The annual Healthcare Simulation Week (#HCSimWeek19) has powerfully demonstrated the continued growth of medical simulation technologies, methodologies, and outcomes from leading institutions, organizations, and companies around the world. Here today we contribute to the promotional event by recapping some of the best articles, resources, and social media shares which have captured the spirit of Healthcare [...]

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 [...]

UPMC’s Medical Director of Patient Safety and Director of the WISER Simulation Center, Dr. Paul E. Phrampus MD, recently shared his AHRQ article “Building a Safety Program in a Vast Health Care Network”, which highlights the unique needs of patient safety, workforce training, and medical simulation utilization when considering vast institutional healthcare networks. Below we [...]

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 [...]