Welcome

SPSIM, the Swiss Conference on Standardized Patients and Simulation in Health Care, is a bi-annual event that is fast becoming one of the major conferences on simulation in Europe. It attracts a vast population of healthcare professionnals involved in simulation and education. It is a joint venture of the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, the University of Health Sciences (HESAV)-Lausanne, the Bern University of Applied Sciences Health Section, the Berner Bildungszentrum Pflege and the Institute of Medical Education of the University of Bern.

Objectifs

The conference allows participants to

• Discuss scientific bases and best practice in health education using simulations;
• • Determine new European directions for learning, teaching and assessing with Standardized Patients and Simulators;
• Identify relationships between the use of Standardized Patients and Simulations in education and patient safety;
• Network with international colleagues.

Target audience

The target audience are all faculty and clinicians involved in health care education as well as medical doctors and allied health professionals interested in this new approach of training and assessment.

Lausanne, Switzerland

Europe's greenest city, is strategically placed on Lake Geneva, at the crossroads of Europe. The city has its own robust identity and is a bastion of the classic Swiss values of reliability, stability and security. Lausanne's network of universities makes the city a centre of expertise in the science (EPFL), medical (CHUV), business management (IMD, EHL) and technology domains.
The city offers an incredibly broad range of cultural, gastronomic and outdoor activities, making it one of Europe's premier tourist destinations. Numerous enlightening experiences await visitors as they stroll through the medieval city, visit museums and parks, enjoy fine dining, taste wine or simply relax while taking a ride on one of the lake ferries.