National & International Speaking Engagements

International Speaking Engagements

  • Emergency Management at a Large Children’s Hospital – Lessons from The Boston Marathon Bombing, Boston Children’s and NMC Royal Hospitals, Abu Dhabi, UAE January 16, 2020

  • Applying Emergency Management Principles to Capacity Management. Pediatric Leadership Development in Hospital Operations and Management Program, International Executive Education at Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA May 29-31, 2019

  • Crash Test Simulation: Rapid Improvement of Safety Throughout a New Building Prior to Opening—6th International Pediatric Simulation Symposia and Workshop, Vienna, Austria, 23-25 April 2014

National Speaking Engagements

  • Academic Research and Discussion Forum. US Collaborative International Patient Programs (USCIPP) Annual Meeting, Houston, TX June 14, 2019

  • Diversifying Your International Program. US Collaborative International Patient Programs (USCIPP) Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH May 3, 2018

  • Emergency Management Practices at a Pediatric Academic Medical Center: Pediatric Critical Care & Emergency Nursing, Las Vegas, NV November 1-3, 2017

  • Emergency Management Multidisciplinary Response to the Boston Marathon Bombings and Other Events: Pediatric Critical Care & Emergency Nursing, Las Vegas, NV November 1-3, 2017

  • Dashboards, Huddles, and Forums: How Data on a Large International Patient Population Drives Value Transformations and Organizational Change: Children’s Hospital Association, 2017 Fall Pediatric Analytic Conference, Kansas City, MO November 1-3, 2017

  • Innovations in International Patient Safety & Quality at Boston Children’s: A Multidisciplinary Forum: US Collaborative International Patient Programs (USCIPP), New York, NY April 12-14, 2017

  • Disaster Preparedness, Planning for the Expected and Unexpected: American Pathology Foundation: 2016 Coding & Practice Management Seminar, New Orleans, LA April 11-13, 2016

  • Simulate, Innovate, Celebrate: The Value of Simulation in Design Decisions—2015 International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design and Construction, San Antonio, Texas, 15-18 March 2015

  • Emergency Management, Moving Beyond Compliance—American Scientific Healthcare Engineer (ASHE) National Conference, Seattle, WA July 17-20, 2011

  • Maximizing Your Emergency Operational Plan—American Scientific Healthcare Engineer (ASHE) National Conference, Tampa Bay, FL July 10-14, 2010

  • Local Perspective: Impact of H1N1 on Boston Children’s Hospital— U.S. Department of HHS, Office of the ASPR Pediatric Preparedness and Response in Public Health Emergencies and Disasters Workshop. Nashville, TN, October 27-28, 2009

  • Boston Children’s Hospital Response to H1N1—Mass. Department of Public Health, H1N1 Influenza Response Statewide Conference Worcester, MA, September 30, 2009

  • H1N1 Response, Boston Children’s Hospital Case Study—STARRS Pediatric Preparedness Subcommittee, St. Louis Area Regional Response System, September 24, 2009

  • H1N1 Outbreak at Boston Children’s Hospital—2009 National Healthcare Preparedness Evaluation and Improvement Conference Arlington, VA, July 20-24, 2009

  • Adopting Hospital Incident Command System- Boston Children’s Hospital, a Case Study—American Scientific Healthcare Engineer (ASHE) National Conference, Washington D.C. July 22, 2008

  • Pediatric Reunification Consensus Conference, Transportation Issues—Los Angeles Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles CA. September 12, 2008

  • Challenges of Caring for Children in Disaster- Rhode Island Disaster Initiative Conference, Warwick RI, June 2, 2007