Simulation Workshop in Pan-America: Lessons Learned

Simulation in nursing has gained international prominence. While Europe and Asia have made significant advances in simulation in nursing, the Pan-American countries have struggled with limited financial resources and geographic barriers, to name a few issues. This article details one faculty member’s experiences hosting the first preconference simulation workshop at La Asociacion Latino Americano de Educacion en Enfermeria in the city of Panama. The University of South Florida cosponsored a nursing workshop in the fall of 2009. Participants included 31 nurses. Our Pan-American colleagues embrace simulation technology and are eager for ongoing workshops. Discussion is needed to identify ways to help our nursing colleagues in Latin America seek funding sources and potential collaborators to further develop their simulation initiatives in nursing education.