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Safety. Efficiency. Effectiveness.
At CAPE, we innovate and disseminate
novel methods of improving
human and system performance.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Hybrid Simulation Instructor Program:
Spring 2027 Dates TBD
Interested in additional dates or other customized programs? Email us at contactcape 'at' stanford.edu.
Online Debriefing Program
CAPE's Online Debriefing Program in partnership with the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning at Stanford University is now available. In this new online course, you will master the art of debriefing, one of the most effective strategies for empowering healthcare professionals to deliver safe, high-quality patient care.
CAPE Webinar
In this webinar, CAPE’s directors, Lou Halamek, M.D. and Nicole Yamada, M.D., use an interactive discussion and video exemplars from CAPE’s Online Debriefing Program to highlight and analyze four foundational strategies from CAPE’s 20 Strategies for Effective Debriefing. You’ll learn how to clearly communicate expectations for how a debriefing will be conducted, how to begin debriefings in an objective and efficient manner, and ways to avoid creating defensiveness during debriefings. Click HERE to get more information on the program.
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT CAPE
JUST LAUNCHED: Online Simulation Instructor Program
CAPE is excited to announce the official launch of our Online Simulation Instructor Program, now available at CAPE Online and accredited for CEU and CME. This course is for everyone who desires to conduct effective simulation-based training and debriefing, including educators/instructors based within simulation centers but especially those who are practicing healthcare professionals, patient safety officers, risk managers and researchers working in hospitals and clinics. All levels of simulation experience welcome! Check out this FREE program preview to learn more.
NECE Program Returns
Drs. Halamek and Yamada recently hosted their second visiting physician through the Neonatal Early Career Exchange (NECE) program. Kelsey Montgomery, DO, MHA, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinical Neonatologist and Physician Lead for the Neonatal ECMO Simulation Program at Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Children's Hospital. Her work focuses on ECMO, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, simulation-based education, multidisciplinary team training, and safety-driven quality improvement.
Dr. Montgomery's visit included meeting with the team at CAPE and observing a simulation-based training program for multidisciplinary teams as well as a debriefing of a real clinical event through the ResusOne Program. Her visit concluded with a presentation on her program in simulation-based training for ECMO fellows conducted at Riley Children's Hospital and was attended by healthcare professionals throughout the Stanford Department of Pediatrics.
Spring Instructor Program
The team at CAPE just wrapped up multi-day Simulation Instructor Program for teams of healthcare professionals from Kaiser Permanente Antioch and Walnut Creek. This program helps trainees develop and enhance skills ranging from advocating for resources, simulation program and scenario design, comprehensive debriefing, evaluation, simulation and AV technology, and application into other potential service lines to support their institution's mission and needs.
NEW: CAPE offers an optional add-on discussion for Simulation Instructor Program participants who attend the program after April 2026. Use this opportunity to receive personalized guidance on topics such as implementation or iteration of a simulation program at your institution, addressing your instructors' debriefing challenges or questions, and meeting your program sustainability needs. APPLY HERE.