Our Partners

WISER is a world leader in healthcare simulation. For over a quarter of a century, WISER has trained and informed tens of thousands of future and practicing healthcare professionals in a variety of simulation settings. WISER participants include undergraduate nurses, medical students, residents, fellows, practicing physicians and nurses, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, visiting international scholars, and professionals from many other disciplines.

In April of 2002, the organization was named the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) and on January 3, 2003, INACSL was incorporated in the state of Texas. Through our vision, INACSL believes that simulation and innovation transform lives. It is our mission to be the global leader in the art and science of healthcare simulation through excellence in nursing education, practice, and research.

Dedicated to excellence in nursing, the National League for Nursing is the premier organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education. The NLN offers professional development, networking opportunities, testing services, nursing research grants, and public policy initiatives to its 40,000 individual and 1,200 institutional members. Founded in 1893 as the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses, the National League for Nursing was the first nursing organization in the United States. Headquartered in Washington DC.

Since 1989, the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) has provided the standard for resuscitation guidelines and training in Europe and beyond. Comprising 33 National Resuscitation Councils. The ERC is a member of the International Liaison Committee On Resuscitation (ILCOR), where ERC experts contribute actively to the worldwide Consensus On Science and Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR). The ERC also supports and initiates scientific studies related to resuscitation. Based on the CoSTR, the ERC publishes European Resuscitation Guidelines that are the standard for resuscitation practice and training in and beyond Europe.

The purpose of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare is to serve a global community of practice enhancing the quality of healthcare. SSH seeks to improve performance and reduce errors in patient care through the use of simulation. Established in 2004 by professionals using simulation for education, testing, and research in health care, SSH membership includes physicians, nurses, allied health and paramedical personnel, researchers, educators and developers from around the globe.A major venue for advancing simulation in medicine is the International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH). A precursor to IMSH was the first Society for Technology in Anesthesia (STA) meeting with simulation as the focus in 1998. In January 2001, the First International Meeting for Medical Simulation (IMMS) was held.

The Joint Commission of Taiwan (JCT) is an organization established in 1999 funding by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan Hospital Association, Taiwan Non-government Hospitals and Clinics Association, and Taiwan Medical Association. JCT has qualified to become a professional accrediting organization which is certified by the International Society for Quality in Health Care Ltd. (ISQua). JCT is also committed to promoting quality and patient safety concepts, the use of quality management tools, and healthcare professionals training, in order to help administrators of healthcare organizations and professional healthcare providers to improve healthcare quality.

Taiwan Society of Emergency Medicine was established in November 1994. It began to formulate training courses and screening methods for emergency specialists, and actively promoted emergency medicine to become a designated specialist.

The establishment of “Taiwan Society for Simulation in Healthcare” was due to the many enthusiastic simulation medical educators who wanted to work together as a team to promote Taiwan’s simulation medical education to pursue the advancement of Simulation science and technology. The simulation approach enhances the quality of education, evaluation, and research, is in line with international simulation medical education, and ultimately benefits patients and medical quality.

In order to improve the quality of medical education and increase the academic events in medical education, the Taiwan Association of Medical Education was established.

On June 10, 1924, the American Heart Association formed in Chicago — believing that scientific research could lead the way to better treatment, prevention and ultimately a cure. In 1948, the association reorganized, transforming from a professional scientific society to a nationwide voluntary health organization composed of science and lay volunteers and supported by professional staff. Since then, the AHA has grown rapidly in size and influence — nationally and internationally — into an organization of more than 33 million volunteers and supporters dedicated to improving heart health and reducing deaths from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

The primary purpose of the center is to integrate resources within the school. Using simulation methods to allow our students to show their abilities and verify their behaviors to reduce errors and medical disputes, and improve patient safety. The center is currently the only one medical simulation education center in Taiwan that has passed the Society for Simulation in Healthcare Appraisal, and is the only two in Asia that has passed the assessment of the two main items of assessment and teaching.

At Gaumard, our mission is to empower healthcare with innovative training solutions that will accelerate progress toward safer patient care and improved patient outcomes for everyone. We focus on developing state-of-the-art patient simulators, task trainers, learning modules, and mixed reality solutions designed to facilitate safe and effective training opportunities for healthcare students and professionals across nearly all clinical specialties, including pre-hospital care, trauma, nursing, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, and surgery.

Laerdal was established as a children’s book publishing and toy company in 1940 with the mission of “creating children’s joy.” Laerdal’s pioneering work with soft plastics would later be used to produce the first manikin used for resuscitation training, changing the course of the company. Since 1949, Laerdal’s headquarters have been located in Stavanger, Norway. Today, Laerdal is an international company with more than 1400 employees worldwide with 400 employees working at the head office in Norway.

Since 1971, the family company CLA – Coburger Lehrmittelanstalt, company owner: Hans Sommer, has been offering CLA® Nursing Dolls, Medical Training Phantoms, and the entire programme of Original SOMSO® Models, thus providing a wide range for the education and further training in various health professions. Decades of experience as well as intense dialogues with experienced, renowned experts have resulted in an extremely high standard, which has won worldwide acclaim. Consequently, CLA® products are manufactured strictly in line with scientific and practice-oriented standards.

3B Scientific was founded in 1948 in Hamburg, Germany and has grown to be one of the world’s leading manufacturers of Medical and Science Education solutions. The product portfolio covers a complete and comprehensive range of equipment for simulation and skill training, anatomy, healthcare and patient education, and is continuously updated with new products and innovations. That is what 3B stands for today: Best quality, Best value, Best service!

Nasco was started in 1941 by a vocational agricultural teacher, Norman Eckley.

Healthcare Education – Leading the way in advanced training solutions
We are dedicated to inspiring excellence in the training and development of healthcare professionals through innovative and affordable manikin and simulator solutions. As an ISO 9001 certified organization, we are committed to good quality practices that exceed the demanding requirements of our customers. From anatomically correct replicas to fully interactive manikin simulators, Nasco Healthcare has a proud history of providing relevant, high-quality products that inspire better training, better learning, and a higher level of satisfaction. We offer a broad selection from our own respected and recognized brands, Life/form® and Simulaids, as well as a full assortment of nationally known products and servicing.

Erler Zimmer is specialized in the manufacturing and distribution of anatomical models and medical simulators.