ISL Resources
Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) is the major professional society for simulation in healthcare. SSH conducts the largest annual international scientific congress on simulation in healthcare – the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (held yearly in January, alternating between the Eastern and Western United States). Dr. Gaba, the Associate Dean for ISL and Director of CISL, is a founding member of the Board of Directors of SSH.
Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare In January, 2006 the Society for Simulation in Healthcare began publishing the first (and currently the only) indexed peer-reviewed scientific publication devoted to simulation in healthcare. This journal, published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins for SSH, is titled simply: Simulation in Healthcare. Dr. Gaba is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal, making CISL the home of this new endeavor. Simulation in Healthcare is available online through Lane Library (SUNet ID required).
Simulation in Healthcare is the first and premiere journal dedicated to publishing on the use of simulation for education, training, performance assessment, and research in health care. As such, the core areas of interest for the journal will include (but not necessarily limited to):
- Immersive and simulation-based training, and education and/or performance assessment, for diverse target populations, domains of healthcare, professional disciplines of healthcare, levels of experience, types of knowledge or skill, types of simulation, etc.
- Research about simulation techniques and technologies, the pedagogy of simulation, and influence of cognitive science on the use of simulators
- Research that uses simulation techniques as a tool to study such things as human performance of clinicians and teams, cognitive science of clinicians and teams in clinical environments, human machine interactions in clinical environments
- Review papers and theoretical pieces about:
- The “science” of simulation, such as computer science, haptics, mathematical modeling, algorithms, hardware
- Cognitive science and human factors issues of human performance in healthcare environments that are of relevance to simulation for education, training, testing, or research
- Pedagogy, including instructional design, experiential learning Health policy or organizational structure and behavior or related to the application, adoption, and use of simulation in the health care industry Psychometrics of performance assessment and testing
- Laboratory reports and case descriptions of specific techniques or scenarios to make the conduct of simulations more effective or practical
- Book reviews, letters to the editor, and calendars of upcoming events of interest to Society members
Advanced Initiatives in Medical Simulation (AIMS) is a 501c6 trade organization that is heavily involved in educating policy-makers in government and the healthcare industry about the importance of simulation in healthcare for the future of quality and safety in healthcare. AIMS holds a yearly symposium in Washington D.C. that is combined with an exhibition of simulation activities and products on Capitol Hill. AIMS also drafts model legislation and conducts liaison activities with legislators and policy-makers.
Advanced Initiatives in Medical Simulation (AIMS) is a 501c6 trade organization that is heavily involved in educating policy-makers in government and the healthcare industry about the importance of simulation in healthcare for the future of quality and safety in healthcare. AIMS holds a yearly symposium in Washington D.C. that is combined with an exhibition of simulation activities and products on Capitol Hill. AIMS also drafts model legislation and conducts liaison activities with legislators and policy-makers.
