Event Information
18th Annual Chicago Simulation Consortium Conference
Friday August 15, 2025
Loyola University Medical Center
2160 S. 1st Avenue • Maywood, IL 60153
Hotel reservation link with discount code:
Hyatt House Chicago – Oak Brook
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2025 Chicago Simulation Consortium Conference Registration Form
What to expect:
Keynote Speaker
Michelle Sergel, MD
“Evolving with Purpose: Innovation, Advocacy, and the Future of Healthcare Simulation”
Dr. Sergel is currently the medical director of simulation for both the Cook County Health and Hospital System and the Rush Center for Clinical Skills and Simulation at Rush University Medical Center as well as an associate professor of emergency medicine at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. She is the founder and has served as the program director of the Cook County Health and Hospital System Emergency Medicine Simulation Fellowship since 2014. Dr. Sergel received her medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson. She completed categorical internal medicine and emergency medicine residencies at Northwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Sergel conceptualized and formed the Cook County Hospital Simulation Center and was essential in the overhaul and expansion of the Rush Center for Clinical Skills and Simulation. Her devotion over the last 20 years has been spent cultivating simulation curricula for the various medical disciplines and creating sustainable business plans for the further development of the two centers. Her educational emphasis is to improve organizational preparedness and inter-professional communication during high-stakes events. Her motivation revolves around the use of simulation to improve patient safety within her institutions and regionally.
Special Lecture
“The Science of Expertise in Simulation Education”
William C. McGaghie, PhD
Dr. McGaghie’s research and scholarship address medical and health professions education, especially skill acquisition and maintenance, outcome measurement, simulation technology, faculty development, and team science. He is a Professor of Medical Education and Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Click here to review: Conference Agenda
Snapshot Presentations
SNAP1 “It’s all Greek (and Latin) to me: A Medical Terminology Tutorial for Standardized Patients”
| Innovation: curriculum design, technology, Simulation modalities for
training, assessment, and/or quality improvement, Professional/Faculty Development
Presented by Robin Dyer, MD, OTR, MHPE, CHSE and Kevin Kingston, MFA
SNAP2 “Scaffolding Social Determinants of Health Simulations in a Nursing Program to Promote Population Health and Interprofessional Collaboration”
| Simulation modalities for training, assessment, and/or quality improvement
Presented by Nancy Raschke-Deichstetter, DNP, RN, CEN, CHSE; Vicki Bacidore,DNP,APRN, ACNP, CEN; Elizabeth Burkhart, PhD, RN, ANEF
SNAP3 “Identifying Acuity – A Mastery Approach to Skills for Residency”
| Innovation: curriculum design, technology, Simulation modalities for training, assessment, and/or quality improvement
Presented by Zoe Listernick, MD, Meghan Mitchell MD, Jenna Fleming MD, Adam Payne MD, Lindsay Koresseln, MD, MEd
SNAP4 “Breathing Easy: Standardizing Pulmonary Rehabilitation Training Using a Hybrid Simulation-Based Education Approach”
| Simulation modalities for training, assessment, and/or quality improvement
Presented by Gwenn Cockle, MSN, RN and Kari Congenie, DNP, RN, CNL, CHSE
Lectures
LEC1. “How to Use Your Safety Event Software for Simulation After Action Reports”
| Management/Operations
Presented by Angelia DeWeese, MSPH, CHSE
LEC2. “Simulated OR Fire with moulage”
| Simulation modalities for training, assessment, and/or quality improvement
Presented by Vada Wiley, Manish Shakya & Sarah Morden
LEC3. “Integrating Simulation into Curriculum: A Novel Tool and Dental GPR Program Exemplar”
| Innovation: curriculum design, technology, Professional/Faculty Development
Presented by Martin Hogan, MD and Annette Waznonis, PhD, RN
LEC4. “The evaluation of clinical competency through the use of a hybrid approach to the Objective Structured Clinical Examination in an Advanced Health Assessment course.”
|Innovation: curriculum design, technology, Simulation modalities for training, assessment, and/or quality improvement, Simulation advocacy
Presented by Heather F Skuble, MSN, APRN, RNC-OB and Janyce C Agruss, PhD, APN/CNP, RN
Workshops
WS1. “AI-Powered Simulation Case Creation: Accessible Methods for Developing High-Quality Educational Experiences”
| Innovation: curriculum design, technology, Simulation modalities for training, assessment, and/or quality improvement, Professional/Faculty Development
Presented by James Colquitt, PhD, RRT-ACCS, CHSE, CHSOS
WS2. “Advancing Point of Care Ultrasound Skills through Simulation: Improving Patient Care and Empowering Interprofessional Teamwork”
| Simulation modalities for training, assessment, and/or quality improvement
Presented by Rose Milano, DNP, ACNP-BC; Samantha Pratt,DNP, CRNA; Jose Velasco, MD
WS3. “Beyond the Sandwich: Expanding your Menu with Verbal Feedback ”
| Nursing Education; Systems Integration; Hospital-based Simulation
Presented by Marsha Harman
WS4. “Back to Sim Basics to Move Forward with Best Practice”
| Professional/Faculty Development
Presented by Annette Waznonis, PhD, RN, Melody Bethards, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE, and Melanie Wynja, DNP, CHSE
WS5. “The Great Feedback Debate”
| Simulation modalities for training, assessment, and/or quality improvement, Professional/Faculty Development
Presented by Chris Karczmar, MFA, Katie Vanderzwan, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, CHSE, Myralyn Ortiz, MSN, RN, Nick Perez
Panel Presentations
P1. “Enhancing Diversity in Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Education Through Simulation”
| Interprofessional education, Simulation modalities for training, assessment, and/or quality improvement, Professional/Faculty Development, Simulation advocacy
Presented by Rose Milano, DNP, ACNP-BC; Erik McIntosh, DNP, AGACNP-BC; Yvonne Tumbali, DNP, AGACNP-BC; Marsha Yelen, RN, MSN; Marsha Harman, SP Educator
P2. “Empowering Nurses: Tools and Techniques for Epilepsy Care using Simulation and Human Factors!”
| Simulation modalities for training, assessment, and/or quality improvement
Presented by Bonnie Satinover, MSN, RN, CHSE, NPD-BC, RNC, NIC; Kari Congenie, DNP, RN, CNL, CHSE; Melinda Jamil, MS; Abigail Magdaleno, MSN, RN; Jen Hernandez, MSN, CCRN, Stasia Rouse, MD, Minna Masor, MSN, Ed., RN, CCRN, SCRN
Posters
POS1. “Scaffolding Social Determinants of Health Simulations in a Nursing Program to Promote Population Health and Interprofessional Collaboration”
| Simulation modalities for training, assessment, and/or quality improvement
Presented by Nancy Raschke-Deichstetter, DNP, RN, CEN, CHSE; Vicki Bacidore, DNP,APRN, ACNP, CEN; Elizabeth Burkhart, PhD, RN, ANEF
POS2. “How Open Skills Lab Impact Nursing Students Perceived Enhancement of Critical Thinking and Physical Assessment Skills in Simulation”
| Professional/Faculty Development, Simulation advocacy
Presented by Shannon Johnson, BSN, BS, RN, Trizelda Nieves, MSN, BS, RN, Mary Phelan Lappe, BSN, RN, OCN®
POS3. “Validation of the Dimensions of Personhood in Simulation Model (DoPS) for Teaching Person-Centered Care in Simulation”
| Innovation: ; curriculum design, technology
Presented by Carol T. Kostovich, PhD, RN, CHSE, ANEF; Joanne O. Dunderdale, DNP, RN; Nancy Raschke-Deichstetter, DNP, RN, CEN, CHSE; Jorgia B. Connor, PhD, RN; Mary Byrn, PhD, RN
POS4. “Identifying Acuity – A Mastery Approach to Skills for Residency”
| Innovation: ; curriculum design, technology, Simulation modalities for training, assessment, and/or quality improvement
Presented by Zoe Listernick MD, Meghan Mitchell MD, Jenna Fleming MD, Adam Payne MD, Lindsay Koressel MD, MEd
POS5. “Sim Lab and Beyond: Leveraging Simulation to Enhance Confidence in Onboarding Care Managers and Social Workers”
| Simulation modalities for training, assessment, and/or quality improvement
Presented by Tara Nixon, MSN, RN, NPD-BC and Elena Ochakovski, MSN, RN, CCM
POS6. “Evaluation of Prelicensure Nursing Program Simulation Use”
| Management/Operations, Simulation modalities for training, assessment, and/or quality improvement
Presented by Katherine M. Schafer, DNP, APRN, PCNS-BC, CNL
POS7. “Virtual Reality Across Three Different Learning Environments: Outcomes, Challenges, Successes”
| Innovation: ; curriculum design, technology
Presented by Joanne O. Dunderdale, DNP, RN; Nancy Raschke-Deichstetter, DNP, RN, CEN, CHSE; Carol T. Kostovich, PhD, RN, CHSE, ANEF; Donna Quinones, BS, CHSE; and Anne Cahill, MSN, RN
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