2026 Agenda
7:15-8 a.m.: Registration/Breakfast/Exhibitors – Regnier Center Atrium
8-8:15 a.m.: Welcome – Hudson Auditorium (No outside food or drink allowed; water provided)
8:15-9 a.m.: Keynote – When Needs Lead: Building Efficient, Sustainable Simulation Programs – Jarrod Young, Matt Charnetski, Phillip Wortham, Kim Leighton, E.B. Floersch – Hudson Auditorium (No food or drink allowed)
9-9:20 a.m.: Break (food and drink available)/Poster Viewing/Exhibitors – Regnier Center Atrium
9:20-10:35 a.m.: Workshops – Round 1 – Capitol Federal Conference Center and Hudson Auditorium
- Awareness of Professional Standards (Jarrod Young)
- Best Practices and Contributing to the Advancement of Healthcare Simulation (Matt Charnetski)
- Healthcare Simulation Topics for Operations Specialists (Phillip Wortham)
- Healthcare Simulation Topics for Simulation Educators (Kim Leighton)
- Choosing the Right Tool: Aligning Simulation Modalities with Learning Outcomes (E.B. Floersch)
10:35-10:45 a.m.: Break/Poster Viewing/Exhibitors – Regnier Center Atrium
10:45-11:15 a.m.: Poster Presentations/Exhibitors – Regnier Center Atrium
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Lunch/Poster Viewing/Tours/Exhibitors
11:15-11:45 a.m.: Tour of the Zamierowski Center for Healthcare Simulation and Exhibitor Workshop/Presentations
12:15-1:30 p.m.: Workshops – Round 2 – Capitol Federal Conference Center and Hudson Auditorium
- Awareness of Professional Standards (Jarrod Young)
- Best Practices and Contributing to the Advancement of Healthcare Simulation (Matt Charnetski)
- Healthcare Simulation Topics for Operations Specialists (Phillip Wortham)
- Healthcare Simulation Topics for Simulation Educators (Kim Leighton)
- Choosing the Right Tool: Aligning Simulation Modalities with Learning Outcomes (E.B. Floersch)
1:30-1:50 p.m.: Break/Poster Viewing/Exhibitors – Regnier Center Atrium
1:50-3:05 p.m.: Workshops – Round 3 – Capitol Federal Conference Center and Hudson Auditorium
- Awareness of Professional Standards (Jarrod Young)
- Best Practices and Contributing to the Advancement of Healthcare Simulation (Matt Charnetski)
- Healthcare Simulation Topics for Operations Specialists (Phillip Wortham)
- Healthcare Simulation Topics for Simulation Educators (Kim Leighton)
- Choosing the Right Tool: Aligning Simulation Modalities with Learning Outcomes (E.B. Floersch)
3:05-3:20 p.m.: Break/Poster Viewing/Exhibitors – Regnier Center Atrium
3:20-4 p.m.:
- KCRSA Presentation (5-10 min)
- Endnote Panel – Reflection and Action: Advancing Your Simulation Program – Jarrod Young, Matt Charnetski, Phillip Wortham, Kim Leighton, E.B. Floersch – Hudson Auditorium (No food or drink allowed)
4-5 p.m.: Reception/Poster Awards Ceremony – Regnier Center Atrium
