IMSH 2025 Looking Back Reaching Forward 25th Anniversary came to a close. Congratulations to SSH and this year’s Planning Co-Chairs: Brandon Kyle Johnson, PhD, RN, CHSE, ANEF; Kati Maxkenzie, MSHS, CHSOS-A, CHSE; and Shannon DiMarco, MSHS, CHSOS, on a fantastic conference. There were so many events and presentations. Don’t forget to check out the Daily Recaps. This HealthySimulation.com will review the closing day of IMSH 2025.
HealthySimluation.com’s IMSH 2025 Exhibit Hall Booth Demos Video Playlist:
Recap of IMSH 2025
IMSH 2025 was another record setting year and a tremendous professional development event. This year there were:
- 4773 Attendees
- Exhibit Hall were represented by over 150 companies from 20 countries
- 1427 Abstract submissions
- 781 Educational sessions
Closing Plenary Michelle Poler
Michelle Poler is a Latina-Jewish entrepreneur, brand strategist, author, and professional keynote speaker. She is the creator of the project 100 Days Without Fear, and founder of Hello Fears, a movement that has reached over 70 million people worldwide. Today, her work as an author, digital educator, and social influencer continues to amplify her impact helping audiences turn fears into opportunities, comfort into growth, and ultimately go from being one more to becoming one of a kind. Michelle’s two best-selling books are: Hello, Fears: Crush Your Comfort Zone and Become Who You’re Meant to Be, and The Hello, Fears Challenge: A 100-Day Journal for Self-Discovery. Michelle faced her 100 fears in 100 days. She videoed her challenges and posted them on YouTube every day.
Key takeaways from Michelle Poler:
- Face your fears – growth comes from the uncomfortable experience
- There is a difference in fearless and brave – fears can be protective
- Change your perspective from ‘What is the worst thing that could happen’ to ‘What is the best that could happen’.
Congratulations to the SimVentors Awards
- SimVentor Impact Award: A Cut Above – Allen Ecker
- SImVentor Innovation Award: System to Visualize, Measure, and Track Simulated Wounds in 3D – Mindi Anderson, Salam Daher, Frank Guido-Sanz, and Dahlia Musa
- SimVentor Approach Award: ‘iNEAT’ Intranasal Narcan Education and Training Kiosk Challenge – Jo Holt and Laura Varnier
- SimVentor People’s Choice Award: Device and Simulator to Evaluate Harmful Noxious Stimulus During Neurologic Assessment – Kyle Cooper, Tanish Madam, and Geoffrey Miller
Congratulations to the 2025 SSH Academy Class of Fellows
- Kista Anderson, DNP, RN, CHSE-A, FSSH
- Bob Armstrong, MS, FSSH
- Kristen M. Brown, DNP, CRNP, CRNP-AC, CHSE-A, FAAN, FSSH
- Michelle Brown, PhD, MLS (ASCP), CMSBBCM, CHSE, FSSH
- Eliana Escudero, RN, CNM, MSN, M.Ed, FSSH
- Marie Gilbert, DNP, RN, CHSE-A, FSSH,
- Jack E. Jaeger, MSN Ed, CHSE, FSSH
- A.J. Kleinheksel, PhD, CHSE-A, FSSH
- Jason Konzelmann, BS, M.Ed, CHSOS, CHSE, FSSH
- Kati Maxkenzie, MSHS, CHSOS-A, CHSE, FSSH
- Asit Misra, MD, MSMEd, CHSE, FSSH
- Heather Anne Noland, MEd, CHSOS, CHSE-A, FSSH
- Ismail Saiboon, MBBS, DR. Orth & Trauma, Emerg. Med (NSR), CHSE, FAMM, FSSH
- Syretta Spears, MHRM, CHSOS-A, CHSE, FSSH
- Deb Tauber, MSN, RN, CEN, CHSE, FSSH
- Carman Turkelson, DNP, RN, CCRN, CHSE-A, FSSH
- Elizabeth Wells-Beede, PhD, RN, C-EFM, CHSE-A, CNE, ACUE, FAAN, FSSH
- Timothy Whitaker, RN, CHSE, CHSOS, EMT-P, CMTE, FSSH
- Phillip Wortham, MBA, BA, CHSOS-A, FSSH
The theme for IMSH 2026 was announced at the end of IMSH 2025 – Unbound. The co-planning chairs are Syretta Spears, John Alex, and Amy Follmer. IMSH 2026 will be January 10-14, 2026, in San Antonio, Texas.
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