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 Shelly Houser is a unique guest who started in simulation much differently from my other guests. As a congenital hemipelvectomy amputee, Shelly started out as an SP for St. Luke's hospital, Jefferson University, and Villanova University. She has a bachelor's in Media Studies and a Master's in Human Services. Having worked on television shows such as It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Sprout TV, Shelly is no stranger to script supervising and writing. After 10 years of professional and a lifetime of personal experience, Shelly has launched her consulting company, Inclusive Consulting, LLC, where she collaborates and consults with teaching institutions and businesses seeking to improve their knowledge, protocols, and best practices. Shelly also has produced, hosted, and edited Life Beyond the Label podcast. She previously carried out the same function on DisAbilty Talks for two years. National Council on Independent Living and The Ralph Trainor advocacy awards, as well as a presenter at several regional and national conferences.
 
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Elizabeth Wells-Beede, PhD, RN, C-EFM, CHSE-A, CNE is currenlty a Clinical Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University. She has been a nurse educator and simulationist for 12-years teaching in associate, bachelor, and master’s programs. Before teaching in nursing, she was an educator for healthcare professions in the military and hospital setting. Dr. Wells-Beede has been incorporating simulation since 2011 when she led her educational department in the implementation of simulation through an initiative by the Air Force Surgeon General. In 2013, she furthered her education and sought the Leadership in Simulation Instruction & Management Certificate from Robert Morris University. Dr. Wells-Beede has conducted research in the use of the flipped classroom in nursing education and integration of virtual reality simulation in nursing. Since receiving her certificate, she has gone on to implement and help guide simulation in each program she teaches. She is actively involved in the College of Nursing Simulation committee, serves on an advisory board for the Health Sciences Clinical Learning Simulation Center, and was co-lead for writing and submitting for provisional accreditation with the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, which was recognized at IMSH 2022. Since receiving her CHSE-A, she has actively served the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation Learning by collaborating with fellow simulationist in the revised 2021 Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice ™: Objectives & Outcomes and Professional Development. She has also been a presenter with the Best Practices workshop with SSH & ASPE, and is currently a member of the Board of Directors for INACSL. 

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Michelle Aebersold, PhD, RN, CHSE, FAAN 

DR. MICHELLE AEBERSOLD is a Clinical Professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing and a Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Information. She is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator and a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. She has a Bachelor’s degree in nursing, a Master of Science in Business Administration and a PhD in Nursing. Dr. Aebersold is an XR Faculty Innovator in Residence through the University of Michigan XR Initiative. 

Dr. Aebersold has been teaching since 2006. She teaches in the area of leadership, analytics, quality and safety in the graduate and doctoral nursing courses. She often oversees doctoral students for their scholarly projects and participates on dissertation committees. 

Dr. Aebersold has extensive experience in using a variety of simulation learning methods including Extended Realities to improve the care of patients through caregiver education and training. She is currently working on a grant-funded project from the National Cancer Institute to use simulation to improve the safe delivery of chemotherapy by nurses and pharmacists. Her other grant work includes using immersive virtual reality to improve teamwork and communication in pediatric cardiac arrest situations and Improving Pediatric Acute Care through Simulation Training (IMPACTS). 

Dr. Aebersold has numerous publications, presents on a variety of topics and is often an invited speaker at international, regional and local conferences. She consults with nursing schools around improving their simulation programs, developing virtual educational assets and other projects.

U of Michigan: https://nursing.umich.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/michelle-l-aebersold

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleaebersold/

UMich Veteran Videos: https://nursing.umich.edu/about/news-portal/202112-virtual-education-veterans-health

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In this episode Phillip shares his unique journey into simulation and the impact he has had in many parts of the country. 

Phillip Wortham is currently the Director of Operations and Technology (COO) at the Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) one of the world’s largest simulation centers located in Tampa Florida. CAMLS is a 90,000 sqft free standing center with over 40 employees. 

Prior to joining CAMLS, Phillip spent over six years leading Intermountain Healthcare’s Simulation Consortium comprising of 24 hospitals and 6 simulation centers as the Simulation Business Director of Operations and Technology in Salt Lake City Utah. As a member of the Simulation Executive Council, he partnered with cross-functional team leads for overall strategic vision, and priorities for system-wide learning. He provided direction of design, implementation, and evaluation of all simulation activities, training material, technology, and course outcomes. 

In addition to his role at Intermountain Healthcare, Phillip served as the Technology Chair for the Utah Simulation Coalition, working to bridge the gap between academic institutions and healthcare facilities using technology and innovation. 

Prior to his extensive work at Intermountain Healthcare, Phillip held positions as Simulation Operations Specialist at Children’s Hospital Colorado where he was integral in the development of a new simulation program on the University of Colorado campus. His journey in healthcare started at Denver Health Medical Center as the Chief Video Production Engineer where he oversaw emerging technologies such as Telehealth and video conferencing. As Colorado’s primary safety-net institution, Denver Health provides billions of dollars in uncompensated care and serves as a model for other safety net institutions across the nation. 

Phillip is currently an accreditation Site Reviewer for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. The Chair of the Super-Sized Simulation Affinity Group (SSH), Mentor for Simulation Operations Specialists (SimGHOSTS). Recently honored by the Tampa Bay Business Journal as one of 40 professionals under the age of 40 in Tampa Bay driving innovation in our community and a recent award winner of a Videographer Award for his work in the world of film production and marketing.

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LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-wortham-mba-ba-chsos-a-2b482b82/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/phillwortham
CAMLS website:  https://camls-us.org/about/leadership/

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In this epidsode Dr. Phrampus shares his extensive experience in simulation and his interesting journey in simulation training. He shares the value of teamwork in stressful enviornments. 

Dr. Phrampus is a global thought in Simulation. Past President of The Society for Simulation in Healthcare. He is a practicing emeregency physician and leader in Healthcare Patient Safety, Quality, and Innovative Education Efforts including Simulation. Dedicated to Improving the Delivery of Healthcare Worldwide Focusing on Leveraging the Expertise of Passionate Professionals. Dr. Phrampus is the director of WISER and accredited program in Pittsburg, PA.
 
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-phrampus-7280bb28/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pphrampus
University of Pittsburgh simulation center website:  https://www.wiser.pitt.edu/

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Desiree A. Díaz, PhD, FNP-BC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN 

Dr. Desiree A. Díaz is an internationally recognized scholar, researcher, and  Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida College of Nursing. She has been a nurse educator for the past 17 year. She completed a simulation research post-doc with Dr. Pamela Jeffries at Johns Hopkins University related to empathy and caring and recently received the inaugural  Diversity, Inclusivity, and Equity Excellence Award from INACSL. She has a simulation patent pending and is currently active in both graduate and undergraduate programs. She currently serves as the Undergraduate Simulation Coordinator. 

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Colette Foisy-Doll, RN, MSN, CHSE ANEF
Colette is currently employed as tenured Professional Resource Faculty and Simulationist in the Faculty of Nursing at MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where she has worked for the past 25+ years.Her reach in nursing education is enduring with notable global influence in the areas of faculty development, simulation curriculum, and simulation learning space design.

Colette is recognized for her extensive scholarly and creative contributions over 40 years as a professional nurse, including the publication of a 2018 award-winning book titled, Simulation Champions: Courage, Caring and Connection that she Co-edited and authored with Dr Kim Leighton.  Her research passions include interprofessional education, psychometric testing of assessment tools, and simulation-based learning in undergraduate healthcare education.

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Research, Research, Research... In this exciting episode Suzie and Kim, the "cool cats", share their tips in research and how they got started. They describe their simpatico relationship, how  they met, and how they currently work together. Between the two of them they have published over 300 books and articles! They describe the great respect and trust they have in each other, and share secrets for our listeners to help them get published.  This episode will warm your heart and make you laugh.  We also go on to discuss the hot topic, Telehealth/Digital Health. Sit back and enjoy....

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Suzan (Suzie) Kardong-Edgren PhD, RN, ANEF, CHSE, FSSH, FAAN is an internationally known speaker, consultant, and educational researcher with over 150 publications. Dr. Edgren was a consultant on the landmark National Council of State Boards of Nursing National Simulation Study that determined that up to 50% of traditional clinical could be replaced with high quality simulation. Dr. Edgren served as the Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Simulation in Nursing for 10 years; and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of 2 new interactive online review guides for those seeking certification in the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. She has been awarded both the National League for Nursing Deborah Spunt Lectureship and the Michael Gordon Lectureship in Simulation from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Dr. Edgren served as chair of the Research Committee for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare and the Vice President of Research for the INACSL.  She is a Fellow in the Society of Simulation in Healthcare, the Academy of Nursing Education Fellows, and the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Edgren is the 2021-2022 President of the International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulation in Nursing (INACSL) and an Associate Professor at the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston.  

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Join us for an interview with the incoming president of INACSL, Dr. Laura Gonzalez. Laura shares her research as well as insights to the future of simulaion as well as VR and Telehealth. Laura is a wealth of information and her passion shines in the discussion. 

Dr. Gonzalez is the VP of Clinical Learning Resources at Sentinel U®. She is an internationally recognized simulation expert. She is one of 84 advanced certified healthcare simulation educators (CHSE-A) globally. In the fall of 2020, she was recognized by the prestigious American Academy of Nurses as a Fellow (FAAN). She is also a fellow of the Academy of Nurse Educators (ANEF). Her nursing career focuses on advancing the science of nursing education through the use of simulation and its impact on learner outcomes. Dr.Gonzalez has a very specific body of work that has resulted in over 20 data-based manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals, and one clinical skills textbook. She was Co-PI on a large interprofessional grant through the National Science Foundation (NSF). She is one of several scientists to have two patents: on Detecting Sterile Field Events and Related Methods and Virtual Patients. She is a seasoned nurse educator with experience teaching across the curriculum to include live, hybrid, online, and synchronous delivery methods.

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