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S Scott Atkinson, BBA, CCEMT-P, has been involved with simulation since 2007. He is a Critical Care Paramedic, holds a degree in computer science, and is currently working on a degree in business administration with a focus on marketing. Mr. Atkinson is an ACLS, BLS, NRP, ADLS, BDLS, & CDLS instructor and uses simulation in all of these educational courses. In addition, he is a Simulation Technology Specialist and has built and managed the simulation labs at Summa Health Systems to teach simulation healthcare education for the physicians, surgeons, nurses, medics, respiratory therapists, and other ancillary staff. A member of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, he chairs the Simulation Operations and Technology Specialists Section in addition to providing leadership for many other committees and projects. He has a simulation task trainer for Transvenous Pacing licensed through Simulab, publications in simulation, and is working on the first approved associate degree program for Simulation Technology Specialists.
Adam Dodson has 23 years in medicine and EMS, 13 in education, and 8 years in the U.S. Army. He has worked with several task trainers, simulators, and robotics to help educators throughout the Hopkins system. He has consulted with several educators throughout the US on competencies, all disciplines of simulation, and several research projects. Adam has spoken nationally, and is often a part of the Johns Hopkins International education and outreach.
With over 20 years in the Healthcare simulation industry, Tom Dongilli is currently the Director of Operations for the WISER Institute for a 12,000 sq. ft. simulation center and 7 additional simulation centers. Tom's expertise is in simulation center operations, integration and management. Tom is course director to various courses and a published author. Tom's area of clinical interest is in the field on In-Situ simulation and patient safety.
Brian Florek is a Simulation Systems Engineer with Northwestern University's Center for Education in Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine. He finds simulation a perfect synergy between his experience in pre-hospital emergency medical education and academic technologies systems design. His main interests include creation of solutions to increase fidelity of simulation, audio-visual system design and integration, and curriculum development for emergency medical technicians and paramedics. He participates in the technical staff running simulation for Maintenance of Certification for Anesthesiologists, educates Laerdal Medical Corporation customers in the use of purchased patient simulators, and assists faculty members in simulation scenario development.
Jordan Halasz started in Simulation with the "Boston Anesthesia Simulation Center" in April of 1994. He then became the Technical Director for the Center for Medical Simulation in Boston. In 2010, he took the position of Operations Director of Simulation At the University of Miami School of Nursing, and held that position until June of 2012. Beginning in July of 2012, Mr. Halasz moved to Nashville, TN and became the Operations Manager for Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Center for Experiential Learning & Assessment (CELA) Simulation Technology Program.
Dr. Tiffany Holmes, a Doctor of Chiropractic, is the Coordinator of Simulation Laboratories at St. David’s School of Nursing at Texas State University. She has been involved with the management of simulation centers since 2006. Her primary responsibilities include the development of simulations within different courses at the BSN and MSN level, the collaboration of other healthcare disciplines to create simulation experiences, the day-to-day operations of the simulation lab space, and participating on faculty governance committees. Prior to entering the area of medical simulation, she practiced as a Doctor of Chiropractic for multiple years where she honed her knowledge of physiology and biomechanics. This medical knowledge combined with her computer technical support and software training experience, allows her to bring a unique perspective to managing simulation labs and making simulation an invaluable educational experience.
Gail Johnson is the director of HealthPartners Clinical Simulation. Prior experience includes critical care, education, systems improvement, risk, quality, safety, & regulatory affairs. She is an accreditation site surveyor, & member of the Accreditation & Certification Committees. She has a BSN, MS in Organizational Performance & Workplace Learning, and is completing her PhD; certifications include CCRN, CPHQ, and CHSE. Gail has presented at local and national conferences on a variety of simulation, education, & clinical-related topics.
Hans Lamkin is the Simulation Technology Specialist and an associate instructor for HealthPartners Clinical Simulation. He has extensive experience in prehospital, disaster, and emergency management. He has over 15 years of experience as an EMT-I, and has worked as director of a first responder program, rescue captain and maintenance officer for an EMS service. In addition, he has served as incident commander for medical and rescue scenes. Hans has numerous pre-hospital certifications including extrication, heavy rescue, confined space, high angle rope rescue, rescue diver, ice diver, advanced diver, and public safety diver.
Paul Lecat, MD, FACP, FAAP, is the inventor of a simulation stethoscope and holds over 12 patents, domestic and overseas. He is the immediate past Chair of GME at Akron General Medical Center and a Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, as well as Adjunct Associate Professor of Family Medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical Universities. He is a graduate of the State University of Buffalo. He is passionate about working with SPs.
Clint LeClair, MD is the founder and currator of MedEdOpen.org, an Open-source, Medical Education online resource for institutions to learn how to make simulation models-particularly when budgets count. He received his medical degree from Xavier University School of Medicine. He currently conducts research in the fields of additive manufacturing (simulation models and medical devices) and educational design within the IT arena (medical student and nursing education and testing).
Mariano R Loo has been involved with simulation since 2006. Currently, Mariano works at University of Miami Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education (GCRME and "The Home of Harvey®, The Cardiopulmonary Patient Simulator") as Programs Manager. Mariano is responsible of the Center’s Audio/Visual infrastructure, simulation high fidelity infrastructure and technical logistics; supporting simulation education for nurses (students and professionals), medical (students and professionals), paramedics (city and counties) and U.S. Army Trauma Training Center. Previously to GCRME, Mariano worked at the School of Nursing and Health Studies (SONHS). At SONHS, Mariano was one of the founding members of International Academy for Clinical Simulation and Research as Assistant Director of Operation, played an important role on its original infrastructure design, development and operation logistics. Also, Mariano has many years working experienced in IT system administration, system integration, programming, media broadcasting, online development and deployment.
Kevin Miracle is has been the Manager of Simulation Services for the WISER Center in Pittsburgh, PA for 2.5 years. Kevin has been a Pennsylvania EMT-Paramedic for over 30 years and has been involved in healthcare education for more than 25 years. He is a BLS and ACLS Instructor with the AHA and served as a Regional Faculty member for the AHA in ACLS and PALS for 18 years.
Dr. Phrampus is the Director of the Peter M. Winter Institute for Simulation, Education and Research (WISER). He is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology of the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine. He has been active in patient safety efforts throughout UPMC, and is a member of the Quality Patient Care Committee of the UPMC Board of Directors. He has overseen the expansion of WISER capabilities in developing a distributive model of management for the main campus of WISER as well as the satellites centers that have been deployed throughout the UPMC Health System. Dr. Phrampus led a team to create a simulation based difficult airway management program for emergency medicine that has now been completed by hundreds of physicians. He has an extensive background in Emergency Medical Services and has deployed simulation based education programs for both testing as well as competency assessment measures in ground EMS and helicopter services in Southwestern Pennsylvania. He is the lead author of the Advanced Paramedic Airway Program (APAM) used throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania. Dr. Phrampus serves in a leadership role in international simulation efforts through his involvement in the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, of which he was the 2013 President. He serves on the editorial board of the journal Simulation in Healthcare. Dr. Phrampus is one of the co-authors of the renowned iSIM (Improving Simulation Instructional Methods) program that is preparing healthcare faculty from all over the world with an immersive experience in gaining simulation instructional competencies. He has traveled extensively lecturing and conducting simulation and airway workshops, demonstrations and assisting in proliferation of successful simulation start-up programs. In addition to the United States his education efforts have included Australia, China, Chile, Japan, Tibet, India, Italy, Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, The Philippines, Singapore and Germany.
Jimmy Rowland has a clinical background of EMS. He worked as a paramedic for fourteen years, as an EMS Educator/Coordinator for 3 1/2 years, and was a helicopter maintenance test pilot in the US Army. Currently, Jimmy works with Jump Trading Simulation and Education Center as a Project Design Specialist and has been there for over four years. Prior to his current position he was a Simulation Specialist.
Ilya Shekhter As the Director of Simulation Operations at the University of Miami -Jackson Memorial Hospital Center for Patient Safety, Ilya Shekhter trains faculty and staff on using patient simulators, curriculum development, and applications of simulation technology. Having run thousands of simulations, Ilya contributes expert knowledge and experience in the practical design, implementation, and evaluation of simulation programs. Ilya’s educational background includes biomedical engineering and business administration. An SSH member since its inception, Ilya is active in the Society and is the current chair of its Membership Committee.
Daniel Smith currently works as a Simulation Specialist at SiTEL providing technical and operational support for the CSC Baltimore. Before coming to SiTEL, Daniel worked for University of Maryland Medical Center, developing image processing software for ultrasound. Previously having worked for MedStar Health at Union Memorial Hospital, he spent time at both the Surgical Techniques and Training and Biomechanics Research Labs. Daniel has his BS in Bioengineering from the University of Maryland College Park
Andrew Spain is the Director of Accreditation and Certification for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. He has been a Paramedic for over 20 years, first in the Denver area, then in central Missouri, doing both ground and air ambulance work. This evolved into directing an EMS Education program for five years prior to coming to SSH. He has an MA in Political Science and is currently working on a PhD in Education at the University of Missouri (emphasis in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis). He continues to be involved in healthcare education and simulation, primarily with the National Disaster Life Support programs.
William “Fritz” Sticht, BS, became involved in medical simulation in 2005 while acting as telemedicine coordinator for the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, NY. In 2010 he was hired as lead simulation specialist at the Behling Simulation Center in Buffalo, New York. There he assisted in the design of the 10,000 sq. ft. center including creation of policies, procedures, systems and training of university faculty on simulation methodology. In September of 2012, he assumed the role of interim director of the Behling Simulation Center and subsequently was offered the position of Administrative Director. As the director, Mr. Sticht has been actively pursuing interprofessional experiences for both undergraduate and graduate students alike.
Jamie Stiner first joined UCLA in 2008 in the Laboratory of Brain Behavior and Pharmacology at the Semel Institute. In 2009 she joined the Department of Anesthesiology at UCLA, which served as her introduction to the Simulation Center. Since 2010 Jamie has served as the Senior Simulation Technology Specialist. She currently supervises the daily operations, technology staff, student workers and volunteers. She provides simulation training for all undergraduate, graduate, and CME programs held at UCLA.
Ron Ulrich, BA, EMT, first started with the North Shore-LIJ Health System in the Security Department of North Shore University Hospital at Manhasset in 1990, then transferred to the Center for Emergency Medical Services (CEMS) in 1998. He joined CEMS’ Support Services Division in May of 1999, and became Coordinator and Supervisor in March of 2001. Mr. Ulrich then came to the Patient Safety Institute Sim Center in 2008 in the new and evolving position of Simulation Technician, eventually becoming the Senior Sim Tech. He has worked as an American Heart Association BLS instructor, a New York State EMT instructor coordinator and skills instructor, and a National Safety Council Emergency Vehicle Operator course instructor.
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