DR. benjamin w. berg
Professor and Director, Simulation
John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i - Manoa
Professor Benjamin W Berg MD was born in London UK, and received his MD degree from the Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston Massachusetts in 1983.
Dr. Berg is Professor of Medicine (Critical Care) and Founding Director of the Society of Simulation in Healthcare certified SimTiki Medical Education Simulation Center at the University of Hawaii, John A Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine and is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE).
Dr. Berg is the Director of the SimTiki International Fellowship in Simulation Based Educational Methods, a 1 year post graduate program for international professional healthcare scholars.
Dr. Berg completed a 26-year career in the US Army, retiring in 2006 at the rank of Colonel. He served as a Flight Surgeon, Pulmonary and Critical Care specialist, Internal Medicine Residency Director, Director of Clinical Investigation, and ACGME Designated Institutional Official (DIO) for 14 residency programs. Dr. Berg's simulation-based education program development work at SimTiki and other centers includes curricular integration of multi-modality simulation, including task trainers, standardized patients, virtual environments, high technology simulator-based techniques, and integration of distance learning methodologies for simulation based interactive education
Dr. Berg has developed nationally recognized assessment tools for teamwork training and has over 65 peer reviewed publications and textbook chapters. His active research interests include international healthcare education, inter-professional education (IPE), simulation faculty development, educational assessment, patient safety, mastery learning, and healthcare technology integration. Dr. Berg is the author of the Fundamental Simulation Instructional Methods (FunSim) introductory faculty development course. FunSim has been translated into multiple languages for international academic and hospital-based educators. He holds an appointment as Senior Consultant at the University of the Ryukyus, ChuraSim Clinical Simulation Education Center, Okinawa Japan, and has held a temporary Medical License in Thailand.
Dr. Berg has conducted workshops and served widely as an invited speaker for local, regional, national, and international academic institutions. He has shared his expertise in China, Hong Kong, Taipei, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, India, Saudi Arabia, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Northern Ireland, and Germany. He serves in an advisory capacity for development projects in simulation-based education methods, telehealth, hospital safety programs, team training, simulation device development, and program accreditation.
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sonja bigalke-bannan, msw, lsw
Executive Director
NASW Hawai'i
Sonja is the Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers - Hawai'i Chapter, where she advocates for social workers and the social work profession. Sonja is a Licensed Social Worker.
In addition to her work at NASW, she is the owner of Heart Horses and specializes in animal assisted therapy. She is certified through EAGALA and OK Corral in Equine Therapy and is also certified as a Therapeutic Riding Instructor by PATH. She also brings her therapy dog Milo to work with clients.
Sonja earned her MSW at the University of Hawai'i School of Social Work, class of 2014, with a certification in Non-profit Management from the University of Hawai'i Public Administration Program. She has a BA in International Studies from Earlham College.
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Sheri daniels, Ed.D
Executive Director, Papa Ola Lōkahi
Sheri has been leading Papa Ola Lōkahi, the Native Hawaiian Health Board since 2016. In this role, she leads efforts to improve the overall health and well-being of Native Hawaiians and their families, through strategic partnerships, programs and public policy both here in the pae ʻāina Hawaiʻi and across the United States.
A graduate of Kamehameha Schools - Kapālama, Dr. Daniels is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified Substance Abuse Counselor who received her doctorate degree from Argosy University.
She is married with 4 children and living on Maui where she was born & raised.
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dew-anne langcaon
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
iHealthHome, Inc.
Dew-Anne is a senior care technology entrepreneur who leads an innovative software company called iHealthHome. iHealthHome is a subsidiary of Ho'okele Health Innovations, a Hawaii based company dedicated to integrating advanced technologies with caring services for seniors. iHealthHome provides care managers with a software platform that makes it easy for them to use technology to connect the entire care team including a senior, their family, caregivers and healthcare providers. Dew-Anne has over 25 years of healthcare leadership experience in healthcare finance, operations and strategic planning. After more than a decade as a hospital administrator, Dew-Anne co-founded a senior care managements and private home care company called Ho'okele in the state of Hawaii who mission is to provide services to enable seniors to live well at home. Ho'okele then co-founded iHealthHome out of a need to bring automation, technologies tools and business intelligence to home and community based senior care. Prior to co-founding Ho'okele, Dew-Anne served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Officer for Hawaii Pacific Health, where she was responsible for strategy, business development, research, risk management, patient safety and quality management. Dew-Anne is a graduate of the University of Hawaii and started her career as a certified public accountant with the international accounting firm Deloitte and Touch before becoming passionate about leading innovation in healthcare.
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Cheri Teranishi-Hashimoto, DPT, MSPT, MS
Therapy Director
Director - Women's Health, Cancer, & Pelvic Rehabilitation
Rehab Hospital of the Pacific
Cheri Teranishi-Hashimoto serves as Therapy Director and continues to be the Program Director for the Women’s Health, Cancer Rehabilitation, and Pelvic Rehabilitation programs. She has been a Physical Therapist for over 19 years at various hospital and outpatient facilities and is one of only four Women’s Health Board Certified physical therapists in the State of Hawaii. She is also the only American Board of Physical Therapy Specialists certified in Oncology in the State of Hawaii. Her passion for helping patients throughout their entire treatment and recovery has led her to seek specialty certifications. Ms. Teranishi-Hashimoto holds a Bachelor’s of Arts degree with a double major in Movement & Sports Science and Exercise & Fitness and her Master’s of Science degree in Exercise Physiology from Purdue University. She received her Master’s of Science degree in Physical Therapy and her Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree from Des Moines University—Osteopathic Medical Center.
Ms. Teranishi-Hashimoto became a Certified Lymphedema Therapist through the Academy of Lymphatic Studies in 2005 and obtained national certification through the Lymphology Association of North America in 2007. Her passion for helping patients throughout their entire treatment course and recovery led her to become a Certified Cancer Exercise Specialist/Trainer through the Cancer Exercise Institute, American College of Sports Medicine and the Rocky Mountain Cancer Research Institute—University of Northern Colorado. Furthering her specialization in oncology rehabilitation, she achieved her Survivorship Training and Rehabilitation (STAR) individual clinician certification in 2012 and became a PORi Certified Oncology Rehabilitation Specialist in 2021. As an advocate of her field, Ms. Teranishi-Hashimoto has presented at several local, national and international conferences on various rehabilitation topics. She also has extensive experience speaking about urinary incontinence, pelvic floor therapy, lymphedema and oncology rehabilitation.
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pamela a. witty-oakland
Director
Director of Community Services
City and County of Honolulu
Pamela A. Witty-Oakland is director of the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Community Services. The department administers $114 million of federal, state and county appropriations, which provides housing and community development, senior and homeless supportive care and workforce development to Oahu’s at-risk populations.
Ms. Witty-Oakland previously served as Vice President Asset Management of St. Francis Healthcare System, led the Franciscan vision for development of a senior rental community financed with low-income housing tax credits, and administered an outpatient surgery center.
A resident of Honolulu since 1980, Ms. Witty-Oakland earned a MBA from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and is an avid motorsports fan.
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