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Conference Planning and Involvement

Here are some conferences and meetings that I was involve in planning (big or small ways).

I am grateful for the many opportunities to be enaged in these acivities and I take pride and joy in bringing Healthcare Simulation content to educators!

International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) 2016 San Diego, USA

The nomination for co-chairing IMSH came about December 2014. This is a very pleasant surprise but at the same time - fear. This would be the first time I am involved directly in planning an international meeting. My main worries were inability to contribute as much as my US counterparts and not able to identify relevant ideas due to the lack of global needs assessment - internationally. However, this is a valuable opportunity not to be missed. I had a wonderful experience working with some of the best individuals in healthcare simulation. This work has extensively improved my networking opportunities, ability to system think and weighing in on important matters that determine benefits to our attendees.

I have the pleasure of working with 3 wonderful individuals (there were more actually) - Christine Park, Jared Kutzin and Kathy Adams. For almost every week, we were on conference call (which was difficult as we need to establish a common time to dial in, across international time zone) and we had about 2 face-to-face meeting. The meetings were very essentials and important as we had less than a year to accomplish planning, straighten out conflict of interest matters, review abstracts and prepare notes for collaterals printing.

I am so glad that the meeting went really well and most importantly - well received by the attendees (we had some standing ovations for the main stage events)! Thinking back, I could improve my involvement by stating my shortcomings, making these known to my counterparts so that they can be prepared to bridge the gap. I will also want to improve on communicating openly about my thoughts. And how to present these thoughts in an honest but constructive manner.

Pan Asia Simulation Society in Healthcare (PASSH) Inaugural Conference 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

As part of the founding team for the Pan Asia Simulation Society in Healthcare (PASSH), I have the pleasure to organize the society's inaugural conference together with a great team of simulation leaders in the Asia region. The executive committee saw through the entire planning and logistic process as we are a young society and seed funding is very minimal. As a starting effort in getting the conference going, all in the EXCO chipped in to play a planning role - abstract reviewing, programme book designing and compiling, registration portal, website management, ordering of collaterals and executing plans on actual conference days. We have a working partner, Taylor's University. We are very fortunate to gain very good working synergy with our partners. With the help of vendors sponsorship, cost for a major event like this was hugely defrayed.

The conference has benefited simulation educators and technicians across Asia from Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, India, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Brunei, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. Our Key note and plenary speakers are A/Prof. Paul Phrampus, A/Prof. Benjamin Berg, A/Prof. Michelle Kelly, Prof. Ismail Saiboon, Prof. Chung Hyun Soo and A/Prof. Chow Yu Fat.

I am glad that through this unique experience in organizing, partnership and working together, I have grown to take risks and to further manage financials for a regional events. More importantly, see the need for the region to grow together. Our next conference is planned for 2017 in the Philippines. And this time, will be a whole new experience for the society!

Asia Pacific Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (APMSH) 2013, Shanghai, China

I was approached to co-chair the APMSH2013 in April 2012. I felt that I was ready to discuss the regional needs for simulation content. Somhow the operational mode for APMSH is unlike IMSH. We had weekly conference call every Thursday 8pm to 9pm (GMT+8). We had about 1.5 years of lead time to plan for APMSH and that felt like a marathon. There were 2 face-to-face meetings to sort out matters requiring close attention.

The APMSH calls for research abstract for poster presentation. But for workshops presentation, the nominations was through nominations and faculty pairing - USA and Asia based faculty were paired to plan and conduct workshops. Each workshop may have 3 to 6 faculty members, depending on the scale of activity.

Besides co-chairing duties, I was conducting 1 pre-conference workshop and 3 conference workshops.

I am very happy to be given this opportunity as I have made more friends in the region. Since my "appearance" in Shanghai, I have been invited back to Shanghai Eastern Hosptial to conduct TeamSTEPPS workshops for the hospital educators and staff members. The exposure has been very beneficial for my professional growth.

Other Conferences

Date / Year | Event & Presentation Title/Role | City, Country | Role & Activity

18 - 22 Jan 2020 | International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare | San Diego, USA

1. Pre Conference workshop: CHSE Review Course

2. Panel presentation: Journey towards multi-site / multi-modality program accreditation

19 to 21 July 2019 |Course Director: Simulation Essentials for Healthcare Educators (SEHE) | Pondicherry, India

12 to 14 Jul 2019 | Malaysian Society for Simulation in Healthcare (MaSSH) 2nd Conference | Seremban, Malaysia
1.   Plenary: Do we need a code of conduct in Healthcare Simulation?
2.   Workshop: TeamSTEPPS
3.   Workshop: Designing a Scenario for nursing simulation

29 Jun 2019 | Plenary: International Accreditation in Healthcare Simulation | Shenzhen, China

3 to 5 May 2019 | Second Xiangya International Symposium on Medical Education | Changsha, Hunan, China | Workshop: TeamSTEPPS

8 & 9 Mar 2019 | 3rd International Zhujiang Medical Simulation Summit Forum & Education | Guangzhou, China

1.   Keynote: Healthcare Simulation in Singapore: Now and Future.
2.   Judging: Debriefing
3.   Panel Session: Team Simulation in Nursing
4.   Panel Session: Healthcare Simulation Research

26 – 30 Jan 2019 | International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare | San Antonio, USA
1.   Pre-conference: CHSE Review Course, co-faculty
2.   Workshop: Debrief with DeBRIEF
3.   Presentation (Silent Disco): Debrief with DeBRIEF
4.   Workshop (Fellows Present): So, you have be asked to do a presentation

7 Dec 2018 | 3rd Conference of China Medical Simulation Education Alliance | Shanghai, China | Plenary: Standardized program for faculty development in SBE.

17 – 18 Aug 2018 | China Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (CMSH) | Guangzhou, China
1. Plenary: Simulation faculty development.
2. Workshop: Debriefing with PEARLS Blended debriefing model.

29 June 2018 |2018 SESAM | Bilbao, Spain | Oral presentation: The role of the nurse faculty in Interprofessional Education.

20 – 23 April 2018 | 2018 Xiangya International Symposium on Medical Education & China Consortium of Elite Teaching Hospitals for Residency Education Conference | Changsha, China
1. Plenary: Quality Assurance in Simulation-Based Education.
2. Workshop: How to Improve Teamwork of Residents with Scenario Simulation Training.

9 – 11 Mar 2018 | 2nd International Zhujiang Medical Simulation Summit Forum & Education Academic Annual Meeting of Medical Simulation Committee | Guangdong, China
1. Plenary: In situ Simulation.
2. Workshop: Enhancing nursing competency through simulation.

14 – 17 Jan 2018 | International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) | Los Angeles, USA
1.   Poster & Professor Round 14 Jan 18. The role of nurse faculty in interprofessional education - a multisite study.
2.   Meet-the-fellow, 15 Jan 18
3.   Panel presentation, 16 Jan 18. Healthcare Simulation in Asia – Report from the other end of the globe
4.   Panel presentation, 17 Jan 18. Operating a healthcare simulation center.
5.   Panel presentation, 17 Jan 18.Training communication in teams: stories from Asia.

18 & 19 Nov 2017 | Plenary: Healthcare Simulation Trend: Simulation In-Situ. Workshop: Simulation In-Situ. | Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China.

1 - 3 Nov 2017 | Conference Workshop: In situ Simulation for Crisis Resource Management.| Conference workshop: Developing an assessment tool for Simulation. | Conference workshop: Creating Robust Simulation Scenarios for Local Contexts. | Conference workshop: Reflective learning through blended debriefing. | SESAM – SimGHOSTS – SIMS Conference 2017, SingHealth, Singapore.

28 Oct 2017 | Plenary: Implementing Team Training in the Healthcare Settings. | Workshop: How to design team training scenario. | 3rd International Xiangya Simulation Conference, Second Xiangya Hospital, Hebei, China

21 Oct 2017 | Plenary: Healthcare Simulation: Current trend. | Conference workshop: Simulation In-Situ. | Guangzhou DengHu International Simulation Conference, Guangzhou, China

25 - 30 Sep 2017 | Pre-Conference Workshop: Integrating TeamSTEPPS Communication Tools in Your Clinical Programmes. | Pre-Conference Workshop: SIMS Simulation Educators Training (SIMS SET). | Conference Workshop: Interprofessional Practice: The Heart of the Matter. |

Conference Workshop: In situ Simulation for Crisis Resource Management.| Conference Workshop: Integrating PBL in Clinical Nursing Skills Education. |

3rd SingHealth Education Conference, Singapore

28 Jun 2017 | Simulation Faculty Induction Course. | Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

27 & 29 Jun 2017 | TeamSTEPPS Fundamental Course. | Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

10 - 13 May 2017 | Pre-Conference Workshop: Scenario Design for Clinical Nursing Simulation. | Conference Workshop: Scenario Design for Clinical Nursing Simulation. | Conference Workshop: Debriefing for Novice Faculty. | Expert Panel: Hyper-Realistic Training: Getting Real with disaster training has never been so serious. | Pan Asia Simulation Society in Healthcare Biannual Conference, 2017 | PASSH-DLSHSI Conference: Building Bridges in Simulation

Organizing Committee. | De LaSalle Health Sciences Institute, Cavite, Philippines

5 & 6 March 2017 | TeamSTEPPS Fundamentals Workshop. | Guangzhou Southern Medical University, Zhujiang Hospital | Guangzhou, China

19 – 20 Nov 2016 | Plenary: The Trends and Impact of Interprofessional Education in Healthcare |Workshop: Scenario Design for Interprofessional Education in Simulation. | Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, China

21 – 22 Oct 2016 | 2nd International Xiangya Simulation Conference | Second Xiangya Hospital, Changsha China

23 & 25 Oct 2016 |TeamSTEPPS Fundamental Course. | Second Xiangya Hospital, Changsha China

24 Oct 2016 | Simulation Faculty Induction Course. | Second Xiangya Hospital, Changsha China

1 & 2 Aug 2016 | TeamSTEPPS Fundamental Course. | Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China

29 – 31 Oct 2015 | Ruijin Clinical Education and Simulation in Healthcare Conference. | Shanghai, China | Plenary Speaker: Healthcare Simulation Anywhere: The In-Situ Concept | Satellite Round: Designing For Team Simulation & Communication Training | Workshop: Development of Interdisciplinary Team Training (TeamSTEPPS)

22 – 25 Oct 2015 | Pan Asia Simulation Society in Healthcare (PASSH) Inaugural Conference. | Taylor’s University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Workshop: Scenario design for team training.

18 – 19 Jul 2015 | International Symposium on Clinical Reasoning Skills and Simulation in Healthcare. | Nantong University, China | Plenary Speaker: Global Trend in Healthcare Simulation. | Workshop: Integrating Simulation in Curriculum

12 Jul 2015 | Taiwan Society of Simulation in Acute and Critical Care Medicine Annual Conference. | Taipei, Taiwan | Keynote speaker: Simulation Specialists: a Specialty within Healthcare Education.

25 – 26 May 2015 | Introduction to TeamSTEPPS. | Hangzhou, Nanjing, China | Zhejiang Hospital and Nanjing University.

22 May 2015 | TeamSTEPPS Fundamental Course. Shanghai Eastern Hospital. | Shanghai, China

8 – 9 May 2015 | Simulation Technician and Specialist Development Programme | Taylor’s University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2 Feb 2015 | CAE AP Meeting. | Bangkok, Thailand | Lecture: Nuts and Bolts on Establishing a Simulation program.

28 – 29 Jan 2015 | Symposium of Simulation on Medical Simulation Based Teaching and Learning. | Ciptomangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia | Plenary Speaker: Enhancing Clinical Competency: Arranging the Building Blocks. | Lecture: The role of Simulation Specialist

9 – 14 Jan 2015 | International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH). | New Orleans, USA | Pre-Conference Workshop, 10 Jan 2015: How to design an Integrated Simulation Scenario. | Conference Workshop, 12 Jan 2015: Igniting passive learners: Diving into the madding crowds! | Conference workshop, 13 Jan 2015: Frameworks for art of speech! Hands-on scenario design for team communication.

5 Dec 2014 | AETC 20th Anniversary Medical Simulation Symposium. Tang Shiu Kin Hospital. | Hong Kong | Keynote: Simulation Training: The Worldwide Trend.

14 Nov 2014 | Webinar: Debriefing in Simulation. Pan Asia Simulation Society in Healthcare (PASSH). | Online

7 Nov 2014 | Cheongam College of Nursing 60th Anniversary. | Cheongam, South Korea | Seminar on International Nursing Simulation. | Keynote: The Trend and Impact of Team Training on Healthcare Education

12 – 13 Sep 2014 | Simulation Technician and Specialist Development Programme | Taylor’s University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Workshop facilitator.

Jun 2014 | 10th International Nursing and Midwifery Conference. Universiti Brunei Darussalam. | Brunei | Speaker: Plenary – Simulation Based Learning in Healthcare | Pre-Conference Workshop – Introduction to Simulation Based Education: an induction workshop for simulation faculty.

Mar 2014 | Problem Base Learning Seminar. Republic Polytechnic. | Singapore | Plenary speaker: Simulation Based Education in Healthcare.

Oct 2013 | Asia Pacific Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (APMSH). | Shanghai, China | Organizing Committee, Co-Chair. | Speaker: Plenary with Suzie Kardong-Edgren: State of Simulation Science in Nursing in Asia and the United State | Course Director: Pre-Conference Workshop for Nursing: Introducing Simulation into Existing Nursing Programs. | Course Director: Workshop - Development of Interdisciplinary Team Training. | Faculty: Workshop - Team Game to Learn Systems Thinking and Organizational Change.

Jun 2013 | Simulation User Network (SUN). | Bangkok, Thailand | Workshop Facilitator: Nursing Simulation and Debriefing 3-2-1. | Workshop Facilitator: How to run your own TeamSTEPPS workshop.

May 2013 | Haemodynamic Monitoring Clinical Application of Early Warning System. | Trivandrum Kerala, India | Philips Healthcare. Speaker.

Mar 2013 | Simulation faculty development program. Berkeley HealthEDU. | New Delhi, India | Speaker and workshop facilitator.

Feb 2013 | Improving Simulation Instructional Methods (iSIM). | Singapore | Nanyang Polytechnic. Faculty member.

Jan 2013 | International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH). | Orlando, USA | Expert panel speaker: Current Development of Simulation in Asia.

Dec 2012 | TeamSTEPPS Fundamental course and Faculty Development Workshop. | Khon Kaen, Thailand | Speaker and workshop facilitator.

Oct 2012 | Korean Society for Simulation in Healthcare (KoSSH) Annual Scientific Meeting. | Seoul, Korea | Plenary Speaker: Hospital-Based Nursing Simulation Program | Expert Panel: MET (Medical Emergency Team) training program | Workshop: Introduction to Team Training and TeamSTEPPS program

Oct 2012 | Nursing Simulation Workshop for Nurse Faculty. | Bangkok, Thailand | Speaker and workshop facilitator.

Jul 2012 | The use of Simulation in Nursing Undergraduate Program. Jilin University. | Jilin, China | Simulation Faculty Development Workshop.

Jul 2012 | Simulation User Network (SUN). | Singapore | Speaker: Nursing Simulation In-Situ: Joining the dots. | Pre-SUN Workshop: Team-Work and Communication using TeamSTEPPS.

Nov 2009 | Introduction to Simulation Based Learning. | Singapore | Speaker: Clinical Simulation Training – Rapid Escalation Criteria Training. | National University Hospital.

Jul 2008 | Sigma Theta Tau Honorary Society of Nursing, Annual Research Congress. | Singapore | Poster: Detecting Sepsis by Nurses.

Apr 2008 | Singapore-Duke’s Anaesthesia and Critical Care Update. | Singapore | Speaker: Nurses Perception in Sepsis Detection.