Faculty

Paul Phrampus

Dr. Phrampus is the Director of the Peter M. Winter Institute for Simulation, Education and Research (WISER). He is a Professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the United States. Dr. Phrampus is the Medical Director for Patient Safety of the UPMC Health System. He is an active member of the Quality Patient Care Committee of the UPMC Board of Directors. He is a Past-President and a Fellow of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Certified Professional in Patient Safety and a Certified Physician Executive.

Promoting Patient Safety Through Simulation

Simulation has been recognized as an important educational tool for the healthcare workforce. Immersive learning and the ability to practice in the safe, simulated environment has significant impact on the training of future physicians and healthcare providers. The role of simulation as a tool specific to patient safety is emerging and requires re-thinking the paradigm of the overall focus, implementation goals and integration into the healthcare system.

Reviewing the goals of simulation, conducting near real-time needs analysis, and the establishment of meaningful ongoing relationships with healthcare system leaders is necessary for achieving highly effective goals as related to simulation as a patient safety tool. Such relationships can ultimately lead to data to assist in an evidence-based approach to a systematic integration of simulation into the healthcare system.

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