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SESAM Board Transition: Welcoming New Leaders |
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Following our Annual General Meeting in June, we're excited to introduce our newly elected Board members: President Elect: Cristina Diaz Navarro Treasurer: Pedro Cartaxo Members at Large: - Aida Camps They join our continuing Board members President Pier Luigi Ingrassia and Secretary Kirsty J Freeman. We also extend our heartfelt gratitude to Tamara Skrisovska and Francisco Maio Matos as they step down at the end of their terms. Their dedication and strategic vision have been invaluable to SESAM's growth and impact in healthcare simulation. On her appointment as President Elect, Cristina Diaz Navarro said: SESAM has been instrumental in my professional development as a simulationist. I truly value the diversity of its membership and the unique opportunity it provides for us to learn from each other, fostering an environment where we can grow and innovate collaboratively. It's an amazing community. As President Elect, my primary goals are to champion high quality simulation and promote the ethical and appropriate use of AI and other innovative simulation technologies. I am committed to supporting inclusive collaboration by engaging all members and nurturing our global partnerships. I want to ensure that SESAM remains a pivotal society in advancing simulation, consistently prioritizing patient safety, empowering our international community to deliver exceptional healthcare, and celebrating our professional and cultural diversity.
 We're delighted to announce that Kirstin Aram has been appointed to the newly created position of Executive Director. With extensive experience in strategic partnerships, stakeholder engagement, and event management, Kirstin brings invaluable expertise to support the Board in SESAM's continued professionalisation. This exciting new role reflects our commitment to strengthening SESAM's operational excellence and strategic growth.
At the end of August, the Board met for an intensive and productive couple of days working together to advance SESAM's mission of improving healthcare through simulation. Over the day and a half, the Board focused on: Member-focused initiatives - developing systems and processes that better serve our growing simulation community The commitment and energy of our Board members continue to drive SESAM forward. When passionate professionals unite with a shared vision of advancing healthcare simulation, remarkable progress is made. |
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30th Annual Meeting of SESAM – Valencia, Spain |
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A Milestone Celebration of Healthcare Simulation Excellence Our 30th Annual Meeting in Valencia marked a significant milestone for SESAM, bringing together 1,409 attendees from 65 countries in an unprecedented celebration of healthcare simulation. This remarkable gathering demonstrated the truly global reach and impact of our simulation community. Key Highlights: - 487 presentations delivered across diverse simulation topics The meeting embodied our mission of "advancing healthcare simulation" through endless connections, countless conversations, and innovative ideas shared amongst simulation professionals, educators, researchers, and industry partners. Global Participation: Attendees represented all continents, with particularly strong participation from across Europe, North America, Asia, and beyond. The diversity of our international community continues to strengthen SESAM's position as the leading professional society for healthcare simulation. Valencia 2025 demonstrated that when passionate simulation professionals unite, extraordinary learning, collaboration, and advancement in patient safety occurs. We extend our gratitude to all attendees, presenters, sponsors, and partners who made this milestone meeting such a resounding success
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SESAM 2026 – Lyon |
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Save the Date: 17–19 June 2026 We are excited to announce that the next SESAM Annual Meeting will take place in the vibrant city of Lyon, France, from 17–19 June 2026. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details! Meeting Theme: "Celebrating the Diverse Community of Healthcare Simulation" This theme reflects SESAM's ongoing mission to encourage and support the use of simulation in healthcare for training and research, bringing together professionals from across Europe and beyond to celebrate the rich diversity within our simulation community. Scientific Leadership We are delighted to announce that the Scientific Committee will be led by: - Chair: Michaela Kolbe Under their expert leadership, the scientific programme promises to be both dynamic and inclusive, highlighting the latest advancements while celebrating the diversity that strengthens our field. Coming soon: - Abstract Portal opening details Lyon 2026 will provide exceptional opportunities to connect with colleagues, share research, explore new collaborations, and participate in sessions designed to advance healthcare simulation excellence. We look forward to welcoming you to Lyon for what promises to be an inspiring and memorable celebration of our diverse simulation community!  |
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WHO Global Patient Safety Action Plan |
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SESAM is supporting the World Health Organisation (WHO) in a crucial research project exploring simulation to enhance safety within healthcare environments in alignment with the WHO Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030. The research team includes Gustavo Norte, Cristina Diaz Navarro, Peter Dieckmann, Doris Østergaard, Nurshaim Tileanbaeva, Sigrun Qvinsdesland, Méryl Paquay, Marta Ortega Vega and Pedro Cartaxo, among others. This project highlights the broad range of approaches that comprise the world of simulation, which helps healthcare professionals learn and improve. It remarks its vital role in fostering patient safety, optimising healthcare processes, and improving patient outcomes by reducing errors, mortality, and morbidity. The final goal of the project is to develop recommendations for the use of simulation as a powerful tool for making healthcare systems safer and more efficient. This will provide guidance as we continue to integrate simulation in our healthcare systems, and help our simulation community in securing political and financial support locally and nationally in our respective contexts. The initiative includes a study aiming to understand how simulation is currently used to enhance patient safety across the WHO European Region Member States. Your perspectives are invaluable to this study. Please contribute by sharing and completing the following survey: https://forms.office.com/e/7aBqvgip6s?origin=lprLink If you wish to contribute in any other way, please contact secretariat@sesamsociety.org, and we will put you in touch with the team. |
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SESAM Official Journal |
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Advances in Simulation Achieves Outstanding Impact Factor of 4.7!  Advances in Simulation, the official journal of SESAM – Society for Simulation in Europe, is thrilled to share some very exciting news: Our impact factor is now 4.7 !
This outstanding achievement moves the journal into Q1 and places us in the top 10% of health care sciences and services journals worldwide. This recognition reflects the high quality and influence of the research published in our journal, as well as the growing importance of simulation in healthcare education, research, and quality management. We extend our heartfelt thanks and congratulations to our Editor-in-Chief Professor Gabriel Reedy, our senior and associate editors, our editorial board and international advisory board, our dedicated peer reviewers, and of course, everyone who has submitted and published work with us. Your commitment and expertise have been instrumental in reaching this milestone. Special Feature: SESAM 30th Annual Meeting Abstracts For those unable to join us in Valencia for SESAM2025, you can explore selected abstracts from the 30th Annual Meeting of SESAM, now available in the journal. This collection highlights the latest research and innovations presented at our flagship event, further demonstrating the vibrant and impactful work of our community. Read the selected abstracts here Member Benefits & Opportunities SESAM members are entitled to a 15% discount on article processing charges for publishing in Advances in Simulation. To request a discount, simply select your institution as normal and choose the SESAM members discount under Journal Partners. The Society will be asked to confirm entitlement. Publisher now allows payments and discounts to be split across more than one funder. |
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Affiliate news |
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We were also delighted to sign Affiliation agreements with Canadian Alliance of Nurse Educators using Simulation (CAN-Sim), The Network for Simulation in Pakistan (NSP), Sociedad Mexicana de Simulación en Ciencias de la Salud (SOMESICS), Společnost pro Simulace v Medicíně (SPSM) and Interregionalt kompetansenettverk for simulering i spesialisthelsetjenesten (InterRegSim).  |
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Upcoming meetings |
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EUPSF, Patient Safety Conference 2025, 24 October, Munich GNSH Summit, 23-24 October, Copenhagen S3 Conference 2025, 3-7 November, Singapore SOCHISIM, 6-7 November, Santiago de Chile Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) Conference 2025 11 - 13 November 2025, BIC, Bournemouth
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