Center for Immersive and Simulation-Based Learning (CISL) - Stanford University School of Medicine

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	Real Training from Simulated Experiences The CISL Organization: The Stanford University School of Medicine and its affiliated hospitals are home to world pioneers of techniques, technologies and applications for immersive and simulation-based learning (ISL). Stanford currently has four internationally recognized simulation groups... More » Watch a video of simulation in action… What is ISL? “Simulation” is a set of techniques – not a technology per se – to replace or amplify real experiences with planned experiences, often immersive in nature, that evoke or replicate substantial aspects of the real world in a fully interactive fashion. “Immersive” conveys the sense that participants have of being immersed in a task or setting as they would if it were the real world. More » ISL at Stanford: The Stanford School of Medicine and its affiliated hospitals (collectively termed SUMC) are home to world pioneers of techniques, technologies and applications for immersive and simulation-based learning (ISL). More » Research: CISL and its components carry out research projects about simulation, it's development and use, and research using simulation as a tool to study performance, human factors, and patient care protocols or procedures. More » Get Involved: Experience simulation for yourself, attend CISL events, help CISL grow, or learn about job and volunteer opportunities. More »
EVENTS SiME SEMINAR SERIES Thursday, June 25th, 2009 12 noon Goodman Sim Center (H3552) Title: High-Fidelity Simulation / Virtual Environments to Improve the Safety and Efficiency of Clinical Trials Presenter: Jeffrey M. Taekman, MD Director, Human Simulation and Patient Safety Center Assistant Dean for Educational Technology, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine Friday, June 26th, 2009 @ 12 noon Goodman Sim Center (H3552) Title: Robots for NOTES Presenter: Dmitry Oleynikov, MD, FACS Associate Professor and Director of The Center for Advanced Surgical Technology and Minimally Invasive Surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Please RSVP to Sandi Feaster at sfeaster@stanford.edu CALENDAR » ACTIVITIES » NEWS AWARDS The Center for Immersive and Simulation-based Learning congratulate Kay Daniels, Clinical Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Steve Lipman, Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesia on receiving The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Award for Outstanding and Innovative Contributions to Medical Education for their work in OB Simulation. MORE CISL NEWS »