With several decades of experience in designing, researching, and testing medical equipment, Nady Rizkallah serves as a simulation center specialist at the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles. Beyond his day-to-day professional activities, Nady Rizkallah stays current in his field through membership in the Society for Simulation Healthcare (SSH).
Throughout the year, SSH oversees several events that offer networking and collaboration activities as well as hands-on learning sessions focused on the latest trends and developments in health care simulation technology. In addition to its International Meeting on Simulation Healthcare (IMSH), the organization's other major annual events include SimOps, a conference designed for simulation operations specialists. SimOps 2018 took place July 26-28 at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland.
Educational programming at the event covered a variety of topics ranging from simulation data collection and software to 3D printing and electronic health records. The event also featured sessions on public speaking, team-based training, professional development and other topics related to leadership and simulation operations management. Outside of the learning activities, attendees also had the opportunity to meet with several exhibitors displaying the latest simulation products and technologies.
SSH is currently busy planning SimOps 2019, which will be held July 17-19 at Eastern Virginia Medical School. More information is available at www.ssih.org.
