SPSIM 2019 | WITH-Simulation

Welcome to SPSIM 2019

SPSIM is a biennial, international conference on the use of Standardized Patients and Simulation in undergraduate and postgraduate education of health professionals.
SPSIM 2019 took place in Bern from September 11 to 13, 2019 and was held by the Bern University of Applied Sciences Health.

The slogan of SPSIM 2019 is: «Bridging the Gap – Venturing into the Unknown»

Images and Impressions of 2019

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The SPSIM 2019 is approved with 12 SIWF-Credits.

Keynotes SPSIM 2019

- Minimally Expensive Simulation
  Prof. Roger Kneebone, Professor of Surgical Education and Engagement Science, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London

Facing Taboos Physical Examination Skills Teaching
Prof. Dr. Matthias Siebeck, MME; Consultant, Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital, LMU Munich; Founder, Center for International Health at LMU
Incorporating the Association for Standardized Patient Educators Standards of Best Practice (ASPE SOBP) into your simulation context
Cathy Smith, PhD, Baycrest Healtcare Sciences, Toronto, Canada and Carine Layat Burn, PhD, Medical Centre, La Providence Hospital, Neuchâtel
Virtual Reality, a learning tool for health profession education
Uwe Weber, MME and Claudia Schlegel, PhD, MME from Berner Bildungszentrum Pflege Bern

Conference Topics
SPSIM 2019 focuses on issues and challenges of simulation in healthcare education that many of us have been postponing as “something for further research”. Participant satisfaction is one of the first steps in evaluation, but our understanding is still insufficient regarding aspects of simulation-based education that are a bit more difficult to measure. Is our understanding of instructional design in simulation, efficient debriefing of SP encounters, and the role of simulation authenticity satisfactory?

SPSIM 2019 wants to take a closer look at some of the aspects we have all been struggling with over the last decade. We want scientists to share promising approaches, take a close look at the debriefing process, reconsider the theoretical base of simulation, consider the potentials of hybrid simulation, virtual and augmented reality, and the importance to having fun with simulation.

Goals of the Conference
The conference allows participants to:

Discuss scientific bases and best practice in health care education using simulations and Standardized Patients (SP)
Determine new directions for learning, teaching and assessing with SPs and simulators
Identify relationships between the use of SPs and simulations in education and patient safety
Network with international colleagues

Target audience

All faculty and clinicians involved in the education of healthcare professionals
Medical doctors and allied health professionals interested in this new approach of training and assessment

Conference Language
English is the official conference language. Some presentations and workshops are in French or German. They will be clearly indicated in the program.

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