Hello From SAIL,
We hope this finds you well. As we are all adjusting to our new “normal,” we want to express our sincerest gratitude for your continued flexibility and professionalism. No matter what is thrown at us, y’all keep us ‘SAIL-ing” along! THANK YOU!
SAIL is dedicated to remaining a leader in simulation innovation. This new academic year, we are exploring many new initiatives. One new, unique offering will give learners more opportunities to “choose their own adventures” in their simulation experiences. SAIL also continues to be dedicated to a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion dialogue. We are exploring how simulation can be used as a tool to facilitate these often difficult, but crucial conversations. We are also looking to expand the type of patient scenarios we provide to better reflect the diversity of the patient populations we portray.
And finally, SAIL has released its own podcast series, “BS- Beyond Simulation.” Each month, this unique program offers a glimpse into some of the most influential simulation professionals’ lives and what really makes them tick: Why did they get into simulation? What passions and interests from their outside world fuel their simulation creations? How do they see simulation helping to heal the world? Make sure to check it out on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!
Have a safe and abundant fall!
Christine and Bob
Healthcare Simulation summit
Register Today to Join us on September 17, 2021
Join us for the inaugural Healthcare Simulation Summit
Healthcare simulation across UIC's academic health enterprise - UI Health - has made transformational advances in recent years. Collectively, the healthcare simulation spaces across our health sciences colleges serve thousands of learners across professions and across the training spectrum. Simulation professionals, faculty, and staff alike dedicate countless hours toward leveraging the power of simulation. Spanning the full breadth of active learning strategies, simulation addresses clinical skill acquisition and maintenance, communication, teamwork, professional development, and systems improvement.
Join us on September 17, 2021, during worldwide Healthcare Simulation Week, as we showcase our simulation experts, expand our horizons and highlight the strength of our work in service of our learners, our patients, our communities and the health of the state of Illinois and beyond.
Program Agenda:
• 8:00 am – Welcome Remarks & Virtual Summit Introductions
• 8:30 am – Keynote Address with Grace Gephardt, MEd, CHSE
Professor Gephardt currently serves as Director of the PULSE Center, Arkansas Children’s Hospital. She has additionally served as past president of simulation societies in North America and brings vast experience in simulation education to this conversation. Session includes a presentation and time for Q&A
• 9:30 am – Topics in simulation - it’s debatable: a panel discussion
Join our keynote presenters along with experts, learners, stakeholders, and leaders from the UI Health simulation community for a panel discussion on trending topics in the discipline. This conversation will showcase topics of debate within a safe space as we explore issues in simulation to advance the field into the future. More information on panelists and moderators to follow.
• 10:30 am – Keynote Address with Dinesh Palipana, MD
Dr. Palipana is currently Senior Lecturer at Griffith University, Gold Coast Australia and Principal House Officer at the Gold Coast Hospital & Health Service, Emergency Department. Based out of Australia – he was the first physician with quadriplegia in the region and will speak to the use of simulation as an aid in clinical training for those with disabilities. Session includes a presentation and time for Q&A
• 11:30 am – Virtual Summit Conclusion
• 1:00 – 4:00 pm -- Healthcare Simulation Summit Live Experiences
Throughout the afternoon, healthcare simulation experts from across UIC’s many health disciplines will share live simulation experiences that showcase the strengths and opportunities that simulation offers to education, research and training. Please register for your desired experience and tour/experience, based on availability. Please note most experiences will have identical sessions available at 1 and 3 p.m.
Simulation and Integrative Learning Institute
Department of Medical Education
University of Illinois College of Medicine
1220 South Wood Street, 5th floor (MC/951)
Chicago, IL 60608
312-413-8030