Simulation Professionals of Texas

We are thrilled to be hosting our Summer SPOT lunch and learn in east Texas! Please save the date.

Join SPOT, in-person, at UT Tyler School of Medicine for our next Lunch and Learn. The event will take place on August 16, 2024 from 11am-2pm along with Limbs and Things. There will be an amazing, full three hours of networking, presentations, lunch, and a tour.

Check out our new link with Google Forms: https://lnkd.in/gP7q4fwx

If you’d like get our updates and invitations, please email us at [email protected].

SPOT… the place to be in simulation

A visitor from Canada is visiting San Antonio and Houston this week and is needing suggestions. GO!

Check out our latest article on LinkedIn!

www.linkedin.com

Posting since our colleague, Jennifer Roye is involved in this and it's a free event!

PLEASE COME JOIN us on MAY 1st at the EMBASSY SUITES in SAN MARCOS

In addition to 90+ technology vendors, we will be hosting several seminars throughout the day.

Ford will be moderating a Panel Discussion on the “Top 10 Things to Consider or Avoid when Building a Medical Simulation Lab.”

Our objective to hear the success and pain points from our front-line warriors in healthcare.

Unlock the Future of Medical Simulation
2:30 PM
Moderated by Royce Nowell, Healthcare Solutions Specialist, Ford AV
Discover the latest medical simulation technology solutions from leading software and AV integration experts. Learn from their insights and advancements to elevate your training programs.
A distinguished panel of software providers, AV technology design specialists, and frontline healthcare gladiators will discuss the best use case strategies in simulation, and top things to avoid when building out your workspace.
Panelists
Haywood Pulliam, Interact Solutions
Matthew Kosemund, Laerdal Medical
Jennifer Roye, UTA College of Nursing and Health Innovation Smart Hospital

Here's the link to register: https://showcase.fordav.com/

Please feel free to pass this along to others that may be interested.

Innovate AV Technology Showcase Innovate AV Technology Showcase, held in Austin-San Antonio at the Embassy Suites by Hilton San Marcos Hotel Conference Center on May 1, 2024, will feature more than 80 professional audio, video, and lighting manufacturers displaying the latest in AV technology for corporate, houses of worship, heal...

Sharing for our SimGHOSTS colleagues:

https://simghosts.org/page/SGX_-_El_Paso_Registration

Sharing for our UTSouthwestern colleagues:

https://ais.swmed.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=DAYCCNKFN4PTJNED

Interested in garnishing 🌿 your resume with professional activity in healthcare simulation?

4 ways to get involved with SPOT:

1) Being a community presenter at an in-person quarterly event or virtually at a webinar.

2) Becoming an Oversight Planning Committee to plan upcoming SPOT events. An application and interview process is involved. We are looking for 2 individuals to join. Monthly meeting commitment.

3) Joining Summer Conference Planning (once it resumes). Committee will meet monthly and more frequently as needed.

4) Hosting a SPOT quarterly meeting at your facility/providing a tour.

Some informal ways to get involved include sharing SPOT updates with your local team and colleagues!

Feel free to follow up with your specific interest by emailing [email protected] or message us on FB. We look forward to hearing from you!

Reminder for our first webinar of the year! Check out the Pinned post for more details. Come learn with us!

Deadline for submissions is now extended to February 2nd at 5 pm!

Students, residents, nurses, fellows, faculty members, healthcare professionals, scientists, engineers, and other interested individuals are invited to submit abstracts for The Charles Morris Ginsburg Simulation-Based QI and Research Forum, scheduled for May 8, 2024. This will be the 7th annual forum, but it has a new name, honoring a visionary whose dedication and contributions have left a tremendous legacy with the Simulation Center. This forum is intended to bring individuals together from a broad array of backgrounds, all with a common interest in health care simulation quality improvement and research. Abstracts may be submitted for any project investigating simulation-based activities related to healthcare, healthcare science, healthcare education, and patient safety. Work that has been previously presented or published is welcomed in this forum.

Students, residents, nurses, fellows, faculty members, healthcare professionals, scientists, engineers, and other interested individuals are invited to submit abstracts for the UT Southwestern Simulation Center 7th Annual Charles Morris Ginsburg Sim-based QI and Research Forum on May 8, 2024. This forum is intended to bring together individuals from a broad array of backgrounds, all with a common interest in health care simulation quality improvement and research.

Abstracts may be submitted for any project investigating simulation-based activities related to healthcare, healthcare science, healthcare education, and patient safety. There will be poster and oral presentations and work that has been previously presented or published is welcome. Additionally, new ideas under development can seek mentorship via our emerging ideas section

Submissions will be accepted until February 2, 2024. Please complete the abstract template and click here to submit your abstract form or our emerging ideas template and click here to submit your emerging ideas form. If you are unable to submit your abstract at the link above, or need additional information or assistance, please email Kyairae McCray at [email protected].

Please share this with anyone interested!

https://lnkd.in/gXF6gzBj

https://lnkd.in/gUgEfmGq

We're at IMSH!

Catch up with old and new friends at the SPOT IMSH 2024 Meetup Dinner in San Diego on January 23! RSVP soon via the Eventbrite link below so we can get a headcount.

IMSH 2024 SPOT Meetup Dinner Meet up for SPOT IMSH 2024 attendees! Let’s catch up and share what we’ve been up to!

Save the Date for our next meeting on Feb. 2, 2024, with presenter Jeanne Carey on the topic “Getting More Bang for Your Buck: How an Instructional Design Specialist Can Increase the Learning Value of Your Simulation Activities”. This event will be virtual via Zoom. Zoom details will be out at a later date. We hope you can join!

Presenter Bio:

Jeanne Carey is the Instructional Design Specialist for Simulation at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Prior to joining the center, Jeanne served as the Director of Simulation at Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing (LHSON) in Dallas, TX and has over 12 years of experience in all aspects of simulation, including the development, implementation, and evaluation of new simulation-based learning activities, professional development of simulation facilitators, and simulation research & grant-writing. Jeanne holds advanced certification as a simulation educator (CHSE-A), a designation held by fewer than 100 individuals worldwide. She is active in several simulation organizations and is a contributing author for HealthySimulation.com. Areas of interest in simulation include: Observational Learning, Assessment & Evaluation of Learners, and Reflective Learning.

It's giving Tuesday! As a non-profit, we use any donations to provide useful and effective events tailored to both the budding and the seasoned simulation healthcare professional.

Use the link below to make a donation of appreciation today!

https://gofund.me/c0b41669

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Hello SPOT,

That’s a wrap for 2023!

Thank you to those that joined the virtual session with our four expert Standardized Patient (SP) panelists on a deep discussion on SPs, why SPs are needed, and SP program management. A big thank you to our speakers, Cortney Graves, Monte Gardner, Carla Mosely, and Diane Ferguson. Below is their contact information. Additionally, if you missed or want to rewatch the event, a recording can be found on our YouTube page.

Check it out: https://youtu.be/cAUedQ_1w1c

Cortney Graves

Standardized Patient Program Manager

Clinical Learning Resource Center-Texas A&M Health
[email protected]



Monte Gardner
Standardized Patient Director
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
[email protected]

Carla Mosley
Manager, Standardized Patients Program
UT Southwestern
[email protected]



Diane Ferguson
Director, HEB Clinical Skills Center
UT Health San Antonio, LSOM

[email protected]

SPOT Presents: Standardized Patients Panel Discussion Join SPOT to watch a riveting discussion on Standardized Patients with four amazing Standardized Patient panelist.

As the year comes to an end, SPOT will be hosting the last virtual event for the year. Join us on November 3, 2023, via Zoom from 09:00AM-10:00AM (cst) for an exhilarating discussion with our expert Standardized Patient panelists. Cortney Graves, Monte Gardner, Carla Mosley, Diane Ferguson will be joining the SPOT community to discuss topics such as why should your organization have a Standardized Patient Program and Program Management which will include recruiting, training, and evaluations. Below you will see a flyer for the event, learn more about the speakers, and see the zoom details.

Learn about the speakers

Cortney Graves
Standardized Patient Program Manager
Clinical Learning Resource Center-Texas A&M Health

Cortney Graves is the Standardized Patient Program Manager at Texas A&M Health, Clinical Learning Resource Center. She has worked in higher education for 8 years, the last 4 in medical education. She transitioned into simulation in 2022. She has a strong passion for higher education, specifically medical education and simulation, due to the lasting impact it has on the students as well as the patients they serve.

Monte Gardner
Standardized Patient Director
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Monte Gardner is responsible for hiring, scheduling, and maintaining the SP program in Lubbock as well as coordinating with our 7 other campuses to help them with hiring and scheduling. I collaborate between the faculty, coordinators, and the Simulation Center’s SP Educator to help train the SPs across all campuses before each formative/summative experience.

Carla Mosley
Manager, Standardized Patients Program
UT Southwestern

Ms. Mosley oversees the hiring and training of standardized patients for all simulation activities. She has more than 20 years of experience in the development and design of teaching and assessment activities for health care students and professionals to support the Medical School curricula.

Diane Ferguson
Director, HEB Clinical Skills Center
UT Health San Antonio, LSOM

Diane Ferguson, BSN, RN, is the Director of the H-E-B Clinical Skills Center at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio (UT Health SA). The Center focuses primarily on Simulated Patient/Participant simulation. Diane has been in SP education since 1995. She has served on the ASPE Board of Directors in multiple positions and currently serves on the UTHSA LINC Simulation IPE Initiative.

Zoom Details
Meeting ID: 996 6508 2257
Join Zoom Meeting
https://lnkd.in/g_2tBMig

We hope to see you next Friday!

The creative juices are flowing!

We’re here at TCU Nursing Building for Moulage Concepts Inc moulage workshop!

Moulage Concepts Inc is hoping to offer two days of sessions for Simulation Professionals of Texas so please spread the word and register yourself and your team member this week!

Note: included is a nice moulage kit to take back to your simulation center or program and continue using what you learned!

SPOT, in partnership with TCU presents:

All Hazards/Medical Moulage Workshop by Bobbie Merica from Moulage Concepts

Taking place in Fort Worth at the beautiful TCU campus on Aug 7-8 from 9:00AM-5:00PM.

For more information or questions about the workshop, see flyer below and please contact Bobbie at [email protected].

SPOT... the place to be in simulation

Another one in books! Hope everyone left the SPOT Spring 2023 event refreshed and equipped!

Breakout sessions: Administrators picture shown), Simulation, Standardized Patients, and Educators

Disaster Sim Presentation for Texas A&M Health Sciences, Bruce Williams, Director

Presentation from Laerdal

Networking Time!

We’re here at Texas A&M Health Science Center in Round Rock, Texas for our Spring 2023 Lunch and Learn!

Sign up with Eventbrite by April 21st to ensure free parking: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spot-lunch-and-learn-spring-2023-texas-am-round-rock-tickets-597976562997

SPOT is the place to be in simulation!

SPOT Lunch and Learn Spring 2023 @ Texas A&M Round Rock Join us in Round Rock at the Texas A&M Health Clinical Learning Resource Center.

Mark your calendars for May 5th!

SPOT will make its mark at Texas A&M Round Rock. We are grateful and excited to work with the team there.

Meet the Speakers:

Jeffrey Stout Bio:
Jeffrey Stout is a Simulations Technology Specialist at Texas A&M Health, Clinical Learning Resource Center. He has a strong passion for the field of simulation, consulting with colleagues and progressing his knowledge and skill set. He worked in healthcare and the public safety industry for 10 years before transitioning into the Simulation world. Through his experience he has learned that he loves medical education.

Cortney Graves Bio:
Cortney Graves is the Standardized Patient Program Manager at Texas A&M Health, Clinical Learning Resource Center. She has worked in higher education for 8 years, the last 4 in medical education. She transitioned into simulation in 2022. She has a strong passion for higher education, specifically medical education and simulation, due to the lasting impact it has on the students as well as the patients they serve.

Bruce Williams Bio:
Bruce comes to the Texas A&M Health by way of Indiana and Kentucky. He is in his 26th year of being a healthcare professional and 15th year of healthcare simulation education and administration. Educationally he has completed 3 degrees in nursing with additional degrees in computer aided industrial drafting and occupational safety management. Bruce’s work experiences include the intensive care unit, emergency departments, flight and ground transport, prehospital fire/EMS, occupational medicine, organ donation and academia. He has worked at all levels within simulation and has a true passion for improving quality and safety. Bruce’s variety of work experiences allow a strong base to innovatively and creatively collaborate with faculty to engage learners at all levels.

Sign up with Eventbrite by April 21st to ensure free parking: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spot-lunch-and-learn-spring-2023-texas-am-round-rock-tickets-597976562997

SPOT is the place to be in simulation!