Table Of ContentEpigraph
All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players.
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), “As You Like It,” Act 2, Scene 7.
Biographies
Richard R. Kyle, Jr., BSE, MS Mark R. Adelman, PhD
Formally educated in fluid mechanics and physical chemistry, BAinBiology(Princeton,1963),thenrealizedhewouldprob-
his lifetime fascinations with engineering, theatrical produc- ably make a poor medical doctor, switched paths, earned a
tion, and biomedical investigation found the perfect storm in PhD in Biophysics (University of Chicago, 1969), and has
clinical simulation. In 1997, co-founded the Patient Simula- taught undergraduate medical students and graduate students
tionLaboratory,UniformedServicesUniversity,BethesdaMD, since 1971, but has never taught a course that he has for-
withoneclass-onetopictoteachusingoneclinicalinstructor, mally taken as a student. Always educated by his failures but
oneCAE-Eaglepatientsimulator,afoot-pumpedORbed,and has still not succeeded in getting students to accept failures
anemptyroom15×20feet.Sincethen,he’sriddenthewaves as learning experiences. Department of Anatomy, Physiology
ofeverincreasingsimulationprogramandfacilitycreation.In and Genetics, Uniformed Services University of the Health
doingsohe’smeetnewfriendsandcollaboratedonexpanding Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A.
simulation-basedlearningathomeandaroundtheglobe.Now
hewondershowmuchmorethefundamentalcharacteristicsof Amy Guillet Agrawal, MD
simulation(intentional,deliberate,andscheduled)canreduce Areas of clinical specialization: Critical Care Medicine and
harmful novelty in clinical care and clinical education, and at Infectious Diseases. Research: Clinical trials on West Nile
what scales. virus. Physician and clinical researcher in the Critical Care
Medicine Department at the National Institutes of Health
W. Bosseau Murray, MBChB, FFA(RCS)(Lon), MD(Anaes)
Clinical Center. 2004: Founder and Director of the Clinical
(Stell)
SimulationServiceattheNationalInstitutesofHealthClinical
Formally educated in medicine and anesthesia, his interests
Center, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A.
includephysics,statistics,mathematics,andcommonsenseas
applied in the Health Care Sciences. His aim is to learn how
Riva R. Akerman, MD
to better be able to teach these essential concepts using inno-
RecentlyanAssistantProfessorofAnesthesiologyinthepedia-
vative educational modalities. Associate Director of the Sim-
tric anesthesia division at the University of Miami Miller
ulation Development and Cognitive Science Laboratory (also
SchoolofMedicine,Miami,Florida.Veryinvolvedinthesim-
known as the “Simulation Lab”), Professor of Anesthesiology
ulation program at their Center for Patient Safety. Now an
at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine at the
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and associate program
Milton S Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania,
director of the pediatric anesthesia fellowship in the pedi-
U.S.A.
atric anesthesia division at Columbia University, New York,
New York, USA.
Alice L. Acker, MPA, CHE
Civilian and military health care management: a passion for
Guillaume Alinier, DUT, MPhys (Hons), PGCE, CPhys,
start-ups, technology, and e-based learning; longtime inter-
MInstP,ILTMFormaleducationinPhysics.Researchinultra-
ests in acting, playwriting and moulage. Adjunct Professor of
sound altimetry, fish deterrence systems, medical technology.
MasterofHealthcareAdministration.2005,ProgramManager,
Teaches “Medical Design and Technology” and “Simulation
Institute for Surgical and Interventional Simulation (ISIS),
Facilitator Training.” University Teaching Fellow to the
University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.
Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
J. Lance Acree, BMechEng, MSEng, MSAeroEng in 2005. Elected Secretary for the Society in Europe for
First encountered simulation in U.S. Air Force pilot train- Simulation Applied to Medicine, SESAM, for 2005–2006.
ing; served as instructor pilot in the Defense Department’s Awarded National Teaching Fellowship from Higher Educa-
school for the C-130 aircraft, learned that instructing in sim- tion Academy of Great Britain in 2006. Simulation Center
ulation is different from, more challenging and more pow- Manager, University of Hertfordshire, U.K.
erful than instructing in “the real thing.” Pentagon budget
boy; commanded the C-17 training squadron; earned Boeing John J. Anton, BA, MS,
737 type rating through simulation. Senior Executive Consul- Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Engineering,
tantforAviationTrainingConsulting,LLC(www.atc-hq.com). GovernmentSystemsandEducation&Training.MedicalEdu-
Severna Park, Maryland, U.S.A. cation Technologies Inc. Sarasota, Florida, U.S.A.
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xii Biographies
Craig Balbalian with a variety of clinical practitioners – nurses, osteopaths,
Prehospitalandtacticalcaretrainingprogramcoordinator,US homoeopaths, and pharmacists. Anglia Ruskin University,
ArmyMedicalCommand,WalterReedArmyMedicalCenter, Cambridge, England, U.K.
Washington DC, U.S.A.
Cathleen K. Brannen, MBA
Lorena Beeman, RN, MS, CCVT Thirty years in higher education administration, including
Twenty-five years as a critical care nurse; 14 years as a critical 7 years as CFO of a nursing school. Charter and current
care nurse educator; Cardiovascular and pulmonary patho- member of the HealthPartners Simulation Center Oversight
physiology critical care and education. In 2001, her retired Committee. Experienced consumer of health care services.
pharmacist husband became a simulation coordinator at the Gardener,woodworker,photographer.VicePresident,Finance
hospital at which she worked. Motivated to learn not just and Administration, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul,
the scripting, but the setup and mechanics, and organization Minnesota, U.S.A.
of the whole simulation process. University of New Mexico
HealthSciencesCenterClinicalEducationDepartment,Albu- Brian C. Brost, MD, FACOG, FACS
querque, New Mexico, U.S.A. Formal education in chemistry and medicine, appointments
as various types of Medical Student, OB/Gyn Residency and
Thomas E. Belda, RRT, BA Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship director, started develop-
A decade as respiratory therapist with pediatric and neonatal inginhisgaragelow-costbuttactilelyaccuratetrainingmodels
patients and their families, interests in computers and tech- and simulators, work at Mayo Multidisciplinary Simulation
nology, degree in Information Technology and web-based Center, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A.
software development. Learned concepts and technologies of
high-fidelitysimulationinaerospacesimulationprojects.Con- Ronald G. Carovano, Jr., BSEE, MBA
tributes to the big health care machine with the promise of Formal education in Electrical Engineering, Management and
improving patient safety and new methodologies for teach- Finance; Researcher with the Department of Anesthesiology
ing and training in medical education. Network Systems at the University of Florida College of Medicine; Co-Inventor
Engineer – Mayo Clinic Multidisciplinary Simulation Center, and U.S. Patent-holder of Human Patient Simulator (HPS™)
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A. technologydevelopedattheUniversityofFloridaandlicensed
to Medical Education Technologies, Inc. (METI). Fan of the
Betsy Bencken, MS UniversityofFloridaFightin’GatorsandU.S.NationalSoccer
Formally studied human anatomy with a focus on neuro- Teams.1989,DirectorofDevelopmentwithMedicalEducation
anatomy and gross anatomy. Twenty-five years of University Technologies, Inc., Sarasota, Florida, U.S.A.
experienceinmedicalresearch,educationandadministration.
2002, Codeveloper of the Center for Virtual Care, University Daniel Castillo, MD
of California at Davis. Expanded this simulation program to Cardio-Thoracic Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine.
encompass students of prehospital care all the way through Medical Director for Simulation Center for Patient Safety,
advancedpractitioners.Activeinclinicalinstructionaswellas Department of Anesthesiology University of Miami Miller
Center management. Davis, California, U.S.A. School of Medicine. Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Haim Berkenstadt, MD Chris Chin, MBBS, MRCP, FRCA
Graduate of the Hebrew University medical school in Consultant Anesthetist, Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Founda-
Jerusalem,servedasamilitaryphysicianattheIsraeliDefense tion Trust. Associate Director, Barts and the London Medical
ForcesMedicalCorps,andtrainedasanesthesiologistatSheba Simulator. After qualifying as a doctor, several years in inter-
MedicalCenter,TelHashomer.Practicesneuroanesthesiaand nalmedicineandintensivecarebeforetraininginAnesthesiain
clinical research in hemodynamic monitoring, serves on the London,U.K.andToronto,Canada.Subsequentlyspecializing
Israeli Board of Anesthesia, and a clinical senior lecturer of inPediatricandCardiacAnesthesia.2001,Startedinstructingin
anesthesiology at the Tel Aviv University Medical School. thenewlyopenedBartsandtheLondonSimulatorCenterandin
A founding member and now Deputy Director of MSR – the 2003,appointedasAssociateDirector.London,England,U.K.
Israel Center for Medical Simulation, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Roger E. Chow, RT
Anthony Brand, LCH, BSc, MA, PhD, DUniv, MARH Formal education in Fine Arts and in Respiratory Therapy.
Studied Physics and first encountered simulation approaches A lifelong hope to be a full-time artist, but I can’t be creative
andtechniquesasanundergradinthelate1960s;later,aspart when I’m hungry. Started simulating in 2000, currently the
ofhisDoctorate,thiswasextendedusingaMonteCarlotech- SimulationCoordinatoratSt.Michael’sHospitalandTrauma
nique. Currently his simulation work includes collaborating Center, Toronto, Canada.
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Larry A. Cobb, RN, BSN, CEN, EMT-P Patient Safety at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul,
Has enjoyed a varied Nursing/EMS career. From Sports– Minnesota, U.S.A.
Medicine, to Neurosurgery, to Orthopedics, to Emergency
Medicine – always an educator. He’s utilized a portion of his Peter Dieckmann, PhD
hobby, resin casting, to produce detailed “props” for train- Psychologist,inspiredbyKurtLewin’sformula:B=f ,with
(cid:3)P(cid:4)E(cid:5)
ing/teaching purposes. Currently a Nurse Educator with the afocusonsafetyandsimulation;becameinvolvedwithsimula-
University of New Mexico Health Sciences – B.A.T.C.A.V.E. tionbytakingpartinanexperiment.Nowresearchinghuman
simulation lab, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A. error using simulators, training of simulator instructors, and
incidentreporting/analysisattheCenterforPatientSafetyand
Neil Coker, BS, EMT-P Simulation (TuPASS), Tuebingen, Germany.
Emergency medical services education program director at
Amarillo College, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Harold K. Doerr, MD
Center, and Temple College. Texas State Emergency Medi- Bachelor of Arts in 1979 from Rutgers University; MD from
calServicesTrainingCoordinator.EMSprogramspecialistfor University of Texas Health Science Center in 1987; Resi-
CityofDallasandTexasDepartmentofHealth.2004,Director dencyinAnesthesiology;fellowshipsinCardiacAnesthesiology
of Simulation Teaching, Assessment, and Research Programs, andCardiology-Ultrasound;principalinvestigatorforMedical
Temple College, Temple, Texas, U.S.A. OperationsSupportTeamtousepatientsimulationformedi-
caltraininginspace;createdAnesthesiaprotocolforastronauts
Edmundo P. Cortez, MD followinglanding;developedatechniqueforintubatinginzero
MedicalStudentClerkshipDirector/PICUResidentEducation gravity. Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
DirectorAssistantProfessorofPediatrics.MedicalDirectorof
Pediatric ICU North. Assistant Pediatric Clerkship Director, Thomas J. Doyle, MSN, RN
Rush Children’s Hospital, Chicago Illinois, U.S.A. Over 25 years of experience as a registered nurse, hospi-
tal administrator, and nurse educator; 4 years as Patient
Robert C. Cox, BS Simulation Program Coordinator; guides integrating patient
First encountered simulation in U.S. Air Force pilot training; simulation-basedcurriculumintoclinicaleducationprograms.
served as instructor pilot and evaluator pilot in the formal MedicalEducationTechnologies,Inc.Sarasota,Florida,U.S.A.
school for the C-141 aircraft. Later served as director of the
training systems for the C-17, C-5, C-141, and the T-1A air- Bonnie Driggers, R.N., M.S., M.P.A.
craft,wherehelearnedtoreducetrainingcostsbyapplyingthe ServedasDirectorofClinicalTeachingSystemsandPrograms
systems approach to training and good business sense. Over fortheOHSUSchoolofNursingandCo-DirectoroftheOHSU
2000 hours instructing in aircraft simulators. President and SimulationandClinicalLearningCenter.Afoundingmember
CEOofAviationTrainingConsulting,LLC(www.atc-hq.com), and the past chair of the Oregon Simulation Alliance, serves
Altus, Oklahoma, U.S.A. on the Governing Council of the Simulation Alliance. Co-
authored the “Oregon Simulation Readiness Report” which
Ian Curran, BSc, AKC, MBBS, FRCA, Pg Dip Med Ed presented a comprehensive look at desire and readiness for
Enduringpassionforundergraduateandpostgraduateclinical simulation education in Oregon. Served as Co-Director of
education, teaching faculty development, professional behav- the OCNE Clinical Education Model Project focused on the
iors, and assessment. The greatest challenge facing educators: redesign of clinical education in nursing for the consortium.
creatingeffectivelearning.Thegreatestdangerwefaceasedu- The model includes the use of simulation as one of several
catorsisbeingseducedbytheactivityofteaching!Consultant clinical learning activities as an adjunct to clinical experiences
in Pain Medicine and Anesthesia, Clinical Tutor and Assoc. that support the competencies required for healthcare practi-
Director of Medical Education, St Bartholomew’s and The tioners.Currentlyprovidesstatewidesimulationeducationand
RoyalLondonHospitals,Assoc.Chair“AnesthetistsasEduca- consultsthroughouttheUnitedStates,Canadaandoverseasin
tor”Program,RoyalCollegeofAnaesthetists,UnitedKingdom. the area of simulation education, program development and
Director, Barts and the London Medical Simulation Center, implementation. Professor Emeritus at the Oregon Health &
London, England, U.K. ScienceUniversity(OHSU)SchoolsofNursingandMedicine.
Sharon M. Denning, MS, RN, CNA William F. Dunn, MD
Majority of nursing career spent in critical care, with more 2008, President, Society for Simulation in Healthcare; Asso-
than20yearsasnursemanageranddirector.Stronginterestin ciateProfessorofMedicine,DivisionofPulmonaryandCritical
education, patient safety, and helping staff to develop clinical CareMedicine,PastDirectorofMayoMultidisciplinaryCriti-
expertise. Director of HealthPartners Simulation Center for calCareFellowship,MayoClinic,Rochester,Minnesota,U.S.A.
xiv Biographies
David Erez, EMT-P, MSc programs. Have always dabbled in electronics, photography,
BSc in Sport and Exercise Science, MSc in Cardiac Reha- woodworking, and trying to make things work. Remain fasci-
bilitation from University of Auckland, Diploma as Mobile natedbyhowWalterEliasDisneycouldcreateanenvironment
Intensive Care Paramedic from Magen David Adom in that suspended disbelief. He will do whatever it takes to help
Israel. Assisted establishing Divisional High Fidelity Simula- students learn how to provide high-quality health care. Inte-
tion Education Center at Auckland University of Technol- grates patient simulation into the health curriculum, with the
ogy; supervised and tutored students in Bachelor in Health expectation of improved patient care. After all, everything we
Science – Paramedic Program, AUT. Developed educational doisforthepatient.SpringfieldTechnicalCommunityCollege
program for patients at the Auckland Cardiac Rehab Clinic. in Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Instructor and course developer at Israel Center for Medical
Simulation, Tel Hashomer, Israel. Flight Lieutenant Denis B. French, RAAFSR
BSN, BNursPrac(Aviation), GradDipNursing(Perioperative),
Mark E. A. Escott, BMBS, MPH, LP RNEx-full-timeRAAFNursingOfficerwithoperationalexpe-
Founded an Emergency Medical Service at Rice University in rience in East Timor and Iraq as an OR and recovery room
Houston,Texas,andanEMStrainingprograminDepartment nurse. Now part-time ICU nurse and part-time desk officer
of Human Performance and Health Sciences as an Adjunct coordinatinghealthsimulationpolicy,doctrineandimplemen-
Professor. Involved in paramedic education and simulation at tation across the Australian Defence Force. 2005, Staff Officer
Rice, further developed skills as a medical student at Flinders Grade2HealthSimulation,DefenceHealthServicesDivision,
University (Adelaide, Australia). Aided design of simulation- Australian Defence Force. Canberra, Australia.
basedmedicalstudentcurriculuminEmergencyMedicine,and
did research involving cricoid pressure trainers. Experience Christopher J. Gallagher, MD
with high-tech simulators during Space Medicine Clerkship AnesthesiologistwhohaspracticedinSweden,NorthCarolina,
at NASA/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas where California, Florida, and New York. (He keeps getting run out
hedesignedscenariosforthetrainingofastronauts/flightsur- oftownonarail.)Playedwithdollsasayoungmanandfound
geonsforemergencysituations.CurrentlyaconsultanttoRice this the highlight of my existence. The leap to simulators was
University and a resident in Emergency Medicine, PennState- a cinch. Simulation Center for Patient Safety, University of
MS Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Miami Miller School of Medicine. Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Margaret Faut-Callahan, CRNA, DNSc, FAAN John Gillespie, CAT
Initial interest in clinical simulation related to the enhanced Retired from USAirways as a Flight Attendant, taught as a
learning opportunities for students in a nonthreatening but Flight Attendant Instructor and performed Certification for
clinically relevant environment. She is also interested in the theFAA,acrashsiteinvestigatorfortheNTSB;workedatthe
way we educate health professionals, increasing patient safety University of Louisville-School of Medicine, OR Anesthesia
across many practice settings. As a founding member of our TechnicianattheUniversityofLouisvilleHospital;certifiedas
simulation faculty, the dramatic impact on our students has aNationalDisasterLifeSupportFoundationInstructor;coor-
been rewarding. Chair, Adult Health Nursing and Director, dinated the Education and Training Department at Medical
Nurse Anesthesia Program, Rush University Medical Center, EducationTechnologiesInc.;nowtheSimulationCenterCoor-
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. dinator at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia,
U.S.A.
Valerie Follows, RN
Registered nurse with Intensive Care diploma and experience RonnieJ.Glavin,MB,ChB,MPhil,FRCA
in acute care nursing since 1975. Began in Simulation, edu- Becameveryinterestedinmedicaleducationduringanesthetic
cating nurses in Canada, expanded the process with Professor trainingandembarkeduponsomeformaltraining–Aoneyear
HarryOwen,establishingtheSimulationUnitatFlindersUni- Certificatein Medical Education from the University of Glas-
versity in 2001. Now lectures, plans simulations and teaching gow(1989),receivedaMasterofPhilosophydegreeinEduca-
sessionsforthemedicalstudentsinFlindersUniversityGraduate tionalStudies(1993).Hesawsimulationasawayofextending
Entryprogram;alsoassistsothereducatorsinusingourfacility. the possibilities of training and of studying how anesthetists
CoordinatoroftheClinicalSimulationUnitandAssociateLec- really work. Clinical anesthetist in Glasgow, Scotland.
turerinSimulationatFlindersUniversity,Adelaide,Australia.
Michael S. Goodrow, BS, MEng
Michael C. Foss, MA, RDMS, RVT Formaleducationisinengineeringmathematics.Usedvarious
Formal education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ultra- simulation techniques to analyze weapon system effectiveness
sound), teacher education, educational administration, and for 10 years, and used discrete event simulation to analyze
leadership.CurrentlyDean,SchoolofHealthhousing16health industrial engineering processes for five years. 2001: Joined
Biographies xv
the University to operate the Medical School’s clinical simu- Dan Johnson, MA, PT
lation center. Doctoral candidate in physiology. University of Formal education includes BS in Physical Therapy with mas-
Louisville, Louisville Kentucky, U.S.A. ters and doctoral work in education. Teaching experience at
thecommunitycollegelevelwithacademicleadershiprolesas
Wolfgang Heinrichs, MD, PhD associateandactingacademicdean.Currentlyworkingwithin
Professor of Anesthesiology, staff member and co-director of alargehealthcaresysteminclinicaleducationprogramdevel-
the department of anesthesia and intensive care at university opment related to staff development and care improvement.
hospitalMainz(JohannesGutenbergUniversityMainz,Medi- Served as Project Manager for development of the Health-
Partners Simulation Center for Patient Safety at Metropoli-
cal School). Founder and director of the academic simulation
tan State University and founding member, Center Oversight
centeratMainzfrom1996.Founderanddirectoroftheprivate
Committee, Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Min-
simulation center Mainz at AQAI. Special interests: Modeling
nesota, U.S.A.
pharmacology,complexmodels,interfacesandadd-ondevices
to simulation. Mainz, Germany.
Linn Jones, RRT
Formal education in Respiratory Therapy. Instructor for the
Charles W. Hilton, MD
Respiratory Therapy program at NAIT and respiratory ther-
FormaleducationinEndocrinology;servedasProgramDirec-
apist at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in the Adult Intensive
torinInternalMedicine;lifelonginterestintryingtoimprove
Care unit, professional passion is teaching in adult education.
educationalprocesses;employsactiveinvolvementinlearning
Owner and mother to two Labrador Retrievers Emmy and
throughimmediatefeedbackandpracticemakesperfect.Asso-
Ozzy.Seekingasmoothertransitionfromtheclassroomtothe
ciate Dean for Academic Affairs at Louisiana State Univeristy
clinicalsettingforourstudents,easesomeofthepressuresfit-
School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. tingstudentsintoclinicalrotations.NorthernAlbertaInstitute
of Technology in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Steven K. Howard, MD
Undergraduate training at University of California, Santa Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, DABPM
Barbara in pharmacology and pursued postgraduate training Bachelors of Science degrees in biology and psychology, PhD
in anesthesiology at Stanford after medical school. He was in pharmacology, Chairman and Program Director in the
exposed to simulation very early in his residency and was Department of Anesthesiology, Professor of Pharmacology;
captivated by its potential to make us better clinicians. 1989: devotedtoeducatingmedicalstudentsandresidents.Louisiana
Director,PatientSafetyCenterofInquiry,VAPaloAltoHealth State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana,
Care System, Palo Alto, California, U.S.A. U.S.A.
Judith C.F. Hwang, MD, MBA Lawrence E. Kass, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Studied Biomedical Sciences and English. Formal training in Vice Chair for Education and Director of Residency Training
intheDepartmentofEmergencyMedicine.PennStateHershey
anesthesiology and critical care medicine. Associate Professor
Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
inAnesthesiologyatUniversityofCalifornia,Davis.Interested
in fostering team work, communication, and adult learning.
Valeriy V. Kozmenko, MD
2002,FacultyandFacultyCoordinatorattheCenterforVirtual
FormaltraininginAnesthesiology,EmergencyMedicine,Crit-
Care, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacra-
ical Care, Normal Psychology and Abnormal Psychology.
mento, California, U.S.A.
2002, Director of the Human Patient Simulation Lab at
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New
Constance M. Jewett Johnson, MPH, BS, RN
Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Formal education in nursing and health care administra-
tion. Experienced health care administrator with experience
Jane E. Kramer, MD
in the full continuum of care (clinic, hospital, home care,
Pediatric Residency Program Director. Director, Pediatric
nursing home, senior housing). Experienced in design and
Emergency Medicine. Rush University Medical Center,
building clinical spaces. Knowledgeable about the real world
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
of care delivery and the needs of providers. Director, Cen-
ter for Continuing Professional Development, HealthPartners Mary Katherine Krause, MS, CHE
Institute for Medical Education. Charter and current mem- 15-year career in field of physician relations and medical
ber of the HealthPartners Simulation Center Oversight Com- education.AssociateVicePresidentforMedicalAffairsAdmin-
mittee, Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota, istration at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
U.S.A. Assistant Professor of Health Systems Management, Rush
xvi Biographies
University.2004,AdministrativeleadershipliaisontotheRush William C. McGaghie, PhD
University Simulation Laboratory. Rush University Medical Formal education in educational and social psychology,
Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. researchmethods,andeducationalmeasurement;professional
researcher in medical education and preventive medicine.
Derek J. LeBlanc, BA, MA Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University,
12 years of paramedic practice and EMS program design and Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
facilitationpriortobecomingin2001theProgramManagerof
the Emergency Health Services Atlantic Health Training and Christopher A. McNeal, BS, EMTP
Simulation Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Simulation Laboratory Coordinator, Rush University Simu-
lation Laboratory, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago,
Howard Levine, B.Sc Illinois, U.S.A.
FormallyeducatedatUniversityofMichigan,developedtech-
nology used for an advanced medical simulation and training Andreas H Meier, MD, FAAP, FACS
programinvolvingrealtimeteleconferencingandremotecon- Pediatricsurgeonwithinterestincomputertechnology,simu-
lation and surgical education; started with simulation in 1999
trol of human patient simulators. Developing new methods
while at the Center for Advanced Technology in Surgery at
insimulation-baseddistancemedicaleducationandplatforms
Stanford (CATSS) with Tom Krummel. 2002, participating
suitable for use in the Third World and in technologically
faculty at the Cognitive Science and Simulation Laboratory at
impoverished regions of the globe. Currently Executive Vice
Penn State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
President and Director of Operations at Digital Realm, Inc,
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.
Jane Lindsay Miller, MA, PhD
Formal education in anthropology and education, medical
William E. Lewandowski, BA, MS
anthropologist with the United Nations Development Pro-
ServedasanU.S.ArmyOfficerandlaterworkedasanInstruc-
gram in maternal-child health and infectious disease, edu-
tional Designer and Corporate Manager. Eighteen years of
cational researcher in learner outcomes and effectiveness of
experienceusing,designing,andmanagingsimulationdevices
performance-based teaching and assessment. Endless fascina-
andsimulationcenters,inthemilitaryandcommercialaviation,
tionwithhumanbehaviorandadvocateforhealthcarereform.
priortomovingintoclinicalsimulationin2000.Owner,William
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
E.LewandowskiConsulting,DaytonaBeach,Florida,U.S.A.
Stefan Mönk, MD, DEAA
Marilyn Loen, PhD, RN
1992–1998,SpecialisttraininginAnesthesiaandIntensiveCare
Experienceinavarietyofnursingstaffpositions,teaching,and
Medicine; 1997, Cofounder of the Mainz Simulation Center;
leadership in baccalaureate and graduate nursing education.
1998, Coauthor of the German requirements for Simulation
CofounderofHealthPartnersSimulationCenter.Professorand
in Anesthesia of the German Anesthesia Society; 1998, Spe-
Executive Director of Metropolitan State University’s School
cialistinAnesthesiaandIntensiveCareMedicine;1999,Euro-
of Nursing, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.
peanDiplomainAnaesthesiologyandIntensiveCare(DEAA);
2000, Specialist for Emergency Medicine; 2000, Host of the
Dag K. J. E. von Lubitz
SESAM Annual Conference in Mainz, Germany (Simulation
Combines tools and concepts from once thought to be
inEuropeAppliedtoMedicine);2000–2006,ChiefEmergency
disparate domains like simulation, telemedicine and global
Physician of the city of Mainz, Germany; 2003, Consultant in
clinical training into new solutions to previously intractable
Anesthesia at the Mainz Medical School; 2001–2003, Secre-
problems. Chairman and Chief Scientist at MedSMART, Inc, tary of SESAM; 2003–2005, President of SESAM; 2003–2005,
Ann Arbor, Michigan and adjunct professor at H&G Dow ProgramManagerfortheDGAI-project;2003,AbstractChair,
CollegeofHealthSciencesatCentralMichiganUniversity,Mt International Meeting on Medical Simulation, IMMS; 2004,
Pleasant, Michigan, U.S.A. Workshop Chair, International Meeting on Medical Simula-
tion, IMMS; 2005, left University to become Vice President
Christina M. Matadial, MBBS, MD, Diplomate, American Production,ResearchandDevelopmentatAQAIMainzSimu-
Board of Anesthesiology lation center; 2005, Member of METI modeling consortium;
Undergraduate Education – Physics and biochemistry – Uni- 2005, Cohost of HPSN (Human Patient Simulator Network)
versityoftheWestIndies,Psychology–BrowardCommunity Europe; 2006, Cohost of HPSN Europe.
College, University of Miami – Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Miami, Florida. Interests: amateur photography. Now with Barbara Morgan, MD
the Simulation Center for Patient Safety, University of Miami 1973, graduate of Louisiana State University School of
Miller School of Medicine. Miami, Florida, U.S.A. Medicine in New Orleans; 1976, completed anesthesiology
Biographies xvii
residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, Frédéric Patricelli, BSEE, MSEE
and later Chair of Anesthesiology Departments of two hos- At Telecom Italia’s Corporate University (SSGRR) since 1986
pitals; After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, she responded to an researching Database Technology applied to Telecommuni-
urgent plea for physicians and was assigned my own 30–40 cations. Invited speaker at Academy of Sciences (Moscow),
bed unit within the Louisiana State University athletic facil- Ecole Supérieure des Télécommunications (Paris) and VTT
ity for several days until the federal government responded. Electonics/Nokia (Helsinki). Led the International Education
Currently,anAssociateClinicalProfessorinAnesthesiologyat Business Unit at SSGRR until 2004. Founded ICTEK World-
LSUMedicalSchoolinNewOrleansinchargeofpreoperative wide, an international education & consulting company on
evaluation and screening of surgical patients. She assists Dr ICT, and served as guest professor at university of L’Aquila,
Italy. Worked at Motorola’s Satellite Communications Divi-
Kozmenko with his research and work in Human Simulation
sion (Phoenix), and currently serves as Training Manager at
at LSU Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Mobile Telecommunications Co. (Kuwait City).
Viren N. Naik, MD, MEd, FRCPC
Graduatestudiesandresearchinhealthprofessionaleducation Leonard Pott, MBBCh
and evaluation. Many years of instruction (swimming, tennis, Trained as an anesthesiologist in South Africa, and currently
sailing,medicine).2002,MedicalDirectorofthePatientSimu- workingintheU.S.A.Beeninterestedinsimulationandassess-
lation Center, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, ment since 1992, particularly airway management and deci-
sionmaking.Currently:AssistantProfessorofAnesthesiology;
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Director, Advanced Airway Management; Director, Medical
StudentEducation;Director,EducationalResearch;PennState
Harry Owen, MBBCh (Bristol), MD, FRCA (UK), FANZCA
CollegeofMedicineattheMiltonS.HersheyMedicalCenter,
Supervisesabusyprogramusingsimulationtoimprovemed-
Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
ical student learning of important technical and nontechnical
skills used in caring for very sick and injured patients. Uses
cyclingforhealthmaintenance,stressrelief,andreducingcar- Ramiro Pozzo, Biomedical Engineer
Formaleducationin:bioengineering/healthandsocialsecurity
bonemissionsfromtransport.TrainedintheU.Kandmoved
systems/computerprograming;Experiencein:maintenanceof
to Australia 20 years ago. Director of the Flinders Clinical
biomedical equipment in hospital critical areas (ICU, OR),
Skills and Simulation Unit and Professor of Anesthesia and
magnetic resonance image processing, disaster area volunteer
Pain medicine at Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
for United Nations, member of anesthesia equipment stan-
dardscommission.IntegralEmergencyServiceoftheMinistry
Alfredo Guillermo Pacheco, MD
of Health of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Ten years as ICU Physician, 10 years as ICU ambulance
physician, 5 years as Medical Coordinator and in charge of
Carla M. Pugh, MD, PhD, FACS
education and training of emergency staff of Air and Land
2001, Assistant Professor of Surgery with a PhD in educa-
Transport of Critical Patients at the Integral Emergency Ser-
tion; Inventor and U.S. Patent holder for METI’s (Medical
viceoftheMinistryofHealthoftheProvinceofBuenosAires,
Education Technologies, Inc.) “Touch Sensitive®” simulation
Argentina.
technology. Broad research interests in the use of technol-
ogy for medical and surgical education and assessment. 2003,
David Patterson, BSE Associate Director of Center for Advanced Surgical Educa-
Fourteen years in the office of medical education doing edu- tion, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine,
cational support and every sort of simulation lab done at the Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
school. Director, Human Simulation Center, Kirksville Col-
lege of Osteopathic Medicine, A.T. Still University, Kirksville
Commander Fabian E. Purcell, RANR, MB BS, FANZCA
Missouri, U.S.A.
Graduate Monash University Medical School and Fellow
AustralianNewZealandCollegeAnaesthetists.Commissioned
Carl Patow, MD, MPH, FACS RoyalAustralianNavyReserve1988.CurrentlyReserveDirect-
Executive Director of an educational institute in a nonprofit ingStaffattheAustralianCommandandStaffCollege.Senior
health system, including CME, GME, medical library, simu- Instructor at St. Vincents Simulation Center, Melbourne,
lation, online learning, allied health and nursing education. Australia.
Head and neck surgeon, experienced in managed care leader-
ship. Cellist, sculptor, tree farmer. 2003, Cofounder, Health- Marcus Rall, MD
Partners Simulation Center for Patient Safety at Metropolitan Studied medicine in Tuebingen, Cologne and Wurzburg,
State University, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. Germany, with rotations at Harvard Medical School
xviii Biographies
(Endocrinology,EmergencyMedicine(MGH)andCardiology in Healthcare and the Oregon Simulation Alliance. He is the
(BWH))andatUniversityofMichigan(EmergencyMedicine’s founderandpastdirectoroftheOHSUSimulationCenter.He
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor). has a background in computer programing; has always been
entrepreneurial and interested in creating things that work;
FirefighterandParamedicbeforeandduringmedicalschool. strong background in electronics, project management, and
Always wondered, “why one was never told how to prevent collaboration. Has worked a great deal with nursing and con-
errors, only how stupid other people are?” 1998, Translated sidershimselfdisciplineagnosticwhenitcomestosimulation.
andadaptedDavidGaba’sbook:“CrisisManagementinAnes- Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland Oregon, U.S.A.
thesia” into German. Married with a wonderful wife and 2
kids (trying to practice CRM also at home(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)). Since 1994, Paul N. Severin, MD, FAAP
anesthesiologistandprehospitalemergencyphysicianandclin- BS (Biology); Research Assistant (College of St Francis; State
ical lecturer at the University of Tuebingen Medical School, University New York Downstate; Illinois State Police Crime
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine. Laboratory);Laboratoryresearch(sepsis);PALSCourseCodi-
Founder and director of the Center for Patient Safety and rector. Rush University Medical Center and John H. Stroger,
Simulation Tuebingen (TuPASS), Germany. Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. 2003,
Member, Rush University Simulation Laboratory Steering
Committee and Assistant Director, Affiliated Programs. Rush
Silke Reddersen, MD
University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
AnesthetistatTuebingenUniversityHospital,Germany,gained
experienceintheoperatingtheateraswellasonintensivecare
Ilya Shekhter, MS, MBA
unit.Cameincontactwithsimulationin2000bytakingpartin
Studied biomedical engineering/signal processing and con-
aresearchproject.Workingasaninstructorwithanemphasis
structed mathematical models of the auditory system; taught
on mobile training and incident reporting. Center for Patient
signal and system analysis to engineering students at Boston
Safety and Simulation Tuebingen (TuPASS), Germany.
University.1997–2004,SimulationEngineer,RochesterCenter
forMedicalSimulation,UniversityofRochesterMedicalCen-
Simon Richir, MEng, PhD
ter,Rochester,NY,USA.From2004tilldate,TechnicalDirector
His domains of education and research include technological
ofMedicalSimulation,CenterforPatientSafety,Universityof
innovation,innovativeprojectsdrivingandengineeringdesign
Miami,JacksonMemorialHospital,Miami,FL,U.S.A.
of Virtual reality systems. Simon is scientific chair of Laval
Virtual international conference. Professor at ENSAM, high
G. Allan Shemanko, MA, RRT
Frenchengineersschool,andDirectorof“Presence&innova-
Very diverse past including ambulance attendant, live the-
tion” research lab, France.
ater technician, worked in a large inner-city hospital ICU
and ER as a respiratory therapist, instructed in the Northern
Jill Steiner Sanko, CRNP Alberta Institute of Technology Respiratory Therapy Program
Bachelorsdegreesinnursingandanthropology,Mastersdegree for 6 years, and completed a graduate degree in distributed
in nursing; an acute care nurse practitioner; interested in learning.Heenjoysoperaandlivetheater,foreigntravel,dogs
teaching critical thinking during crisis events and applying (especiallybassethounds–theyhelpmelearnpatience).2004,
anthropology to examine the cultural differences among vari- AssistantManager,RespiratoryServices,RoyalAlexandraHos-
oushealthcaredisciplines.ClinicalCenter,NationalInstitutes pital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
of Health, Rockville, Maryland, U.S.A.
Cynthia H. Shields, MD
Diane C. Seibert, BSN, MS, PhD, CRNP Participated in behind-the-scene theater arts in high school
Widearrayofnursingexperiencesincluding:ICU,Orthopedics, and college. Physical therapy technician and EMT. Came to
ENT/Eye,MultiserviceUnit,OutpatientCare,Labor&Delivery, simulation after 9 years as a clinical anesthesiologist in 2001.
Newborn Nursery, Postpartum. Certifications as a Women’s Desired a more effective way to teach critical attitudes, skills,
Health NP, Adult NP, Lamaze Educator and Menopause and thought processes to clinicians. Director of Anesthesi-
Clinician.The“goto”personintheGraduateSchoolofNurs- ology Simulation, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda,
ing for all things technology. Program Director Family Nurse Maryland, U.S.A.
PractitionerProgram.USUHS,Bethesda,Maryland,U.S.A.
N.TySmith,MD
Michael Seropian, MD, FRCPC NIH Career Development award: 1966–1971. Interests have
Pediatricanesthesiologist,startedwithsimulationin1995and included computers, cardiovascular physiology and pharma-
hasdesignedandhelpedimplementmultipleprograms.Hesits cology, EEG analysis and display, closed-loop control, drug
as a member of both the board of the Society for Simulation interactions, physiologic and pharmacologic mathematical
