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Upcoming Events
Conferences for this Year
2024 Simulation Conferences
There is a lot on the calendar for simulation conferences. Click on the buttons to learn more about each event.
International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare
San Diego (USA) or Online
January 20-24, 2024
Celebrating 24 years, IMSH 2024 is themed ‘IDEA: Innovate, Disseminate, Educate, Advocate’. There is still time to register for the in-person experience or the virtual option.
SESAM Annual Virtual Event (SAVE)
Online
February 9, 2024
The Society for Simulation in Europe (SESAM) in collaboration with AFriSim Network, SHARE, and PediSTARS, is sponsoring this one day interactive online conference with a focus on aiming to broaden the scope of healthcare simulation. This 2024 initiative seeks to engage the global simulation community, especially from traditionally underrepresented regions like Africa, India, Sri Lanka, South America, and the Pacific Islands.
Denver, CO
May 7-8, 2024
The annual meeting of the International Pediatric Simulation Society (IPSS) returns to the USA in 2024. Join the physicians, nurses, researchers, and educators in three days of in-depth discussion on how to provide safe and effective care for children and infants through the continued expansion of pediatric simulation across the globe.
Raleigh NC
June 12-15, 2024
The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning’s (INACSL) annual meeting, INACSL24, is a leading forum for simulationists, researchers, and solution providers with a primary emphasis on nursing simulation, both pre-licensure and professional.
Prague (Czech Republic)
June 19-21, 2024
SESAM 2024 celebrates 30 years of excellence in healthcare simulation in Prague, focusing on the theme ‘Supporting Excellence in Healthcare’. This milestone event celebrates its significant contributions to patient risk reduction and training innovations.
Association of Standardized Patient Educators Annual Conference
Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)
June 23-26, 2024
The Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE) is the leading organization supporting standardized patients (SP). The 2024 ASPE Annual Conference provides a space where a community of simulation educators, researchers, creators, and practitioners can share their practice of turning visions into reality through human simulation.
Denver, CO
July 17 – 19, 2024
SimOPS is the Society for Simulation in Healthcare’s international conference focusing on simulation technical operations. This year’s event features Johnny Cartwright, Associate Director of Simulation for IU School of Medicine, as one of the conference co-chairs.
Indianapolis, IN ----- This one is LOCAL for central Indiana
August 6-9, 2024
Hosted by IU Health, IU School of Medicine, and IU School of Nursing, SimGHOSTS will be held at the IU/IU Health Simulation Center at Fairbanks Hall. This is the must-attend event for simulation operation specialists. Focused on enhancing healthcare simulation, this hands-on conference, led by the SimGHOSTS community, offers workshops, demos, and community-led presentations. It’s an ideal platform for simulationists, technicians, game developers, academics and sim lab members who are responsible for supporting the simulation program to network, exchange best practices, and collaborate on developing industry standards, shaping the future of simulation technology in healthcare.
The Bloomington simulation program staff will be attending this event, so services in Bloomington will be limited that week.
Basel (Switzerland)
August 24-28, 2024
The International Association for Health Professions Education annual conference theme this year is “Develop your educational career: connect, grow, and inspire.” The organization has had an emphasis on medical education at the student and resident levels but has expanded to include all health professions.
Edinburgh (UK)
November 3-5, 2024
The Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) celebrates its 15th year at the United Kingdom’s leading simulation organization.
Atlanta, GA
Nov. 8 - 12, 2024
The Association of American Medical Colleges is the leading organization focused on medical student education. The Learn Serve Lead conference is the organization’s major educational event with over 4,000 attendees.
Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC)
Orlando, FL
Dec. 2 – 6, 2024
By far, the world’s largest simulation conference, this event caters to military simulation (stuff like jet fighters and tanks), but also has a large patient simulation component plus many sessions on teaching and learning with simulation.