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Healthcare Simulation Week is quickly approaching! Set for Sept. 16-20, this year’s campaign looks to build on the momentum and enthusiasm of recent years, and judging by early information requests and feedback, the 2019 campaign feels like it will be strong!
ALL of that is a testament to SSH members and the Simulation community at large. The not-well-kept secret to any great campaign is buy-in and participation, and you’re absolutely doing that!
The even better news is that you still have plenty of time to participate if you haven’t planned anything yet. The best news is everything you need is available on the SSH website at SSIH.org.
Your first step is to download, open, and use the Healthcare Sim Week toolkit. It has logos, documents, pitch letter templates, social media guidance, and a whole lot more for you to help promote Simulation and your center!
On the same page where you download the Toolkit, you’ll also find the Healthcare Simulation Week Participation Map. I can’t stress enough how important visuals are for relaying information in today’s world. (You probably knew that already.) Having a WORLD map that shows just how vibrant and engaged our community is goes a long way toward highlighting the fantastic impact we can have as a group. It’s cliché but true: There is great power in numbers.
So, visit the page and include your center on the map!
Aside from the Toolkit and Map, SSH is again hosting a video contest as part of its Healthcare Sim Week activities.
SSH invites you to create and submit a video sharing insight on the benefit of Healthcare Simulation and what that means to you, your organization and/or your team. Your video will help raise awareness about the profession, while providing your insights to colleagues and the public about the benefit of healthcare simulation.
In a one-minute, original video, tell or show us:
- The benefit of healthcare simulation
- How you use healthcare simulation every day
- Why and how healthcare simulation enhances the quality of patient care
- What everyday care would look like without healthcare simulation
Videos are due September 12, 2019, 5 p.m. EST. Download the details and get started today!
And finally, no matter how you participate this year, one of the most important things you can do is to hashtag everything – and I mean everything – leading up to Sept. 16-20 and during the week itself with #HcSimWeek19. ~ Curtis Kitchen
The SSH Accreditation Council has some exciting news to share and it’s only a click away! The newly launched Accreditation News page is your go-to source for the latest information on initiatives being pursued by the SSH Accreditation Council. Through this new online resource, readers will also be able to learn about opportunities to serve as an SSH Accreditation Program Reviewer and when training sessions will be available for both new and experienced Program Reviewers. Learn more about the people who currently serve in the role through our Reviewer of the Quarter article and you just might find that our reviewers are healthcare simulation professionals a lot like you! Additionally, see what Accredited Programs have to say about the value of earning SSH Accreditation in our Program of the Quarter article. And of course, you’ll find links to the SSH Accreditation Standards. We hope you enjoy Accreditation News!
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SSH will be again be offering several scholarship opportunities for IMSH attendees in 2020 including The Beverlee Anderson Education Scholarship and the Bob Waters Memorial Scholarship. The Beverlee Anderson Scholarship is a need based scholarship for healthcare simulationists who may not be able to attend IMSH otherwise. The Bob Waters Scholarship will be awarded to a student, resident or fellow who is involved with simulation.
We are pleased to announce that again this year, The Pocket Nurse® and Dynarex® Education Scholarship Fund (PNDESF) will be offering four scholarships. This is their second year offering scholarships that include an SSH membership, a preconference course and a full IMSH registration package. This scholarship provides support to any Simulation Lab individual who currently is employed by an educational institution. This Scholarship is to support an individual to attend the annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH). This need-based scholarship was created for healthcare simulation professionals who would otherwise be unable to attend IMSH.
The applications for these scholarships is now open through September 19. You can apply for any of these scholarships here.
Please contact SSH Membership Coordinator, Ashley Grossman with any questions related to related to IMSH 2020 Scholarships at agrossman@ssih.org.
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The University of Southern Mississippi News
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