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The International Pediatric Simulation Society (IPSS) is dedicated entirely to pediatric, perinatal and associated health care providers and organizations utilizing simulation-based education to improve care and safety for children.

05/27/2026

The conference would not have been possible without this awesome meeting planning group and IPSS staff!!

05/27/2026

Torch being passed from Rana Sharara-Chami (sorry for the typo in the vid!) to Jabeen Fayyaz, now the current IPSS President!

05/27/2026

Congrats to all our award winners!

05/27/2026

Closed out this amazing conference with a final plenary with Dr. Stephen Hearns from Scotland on pressure and performance.

05/16/2026

Posters day 3: interprofessional
Ahmet Ziya Birbilen - Identifying Educational Needs for Simulation Based Training in Pediatric Emergency Medicine: A Descriptive Study

Alessio Morley-Fletcher MD, MMSc, pediatric hospitalist at Boston Children’s, presenting work on developing a way to quantify team behaviors in simulation debriefs in a standardized way.

Khoon-Yen Tay from CHOP presenting ExPERT outreach: a novel use of simulation to uncover latent safety threats

Amanda Manzi from CHOP presenting First try at first five: incorporating rapid cycle deliberate practice into simulation

Manish Kumar from India presenting Interprofessional Simulation Training in Acute Pediatrics using Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice

Erin Carn-Bennett RN, from New Zeland’s Starship Children’s hospital, presenting on how utilization of storytelling can foster a more psychologically safe co-leading relationship for resuscitation simulation.

Daniel Orqueda MD, Peds critical care from Municipal Hopsital in Buenos Aires, presenting baseline performance in pediatric CPR team as the first phase of ImPULSO project in Argentina

05/16/2026

Posters day 3: outreach sim
Anastasiya Stefanyshyn MD from Ivano Frankivisk National Medical University-Introduction of a Gamified Simulation Curriculum for Acute Neonatal Seizures in Ukraine.

Chrystal Rutledge MD from University of Alabama @ Birmingham- Beyond Career Talks: Simulation-Based Healthcare Experiences for Youth.

Josephine Goodyer MD-from Canberra Health Services - Simulation to Support the Return to Work of Paediatric Clinicians Following Maternity or Extended Leave: The PRAM (Paediatric Returnees After Maternity or Extended Leave) Workshop

Alice Monzani Scientific Director of SIMNOVA Simulation Center at University of Piemonte Orientale -Training Pediatric Residents to Communicate Celiac Disease Diagnosis Using a Pediatric Simulated Patient: A Pilot Study.

Sabah Hussein from New Cross Hospital - Confidence in Crisis: Using Simulation to Empower Staff in Special Education and Community Settings.

Stephanie Marton MD, MPH from Baylor College of Medicine - Advancing Pediatric Resuscitation in Mongolia Through Low-Fidelity Multidisciplinary Simulation.

Ornella Masimbi University of Global Health Equity - Advancing Perinatal Care in Rural Rwanda through Mobile Simulation Carts: A Scalable Approach to In-Situ Training.

05/16/2026

Posters day 3
Theme: sim design

Harry Lin, MD PEM fellow from Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis, IN presents Trauma Simulation in the Outpatient Setting

Alexandre Murinzi, MD from University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda presents Assessing cognitive load in simulation-based learning for basic medical sciences students at UGHE

Elana Tauu, MD from Hospital for Sick Children presents Enhancing Safety Culture Through an Immersive Escape Room for Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellows.

Jim Beal, DO from Pennsylvania State Health presents Point of care simulation training to improve pediatric critical care provider knowledge and performance with arrhythmia identification and defibrillator management

Dani Hall, MD from Children's Health Ireland presents From protocol to practice: transnational simulation to enhance major hemorrhage management in Children's emergency care

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From identification to action: embedding governance for Latent Safety Threats through in-situ simulation

05/16/2026

Oral themes day 3: program, faculty, and education development
Ieva Slezina MD, MBA from Riga Stradins University, Children’s University Hospital- Beyond Clinical Skills: Integrating Legal and Ethical Competencies into a Simulation-Based Curriculum for Pediatric Residents.

Elana Thau MD, Rafael Velasquez operations manager from Hospital for Sick Children present Integrating POCUS into Simulation-Based Education: Hands-On Strategies and Cognitive Insights.

Carrie Norwood and Sara Ewert from Children's Alabama- Simulation as a Hospital Recruitment Tool for Upcoming Nurse Graduates.

Chris Calahan, MD- Upscaling near- peer facilitation of in-situ simulation to improve peripartum care in Zanzibar

05/16/2026

Oral theme day 3: sim design
Novapp: Redefining performance assessment in neonatal resuscitation simulation by Giulia Genoni, MD PhD from Novara, Italy

Michael Hrdy MD MsEd presents Sim PulseCheck: Evaluating the Usability and Acceptability of an Al-Assisted Simulation Scenario Review Tool

Dr. Lyndsay Downing from Hospital for Sick Kids in Toronto- From Idea to Incident: Building Pediatric Code Mass Casualty Simulations

Amani Assaad, MD- PICU Fellow at The Hospital for Sick Children presents Validation of a Low-Cost DIY Model for Ultrasound-Guided Chest Tube Insertion

Dr. Alexandre Murinzi from Rwanda- Integration of Transformative Learning Technologies in Medical & Paediatric Simulation-Based Education in LMICs

05/16/2026

Oral themes day 3: technology
Vinod Havalad MD and Gillian Brennan MB B*h BAO, peds critical care at Advocate Children’s Hospital- Park Ridge and Neonatology at University of Chicago, respectively, presenting their work of using AI supported simulations of difficult conversations with trainees.

Simranjeet Sran MD, MEd, CHSE, Neonatology at Children’s National, presenting on ways to ensure accuracy while leveraging AI in simulations.

Nicholas Rockwell MD, from children’s hospital of Alabama, presenting on how to create valid models with practical effects and remain financially feasible.

Michael Hrdy MD, MsEd, from CHOP, presenting on how to safely utilize AI in communication based simulations.

Meysun oduncu MBB*h, from Oxford university Hospital, presenting how utilizing VR in a “tea trolley” model allows the use of VR at various clinical situations for education.

05/16/2026

Oral themes day 3: interprofessional
Erin Carn-Bennett from Starship Children’s Hospital in New Zealand presenting The Simulation Psychological Safety Scaffold

Dr Gabriel Gouveia de Aguiar from Sick Children’s presenting Trigger-Driven Scenario: Designing Stressors for team training

Dr Heather Wolfe and Kristen Gerhardt - From Hot to Warm: Building a Debriefing Culture to Enhance Team Learning and Psychological Safety

Jessica Evins and Hilary Woodward - The Best of a Worst Case Scenario: A Simulation Curriculum on Palliative Care

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