Conference Presentations

   Western States Simulation Alliance BRIDGES Conference

   Building Relationships, Innovation, Development, and Growth Excellence in Simulation

   San Diego │ November 7-8, 2025

Keynote Speaker:  Jennifer Arnold, MD, MSc, FAAP, Program Director, Immersive Design Systems (IDS), Boston Children’s Hospital; Physician Leader, Harvard Medical School

Keynote Speaker:  Jared Kutzin, DNP, PhD, MS, MPH, FSSH, FAAN, President, Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH)

Panel Presentation: “The Value of Partnerships”

Moderator: KT Waxman, DNP, MBA, RN, CNL, CHSE, CENP, FAONL, FSSH, FAAN, Director, WSSA / Professor, UCSF School of Nursing

Panelists: Dan Micic, President and Founder, Medical Shipment; Glenn Ostrem, Regional Sales Manager, Laerdal Medical; Benson Yeung, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CHSE, Regional Director, Practice Excellence Clinical Education and Effectiveness, Patient Care Services, Kaiser Permanente; Jesika Gavilanes, EdD, MATESOL, FSSH, Operations Director, Simulation, Oregon Health & Science University