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2024 Conference President and Past President Address Highlights Our Unique Backgrounds, Announces Groundbreaking Accreditation Program By: Amy Rush, Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation at University of Tennessee Health Science Center Our thirteenth ASPE president Dr. Lou Clark gave the ASPE president address during the opening session of the 2024 ASPE Conference in Vancouver, B.C. on Sunday, June 23. She began by acknowledging the work Jen Owens did as conference chair, not only for this ASPE conference, but for the past four years. She read a message on behalf of the current conference committee, thanking ...

ASPE 2024 Conference Opening Plenary By: Janice Radway, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania The Opening Plenary of the 2024 ASPE Conference in Vancouver started with a splash. Or should I say song? There was no PowerPoint. There was no one standing on the big stage with screens behind them. Instead, we were treated to Petula Clark’s “Downtown” and a dancing Janece Shaffer, along with two ASPE members who have some skilled dance moves. Of course we sang along. Janece Shaffer is an accomplished playwright and the founder of StoryReady in Atlanta, which coaches clients to sharpen their storytelling skills. Storytelling celebrates ...

Challenges facing standardised patients representing equity-deserving groups: Insights from health care educators By: Matt Sibbald et al Submitted by: Marsha Harman, Rush Center for Clinical Skills and Simulation Health professions training programs increasingly rely on standardized patient (SP) simulation to integrate equity-deserving groups into learning and assessment opportunities. However, little is known about the optimal approach, and many SP programs struggle to meet these growing needs. This study explored insights from health care educators working with SP programs to deliver curricular content around equity-deserving groups. The authors ...