IMSH 2011 - 11th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare

1. OPENING CEREMONIES ON SUNDAY

IMSH 2011 will officially begin at 2:00 pm on Sunday with the Opening Plenary Session, followed by the Grand Opening of the Exposition and the first round competition for Simwars. This new format provides an additional ? day of programming, as well as more options for SSH committee and special interest group meetings.

2. PRE-REGISTRATION FOR ALL SESSIONS

You will choose all of your sessions when you register, building your own itinerary and securing your seat in the sessions you most want to attend. Registration will open mid-September. Hotel reservations will open in early July.

3. EXPANDED Experience Sim! IMMERSIVE COURSES.

Back by popular demand, Experience Sim!! will offer new cases and scenarios designed to “immerse” participants in every facet of scenario design and implementation. Courses will be three hours in length - space is limited. An additional charge is required for these sessions.

4. NEW Session Formats

Two new session formats have been added for IMSH 2011. Meet the SimPros (formerly Roundtable Discussions) is designed to address a particular issue through discussion with recognized experts in that subject area. Attendees will register for the topic to be discussed, and be guided in the session by noted experts in that content area. Podium Presentations are didactic sessions highlighting the latest innovations and practices in healthcare simulation today. This new format will offer updates of interest to a broad inter-professional audience.

5. IMSH Pre-Conference Activities

IMSH Pre-Conference Activities begin on Friday, January 21, and will continue through Sunday morning, January 23. This year’s list of course offerings includes a new, consensus-style conference focused on simulation research. The SSH Research Consensus Summit: State of the Science will open on Friday. A keynote address entitled “Government and Industry Funding of Simulation Research”, along with other important topics in healthcare simulation research will be discussed throughout the conference. Attendees will be integral in forming a consensus statement. These programs require separate registration at an additional fee.