IMPORTANT NOTE

Foreign nationals interested in attending the Conference MUST CALL 202.230.5090 BEFORE registering.

2005 AIMS Conference Panelists

Charles Otto, MD, Michael Cowley, MD,

Gary Becker, MD, and Dick Bell, MD

MEDICAL SIMULATION’S ROLE AS AN AGENT OF CHANGE

Activating Change in Patient Safety, Education, and Preparedness

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Daniel K. Inouye Auditorium
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Forest Glen Annex

7:15 - 8:00 a.m.  - Continental Breakfast and Registration

8:00 - 8:20 a.m. - Welcome and Acknowledgement  

• CAPT Joe Lopreiato, MD, MPH, FAAP,  National Capital Area Medical Simulation   Center, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
  
• LTC Chris Macedonia, MD, Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)
  
• Lisa Sinz, MD, Society for Simulation in HealthCare, Simulation Development and Cognitive Science Laboratory, PSU

8:20 - 8:40 a.m. - AIMS Accomplishments to Date

• Robert Waters, JD, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

8:40 - 9:00 a.m. - The VISION Thing

• Steve Dawson, MD, Chair, AIMS, Massachusetts General Hospital-CIMIT

 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. – KEYNOTE

• Introduction: David Gaba, MD, Stanford University
  
• The Honorable J. Randy Forbes (VA-4), Chair, Modeling and Simulation Caucus, Honorary Co-Chair, AIMS Exhibition
  
• Q&A: Robert Waters, JD, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

10:00 - 10:15 a.m. – Break

10:15 - 11:15 a.m. – Disruptive Aspects of Simulation: Tearing us from our                                                moorings: Personal perspectives on the changing world

• Introduction: Melissa Atkinson, JD, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
  
• Tony Gallagher, PhD, National Surgical Training Centre Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
  
• Randy Haluck, MD,Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
  
• Howard Champion, MD, SimQuest International LLC

11:15 - 11:35 a.m. - The Marketplace Perspective: Simulation’s Early Impact on   the Medical Device Industry

• Mike Madden, Cordis Endovascular
  

11:35 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – The Changing Landscapes: National, Regional, and State

• Introduction – Dale Alverson, MD, University of New Mexico, Center for Telehealth
  
• Robert Waters, JD, Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP  
  
• Melissa Atkinson, JD, Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP  

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. – Lunch

1:00 - 1:45 p.m. – Town Meeting

• Dale Alverson, MD, COL Mark Bowyer, MD, Randy Haluck, MD, Jim Azukas, Elizabeth Sanchez, and Robert Waters, JD

1:45 – 2:30 p.m. – Tales From The Frontlines: What’s the Role for Simulation In  
                              Warefare, Homeland Defense Preparedness Training, and
                              Disaster Response

• Overview by Rick Satava, MD,University of Washington
  
• COL Mark Bowyer, MD, USAF,National Capital Area Medical Simulation Center
  
• Jay Schnitzer, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Shriners Burn Hospital
  
  

2:30 - 2:45 p.m.  - Break

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. – Simulation as an Agent of Change for Education

• Introduction by Steve Dawson, MD, Chair, AIMS
  
• Neal Seymour, MD,Baystate Medical Center
  
• Elizabeth C. Poster, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Texas-Arlington, School of Nursing
  
• Gerry Moses, PhD, University of Maryland Medical Center and School of Medicine

3:30 - 4:15 p.m. – The Business of Medical Simulation: The AIMS Industry Council  

                              Update

• Industry Council Presentation, Elizabeth Sanchez,SimMedical
  
• Industry Council Panel: B-Line Medical, CAE, EMS, Forterra Systems, Gaumard Scientific, Haptica, Immersion Medical , IngMar Medical, Laerdal, Limbs & Things, Inc., Medic Vision, METI, Pocket Nurse, Simbionix, SimMedical, SimQuest, Simulab             Corporation, Touch of Life Technologies, Verefi Technologies

4:15 – 4:30 p.m. – Closure and Adjourn

4:30 - 6:00 p.m.  -  Reception at National Capital Area Simulation Center

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.  -  Medical Team Training in the Wide Area Virtual Environment (WAVE) Demo