SimGHOSTS - The Gathering of Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialists

SimGHOSTS - The Gathering of Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialists would also like to introduce and welcome its newest Board Member, Rodrigo Galindo, who officially joined earlier this month. Rodrigo is the Simulation Lab Manager and Operations Specialist at CAPE - Center for Advanced Pediatric and Perinatal Education at Stanford Medicine. He coordinates research and facilitates projects/quality improvement initiatives between CAPE and the departments of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Labor & Delivery, Clinical Technology & Biomedical Engineering, Space Planning & Transition Strategy, and Stanford Medicine | Planning, Design + Construction at Stanford Children's Health | Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. Rodrigo is keen on discovering innovative ways to use healthcare simulation and leveraging technology to create optimal training and research environments. Rodrigo also has interest in projects that focus on improving patient safety, medical device design, team performance, and advocacy for the profession of healthcare simulation operations/technology specialists.

SimGHOSTS - The Gathering of Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialists would like to introduce and welcome Board Member, Ben Stobbe RN, MBA, who has been serving on the Board of Directors since January 2024. Mr. Stobbe is the current Assistant Vice Chancellor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Interprofessional Experiential Center for Enduring Learning (iEXCEL at UNMC) and an Instructor through the Department of Surgery. Mr. Stobbe is a registered nurse with a master’s in business administration and has worked in simulation for the past 19 years. He and has been instrumental in the design, construction and operational oversight of four simulation centers in Ohio and Nebraska with the current Davis Global Center being a 192,000 sq. ft. interprofessional center. With his significant clinical background and simulation center administration experience, Mr. Stobbe provides expert academic and business direction and unique simulation knowledge to contribute to the transformation of education for health professionals. Thank you for being on our team and serving the #simchamp community, Ben!

A big shoutout to Mike Eisenberg and his team for producing an outstanding film focused on enhancing patient safety—THE PITCH. Presenting it at #SG24USA and listening to Mike share insights were definite highlights of the event! Stay updated on all things #SG25USA by signing up for 'In the Know': https://buff.ly/3SNCzuW #PatientSafety #talltellproductions SimGHOSTS - The Gathering of Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialists, IUHealth Simulation Center

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Congratulations, Susan Davies, BSEd, CHSE, CHSOS. We are glad you were able to attend SimGHOSTS - The Gathering of Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialists #SG24USA and hope this opportunity will benefit you and further enrich the simulation program at Charleston Southern University College of Nursing for years to come. Many thanks to the team at Pocket Nurse® for being a Scholarship Sponsor!

SimGHOSTS - The Gathering of Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialists would like to introduce Board Member, Lynne Madori, CHSE, who has been serving on the Board of Directors since January 2024. Lynne Madori has been involved in healthcare simulation since 2014, when she began her journey at Jump Trading Simulation and Education Center with the SP Program. After spending time managing that program, she moved to Children's Health in Dallas, TX, as a Healthcare Simulation Educator. During her 5 years there, she has developed, planned, and implemented simulations across the campuses, developed an inventory system, and implemented an evaluation and data tracking process for simulation and skills events. She has redeveloped the simulation facilitator training course and leads the Education and Curriculum Workgroup. A member of SimGHOSTS since 2020, she has been active in the mentoring program since 2021 and led the Education and Standards of Practice Workgroup since 2022. Welcome to the Board, Lynne! We are thankful to have you.

If you have any doubt that our community is engaged, check out these stats during #SG24USA. We are already looking forward to SG25USA at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. Sign up here to be 'In the Know': https://buff.ly/3SNCzuW

SimGHOSTS - The Gathering of Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialists would like to introduce Board Member and Secretary, Brian Wallenburg, who has been serving on the Board of Directors since January 2024. Brian Wallenburg, NRP, CHSOS, is a simulation operations specialist at the The University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine Parry Center for Clinical Skills and Simulation and a clinical faculty instructor in family medicine. Brian has over 25 years of experience in healthcare and education, having worked with EMS agencies in Sioux Falls and Brookings, SD, and as a flight paramedic at Sanford Health. He has received awards for simulation technology innovations, mentored medical students in research, and has over 45 presentations and multiple publications. Brian is passionate about improving patient safety through effective simulation. Thank you for your service and being on our team, Brian!

Watch out Nashville - here we come! Join us at SimGHOSTS 2025 USA at the brand new Center for Interprofessional Engagement & Simulation at Belmont University...More information to come!

It's always great to reconnect with familiar faces, especially when those faces belong to colleagues with whom you’ve shared the same experiences. Even though some have now gone to different companies, there's something special about the bonds that are built. Our shared history and memories make these gatherings feel like a reunion of sorts, where we can reminisce, catch up on each other’s journeys, and enjoy the camaraderie that brought us together in the first place. It’s a reminder that the connections we make in our careers often last far beyond our time at a single company.