2026
Robertson J, Calzada J, Icebreakers that matter: Priming teams for training activity success. Society for Simulation in Europe (SESAM) Annual Meeting. Lyon, France. June 17-19, 2026.
Calzada J, Robertson JM. Designing Interprofessional Simulation to Meet Foundational Competencies for Undergraduate Medical Education for Communication and Nontechnical Skills. 2026 Southern Group on Educational Affairs Meeting. New Orleans, LA. May 20-22, 2026.
Armstrong R, Calzada J. Design Thinking to Simulation Excellence. Special Interest Group Workshop. 2026 American College of Surgeons Surgical Simulation Summit. Chicago, IL. March 12-13, 2026.
2025
Harrell K, Fligor C, Becnel C, Mills C, Rhodes C, Gabor H, McGrew P, Yu D, Paramesh A, Calzada J, Turner J. Medical Student Simualtion Curriculum Integration Increases Surgery Resident Engagement. Poster presentation. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. Chicago, IL. October 2025.
Design Thinking Special Interest Group Workshop. Armsstrong R, Calzada J. 2025 American College of Surgeons Surgical Simulation Summit. Chicago, IL. March 20-21, 2025.
Effective Data Management in Healthcare Simulation: Automate, Integrate, Improve. Downing D, Calzada J, Gabor H, Madori L. International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) 2025. Orlando, FL, January 11-14, 2025.
Calzada J, Nakajima A, Robertson J (Eds.). Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Educating Providers to Care for a Diverse Patient Population. Switzerland, AG. Springer Nature. 2025.
Calzada J, Nakajima A, Robertson J. Why do we need this simualtion textbook? Calzada J, Nakajima A, Robertson J (Eds.). Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Educating Providers to Care for a Diverse Patient Population. Switzerland, AG. Springer Nature. 2025.
Calzada J, Nakajima A, Robertson J. A brief history of access to healthcare education. Calzada J, Nakajima A, Robertson J (Eds.). Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Educating Providers to Care for a Diverse Patient Population. Switzerland, AG. Springer Nature. 2025.
2024
Case Studies Related to Streamlining and Realigning Simulation Program Management and Operations. Alhabtoor R, Cappaert M, DeVoe W, Priti J, (Moderator) Calzada J. 2024 American College of Surgeons Surgical Simulation Summit. Chicago, IL, March 14-15, 2024.
Collect, Manage, and Report your Sim Data in Real-Time with (Almost) No Data Entry. Calzada J, Gabor H. International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) 2024. San Diego, CA. January 21-24, 2024.
How to Start and Optimize Team-based Interprofessional Education Simulation. Calzada J, Paige J, Robertson J, Wang ML. International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) 2024. San Diego, CA. January 21-24, 2024.
2023
Advancing Simulation in Medical Education: Survey Findings and Opportunities for Innovation. Calzada J, Allen J, Kelley B, Schocken D, van Shaik S. Association of Academic Medical Colleges (AAMC) Learn Serve Lead Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA. November 3-7, 2023.
How to Start and Optimize Team-based Interprofessional Education Simulation. Calzada J, Paige J, Robertson J, Wang ML. Association for Surgical Education 2023 Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. April 13-15, 2023.
Human-Centered Healthcare (Invited Talk). Calzada J. Kentucky Department of Public Health, Kentucky Diabetes Learning Collaborative. March 23, 2023.
2022
Interprofessional Education Simulation. Calzada J, Dickinson K, Mao D, Wang ML. Association for Surgical Education 2022 Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX. May 3-7, 2022.
Collaborative Implementation Tools for Your TeamSTEPPS Projects. Calzada J, Huang YM, Leland F, Martino T, Sherman M. American Hospital Association Advancing Care Conference. Chicago, IL. March 7-9, 2022.
Calzada J. Where's the Money, Sources of Revenue. Maxworthy JC, Epps CA, Okuda Y, Mancini ME, Palaganas JC (Eds.). Defining Excellence in Simulation Programs. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA. Wolters Kluwer. 2022.
Feaster SJ, Calzada J. Business Needs and Assets Assessment. Maxworthy JC, Epps CA, Okuda Y, Mancini ME, Palaganas JC (Eds.). Defining Excellence in Simulation Programs. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA. Wolters Kluwer. 2022.
2021
Panel IV: First Annual Interprofessional Education Simulation Competition. Williams TP, Snyder C, Lee JO, Calzada J, Park C. Stanton-Maxey K. Virtual podium presentation. Association for Surgical Education Annual Meeting. April 29-May 1, 2021.
Design Thinking for Human-Centered Healthcare. Calzada J. American Hospital Association Center for Health Innovation webinar. April 14, 2021.
Anderson MC, Calzada J, Cole A, Hain A, Lander L, Youm J. Tablet Use in UME Pre-clinical and Clinical Settings. Group on Information Resources SnippIT. March 2021. Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC.
2020
Calzada J. Communication, Marketing Plan, and Strategy. Seropian M, Keeler G, Nail V (Eds.). Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Program and Center Development. Switzerland, AG. Springer Naturer. 2020.
Lead Change Management: A Team-Based Learning Module Pre-conference course. Blanchard E, Calzada J, Carter T, Huang YM, Leland F, Rodgers D. International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH). San Diego, CA. January 19-22, 2020.
Surgical Simulation: Achieve M.O.R.E. (Management, Operations, Research, Education). Bourgeois D, Calzada J, Klar M, Leland F, Satterthwaite L, Sherman M, Swiderski D. International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH). San Diego, CA. January 19-22, 2020.
2019
Institutional Perspectives on the Support of Complex Simulations. Allen J, Calzada J, Combs D, Kimble S, Schocken D. Conference Expert Panel. Learn Serve Lead 2019: AAMC Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ. November 8-11, 2019
Weldon SM, Korkiakangas T, Calzada J, Korndorffer JR, Kneebone RL. A Surgical Team Simulation to Improve Teamwork and Communication across Two Continents: ViSIOT Proof-of-Concept Study. J Surg Ed. (2019).
Calzada J and Leland F. Funding Models for a Surgical Simulation Center. Stefanidis D, Korndorffer JR, Sweet R (eds). Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Surgery and Surgical Subspecialties. AG Springer Nature. Switzerland. 2019.
Touchard C, Dennis-Garner E. Resident Madness - Creating Boot Camps for Residents. Workshop. SimOps Conference. July 2019.
Confident, Not Competent: Large Scale Implementation of ACS-ASE Surgical Skills Curriculum. Calzada J, DuCoin C. ASE Podium Session - Medical Student Training. Surgical Education Week Conference. Chicago, IL. April 23-27, 2019.
M.O.R.E. Track (Management, Operations, Research, Education) Expert Panel Sessions Calzada J, Gavilanes J, Howells J, Klar M, Satterthwaite L, Swiderski D. The Annual ACS Surgical Simulation Summit. Chicago, IL. March 15-16, 2019.
Turning Growing Pains into Showing Gains for Your Simulation Program. Blanchard E, Calzada J, Carter T, Dongilli T, Huang YM, Leland F, Licatino L. Conference workshop. The 19th International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH). San Antonio, TX. January 29, 2019.
Calzada J, Dennis-Garner E, Touchard C. Planning sim with too many students, not enough time. How we did it: 192 medical students, 0 faculty, 5 skills, 25 hours. Hot Topics podium presentation. The 19th International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH). San Antonio, TX. January 2019.
2018
Promoting Best Practice: Onboarding Simulation Educators and Personnel. Calzada J, Howell J, Leland F, Swiderski D. Conference workshop. ACS Simulation Meeting. Chicago, IL, March 16, 2018.
Process Mapping: How to Avoid Normalizing Deviance and Go Beyond a P&P Manual. Calzada J, Huang Y, Leland F, Lutz J. Preconference workshop. The 18th Annual Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH). Los Angeles, CA. January 13, 2018.
2017
Applying Active Learning Techniques to Enhance TeamSTEPPS Training. Calzada J, Krane K, Preiksaitis R. Conference workshop. TeamSTEPPS National Conference 2017. Cleveland, OH. June 15, 2017.
Managing the Business of a Simulation Center: A Roundtable Discussion. Calzada J, Howell J, Leland F. Conference workshop. ACS Simulation Meeting. Chicago, IL. March 17, 2017.
Bellows CF, Smith AA. Laparoscopic skills training of surgical residents: A comparison of two proficiency-based independent approaches. Mini-invasive Surg, 1:126-132, 2017.
2016
Adminstrative and Management Track Session: Breakout Discussion of Fundamentals of Sim Center Management.. Calzada J, Howells J, Klar M, Perelman S, Satterthwaite L. Conference workshop. American College of Surgeons Surgical Simulation Summit. Chicago, IL. March 7, 2016.
Collecting and Reporting Essential Administrative Program Metrics. Calzada J, Feaster S, Leland F, Lutz J, Reihsen T. Pre-Conference workshop. International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare. San Diego, CA. January 17, 2016.
2015
Simulation Maturity Model: Testing, Validating and Creating a Reliable Model. Calzada J, Feaster S, Schocken D. Conference podium presentation. Association of Academic Medical Colleges Group on Information Resources National Meeting. San Diego, CA. June 4, 2015.
Maturity and Deployment Indexes in Medical Education Technology. Calzada J, Knosp B, Mantia J. Conference podium presentation. Association of Academic Medical Colleges Group on Information Resources National Meeting. San Diego, CA. June 4, 2015.
Simulation Maturity Model: Self Awareness, Decision Analytics, and IF/THEN Alternatives. Calzada J, Feaster S, Reihsen T, Schocken D. Conference podium presentation. The 15th Annual Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare. New Orleans, LA. January 12, 2015.
Collecting and Reporting Essential Administrative Program Metrics. Calzada J, Feaster S, Leland F, Lutz J, Reihsen T. Preconference workshop. The 15th Annual Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare. New Orleans, LA. January 11, 2015.
Calzada J, Feaster S. Business Needs and Assets Assessment. In J Palaganas, J Maxworthy, C Epps, M Mancini (Eds), Defining Excellence in Simulation Programs (1st edition, p. 346-353). Society for Simulaiton in Healthcare (2015).
Calzada J. Where's the Money, Sources of Revenue. In J Palaganas, J Maxworthy, C Epps, M Mancini (Eds), Defining Excellence in Simulation Programs (1st edition, p. 268-282). Society for Simulaiton in Healthcare (2015).
2014
Using a Combination of Team Training and Simulation to Reinforce Communication in Healthcare Settings. Calzada J, Ehrmantraut R. ACS Accredited Education Institutes webinar. August 13, 2014.
TeamSTEPPS Across Your State. Alexander K, Calzada J, Boysen P. Conference podium presentation. TeamSTEPPS National Conference. Minneapolis, MN. June 12, 2014.
Maturity Model for Academic Medical Simulation. Calzada J, Feaster S, Schocken D. Conference podium presentation. Association of Academic Medical Colleges Group on Information Resources National Meeting. Nashville, TN. June 10, 2014.
Akingbola O, Touchard C, Singh D, Freiberg E, Song-Gui Y, Yosypiv I. Practical approach to a simulation-based course in pediatric critical care. MedEdPORTAL. 2014; 10:9796.
2013
Research in Simulation: Grant Writing 101. Calzada J. Conference workshop. Laerdal SUN Conference. San Antonio, TX. October 2, 2013.
Taking Your Center's Operations Online. Calzada J. ACS Accredited Education Institutes webinar. September 18, 2013.
Calzada J. Fill Your Simulation Funnel: How to Maximize Your Center's Usage. In MedSim Magazine (Vol 2, Issue 3.2013).
When Disaster Strikes: Emergency Preparedness Through Clinical Simulation, Part 2. Auguste T, Calzada J, Diaz M, Hubbard T, Wells T. Conference panel presentation. International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare. Orlando, FL. January 28, 2013.
When Disaster Strikes: The Importance of Mitigation Planning for Your Sim Center, Part 1. Battista D, Calzada J, Scheese C, Stillsmoking K. Conference panel presentation. International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare. Orlando, FL. January 28, 2013.
Using a Combination of Team Training and Simulation to Reinforce Communication in Healthcare Settings. Calzada J, Krane K, Ross B, Sherman M. Conference podium presentation. International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare. Orlando, FL. January 28, 2013.
2012
Simulation Enabling a Learning Health System: The Next Dimension in Quality Improvement. Calzada J, Godwin S, Kays C, Nemer J, Okuda Y, Theodorou A, Schiavone F, van Schaik S. Invited panel. Association of Academic Medical Colleges National Meeting. San Francisco, CA. November 3, 2012.
Trends-in-Simulation "High Fidelity Simulation and Team Training". Calzada J, Chesney T, Conway J, Hawkins V, Vaughn J, Witwer J. Conference panel presentation. Phoenix SUN Conference. Phoenix, AZ. October 3, 2012.
Teaching TeamSTEPPS through Simulation. Brasswell A, Calzada J, Ross B. Conference panel session. TeamSTEPPS National Conference 2012. Nashville, TN. June 2012.
2011
Curriculum Development: It's the Process that Matters. Calzada J, Korndorffer J. Conference workshop. Cincinnati Children's Center for Simulation and Research 2011 Regional Conference: Creating a Culture of Change. Cincinnati, OH. September 2011.
Root Cause Analysis of Adverse Surgical Outcomes Using Simulation. Korndorffer J, Rennie K, Garstka M, Slakey DP. Poster presentation at the Southeastern Surgical Congress. Chattanooga, TN. February 2011.
Hitting the Trifecta of Course Production: Lessons Learned in Center-Based, In Situ and Mobile Program Course Delivery. Turner B, Calzada J, Gavilanes J, Nelsen S, Vance S. Meet the SimPro's conference presentation. IMSH (International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare). New Orleans, LA. January 2011.
2010
Requiring Mastery of Suturing and Knot-Tying in a Surgical Clerkship. Rennie KV, Ikemire P, Korndorffer JR. Podium presentation at the American College of Surgeons 96th Annual Clinical Congress. Washington, DC. October 3-7, 2010.
Simulation Activities Can Stimulate Learning in a Gross Anatomy Course. Krane NK, Gibson JW, Jerrett D. Poster presentation at the Southern Group on Educational Affairs Annual Meeting. Oklahoma City, OK. April 2010.
Developing Mastery of Suturing and Knot-Tying in the Early Hospital-Baed Training Years. Korndorffer J, Ikemire P, Rennie K. American College of Surgeons Louisiana Chapter Podium Presentation. New Orleans, LA. January 2010. Poster presentation at IMSH Convention. Phoenix, AZ. January 2010.
The Development of POISE (Patient Outcomes in Simulation Education) A Collaborative Pediatric Simulation Research Network. Kessler D, Krantz A, Santiago K, Kamdar G, Shah N, Weinberg E, Petrescu M, Arteaga G, Haubner L, Strother C, Lindower J, Rocker J, Miller M, Johnston L, Auerbach M. Poster presentation at IMSH Convention. Phoenix, AZ. January 2010.
Simulation Training During Medical School for Pediatric Procedures: a Multi-Center Descriptive Study. Kessler D.O., Krantz A, Santiago K, Kamdar G, Weinberg E, Petrescu M, Arteaga G, Haubner L, Strother C, Lindower J, Rocker J, Miller M, Foltin J, Auerbach M. Poster presentation at IMSH Convention. Phoenix, AZ. January 2010.
Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency Training Example. Calzada J. Video presentation at IMSH (International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare). Phoenix, AZ. January 2010.
2009
Assessment of Inter-Professional Education in Patient Safety Using TeamSTEPPS Training. Krane NK, Gibson JW. Oral presentation at the Research in Medical Education Meeting at the AAMC. Boston, MA. November 2009. Presentation at Training All Together Better Health 5 International Interprofessional Conference. Sydney, Australia. April 2010.
Moving from 0 to 60 in One Short Year: Tulane's TeamSTEPPS Initiative. Krane NK, Preiksaitis R. Poster presentation at National TeamSTEPPS Meeting. Omaha, NE. June 2009.
Integration of Teamwork in the Interprofessional Setting. Baum K, Krane NK, Garber J, Uden D. Discussion group presented at Building Bridges Between Interprofessional Education and Practice. Halifax, Nova Scotia. May 2009.
Interprofessional Education of Healthcare Students. Krane NK, Gibson, JW. Oral presentation at SGEA (Southern Group on Educational Affairs) Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. April 2009.
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