Dr. Vinay Nadkarni (Philadelphia)
MD, MS
Present Designation: Professor, Anesthesiology, Critical and Pediatrics
Founding Director, CHOP Center for Simulation, Advanced Education and Innovation
Present Affiliation: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine US
AMajor Achievements (Honours /Awards /Publications): Mentor for:
PEDIstars
Inspire
Ipss
President, Society of Critical Care Medicine
Founding Director, CHOP Center for Simulation, Advanced Education and Innovation
Past Chair, ILCOR (international liaison Committee on resuscitation)
Dr. Mike Shepherd (New Zealand)
MBChB, FRACP (PEM), MPH
Dr. Mike Shepherd (New Zealand)
MBChB, FRACP (PEM), MPH
Present Designation: Group Director of Operations
Present Affiliation: Auckland and Starship Hospitals and Paediatric Emergency Medicine Specialist,
Starship Children’s Emergency Department
Auckland, New Zealand
Major Achievements (Honours /Awards /Publications):
Founding Director of Starship Simulation Programme
Immediate Past President Paediatric Society of New Zealand
President APLS New Zealand
Past President IPSS
Dr. Peter Weinstock (USA)
MD, PhD.
Dr. Peter Weinstock (USA)
MD, PhD.
Executive Director, Immersive Design Systems (IDS)
(formerly SIMPeds)
Senior Associate, Critical Care Medicine
Chair in Pediatric Simulation
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Anne Ades (USA)
MD, MSEd
Dr. Anne Ades (USA)
MD, MSEd
Present Designation: Professor,
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Medical Co-Director of Center for Simulation, Advanced
Education and Innovation
Present Affiliation: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of
Pennsylvania, Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania
Major Achievements (Honours /Awards /Publications): PEDISTARS AWARD OF EXCELLENCE- SIMULUS 7, 2022
Dr. Pooja Nawathe (USA)
MD, FCCM, FSSH, CHSE-A
Dr. Pooja Nawathe (USA)
MD, FCCM, FSSH, CHSE-A
Present Designation: Medical Director, Pediatrics Simulation Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Cardiology, Informatics
Present Affiliation: Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Major Achievements (Honours /Awards /Publications):
Pooja Nawathe has been the Medical Director of Simulation for Pediatrics since 2018 at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center Health System. She has advanced simulation certification, CHSE-A, and recently attained her Fellowship in Simulation in Healthcare. She is a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine. She has been the Chair of the Pediatric Section for the Society of Simulation in Healthcare and serves as a Board member on the INSPIRE network. She is an invited panelist and speaker in many simulation conferences and works tirelessly for simulation advocacy.
Dr Barry Issenberg (Miami)
MD, FSSH
Dr Barry Issenberg (Miami)
MD, FSSH
Present Designation:
Professor of Medicine and Medical Education
Michael S. Gordon Chair of Medical Education
Senior Associate Dean for Research in Medical Education
Director, Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation
President, Society for Simulation in Healthcare
Present Affiliation:
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Michael S. Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation
Society for Simulation in Healthcare
Major Achievements(Honours /Awards /Publications):
Leads an international consortium of clinicians, educators and technical specialists that developed innovative training systems that are used at more than 2,200 institutions in nearly 70 countries.
has authored or co-authored more than 200 publications and digital applications on the development, use and evaluation of innovative training systems in health sciences education.
Published systematic literature review as part of the Best Evidence Medical Education (BEME) Collaboration that was a landmark publication in the field of healthcare simulation that identified the most important features for effective learning, and has been recognized as the most cited article in healthcare simulation (> 4,300 citations).
Dr. Issenberg has serves on several national and international boards and committees related to medical education and healthcare simulation, including the Association of American Medical Colleges and Association for Medical Education in Europe
Todd Chang (California)
MD MAcM
Todd Chang (California)
MD MAcM
Present Designation:
- Medical Director, CHLA Las Madrinas Simulation Center
- HEDA Principal Investigator, STELAR Node for PECARN, CHLA
- Reviewer, Institutional Review Board, CHLA
- Research Director, CHLA Las Madrinas Simulation Center
- Associate Professor of Medical Education (Educational Scholar), Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California – Los Angeles, CA
- Vice Chair for Education, Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California – Los Angeles, CA & CHLA
- Member Of American Academy Of Pediatrics, Society Of Simulation In Healthcare & International Society Of Pediatric Simulation
- Medical Advisor, Ai.Solve, Ltd. / i3 Simulations
- Senior Advisor, INSPIRE
- Emergency Cardiovascular Care Board Member, American Heart Association
- IT / Social media director, PERN
- Simulation & technology interest group lead, PECARN
Major Achievements (Honours /Awards /Publications):
Education- Doctorate In Medicine, Keck School Of Medicine, University Of Southern California – Los Angeles, CA
Masters In Academic Medicine (MAcM), Keck School Of Medicine, University Of Southern California – Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship In Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA
Honors & awards- Multiple Awards In Teaching And Mentorship From His Days Of Internship In Pediatrics Since 2004
Voted Top Doctor In Emergency Medicine By Pasadena Magazine In 2013 & 2014
Mentorship- Mentored 35 Graduate/ Undergraduate Students, 39 Post-graduate Students And 26 Faculty Members Since 2010
PUBLICATIONS:
Referred Journal Articles- 92
Referred Reviews, Chapters And Editorials- 35
Referred On-line Publications- 3
Clinical Communications- 6
Books, Monographs And Textbooks-12
Jo Hegarty (New Zealand)
MB BCh BAO, MRCPCH, FRACP, PhD
Jo Hegarty (New Zealand)
MB BCh BAO, MRCPCH, FRACP, PhD
Present Designation:
Neonatologist and Director of the Douglas Starship Simulation Programme at Starship Child Health, Auckland, New Zealand.
Major Achievements (Honours /Awards /Publications):
Completed her undergraduate and postgraduate medical training in the UK before moving to New Zealand. Her key simulation interests include resuscitation, education, communication and patient safety.
Lennox Huang (Canada)
MD, MBA
Lennox Huang (Canada)
MD, MBA
Present Designation and affiliations:
- Chief Medical Officer; Staff physician & the Vice President for Education, Medical & Academic Affairs at the Paediatric Critical Care Unit Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Associate Clinical Professor of Paediatrics at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
- Co-chairs the board of directors for the Global Network for Simulation in Healthcare Faculty member of Health Care Systems Simulation International.
Major Achievements (Honours /Awards /Publications):
- Undergraduate degree in Psychology at Boston University
- MD at the University of Toronto
- Residency in Paediatrics and a fellowship in Paediatric Critical Care at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital (University Hospitals of Cleveland)
- Masters of Business Administration from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Past Chair of the Department of Paediatrics at McMaster University
- Past Chief of Paediatrics for Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Ontario.
- Led both regional and national safety programs: Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network Escalation of Care efforts and the National Paediatric Patient Safety Curriculum.
- During the COVID-19 pandemic Dr. Huang co-led the regional physician response across the greater Toronto Area and served as the executive sponsor of the Toronto Youth COVID-19 Vaccination effort.
Dr Luca Tortololo (Italy)
MD- PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND TRAUMA CENTER
Dr Luca Tortololo (Italy)
MD- PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND TRAUMA CENTER
Present Designation & Affiliations:
- Coordinator of the education center TREE for Pediatric course in emergency management and HiFi Simulation.
- Assistant Professor in the residency program for the following school of specialization: Pediatrics, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine
- Director of the European Resuscitation Council (ERC/IRC) base and advance course in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Instructor of General instructor Course ERC/IRC
- Assistant Professor at the Universitary Master in Risk Management at the Faculty of Economy of the Chatolic University of Rome
- Founder and President of the Scientific Society AMIETIP (Accademia Medico Infermieristica Emergenze e terapia Intensiva Pediatrica)
- Pediatric coordinator for Medicasa Italia for Pediatric patients enrolled in the home assistance health plan for the Lazio region
- Member of the directors of Gemelli Training Center (University Simulation Center)
Major Achievements(Honours /Awards /Publications):
Education- Graduate In Medicine and Surgery
MD in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Trauma Center of Universitary Hospital A, Gemelli of Rome Italy .
Fellowship in Pediatric Pulmonology- University of Miami
Pediatric and Neonatology Specialist
Pediatric and Adult Advanced Life
General Instructor Course (ERC/ IRC). Director of ERC
HiFi Simulation Instructor Course
Military doctor in the Navy
Course Instructor of Ultrasound Life Support (WINFOCUS)
WFPICCS member of Board of Directors
World PICU Awareness Week Committee
Honors & awards- Team leader in many International Health Mission for Operation Smile
IRC Member of Pediatric Commission
President of the Scientific Society AMIETIP part of the WFPICCS
Rajasri Seethamraju (UK)
MBBS, DCH, MRCPCH, FRCPCH
Rajasri Seethamraju (UK)
MBBS, DCH, MRCPCH, FRCPCH
Present Designation:
Consultant Neonatologist
RCPCH Tutor
Trust Specialty Training Lead
Departmental Sim Lead
Honorary Clinical Lecturer University of Central Lancashire
Present Affiliation:
Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre
Burnley General Hospital
Major Achievements(Honours /Awards /Publications):
Multiple presentations at national and international level on simulation-based work
Multiple publications in reputed international simulation journals
Course director for sonic in the uk
Course director for neon in india
Wendy McCracken
RGN, RM, BA, PGCE, CMS Inst
Wendy McCracken
RGN, RM, BA, PGCE, CMS Inst
Present Designation:
Clinical Educator – CAE Healthcare
Present Affiliation:
NMC
SESAM, ASPiH
Royal College of Nursing
Centre for Medical Simulation (CMS)
Major Achievements(Honours /Awards /Publications):
Member of Hospital Commissioning and operationalisation Teams for 3 of the largest hospitals in the Middle east.
Specific focus on set up and activation of Maternal-Child services
Commissioning and active operationalisation of simulation centres
International speaker and master trainer for team Stepps
International conference speaker and workshop facilitator for Simulation Based Education
Member of simulation faculty at nightingale hospitals as a National response to Covid 19
Jean-F Ringeval
AD ME, RGN, MA MP
Jean-F Ringeval
AD ME, RGN, MA MP
Present Designation:
Clinical Educator – CAE Healthcare
Present Affiliation:
NMC
SSiH, SESAM, SoFraSimS
STN, NAEMT
Major Achievements(Honours /Awards /Publications):
Co-project manager of multi-site simulation center design.
leadership of the French military health academy simulationists. (deputy)
Multidisciplinary In-Situ Facilitation.
International conference speaker and workshop facilitator for Simulation-Based Education
Emotional skills and medical decision-making during simulated management of a life-threatening emergency by medical interns. PubMed
Deputy
Dr. Amit Kansal
MBBS, MD (Anesthesiology) Senior Consultant (Intensive Care Medicine)
