The University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies hosts its Simulation Hospital Annual Symposium: Preparing & Responding to Disasters on Monday, October 1, from 8 am to 12 p.m. in the Simulation Hospital Auditorium, 2nd floor. Registration and light breakfast begin at 7:30 a.m., with Simulation Hospital tours available on request after the program. Admission is free. The SONHS is located at 5030 Brunson Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146.
Join an expert panel of speakers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and UM Emergency Management for an open dialogue on how to prepare for and effectively respond to crucial needs during disasters.
Guest Speakers:
- CDR Maleeka Glover, ScD, MPH | Director, CDC Medical Investigations Team
- Sujan Reddy, MD, MSc | Medical Director, CDC Prevention Epicenters Program
- Matthew Shpiner, MA | Director, Emergency Management, University of Miami
- Amy Valderrama, PhD, RN | Nurse Epidemiologist, Consultation and Training Team - CDC Div. of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Topics will include Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control, Emergency Response: Global & Local, and a concluding session on the hemispheric impact of the SONHS Simulation Hospital led by SONHS faculty Dr. Jeffrey Groom, associate dean for Simulation Programs and the International Academy for Clinical Simulation Research, and Dr. Susana Barroso-Fernandez, director of Simulation Hospital Special Projects.
Schedule is as follows:
7:30-8:15 a.m. Registration & Breakfast, SONHS Lobby and Simulation Hospital, Auditorium (2nd floor)
8-8:15 a.m. Dean Cindy L. Munro, Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:30-9:30 a.m. “Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control”
9:30-9:45 a.m. Break
9:45-10:45 a.m. “Emergency Response: Global & Local”
10:45-11 a.m. Break
11a.m.-12 p.m. “School of Nursing & Health Studies Simulation Hospital: Hemispheric Impact”
Register for this free event via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/simulation-hospital-annual-symposium-preparing-responding-to-disasters-tickets-50365481511.
The tradition of the Simulation Hospital Annual Symposium began with the School’s opening of its 41,000-square-foot Simulation Hospital last September. For more information, please visit ww.miami.edu/SONHS or contact the office of Dr. Cindy L. Munro, UMSONHS Dean & Professor, at 305-284-2017.
