Director of the Peter M. Winter Institute for Simulation, Education and Research (WISER) & Medical Director for Patient Safety of the UPMC Health System, Dr. Paul Phrampus, recently shared about the latest courses and research from the UPMC’s simulation center & team. The WISER medical simulation courses are internationally renowned as some of the leading [...]

In 2019, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)’s Peter M. Winter Institute for Simulation, Education, and Research (WISER) Center celebrates its 25th year of improving healthcare through innovative education! A medical simulation pioneer for a quarter of a century, WISER is an internationally renowned simulation center that focuses on healthcare education, improving patient safety, and [...]

Casually returning from the holidays, today HealthySim is showcasing some of the latest healthcare simulation videos from youtube, highlighting the latest simulation center launches, product updates, tutorial guides, conference sessions, recorded webinars and more. Ease back into your medical simulation center with these latest videos! Do you have a recently posted simulation video to share? [...]

Dr. Paul Phrampus, Medical Director of UPMC’s Patient Safety Team and Director of the prominent WISER Simulation Center, recently shared on his Simulating Healthcare blog his 5 Tips for Effective Debriefing. The article covers goal identification, initial framework selections, learner engagement strategies, debriefing tactics to maximize learner ownership, and summarization discussions for key takeaways. Dr. Phrampus is [...]