IPSSV 2026: Cultivating Safety through Simulation

November 19, 2026

This activity explores how simulation can strengthen pediatric patient safety by helping healthcare teams identify risks, improve communication and clinical decision-making, and practice responding to complex situations. Participants will learn strategies to apply simulation, feedback, and debriefing to improve teamwork and patient care.

Financial and In-Kind Commercial Support

No financial nor in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physicians
  • Physician Assistants
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify patient safety risks and gaps in team communication or clinical processes that can be explored through pediatric simulation.
  2. Describe simulation and debriefing strategies that support psychological safety, team learning, and assessment of clinical performance.
  3. Develop one action they can apply in their own setting to use simulation findings to improve pediatric patient care.
  4. Evaluate potential benefits and limitations of using emerging technologies, including generative AI, in pediatric simulation training and assessment.

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Children’s National Hospital designates this Live activity for a maximum of 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 2.50 ANCC
    Children’s National Hospital will provide 2.50 Nursing Contact Hours for this Live activity.
  • 2.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Credit
  • 2.50 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
Course opens: 
11/19/2026
Course expires: 
01/18/2027
Event starts: 
11/19/2026 - 10:00am EST
Event ends: 
11/19/2026 - 12:30pm EST
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Virtual
United States
Speaker(s)

Anne Ades, MD, MSEd

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Children's National Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Children’s National Hospital Accreditation Provider #4008362.

Credit Designation Statements

IPCE: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 2.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Nurses: Children’s National Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.5 ANCC contact hour(s) for nurses. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physicians: Children’s National Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TMfor physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Children’s National Hospital designates this Live activity for a maximum of 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 2.50 ANCC
    Children’s National Hospital will provide 2.50 Nursing Contact Hours for this Live activity.
  • 2.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Credit
  • 2.50 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
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