Webinars

Webinars are a great way to breathe new life and professional development into those months between ASPE annual conferences. A Webinar is a seminar conducted over the Internet using a combination of conference calls and a website, or an online application for meetings. They are usually an hour long and begin with a presentation followed by a discussion between the presenters and attendees. We offer Webinars on a variety of subjects and at a variety of times to make them attractive and available to as many people as possible. All live webinars are free for both members and non-members. Check out our current webinars below, and register today!

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Upcoming Webinars

Extending the Global Reach of the ASPE Standards of Best Practice:
A Panel Discussion With Five Translators About Their Experience

When the ASPE Standards of Best Practice (SOBP) were created and published in 2017, they represented a significant professional milestone for SP educators. However, there have been barriers to their global implementation, primarily related to the fact that, initially, they were only available in English. To extend the reach of the standards, the ASPE International Committee created a sub committee to develop and oversee a translation process. Today, the standards have been translated into Arabic, Chinese ( Traditional and Modern), French, Japanese, Spanish and Turkish. In this panel discussion, moderated by Cathy Smith, we will celebrate and explore the perspectives of five translators, all members of ASPE, who will share their experiences, including challenges and discoveries. They’ll also highlight cultural differences. Bring your questions, comments, and curiosity to this session. We hope to learn from their journeys and inspire future translators!

Presented by:

Cathy Smith, MA, PhD, CHSE (Moderator)

Cathy has worked as a simulation educator for over 30 years. Drawing on mindfulness practices, as well as her background as a professional actor and a PhD in drama, she is involved in designing and facilitating  simulation for learners at all stages of development, with a particular focus on simulated participants. She has received many awards, including the ASPE Outstanding Educator of the Year Award, and has published widely in the field of simulation. A long time member of ASPE, she was Chair of the Conference and International Committees, and is one of the final authors of the ASPE Standards of Best Practice. She currently serves on both the SOP and International Committees and is Chair of the Translations Sub Committee.

Keiko Abe RN, RMW, MA, PhD  (Panelist)

Keiko is a professor with 6 years of experience at a nursing university. During her PhD studies, she learned SP methodology at Johns Hopkins University. She has been training SPs since 2002 at medical and nursing universities. She published a book about SP methodology in 2011. She runs a NPO Japan SP association. She has been contributing to establish guidelines and texts for SP educators and SPs at CATO, which is the national OSCE organization in Japan, for more than 10 years. She was a Chair of the International Committee of ASPE in 2018 and 2019 and led the first translation of the standards into Japanese. She likes traveling abroad.

Reem Nasser Alajmi, EMHA, OD (Panelist)

A champion of innovation in healthcare education, Reem established the Standardized Patient program at KSA universities, pioneered its use nationwide in Saudi Arabia, and earned recognition for her contributions, including 1st place awards in the 2021 KSA Innovation in Simulation Project Competition and the "Best Local Experience SimGHOSTS" award. She actively contributes to the field through memberships in the Saudi Society of Health Simulation and the International Committee of ASPE. Reem's dedication to excellence extends to advanced training, holding certification in Advanced Medical Moulage from California, USA. She translated the Arabic version of the ASPE SOBP.

Claudia Arancibia, MSc (Panelist)

Claudia is an associate professor with eighteen years of experience in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Chile. She learned SP methodology during a fellowship at the University of Connecticut and an advanced course at Maastricht University. She has been training SPs since 2012. She contributed a chapter to a book about SP methodology in 2020 and has publications in international journals in the field of clinical simulation with SPs and medical education. She is the Director of the Clinical Skills Center at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Chile. She is also the Director of the Chilean Society for Clinical Simulation and is the current Chair of the International Committee of ASPE. She led the team that did the Spanish translation of the ASPE SOBP.

Pr Anne Bellot, MD (Panelist)

Anne is a medical doctor who has been working in a NICU in Caen Normandy for the past 15 years. She participated in the development of the Caen simulation center in 2015 and has been its director since September 2023. She has been an Associate Professor at the Caen University Hospital since 2020. She learned SP methodology in 2016 in Maastricht and is a pioneer in the development of SP methodology in France. She is part of the national board that is imputing OSCEs as a national certifying examination in France in 2024. She was part of the team that translated the ASPE SOBP into French.

Sheng-Po Kao, MD (Panelist)

Sheng-Po Kao is an assistant professor at the School of Medicine at Tzu Chi University in Taiwan. He is also the director of Center for Humanities in Medicine at Hualien Tzu Chi General Hospital. He has worked in standardized patient methodology for over 17 years, including the development of SP scenarios, SP recruitment, SP trainer training, and OSCE protocols. From 2008 to 2016, he served as a member of the OSCE subcommittee of Taiwan Association of Medical Education and participated in the establishment of Nationwide OSCE in Taiwan. He has a keen interest in fostering the simulated patient methodology and published a Chinese book entitled “Mastering Standardized Patient” in 2013. In 2018 & 2019, he got research grants from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) with the innovative research titled “Development of SP Trainer Milestone Project and EPA”. And his Standardized Patient Program was awarded “Symbol of National Quality” in Taiwan. He is currently the Director of Taiwan Standardized Patient Association and translated the ASPE SOBP into Chinese (Traditional).

DATE:                      Tuesday, March 26, 2024
TIME:                       8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. ET

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EMS Data Sheet

Final Telecommunication Webinar PPT

Online OSCE SP Performance Briefing

Webinar Outline Handout

Post Webinar Handout 1

Post Webinar Handout 2

Summative PE Options without an SP

Telecommunication Software Comparison

Q & A

Videoconference Meeting Best Practice 

Videoconference Tools Comparison

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