Safar Symposium

Whether you’re a researcher, clinician, or curious about simulation, this symposium is a great way to network and learn from experts in the field.

 

May 16, 2025

Online or at WISER

Previous Speakers

Charles Lin, MD, MSC

Lisa T. Barker, MD, MHPE, DIPABLM

Elizabeth Sinz, MD, MED, FCCM, FSSH

Dr. Charles Lin is an anesthesiologist specializing in orthopedic anesthesia and acute pain medicine at UPMC Passavant Hospital. He is a NIH funded investigator for evaluating novel technologies for reducing postoperative opiate use and opiate use disorder and was awarded the 2024 Society for Simulation in Healthcare Early Career Research Award for the development of the focused surgical airway workshop. Join him for his presentation, “Using Simulation to Elevate Surgical Airway Management and Patient Safety: Past, Present, Future”.

Dr. Lisa Barker is a practicing emergency medicine physician at the OSF St Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois and the Medical Director for Jump Simulation for OSF Healthcare. She will be presenting, “Simulation for Prospective Hazard Analysis”. Dr. Barker has over 15 years’ experience in the implementation, execution, and evaluation of simulation-based programs. She has presented lectures and workshops on demonstrating the value of simulation for regional, national and international audiences, with a special focus on processes that link simulation resources to institutional strategic initiatives and related outcomes, including demonstrating return on investment (ROI). 

Dr. Lisa Sinz, a Professor of Anesthesiology & Surgery at West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine, is a founder and past-President of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, where she launched their Accreditation and Certification programs. She redesigned the Medical Emergency Team at Penn State Hershey and was a successful advocate for data-driven resuscitation quality improvement, joining education and training efforts to patient outcomes. As the new Associate Medical Director for the Critical Care and Trauma Institute at WVU Medicine, Dr. Sinz is dedicated to improving the care of critically ill and injured people across West Virginia. Don’t miss her presentation, “Safety I and Safety II: Simulation was Made for Both”.

Joseph S Goode, Jr., PHD, BA, CRNA, CHSE

Rachel Honodel, BSN, RN

Moriah Adams, BSN, RN

Joseph S. Goode, Jr., PhD, BA, CRNA, CHSE has been involved in the healthcare simulation field since 2000 and in clinical and laboratory research since 1979. He is an Associate Professor and Vice-Chair for Research and Scholarship with the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Department of Nurse Anesthesia and a staff CRNA at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. He holds BSN, MSN and PhD degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and a BA in Fine Arts and Biological Sciences from the University of Michigan. His current primary areas of expertise and research include healthcare simulation methodologies (the use of Hierarchical Task Analysis, the role of theoretical models and the quantitative and qualitative measurement of translation from the simulation setting to clinical practice and its impacts on patient safety). His clinical research is focused on applications of High Frequency Jet Ventilation, having trained and worked with Miroslav Klain. Mr. Goode has presented or been published nationally and internationally in areas as diverse as anesthesia, artificial organ development, emergency medicine, healthcare simulation and the history and philosophy of science and medicine.  

Moriah Adams and Rachel Honodel, nurse anesthesia students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia Program, will be delivering their lecture, “Development of a Simulation-Based Training Course to Increase Anesthesia Provider Knowledge, Competence, and Confidence in Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Nerve Blockade,” at this year’s Safar Symposium! During her time at the University of Pittsburgh, Moriah has received Clinical Honors, is currently serving as class secretary, and is employed as a tutor for the School of Nursing. Rachel has served as a SRNA representative on the PANA Government Relations Committe since being at the University of Pittsburgh. Join us onsite at WISER or online on April 26th to learn from all the experts at the Safar Symposium!