Agenda

Speakers

Haru Okuda, MD, FACEP, FSSH

Executive Director & CEO, Center of Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation, USF Health HPCC Associate Vice President Interprofessional Education & Practice, University of South Florida Health Immediate Past President, Society for Simulation in Healthcare

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 an 8300 m2 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 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.

Previously, 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. He was also the 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 is the Immediate-Past 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. Dr. Okuda has spoken globally on healthcare simulation including in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, China, India, Mexico, and Canada.

Christina Strong, Esq., Dilworth Paxson LLP

Ms. Christina Strong is a health law partner at the law firm Dilworth Paxson, LLP, with offices in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware.  She is often engaged in issues surrounding organ, eye and tissue donation for transplant, education and research and has been closely involved in state and national law and policy development concerning anatomical donation and transplant. She was closely involved in the 2006 revision of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, as well as numerous other legislative and regulatory initiatives to save and enhance lives through "the gift of oneself". She is particularly interested in assisting anatomical donation, education and research organizations including nontransplant anatomic banks as they help to shape ethical public policy surrounding the altruistic gift of human bodies. A frequent speaker on legal and policy topics nationally, Ms. Strong endeavors to stimulate civil discussion on topics at the intersection of law, health care and bioethics. She has also taught at Rutgers University School of Law-Newark, as an Adjunct  Professor in Health Law.  

Sheila Kloefkorn, CEO/President, Fractional CMO, KEO Marketing Inc

Robin Bozarth, A.A.S., CTBS

Robin Bozarth is a skilled medical professional with over 30 years’ experience within the industry.  Robin currently leads the Genesis Legacy Whole-Body Donation Foundation, as the Genesis Manager, for the Medical Education Research Institute (MERI).  She has held various leadership positions at the MERI, a nonprofit medical teaching institution/bioskills facility, since her start in 2003 after ten years’ service within orthopedic surgery.  Robin is committed to her profession and maintaining the highest levels of ethical responsibility within the non-transplant anatomical donation industry for medical education and research. 

Robin was born in Memphis, TN and raised in DeSoto County, MS, where she graduated from Horn Lake High School.  Robin holds an Associates of Applied Science Degree and is a licensed Funeral Director in the State of TN.  She is a Certified Tissue Banking Specialist (CTBS) through the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) and CQA (Certified Quality Auditor) certified through the American Society of Quality (ASQ).  Robin is a professional member of many societies and involved in various community-based volunteer programs.  Robin is a proud mom to beautiful twin daughters and is blessed with three gorgeous grandchildren in her life.  Robin loves her family, her community and helping those around her.  Two rescue cats (Zoie and Cap) are lucky to have claimed Robin’s place as their own. 

Kelley Bennett

Kelley is the Director of Clinical Partnership and Training& Education at GCMI. GCMI is a non-profit organization that accelerates the development of innovative medical products that improve quality based outcomes and delivery of healthcare for patients, through design & development, testing & training, and full life cycle product support. Kelley has 25+ years of experience in healthcare, research, and Bioskills. Experience includes 8 years at GCMI, 11 years in human transplant operations, 9 years as a surgical technologist and surgical first assistant, and 2 years in forensic science. Kelley holds a BS in Human Services Management (BSHS), a Diploma in Surgical Technology (CST), and a Certificate in tissue banking (CTBS) from AATB since 1996. She has been a member of ABLE since 2014 and serving on the ABLE board of directors since 2018.

Judy Roark

Judy is the Simulation Lab Coordinator and Skills Coach for the University of Tennessee Center for Advanced Medical Simulation (UTCAMS), a Comprehensive Accredited Education Institute by the American College of Surgeons. In addition to scheduling, supervising, and facilitating simulation based medical education and research at UTCAMS, she also provides instruction and skills coaching. The Bioskills Lab is an important component of the education and research services offered at UTCAMS where Judy oversees the proper care, storage, and documentation of biologic models used for both Graduate Medical Education and Industry research, R&D and regional training activities for industry. Prior to working with UTCAMS, Judy was a Certified Surgical Technologist with the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Her specialty areas were General Vascular Surgery and Transplant surgery where she helped to initiate and develop the Renal Transplant and Endovascular programs. She has been involved with ABLE since 2016 and served on the communication committee, and this year served as an interim Board Member.

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