Grouping For Solutions:
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Plenary Speakers

Name
Title
Organization
Peter Angood, MD Vice President,
Chief Safety Officer,
President,
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Bruce R. Matthews, PhD Board Member Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Department of Energy


Faculty

Name
Title
Organization
Carol Baker-Briggs, MS, MBA Executive Director, Nutritional Services Loma Linda University Children's Hospital and Medical Center
Philippe Baumard, PhD Professor, Strategic Management Aix-en-Provence Graduate School of Business, France
Robert Bea, PhD Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering University of California, Berkely
Robert Bilicke, BS Director, Facilities Management Totally Kids Specialty Healthcare, Loma Linda
Robert J Burg, FACHE, Commander, USN (Ret) Executive Vice-President and Managing Director of Healthcare, Emergency Management and Human Services,
Faculty,
Interim Director, Bio Defense,
Former Administrator,
Ralph Anderson & Associates, Rocklin, CA
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Defense
Maricopa County, AZ
The Attending Physicians Office, US Capitol
Racquel Calderon, BS, RCP, RRT Director, Respiratory Services, Totally Kids Specialty Healthcare, Loma Linda
Pascale Carayon, PhD Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering University of Wisconsin, Madison
W. Earle Carnes, PhD Nuclear Industry Regulatory Liason,
Co-Chair, Federal Knowledge Management Working Group,
Chairman, Committee "The Ageing Nuclear Workforce",
Chariman, Committee on Lessons Learned, Programs for Nuclear Facilities
Department of Energy
International Atomic Energy Commission

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.)


John Carroll, PhD Professor, Behavioral & Policy Sciences Sloan School of Management, MIT
Anthony Ciavarelli, PhD Professor, Psychology US Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
James Conway Senior Fellow Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Jeffrey Cooper, PhD Associate Professor, Anesthesia,
Director, Biomedical Engineering,
Founder, Executive Director,

Co-Founder, Executive Vice-President,
Chairman, Research Program,
Harvard Medical School
Partners Healthcare System
Center for Medical Stimulation, Cambridge, MA
Anesthesiology Patient Safety Foundation
National Patient Safety Foundation
Ruth Fanning, MB Clinical Instructor, Anesthesiology
Fellow
Center for Immersive and Simulation Based Learning
School of Medicine, Stanford University
Matthew Gross, MD Assistant Professor, Pediatrics,
Assistant Director, Pediatric Critical Care
Loma Linda University (CA) School of Medicine
LLU Children's Hospital
Anthony Hare, PhD Post-Doctoral Intern Cognitive Behavioral Therapy,
Lead Hostage Negotiator,
Infantry Commander (Viet Nam War)
Wright Institute
Oakland (CA) Police Department
US Army
Christopher Hart, JD Deputy Director, Air Traffic Safety for Oversight Service Federal Aviation Administration
Donald Hiett, Jr., BA, Assistant Chief (Ret), Atlanta (GA) Fire Department Senior Principal,
Faculty,
Organizational Strategic Solutions Group
National Center for Biomedical Research and Training, Louisiana State University
Jim Holbrook, EdD Professor, Emergency Services,
Adjunct Professor, Emergency Medical Care
Crafton Hills College, Yucaipa, CA
School of Allied Health Professions, LLU
Gérard Koenig, PhD, HEC Professor of Strategic Management University of Paris XII
Dennis M. Kowal, PhD, Colonel (Ret), US Army Analyst Institute for Defense Analysis, Washington, DC
Joe Martin Battalion Chief (Retired) Los Angeles Fire Department
Carolyn W. Merritt, BS Chairman & CEO U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Majmedin (Najm) Meshkati, PhD Associate Professor, Civil/Environmental Engineering and Industrial and Systems Engineering University of Southern California
Doug Padgett, BS President Totally Kids Specialty Healthcare
Randy Paige, MS Investigative Reporter KCBS News, Los Angeles, CA
Gary Provansal, Division Chief Special Operations, Training, and EMS, San Bernardino County (CA) Fire Department
Margaret M. Parker, MD, FCCM Professor, Pediatrics,
Former President,
Stony Brook University, NY
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Colin Reid International HRO British Petroleum
Karlene H. Roberts, PhD Professor, Business Administration Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkely
Michael Rosenblatt, MD Senior Surgeon, Surgical Intensivist, Dept. General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care,
Director, Trauma Service,
Vice-Chairman, Division of Surgery,
Co-Director, Human Patient Simulator
Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA
Reto Schneider Risk Engineering Services Swiss Re
Skip Skivington, MBA Director of Operations, Procurement & Supply Kaiser Permanente
Bert Slagmolen, PhD Managing Partner IME Organization Consultants (Dutch ProRail), Netherlands
Barry Strauch, PhD Associate Director, Office of Marine Safety,
Adjunct Faculty, Aviation Safety and Security Program
National Transportation Safety Board
George Mason University
Sam Stringfield, PhD Acting Chair Educational and Counseling Psychology Department,
University of Louisville
Kathleen Sutcliffe, PhD Professor, Management & Organization
Managing the Unexpected: Assuring High Performance in an Age of Complexity
Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Charles Taylor, MBA Director, Operational Risk Risk Management Association
Dave Thomas, BA Regional Fuels Specialist, Intermountain Region Forest Service, USDA
Tracy A. Thompson, PhD Association Professor, Business Milgard School of Business, University of Washington, Tacoma
Daved van Stralen, MD Assistant Professor Pediatrics,
Adjunct Professor Emergency Services,
Medical Director,
Medical Director,
Medical Director,
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Crafton Hills College, Yucaipa, CA
Totally Kids Specialty Healthcare
San Bernardino County, American Medical Response, Inc.
San Bernardino County Fire Department
Karl E. Weick, PhD Rensis Likert Distinguished University Professor of Organizational Behavior & Psychology,
Managing the Unexpected: Assuring High Performance in an Age of Complexity
Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Presenters

Name
Title
Organization
Sharon McFerran, RN, PhD Group Leader Northern CA Regional Risk Management,
Kaiser Permanente
Julie Nunes, RN Director of Risk Management Northern CA Region,
Kaiser Permanente
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