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Dr. Renee Thompson is the CEO & Founder of the Healthy Workforce Institute and works with healthcare organizations to cultivate a professional workforce by addressing bullying, and incivility.  Renee has authored several books including, “Do No Harm” Applies to Nurses Too!, and Enough! Eradicate Bullying & Incivility in Healthcare: Strategies for Front Line Leaders. Renee is one of only 26 nurses in the world who have achieved the prestigious certified speaking professional designation and in 2018 was recognized as one of LinkedIn’s Top Ten Voices in Healthcare for her contribution to their global online healthcare community. Renee has a Master’s degree in Nursing Education and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Pittsburgh.

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I completed my ADN (Samford '86) BSN (Belmont, ‘89) and MSN (Vanderbilt ‘94).  I have been married to Brian for 31 years, we have 2 children: Allison, 25 and Mack, 23. I have been a faculty member at Belmont since ‘96; teaching Child and Family Nursing. I have been involved in Simulation since 2007; I am currently the Director of Simulation COHS. In 2010, I completed my PhD in Educational Leadership where I examined the impact of faculty debriefing training on the cognitive outcomes of students. I led the formation of the Tennessee Simulation Alliance and remain active on the board.  I am an active member of INACSL, a member of the standards committee.  I led the publication of the Professional Development standard. In 2017, I led the SSH accreditation at Belmont, the first center in TN to be accredited.  I am a SSH accreditation visitor. In 2019, I was inducted into the NLN Academy of Nursing Education.  I currently enjoy spending time at the lake, painting and I am honored to care for my elderly parents. My personal philosophy of simulation education is a direct result of my experience: An excellent clinician does not make an excellent educator, but we must be intentional about professional development in order to provide our learners with excellent educational experiences. I am excited to see where simulation education is headed, the possibilities are endless, and we are charged with ensuring excellence in all areas of this amazing tool!
Beth Fentress Hallmark, PhD, RN, MSN, CHSE-A, ANEF
Director of Simulation
College of Health Sciences & Nursing
Belmont University
1900 Belmont Blvd
Nashville TN 37212
Phone: 615.460.6112 | Mobile: 615.506.3263 | Fax: 615.460.6125
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Dr. Bonnie Clipper is a top healthcare influencer, nursing innovation expert, care transformation consultant, podcast host, and global speaker. She is a former chief nurse executive, was the first Vice President of Innovation at the American Nurses Association, and is currently the chief clinical officer at Wambi, a health tech company.  

 As an internationally recognized nurse futurist and nursing innovation evangelist, she was a co-author on the seminal work, The Innovation Roadmap: A Nurse Leader’s Guide and was the lead author of the International Best-Selling book, The Nurse's Guide to Innovation.  She publishes and blogs regularly on technologies impacting nursing. She is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow alumna and ASU/AONL Executive Fellow in Innovative Health Leadership alumna. Dr. Clipper is the sole nurse member of the HIMSS Innovation Board of Advisors and is a start-up coach for MATTER international health tech accelerator.  

Education

DNP: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, College of Nursing

MBA: Lewis University

MA: Health & Human Services Administration, Saint Mary’s University

BSN: Winona State University

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Lori Lioce is a Clinical Professor and the Executive Director of the Learning and Technology Resource Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville's College of Nursing. She is an ANCC board-certified family nurse practitioner,  a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, and a Fellow of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare Academy. Dr. Lioce earned her BSN, MSN in Nursing Administration, and Post-Master Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate from The University of Alabama in Huntsville and her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Samford University and a post-doctoral Simulation Education certificate from Bryan College of Health Sciences. 

She has sustained scholarly contributions with over 55 international presentations and 68 publications that have been used to advance healthcare simulation education globally through her seminal, enduring, and collaborative work in setting international best practice standards for simulation-based education (SBE), and research in standardizing terminology used by simulationists. 

Dr. Lioce has had an exceptional career as a pioneer in simulation education with international certifications as a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator-Advanced and Certified Healthcare Simulation Operation Specialist one of the first in the world to have both certifications. 

Lori has over 30 years of highly-engaged service to the healthcare professions and specializes in simulation operations, curriculum development and implementation, strategic planning, faculty development, simulation design, and programmatic quality improvement. She has received 30 honors and awards, including teaching, service, commendations from the legislature for her contributions as well as the Living Legacy Award from Samford University. 

Lori serves on the Huntsville Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees and is the Editor for the Healthcare Simulation Dictionary for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 

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Ferooz Sekandarpoor is the Simulation Technology Specialist at the Faculty of the Medicine University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He is also the simulation subject matter expert for the faculty of medicine for the province of British Columbia. He is working as an integral member of the Digital Solutions aka MedIT faculty of medicine UBC, where his position provides simulation technology leadership and expertise for the health professions education programs within the Faculty of Medicine, UBC. This role supports the development and operational transition of the Faculty of Medicine’s simulation centers throughout British Columbia. He was one of the founders and chair of the BC Simulation Technology Working Group in the province. The BC Simulation Network, aka (STWG), currently acts as a provincial community of practice to aid British Columbia based simulation centers with a forum in which to discuss and advance ideas in the intersection of health professions simulation and technology. The Centre of Excellence for Simulation Education and Innovation, where Ferooz Sekandarpoor previously worked as IT manager, is one of the very first centers to be accredited by the American College of Surgeons USA and the first center to be accredited by Royal College of the physician of Canada. He has over 18 years of experience as an IT professional, Simulation Technology Specialist, and AV Specialist in Healthcare and Academic Environment. To highlight his passion for Simulation Technology beyond UBC in 2018, Ferooz was elected as a President for The Gathering of Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialists (SimGHOSTS), an international non-profit organization based in the USA. This innovative organization provides annual hands-on training events to those operating simulation-based technology. His responsibilities will include leadership as a member of the board with the primary focus of engaging with the medical simulation-based community and the vendors. In addition to the simulation expertise on the design of spaces that he has helped to deliver within British Columbia and abroad, He has also been fortunate enough to help simulation manufacture on the development of simulation products. To know more about Ferooz find him on his LinkedIn page or his email [email protected] 

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Bob Armstrong

Executive Director of the Sentara Center for Simulation and Immersive Learning and Director of Corporate Relations

Bob Armstrong is Executive Director of the Sentara Center for Simulation and Immersive Learning, where he administers the 24 full-time and 100+ part-time workforce, including staff, educators, technicians, and standardized patients. Bob is also the Program Director for the National Center for Collaboration in Medical Modeling and Simulation (NCCMMS). He is responsible for development of collaborative partnerships, personnel management, integration, and external funding. Lastly, Bob is the EVMS Director of Corporate Relations, focused on creating commercial outlets for EVMS generated research, development, and services.

Bob was elected President of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare for 2020. The SSH is an international society made up of over 4500 members; the organization is focused on promoting and fostering the growth of healthcare simulation across all disciplines of care.

Bob joined EVMS from Booz Allen Hamilton, where he provided M&S-based analysis, developed M&S training tools, and drafted M&S policy for Department of Defense clients. Prior to his time at Booz Allen, Bob was Director of Technology at the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center at ODU.

Bob retired from the U.S. Marine Corps as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2005 after a twenty year career. When he was not leading Marines as an artillery officer, he ran simulation centers and led a $350 million effort to enhance Marine Corps readiness through the application of M&S.

Bob is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, and a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School, where he earned a Master of Science Degree in Computer Science.

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Jennifer McCarthy MAS, NRP, CHSE-A is the President of 579 Solutions, a company dedicated to enhancing patientcare experiences and safety outcomes using innovation and positive education measures.  Jennifer also serves as the Director of Simulation and Clinical Associate Professor for the School of Health and Medical Sciences, Seton Hall University where she designs and delivers simulation activities for six graduate healthcare programs.  

Jennifer has been an Educator for over 25 years and is revered as a profession advocate and solution minded leader.  Jennifer has earned the distinguished credential of Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator – Advanced (CHSE-A) which is bestowed on less than 100 simulationists globally.  Jennifer was named SHU President Award for Student Success in 2021, Named one of the Top 17 People to Watch in Healthcare (201 Magazine, January 2015) and has received the EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award (November 2015).  

Jennifer McCarthy MAS, NRP, CHSE-A

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Juli Maxworthy, DNP, PhD(c), MSN, MBA, RN, CNL, CPHQ, CPPS, CHSE, FNAP, FSSH is an academic, innovator, and collaborator in the field of nursing practice, with the goal to use innovative practices and technology to improve health care delivery. She has been a nurse for over 30 years in healthcare and began her career as a critical care nurse in an open heart and trauma unit. After her last clinical position as VP of Quality and Risk at a District hospital, she made the leap into academia full time by accepting a tenure-earning position at the University of San Francisco (USF), her alma mater. Her roles at USF have included teaching in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)/Executive Leadership DNP and Healthcare Simulation programs, Director of the Healthcare Simulation Program, and Chair of the Healthcare Leadership and Innovations Department. Dr. Maxworthy recently concluded a term as the Vice President on the International Board of Directors of Sigma Theta Tau (an international honor society of nursing with 135,000 members), has been an active member for many years and serving in multiple roles at the local, regional, and international level. In 2008, she founded a successful consulting firm (WithMax Consulting Inc.) that provides healthcare consulting services.

Over the past decade, Dr. Maxworthy has become very involved in healthcare simulation, which is an experiential learning methodology that healthcare professionals utilize to improve outcomes and to simulate processes that identify issues without causing harm. She currently serves as the Immediate Past President of the International Board of Directors for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH). She has led the revision of accreditation standards on two occasions, is an accreditation Program reviewer, is one of the editors of the leading healthcare simulation textbook Defining Excellence in Simulation Programs, and has written multiple articles, chapters, and textbooks on a variety of subjects. In 2017, she was inducted into the inaugural class of the SSH Fellows Academy. In March of 2020, she was inducted as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice.

Dr. Maxworthy obtained her DNP from the University of San Francisco, with a focus on Healthcare Systems Leadership with a concentration in quality and patient safety, MSN and MBA from Holy Names University, and BSN from California State University Hayward. She holds certifications as a Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL), Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS), and a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE).

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Haru Okuda, MD, FACEP, FSSH

Executive Director, Center of Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation 

Associate Vice President Interprofessional Education and Practice

Chief Executive Officer, Health Professions Conferencing Corporation 

University of South Florida Health 

Dr. Okuda is the Executive Director and CEO of USF Health’s Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS), Health Professions Conferencing Corporation (HPCC). In this role, he has oversight of a 90,000 ft2 state of the art, advanced training facility, with the mission of creating and providing experiential learning that improves clinical skills and patient care in the community and around the globe. In addition to this role, Dr. Okuda also serves as USF Health’s Associate Vice President of the Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice (https://health.usf.edu/ipep) focused on creating interprofessional learning opportunities from early healthcare training to clinical practice. He is Professor at the Morsani College of Medicine and practices clinically in the emergency department at Tampa General Hospital. 

Prior to coming to USF Health, Dr. Okuda was the national medical director for the Simulation Learning Education and Research Network (SimLEARN) where he established national strategy and business plans for simulation-based programs at more than 150 U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ medical facilities. In addition to his role as national medical director of SimLEARN, Dr. Okuda served as the acting deputy chief of patient care services officer for the Veteran’s Health Administration, where he was responsible for policy development and oversight of the national Office for Women’s Health Care, Community and Preventative Health, Social Work and Pharmacy Benefits Management. Before joining the VA, he was assistant vice president and director of the Institute for Medical Simulation and Advanced Learning for the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, the largest public health system in the United States. 

Dr. Okuda received his Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience from Brown University, his medical degree from New York Medical College, and his certificate in Healthcare Modeling and Simulation from the Naval Postgraduate School in California. He completed a residency in emergency medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai where he served as their chief resident, and then completed a clinical quality fellowship from the Greater New York Hospital Association.  He is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and an inaugural fellow of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare Academy. He has also served as a chair or member of several medical and simulation committees; and most recently serves as President for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 

He has co-authored numerous textbooks, peer-reviewed publications and textbook chapters.  Known for his passion for teaching, innovation and business, Dr. Okuda received the 2017 Distinguished Educator Award by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Simulation Academy for the creation of the simulation-based training program SimWARSTM; was named one of the top 25 Healthcare Leaders Under 40 by Becker’s Hospital Review in 2012; was selected as one of 40 Under 40 New York’s Rising Stars in Business by Crain’s NY Business Magazine in 2011; and was awarded the 2017 Healthcare and Medicine Leader of the Year by i4 Business Magazine.

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Nicole Giancaterino, DNP, MSN, RNC-OB, CNE, is a Curriculum and Instruction Specialist and Assistant Professor in Chamberlain University’s Pre-Licensure and Post Licensure program.

She has worked in various areas of clinical nursing practice, including obstetrics and community health. She has also taught on campus and online pre/post-licensure programs. She enjoys bringing experiential learning into the classroom whenever possible. Her doctoral focus was in the area of Systems Leadership and Faculty Development. Nicole is certified in Obstetrics and is a Certified Nurse Educator. Her favorite things to do are to travel and spend time with family. 

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