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Meet the Speakers | Innovative Education Conference
Posted by Todd Borghesani
The speakers for this year’s conference are amazing. We are proud to introduce our lineup of international speakers.
SOCIAL NETWORKING
How Can We Harness the Power of Sharing Knowledge?
Dr. Eitan Eliram, Ph.D. is the Director of New Media, Communication Department, Prime Minister’s Office, Israel. As a noted futurist and e-Learning specialist, Dr. Eliram will be speaking about social networking and its impact on elearning.
“Social media and Web 2.0 conversational media platforms are widening the possibilities to generate, mange and increase, human interaction and conversations around their brand, content or products,” comments Dr. Eliram.
Eitan previously served as the CEO of Intv.co.il, an eLearning Consultancy Firm. Eitan is a well known entrepreneur of various web-based projects related to Jewish and Israel- studies online. In recent years, tens of thousands of students learned, interactively, on web environments he designed for the MFA, JAFI’s e-Academy and Smart-room, the PMO, and more. Eitan earned his Ph.D. in New Media at The Hebrew University in 2009. He is also an alumnus of the Singularity University Executive Program 2010.
CLINICAL SIMULATION CENTERS
How Can We Apply New Debriefing Methodologies?
Dr. Jenny W. Rudolph is the Assistant Clinical Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care for Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also the Associate Director for Institute for Medical Simulation at the Center for Medical Simulation. Dr. Rudolph will be speaking about Clinical Simulation Debriefing. She is particularly interested in the role of mindfulness in enhancing patient safety and reducing medical error.
Dr, Rudolph is the Assistant Professor in Health Services at the Boston University School of Public Health with a joint appointment to the Management Decision Research Center at the US Department and Veterans’ Affairs. Rudolph’s research focuses on individual, group, and organizational performance in settings where the social and/or physical consequences of making mistakes are high. She is also interested in underlying patterns that cause organizational systems to collapse. She has used computer simulation and in-depth case studies to understand, for example, how small disruptions can precipitate large scale disasters. Rudolph is a graduate of Harvard College, studied System Dynamics at the Sloan School of Management as a visiting scholar, and received her Ph.D. in Management from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. Rudolph is also the former Managing Director or BOTEC Analysis Corporation, a public policy consulting firm focusing on reducing drug abuse and crime.
CLINICAL SIMULATION CENTERS
How Can Research Drive New Learning Products?
Colonel Burgess is the Chief of the Medical Modernization Division for Headquarters, Air Education and Training Command (AETC). She provides strategic guidance and advice to AETC/SG on medical modernization and planning. Col Burgess manages, defines, plans, programs, advocates and executes research and development initiatives to enhance Air Force medical future technology capabilities. As Director of the Air Force Medical Modeling and Simulation (AFMM&S) Program, Col Burgess provides strategic planning for over $28M in AFMS simulation contracts and assets. She serves as the access point for AFMM&S policy, standards, curriculum, equipment validation, medical education and simulation training to include in garrison care, medical readiness and battlefield trauma management. Col Burgess is the Air Force lead on the Joint Technology Coordinating Group for Bio & Medical Informatics, reporting to the Armed Services Biomedical Research Evaluation and Management Committee and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. As the Nephrology Consultant to the USAF Surgeon General, Colonel Burgess monitors quality and standards of care; assists in the development and coordination of Air Force policy and Strategic Health Resourcing Plans; evaluates research protocols and assists in the development of manpower standards and training requirements.
SERIOUS GAMES
What is Their Role in Blended Learning?
Dr. Itiel Dror’s speciality is in taking the most theoretical scientific understanding of the human mind, brain and cognition, and translating it into practical and tangible ways to improve human performance in real world domains. This applied research and consultancy has primarily focused on enhanced cognition through training, decision making, and use of technology. For example, Dr Dror has advised how to use technology (e.g., interactive videos, web design, gaming) to make training more effective, helped organizations understand the cognitive aptitudes and skills needed for specific task performance (and designed tools useful to predict job performance and for selection & screening), developed ways to minimize expert examiners’ vulnerability to confirmation and other cognitive biases, and conducted research and training on how to best utilize technology in the workplace. For more information on specific areas, see Forensic & Biometric Identification, Training, Decision Making, and Cognition & Technology.
Dr Dror’s academic work relates to theoretical issues underlying human performance and cognition. His research examines the information processing involved in perception, judgment and decision making. Dr. Itiel Dror has published dozens of peer-reviewed scientific articles and serves as Associate Editor and on the Editorial Boards of several scientific journals. See list of Projects and Events Dr. Dror’s work included governmental bodies (such as the UK Passport and Identity Services; the US Air Force; and Police Forces in the UK, the US, the Netherlands and Israel) and commercial companies (such as Orange, Deutsche Bank, PWC, and IBM), as well as providing expert reports and testimonies in court cases (such as in the Levi Bellfield case in the High Criminal Court at the Old Bailey in London).
CHIEF LEARNING OFFICERS
How Do We Transform Theory into Practice?
Joy Hunter, Chief Learning Officer, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, leads the Employee Education System for the VA health system, where she is responsible for the development, delivery, accreditation and evaluation of education services that support the workforce development and continuing education needs for VA’s more than 239,000 health care professionals and support staff at more than 1,400 sites of care nationwide. In support of these objectives, she directs a budget of approximately $92 million and leads more than 375 employees at nine Employee Education Resource Centers nationwide, the National Training and Education Office, and a headquarters office in Washington, D.C.
Hunter started her VA career as a medical librarian at the Nashville VA Medical Center. She has held key leadership positions, including chief communications officer for the VA Mid South Healthcare Network, for which she received the Under Secretary for Health’s Award for Excellence in Public Affairs. She has also served as national director of the Communications Management Service for VA’s National Cemetery Administration.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced that Joy Hunter, chief learning officer for its Veterans Health Administration, has received the Lifetime Learning Leadership Award from the MASIE Center, an internationally recognized think tank focused on workforce education and performance.
“This is another credit to Joy Hunter, whose 31 years of public service include receipt of a Presidential Award for Meritorious Service,” said Dr. Robert A. Petzel, VA’s Under Secretary for Health. “She has pioneered a learning culture within VA that is essential to how we provide some of the highest quality health care in the nation.”
She is a graduate of Vanderbilt University with a Master’s degree in library and information management and Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, with a dual major in psychology and social studies.
ABOUT THE INNOVATIVE EDUCATION CONFERENCE
SiTEL, MedStar Health’s Simulation Training and Environment Lab, invites you to save the date for April 11, 2011. In its fourth year, our Innovative Education Conference continues to bring engaged professionals together for informative training and leadership. Join your peers as this year we delve into the hottest topics that stand to transform healthcare training and education. Join our growing community of trainers and technologists to understand how new technologies, learning methodologies and environments are being applied to improve patient safety, quality of care and reduce medical errors.
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Hollie Adejumo
Hollie Adejumo has been a high school intern at the SiTEL Clinical Simulation Center since 2010. Her principal areas of academic interest include chemistry, calculus, and global health. She is interested in providing medical services to the public and serving as a health advocate for underrepresented populations. Hollie hopes that her research will help to reduce unnecessary deaths in the future. She will pursue a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, which will enable her to combine her interests. Proceeding to obtain an MD/PhD will give her the ability to have autonomy in the practice of medicine. This year Ms. Adejumo will be assessing the need for orthopedic simulators, and hopes to begin designing a program for an orthopedic simulator by the end of the year. Outside of school, Hollie participates in a variety of activities. Although she has been a competitive swimmer for most of her life, she also enjoys running cross country and track.
Joyce Donnellan
As the Director of Learning Management, Joyce Donnellan brings over two decades of experience in critical care nursing education and professional development to SiTEL, Medstar’s Simulation and Training Environment Laboratory. She oversees the development and operation of SiTEL’s learning management system. Ms. Donnellan specializes in the development and integration of the learning management systems in complex and decentralized environments. She has extensive experience in education and training, including the development of curricula for both live and e-learning platforms. Ms. Donnellan enjoys collaborating with program directors, educators, and other stakeholders to develop training events and effective curricula. Her research endeavors include studying the impact of online learning on organizational behavior, as well as the integration of educational games into curriculum development. Joyce has presented nationally on e-learning topics, and on innovation in emergency preparedness training. She earned her Master’s of Science in Nursing degree from George Mason University.
Pamela Leonard
Pamela Leonard brings over 15 years of experience in critical care nursing and management to her role as the Director of the SiTEL’s Clinical Simulation Centers. Pam established the first simulation center for MedStar Health and now oversees the operations of several clinical simulation centers in the greater Washington, DC and Baltimore areas. She leads the Clinical Simulation Consulting Services at SiTEL, leveraging best practices pioneered at MedStar to integrate simulation training and education programs into healthcare operations. Pam works closely with Advanced Initiatives in Medical Simulation. AIMS is a coalition of individuals and organizations committed to promoting medical simulation as a way to improve patient safety, reduce medical errors, ensure provider competency, train people to respond to public emergencies and combat situations, and reduce health care costs.
