Healthcare Simulation Research Symposium

The Healthcare Simulation Research Symposium supports excellence in healthcare simulation education and research. The symposium will be held on Sept. 16, 2025. This year's theme is Mastering the Future: Building Expertise with Simulation.

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Keynote Speaker

University of Alabama School of Nursing Associate Dean for Technology and Innovation Penni Watts, Ph.D., RN, CHSE-A, FNAP, ANEF, FSSH, FAAN will be the keynote speaker. Watts oversees all simulation programs in her role. She has been instrumental in the integration of clinical simulation experiences as well as interprofessional simulation experiences across multiple programs on campus. Watts is a fellow in the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH), holds a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator-Advanced (CHSE-A), and has 18 years of simulation experience with training from the Center for Medical Simulation and the Debriefing Academy. She is president-elect of INACSL and has served on the standards committee and the CHSE-A subcommittee for SSH.

Panel Presentations
  • A Collaborative Approach to Designing and Implementing Simulation-Enhanced Interprofessional Education by Alyssa Zweifel, Ph.D., RN, CHSE, Brittney Meyer, Pharm.D., Kayla Salonen, MDA, B.A., RRT, RRT-NPS, and Chris Comstock, M.S., RD, LN, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University.
  • CCEI 2.0: Upgraded for the Future of Nursing Education by Julie Manz, Ph.D., RN, CNE, Sarah Ball, Ph.D., RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, CHSE, and Martha Todd, Ph.D., APRN-NP, Creighton University College of Nursing.
Nursing Continuing Professional Development Contact Hours
South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. American Nurses Credentialing Center-approved provider No. N008480. Attending the full symposium entitles the learner to Nursing Continuing Professional Development* contact hours upon completion of an evaluation at the conclusion of the symposium.
 
*Pending Nursing Continuing Professional Development approval