Current events

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Contents 1 Soon to be 2 Past Events 2.1 Combined Laerdal & NZASH Simulation Meeting 2.1.1 Friday 16th March 2.1.2 Saturday 17th 3 A note to spammers

Soon to be

• The Resuscitation Science Symposium of the AHA from 2--4 November. A popular event.

• The Eighth Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare will take place in San Diego California from Jan 14--16, 2008.

• AIMS (Advanced Initiatives in Medical Simulation) have preliminary information about their May 2008 conference.

• SimTecT 2008 from 8--11 September 2008 at Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital Education Centre / Queensland Health Skills Development Centre. “Simulation - Realising the Potential”.

• Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 16th Annual Conference: January 30-February 1, 2008, The Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

• Annual ASPE Conference, San Antonio, TX June 29 - July 2, 2008

• The 19th IASTED International Conference on Modelling and Simulation May 26 – 28, 2008 Quebec City, Quebec

You may find more useful links on AMEE (the international association for medical education).

Past Events

• The ANZCA 2007 Combined Simulation Special Interest Group took place at the Sheraton Noosa Resort and Spa in Queensland, Australia from 12--14 October.

• The SimTecT 2007 conference took place in Queensland, Australia in September 2007.

• The United Kindom National Association of Medical Simulators Conference for 2007 was held in Hertfordshire in September.

• The 66th Annual National Scientific Congress of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA) from 14--18 September includes simulator-based courses.

• The 13th annual meeting of the Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine (SESAM) was held in mid-June 2007. When the link expires in 2008, details of the meeting may still be found here.

Combined Laerdal & NZASH Simulation Meeting

"Making it Real" Hotel Grand Chancellor, Christchurch 16-17 March

Friday 16th March

Official Welcome - Associate Professor Brian Robinson

Full simulation update on current research and priorities for research in simulation - Professor Harry Owen

Training new medical graduates in the clinical setting - Professor Gordon Harrison

Using simulation for assessment - Dr Jenny Weller

Practical workshops

   Moulage
   MicroSim & CMS
   ALS simulator/Resusci Anne simulator/VitalSim
   Updated SimMan
   Virtual Simulation

Recent developments in the practical and technological aspects of simulation - Associate Professor Brian Robinson

Simulation in the military - Burnham Military of NZ

Simulation SuperUser Support - Dr Lara Hopley

NZASH Annual Meeting

Saturday 17th

Welcome Address - Mr John McMurray

Practical aspects of Paediatric Simulations in the clinical environment - Dr Jan Bone

People with plastic - Using actors in Simulation - Panel discussion

Translating educational theory into scenario design for the real world - Dr Jenny Weller

Breakout Discussion Group Sessions

    Nursing
    PreHospital
    Hospital/Emergency
    Medical Education

Task analysis and high fidelity training aids - Professor Harry Owen

"Show and tell" Clinical Skills Teaching Fair - Facilitator Assoc Professor Brian Robinson

Laerdal final presentation.

A note to spammers

Please don't try to place spam or advertisements for non-simulation events on this page. We're reluctant to ban anyone from this site, but abuse won't be tolerated. The silver thread will snap, the golden lamp will fall and break. You have been warned!