation. Presentation at a healthcare simulation conference allows individuals and teams the opportunity to be able to plan, prepare and deliver a number of different clinical simulation conference presentations such as talks and workshops. The ability to present in this manner takes a lot of practice and is a great skill to acquire.
Networking is one of the best parts of attendance at a healthcare simulation conference. Speak to as many people as possible to be able to meet new people in the healthcare simulation industry. Go to the conference with questions and interests at the forefront of mind to share and network with others over. Collect business cards and allow others to introduce other people of interest as well. Be brave and talk to a favorite speaker and share the impact that their presentation has had. There may be opportunities to link in with other centers for research and collaborations to do with healthcare simulation. Be sure to express interest and ask questions.
There are plenty of fantastic global conferences coming up in 2024 that provide a range of focused healthcare simulation learning, networking, and vendor engagement opportunities, so save the dates for these special events listed below. Previous annual events are summarized in the drop-down fields at the bottom of the page.
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Featured Medical Simulation Conferences
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Human Patient Simulation Network (HPSN) Conferences
Various Dates & Countries Each Year
The Elevate Healthcare (formerly CAE Healthcare) Human Patient Simulation Network conferences are held throughout the year. They include premiere patient simulation events and networking conferences all over the world. Each meeting is uniquely designed to bring end-users, vendors, simulation program managers, medical professionals, trainees, and specialists together with thought leaders, influencers, and innovators in the healthcare simulation industry. Whatever a professional’s expertise, discipline, or clinical niche, there’s certain to be an event they won’t want to miss!
Laerdal Medical’s Regional SUN Events
Various Dates & Countries Each Year
The Simulation User Network (SUN) Conference draws over 300 user network members to each meeting. It serves as a platform for collaboration, innovation and simulation advancements that lead to improvements in education and healthcare delivery. The SUN Conference is a place to meet others who have objectives in simulation just like yours and connect with industry-leading experts. You’ll experience best practices and hands-on demonstrations that help advance simulation training programs across all healthcare disciplines.
UPMC WISER Simulation Center Courses
(Administration, Sim Tech Ops, Debriefing, Center Design & More)
Various Dates Throughout the Year
The Winter Institute for Simulation, Education, and Research (WISER) is a world-class multidisciplinary training and research facility supporting education, training, and patient safety initiatives at UPMC. WISER is an institute of the University of Pittsburgh with a mission to conduct research and training programs utilizing simulation-based education to provide a safer environment for patients of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and its affiliates. WISER offers several courses and programs to help those in the simulation community improve their skills. Their iSIM course is offered in various worldwide locations and has had preceptors from all over the world spend time watching and learning at WISER.
NLN Education Summit 2024
September 18-20, 2024
San Antonio, Texas
The NLN Education Summit brings together nurse educators from around the world to explore trending and emerging topics impacting the nursing education profession and to discover innovative strategies and solutions that address day-to-day challenges. Having demonstrated exceptional flexibility, adaptability, and courage, nurse educators continue to be called to engage local, national, and global communities, inspire others to act, and build partnerships that co-create health equity and social justice. This Summit will examine nursing’s past, make connections to the present, and lead nursing’s future as the NLN reimagines nursing education.
SimGHOSTS Hands-on Simulation Technology Conferences
SimGHOSTS Events
August 6-9, 2024 Indianapolis, Indiana
Congreso Internacional Simulacion En Salud
May 30 – June 1, 2024
Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Join hundreds of Simulation Champions from around the world at our annual international hands-on training events! The “Gathering of Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialists” which will be operating in its eighth year as a US-based non-profit 501(c)3 organization based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. SimGHOSTS events provide a meeting place for you to exchange ideas and network with technical peers as well as receive specialized training in the design, selection, and application of healthcare simulation technologies. You will also have opportunities to meet with simulation-based vendors to engage with the latest in healthcare education technology.
Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine (SESAM) Annual Meetings
SESAM Prague 2024
June 19 – 21, 2024
Prague, Czech Republic
Congreso Internacional Simulacion En Salud
May 30 – June 1, 2024
Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
SESAM‘s mission is to encourage and support the use of simulation in healthcare for the purpose of training and research. SESAM’s core mission is to develop a sustainable inter-professional community of practice across Europe that strives to advance knowledge, improve quality and promote access to healthcare simulation. SESAM’s vision is improved healthcare through simulation. Enabling safe, patient-centered care delivered by a competent and confident healthcare workforce in a well-functioning healthcare system. In order to achieve their mission and vision, they have developed a strategy with 5 strategic goals, each with specific objectives and implementation plans.
International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) Conference 2024
June 12 – 15, 2024
Raleigh, NC
The INACSL Conference is a leading forum for simulation aficionados, researchers, and vendors providing the ideal environment to gain and disseminate current, state-of-the-art knowledge in the areas of skills/simulation operations and applications in an evidenced-based venue. Healthcare professionals will have the opportunity to network with colleagues and exhibitors, discuss best practices as they relate to competencies, safety, and quality performance indicators, and advance the science of simulation.
iSIM Courses
By UPMC WISER, UM GCRME, and UH SimTiki
These 3-day internationally renowned workshop programs, created in a collaborative effort between WISER at the University of Pittsburgh and the Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education at the University of Miami, is designed as an introduction to fundamental skills and abilities for delivering simulation-based healthcare education through a variety of techniques and technologies. The program emphasizes hands-on activities and active participation to maximize simulation-based instruction skill acquisition. Class group sizes are kept small to allow for maximum participation. The primary audience for this course is healthcare educators wishing to improve their skills as instructors in simulation education.
International Society for Quality in Health Care
September 24 – 27, 2024
Istanbul, Turkey
ISQua conferences provide a platform for like-minded peers to network, share their ideas, and foster innovation all in the hope to improve and support safe health care worldwide. ISQua is a member-based, not-for-profit community and organisation dedicated to promoting quality improvement in health care. They have been working to improve the quality and safety of health care worldwide for over 30 years. They aim to achieve their goal through education, knowledge sharing, external evaluation, supporting health systems worldwide and connecting like-minded people through their health care networks. Their extensive network of health care professionals spans over 70 countries and 6 continents. ISQua’s members are continually working towards quality improvement in health care around the world.
November 25 & 26, 2024
Fairmont Banff Springs
SIM Expo continues to be the largest interprofessional and multidisciplinary simulation conference in Canada! Each year, the SIM Expo brings together healthcare leaders in university, college, hospital, emergency services, and community care sectors. Their participants are deans, administrators, educators, clinicians, SIM centre managers and directors, and researchers from all health professions. Most participants are Canadian but it is an open conference and each year they are honored to host some international participants.
New Zealand Association for Simulation in Healthcare Conference
November 14 & 15, 2024
Christ Church, New Zealand
NZASH was incorporated as a Society in 2004 after an initial simulation interest group meeting in Hamilton, New Zealand. In brief, the Society aims to provide: a coordinating network for collaboration on healthcare simulation activities in NZ, including research representation of the views of members on healthcare simulation educational support and resource information for providers of healthcare simulation, including educational meetings a forum for national issues including standards, funding and other associated matters.
Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH UK) Annual Conference
November 3-5, 2024
Edinburgh International Centre
ASPiH is a non-profit membership association comprising of members drawn from healthcare, education, and patient safety backgrounds including researchers, learning technologists, workforce development or education managers, administrators, and healthcare staff and students. All have a genuine interest in new and innovative methods of learning, as well as optimizing the use of existing simulation resources within their practice. Their membership bridges undergraduate and pre-registration education as well as postgraduate and post-registration training and ongoing CPD for all of the health and social care workforce. Dates for the organization’s 2022 annual event have not yet been announced, but HealthySimulation.com will post details as soon as they’re available.
International Pediatric Society for Simulation (IPSS) Symposium
May 7-9, 2024
Denver, Colorado
Renowned global experts gather annually for the world’s largest meeting dedicated exclusively to pediatric and perinatal simulation. Over three days, attendees discuss the role simulation plays to provide safe and effective care to sick children and infants, and the continued evolution and expansion of pediatric simulation across the globe. Participants can learn about the latest advancements in pediatric and neonatal simulation from experts and see the highest quality simulators in the market. Dates for IPSSW2022 have not yet been announced, but HealthySimulation.com will post details as soon as they are available.
Simulation Australasia
2024 Events to be Announced
Simulation Australasia brings together industry professionals, government, and those interested in Simulation to allow for discussion and distribution of information through events and collaboration. The organization promotes the advancement of research, development, and use of simulation technologies and practices in society, industry, academia, and government. Simulation Australasia also advocates for standards and recognition of core competencies to enhance credibility and build trust. The organization promotes continuous research and development of modeling and simulation capabilities to foster innovative, and safer communities
8th Annual Virtual Reality and Healthcare Global Symposium
February 29 – March 3, 2024
Tampa Bay, Florida
This conference will be held at Penn Medicine (3400 Civic Center Blvd.) and will provide a forum to collaborate and partner with healthcare leaders to enable the creation of larger data sets. The goal is to foster partnership and collaboration in healthcare while providing a strong focus on providing unique content and perspectives from across the healthcare spectrum. There will also be a strong focus on providing new emerging voices from across the ecosystem: care, technology, research, and policy.
Operational Medicine Symposium & Technology Showcase
March 25 – 26, 2024
San Antonio, TX
The 5th Annual Operational Medicine Symposium (OpMed) & Technology Showcase is one of the largest and most influential military medical events in North America for senior medical officials, clinicians, government leaders, and solution providers. OpMed offers the unique opportunity to learn, network, and engage with military medical professionals in an information-driven, networking-focused environment.
California Simulation Alliance (CSA)
Various Workshops & Conferences Throughout the Year
In 2008, HealthImpact founded the California Simulation Alliance (CSA) to network and support interdisciplinary healthcare educators in California and beyond. Increasingly, healthcare professionals are utilizing multiple types of simulation in pre-licensure schools to provide a high-quality clinical experiences and in hospitals to improve patient care and teamwork. The CSA’s mission is to strengthen expertise in simulation and advocate for simulation policy through interprofessional education, collaboration, and evidence-based practice
11th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit
September 6-7, 2024
University of California, Irvine Campus
Every year, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation convenes the World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit, a global conference on patient safety featuring multidisciplinary sessions and keynotes by renowned experts in their fields. Every year, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation convenes the World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit, a global conference on patient safety featuring multidisciplinary sessions and keynotes by renowned experts in their fields.
SIMPACT 2024
May 20 -21, 2024
Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan and Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
Welcome to SIMPACT: New Horizons in Simulation! SIMPACT 2024 is AKU’s first-ever international conference dedicated to harnessing the power of simulation-based education for a safer, more skilled healthcare future from May 20th to 21st, 2024. We believe in fostering a vibrant community of simulation professionals – students, educators, experts, and industry leaders – united by a shared goal: advancing patient care and promoting patient safety.
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2024 General Conference Listings:
- IMSH 2024: January 20-24, 2024 – San Diego, CA
- Morocco Sim Congress Accueil | HTIC 2024 Fez: February 22-24, 2024
- ACS Surgical Simulation Summit – March 14 – 15, 2024 – Swissotel, Chicago
- IVRHA 2024: February 29 – Mar. 3, 2024 – Tampa Bay, Florida
- 8th Annual Lean Healthcare Research Symposium: March 21, 2024 – Carlsbad, California
- Human Patient Simulation Network (HPSN) Conferences from CAE Healthcare – Various Dates
- International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care: March 24 – 27, 2024 – Chicago, Illinois
- Operational Medicine Symposium & Technology Showcase – March 25-26, 2024 – San Antonio, Texas
- Virtual Medicine 2023 by Cedars Sinai Virtual Medicine: March 28-29, 2024 – Sofitel Hotel, Los Angeles, California
- NPOC (Nursing Practice Oversight Course): April 3, 2024 – Hilton Orlando – 6001 Destination Parkway Florida Ballroom Orlando, FL 32819
- XR EXPO 2024: April 3-4, 2024 – Willi-Bleicher Straße 19, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, DE, 70174
- 2024 National Nurse Educator Summit – April 7-10, 2024 – Salt Lake City, Utah
- Can-Sim (Canadian Alliance of Nruse Educators Using Simulation) – April 9-10, April 13 and April 25 – Online via Zoom
- International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM) April 12–15, 2024 – Vancouver, Canada
- EMS Today The JEMS Conference and Exhibition – April 16-17, 2024 – JW Marriott Indianapolis
- DMMSO Medical Modeling, Simulation, & Pre-Hospital Innovation Expo: April 18, 2024 – 1395 Chaffee Road San Antonio, TX 78234
- Simulation Expo 2024: April 19, 2024 – LSUHSC Human Development Center – 411 South Prieur Street, 1st Floor New Orleans, LA 70112
- Virtual Reality Simulation for Medical Educators – April 19, 2024 – Worcester College, Oxford
- Trends in Nursing Education: AI, XR, CBE, Whaaaaat?! – April 25, 2024 – Virtual Event
- The International Nursing Conference – April 24-25, 2024 – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 2024 Safar Symposium – April 25-26, 2024 – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- IPSSW 2024 – May 7-9, 2024 – Denver, Colorado
- Charles Morris Ginsburg Simulation-Based Quality Improvement and Research Forum – May 8, 2024
- Mental Health Simulation Conference 2024 – May 9, 2024 – 82-96 Grove Lane, London, SE5 8SN
- SOMA 2024 – May 13-17, 2024 – Raleigh, NC
- WCCHSE 2024 Conference – May 16 – 17, 2024 – BCIT Burnaby Campus
- SIMPACT 2024 – May 20 -21, 2024 – Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan and Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
- SIM 4 SAFETY CONFERENCE – May 22 – 23, 2024 – Southampton Solent University
- IAS SYMPOSIUM 2024 – May 24, 2024 – University of Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland H91 TK33
- Euroanaesthesia 2024 – May 25 – 27, 2024 – Munich, Germany
- Congreso Internacional Simulacion En Salud – May 30 – June 1, 2024 – Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- ACH 2024 ENRICH Healthcare Communication Course – May 30 – June 2, 2024 – The Westin Peachtree Plaza Atlanta, GA
- Simulation Training for the Healthcare Professional – (Course) June 3 – 6, 2024
- Maryland Community and College Simulation Users Network Annual Conference – June 4 – 5, 2024 – Baltimore, Maryland
- AWE VR Events – June 18 – 20, 2024 in Long Beach and International Conference Dates
- Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN): June 7 – 11, 2024 – Phoenix, AZ
- Virtual Care Congress – June 11, 2024 – St. Georgen in the Black Forest
- Colloque simulation en santé: June 11-12, 2024 – Joliette, Canada
- INACSL 2024 : June 12 – 15, 2024 – Raleigh, NC
- SIMOPS 2024: July 17-19, 2024 – Aurora, Colorado
- SESAM Prague 2024: June 19 – 21, 2024 – Prague, Czech Republic
- 2024 ASPE Annual Conference: June 23 – 26, 2024 – Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
- Simulation In Motion Midwest: June 27 – 28, 2024 – Iowa City, IA
- VR/AR Association Virtual Healthcare Forum – TBD
- Nurse Educators Conference in the Rockies – July 24-28, 2024 – Beaver Run, Colorado
- VASSA Conference – July 29-31, 2024 – Great Wolf Lodge, Williamsburg, VA
- SimGHOSTS USA 2024 – August 6-9, 2024 – Indianapolis, Indiana
- Victorian Simulation Alliance – Translational SIMposium-VSA event – September 6, 2024 – Western Centre for Health, Research and Education Majorca Street, St Albans VIC 3021
- SIMex Mexico – November 20 – 22, 2024
- BC Simulation Network Conference: TBD
- Simulation Australasia ASC: TBD
- Serious Play Conference 2024: August 12 – 14, 2024 Toronto, Canada
- 11th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit – September 6-7, 2024 – University of California, Irvine Campus
- SimTech Up: September 9th-11th, 2024 in Lubbock Texas
- ASPIRE: September 9 – 13, 2024 – Phoenix, Arizona
- ISAM 2024: September 11-13, 2024 – Sheffield, UK
- NLN Education Summit 2024 – September 18-20, 2024 – San Antonio, Texas
- THE University Impact Forum: Health & Well-being 2024: 19 September 2024 – Budapest, Hungary
- Johnson County Community College Healthcare Simulation Conference: September 20, 2024 – Overland Park, KS
- ISQua 2024: September 24 – 27, 2024 – Istanbul, Turkey
- Healthcare Simulation In Person 2024 Conference: Elements, Essentials & Excellence in Healthcare Simulation: September 26, 2024- September 27, 2024 – Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic Area
- Saudi Society for Simulation Scientific Assembly – TBD
- Immerse Global Summit Orlando 2024: TBA
- The International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces (ISAM) 2024: September 11 – 13, 2024 – The University of Sheffield The Diamond 32 Leavygreave Rd, Sheffield S3 7RD
- Utah Simulation Coalition Conference 2024: October 5, 2024
- WISER/UPMC Symposium on Rapid Response Systems – October 10, 2024
- PHILADELPHIA AREA SIMULATION CONSORTIUM: October 10, 2024 – Lehigh Valley Health Network Center for Healthcare Education
- Academic Nursing Leadership Conference: October 12-14, 2024 – Washington, D.C.
- Global Network for Simulation in Healthcare: October 24 – 27, 2024 – Toronto, Canada
- Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare UK: November 3-5 – Edinburgh International Conference Centre
- WACEM 2024 ITALY: – November 6 – 9, 2024 – Complesso del Seraphicum Rome, Italy
- Arab Resuscitation Council Scientific Conference – November 22 – 24, 2024 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Simulation Canada SIM Expo – November 25 – 26, 2024 – Fairmont Banff Springs Alberta, Canada
- Congrès 2023 de la SoFraSimS: TBD
- Australasian Simulation Congress : August 11-14, 2025 Adelaide
2024 General Workshop Listings:
- Introducing the Future of Anatomy Webinar Series – February 14, March 19, April 24, 2024
- Sim Summit Atlanta – March 22, 2024 – 250 E. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
- Supporting Newcomer Health: Enhancing Your Skills with Interpreters Workshop – April 2 – 3 and April 15, 2024
- IPSS Academy: Simulation Design and Practice – May 10, 2024
- Neonatal Simulation Instructor Course – June 25 – 26, 2024 – Chilworth Southampton United Kingdom
- STRATUS Instructor Training Seminars – TBD
- Clinical Simulation Educators’ Programme (CSEP) – August 5-8, 2024 | 9 am – 5 pm | CIME Karachi
- One-Sim Program (Obstetrics and Neonatal Emergency Simulation) – August 16, 2024
- CAMES Surgical simulation Masterclass: August 19 – 23, 2024 – Copenhagen, Denmark
- Multidisciplinary Healthcare Simulation – PGCert – TBD
- CAPE’s Simulation Instructor Program – Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2024
- Military Moulage Workshops: Various Dates & Locations
- Moulage Concepts Workshops Around the United States: Various Dates
- Mayo Clinic Instructor Courses (Debriefing Basics, Comprehensive, Development) – Various Dates and Locations
- CAN-Sim Virtual Simulation Design Workshop – Various Dates – Ottawa Ontario, Canada
- Boston Children’s Hospital: Simulation Courses – Various Dates – Boston, MA
- Jump Simulation Workshops – Various Dates – Peoria, IL
- California Simulation Alliance Education Courses – Various Dates around California
- Saviour Medical – Various Moulage and Medical Simulation Workshops – Various Dates
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