Healthcare Simulation Conferences & Workshops

Healthcare Simulation conferences are an absolute must for professionals seeking to start or expand their institution’s simulation programs. As there are very few educational pathways for Medical Simulation professionals, participating in simulation in healthcare conferences like SimGHOSTS, IMSH or INACSL are a crucial step in developing or expanding your institution’s program and developing your professional career.

There are plenty of fantastic global conferences coming up in 2019 that provide a range of focused 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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2019 Medical Simulation Conferences & Workshops

Featured Media Partnership Listings:

HealthySimulation.com Sponsored
LiveStream of IMSH 2019 Opening Keynote Address
Dr. Tali Sharot, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London
Sunday, January 27, 2019 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CST (UTC-6)
Details to Follow!

7th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit
January 18 – 19
Huntington Beach, California
The 7th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit will be co-convened by the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the European Society of Anaesthesiology. The 2019 Summit will gather international hospital leaders, medical and information technology companies, the patient advocacy community, public policy makers and government officials, to discuss solutions to the leading challenges that cause preventable patient deaths in hospitals worldwide.

Intentional Simulation Center Management: Tactics for Sustainability Conference
March 27-29, 2019
Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS)
Tampa, Florida
This innovative 3-day conference presented by USF Health, OSF Healthcare System, CAMLS and Jump Simulation will focus on: Enhancing advanced operations; strategic planning and prioritization; funding sources, developing a value demonstration framework and research infrastructure; needs and financial analysis, sharpening effective leadership practices; negotiations; stakeholder engagement and strengthening marketing and communications; internal and external branding; social media.

SimGHOSTS Hands-on Simulation Technology Conferences
SimGHOSTS 9th Annual Hands-On Simulation Technology Operations Symposium
July 30th – August 2nd
Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Simulation Teaching and Research (STAR) Center
Florida International University
Miami, Florida

SimGHOSTS 2019 “S3” Singapore Event
In collaboration with SESAM and SingHealth
October 22nd – 25th
SingHealth, Singapore
Additional International Events TBA, See Website for Details!

Human Patient Simulation Network (HPSN) Conferences
World Event Feb. 26-28 (2019) in Orlando, Florida

*Update* This event will be live streamed so stay tuned for details! CAE’s largest Human Patient Simulation Network conference is back! In 2019 they will be looking for you to join them in the UK and Orlando and share your passion for healthcare education through simulation. No matter your background, no matter your experience, HPSN World never fails to inspire. Choose from over 100 sessions on simulation-based learning and earn CEUs. Enjoy the stimulating keynote presentations and interactive special events. Select from a range of pre-conference training courses. Be the first to experience exciting new methodologies and technologies. Collaborate and connect with a truly global medical simulation community, and more!

Laerdal Simulation User Network (SUN) Regional Conference
April 24 – 26
Uncasville, Connecticut
The Simulation User Network conferences offer best practices for simulation training programs across all healthcare disciplines. Choose from tracks on transition to practice, realism, assessment, debriefing and more! SUN Conferences are designed to address your needs with practical and immediate solutions. These events offer a great opportunity for you to join peers and partners in advancing healthcare training.

iSIM Courses
July 29 – 31 & October 9 – 11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
By UPMC WISER, UM GCRME, and UH SimTiki
This 3-day internationally renowned program, created in 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 are healthcare educators wishing to improve their skills as instructors in simulation education.

Jump Simulation Courses 
Workshops in Debriefing, Patient Safety, and More!
Various Dates
Peoria or Chicago, IL
Jump Simulation was created to improve outcomes and lower health care costs through innovative simulation training of medical professionals. They are part of OSF Innovation, an initiative that was created as a means to embrace change and take on the largest health care challenges. Jump Sim programs and objectives are key to improving the safety, effectiveness and efficiency of care for community members across the region. Courses in 2019 include “Introduction to Debriefing”, “Patient Safety Simulation – Saving Patients from Sepsis”, “Brain Death Simulation”, and more!

Level 3 Healthcare Sim Tech Bootcamp
April 16-18th
Mesa, Arizona
Take the opportunity to focus on all the technical details of what it takes specifically to operate and manage a simulation center. From the AV installations, to the design and engineering. Ensure that your simulation operations contains a standard base of education and skills with the Level 3 Healthcare Simulation Bootcamp. Our goal is to advance the role of the operation specialist & the techs in leadership, role discovery, and job skill requirements. The 16 hands-on classes will focus on array of skills and information that is uncommon in the typical “educational environment”.

2019 Medical Simulation Conferences

General Conference Listings:

• NLN/University of Central Florida Simulation Conference – March 7 – 8 in Orlando, Florida
• Dutch Society for Simulation in Healthcare (DSSH) Congress – March 13 in Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Virtual Reality and Healthcare Symposium – March 7 – 8 in Tucson, Arizona
• NLN/University of Central Florida Simulation Conference – March 7-8 in Orlando, FL
• Virtual Medicine 2019 at Cedars-Sinai – March 27 – 28 in Los Angeles, California
• Tennessee Simulation Alliance Conference – March 27 – 28 at University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Knoxville, Tennessee
• STARS: Simulation and Training for Resilience and Safety (Multiple Industries) – March 26 – 27 in London, UK
• 7º Congreso Nacional Sociedad Española de Simulación Clínica y Seguridad del Paciente – 4 al 6 de Abril. Campus de Villaviciosa de Odón (Spain)
• IHI Summit of Improving Patient Care – April 11 -13 in San Francisco, CA
• Simulation in Rural Healthcare Conference (SIRH) – April 16 – 18 in Omaha, Nebraska
• NYC Health + Hospitals Simulation Center 3rd Symposium – April 23 in the Bronx, NY
• International Pediatric Society for Simulation (IPSS) Symposium – May 20 – 22 in Toronto, Canada
• National Forum on Simulation for Quality & Safety – May 28 in Vancouver, Canada
• Association of Standardized Patient Educators Annual Conference (ASPE)– June 8 – 11 in Orlando Florida
• Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine (SESAM) Annual Conference – June 12 – 14 in Glasgow, UK
• International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning (INACSL) Conference – June  19 – 22 in Phoenix, Arizona
• UK Patient Safety Congress – July 2-3 in Manchester Central, UK
• University of Cincinnati College of Nursing 7th iCoN – July 9-11 in Cincinnati, OH
• Simulation Professionals of Texas Connections & Collaborations – August 9th, 10AM-2PM at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX
• Australasian Simulation Congress (Multiple Industries) – September 2 – 5 in Gold Coast, Australia
• SimONE SIM Expo – October 21-22 in Montreal, Canada
• AlaSim Conference – October 24th in Huntsville, Alabama
• International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) Patient Safety Conference – October 20th-23rd in Cape Town, South Africa
• Congreso Federación Latinoamericana de Simulación Clínica y Seguridad del Paciente – October 30th – November 1st in Cancun, Mexico
• Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH UK) Annual Conference – November 4 – 6 in Belfast, Ireland
• Sim Summit Presented by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – November 7 – 8 in Winnipeg, Canada

General Workshop Listings:

• WISER Simulation Center Courses (Administration, Sim Tech Ops, Debriefing, Center Design & More) – Various Dates Throughout the Year
• Moulage Concepts Workshops Around the United States – Various Dates
• Mayo Clinic Instructor Courses (Debriefing Basics, Comprehensive, Development) – Various Dates and Locations
• UK-Based WISER WATFORD Regional Simulation Event – March 12 in Watford, UK
• Northern Ontario Healthcare Simulation Symposium – May 8th in North Bay, Canada
• 2019 OHCWC Simulation Conference – May 21, 2019 at Oklahoma State University in Oklahoma City
• Colloque simulation en santé – May 30 – 31 in Joliette, Canada
• The Debriefing Academy Master Debriefer Course – May 30 to June 2 in Calgary, Canada
• Fundamentals of Debriefing – May 29 – June 5 & July 29 – August 6 in Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Maryland Community & College Simulation Users Network – June 4th – Hosted By Community College of Baltimore County Catonsville Campus
• George Washington University Simulation Workshops – Various Dates in Washington D.C.
• iSIM Debriefing Course from WISER & GCRME – July 29 – 31 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• iSIM Debriefing Course from WISER & GCRME – October 9 – 11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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