Utilizing Clinical Simulation to Identify and Implement CLABSI Educational Needs

Cheryl Camacho, MBA, EMT-P, CHSE is the Director of Simulation and Outreach Education at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) in Columbus, Ohio. Ms. Camacho received her bachelor’s in healthcare administration and her Master’s in Business Administration both from the University of Maryland. Ms. Camacho is currently pursuing her PhD in Organizational Leadership and Strategy through Capella University. She holds a certification from the Society of Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) as a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator.
While maintaining daily operation, supporting our organization of over 16,000 employees, Ms. Camacho focuses on the strategic vision for educational delivery and methodology within the department. Under her leadership, the simulation team has improved educational programs across the NCH system focusing on collaboration and outcomes through quality improvement initiatives. In addition, she provides leadership for the departments immediate and long-term strategic goals, focusing on best outcomes for our patients. Ms. Camacho is also responsible for staff recruitment and retention, marketing, strategic planning, operational and fiscal planning within the department. 

Ms. Camacho currently serves as the Society of Simulation in Healthcare’s Chair of the Directors Section as well as a volunteer Accreditation Site Reviewer in addition to other roles within the society. In 2024, Ms. Camacho was awarded a Fellowship in Simulation to grow her in her position not only with the society but Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Liz is a RN Simulation Coordinator at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) in Columbus Ohio. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Miami University and a Master of Science from the Ohio State University’s Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist program. Prior to her work in simulation Liz spent several years as a bedside nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Nationwide Children’s. Upon completing her master’s degree in 2017 she took on the role of NICU Simulation Educator at NCH with a focus on expanding simulation education to the largest neonatal network in the country. In this role she helped lead simulation work to reduce unplanned extubations (UE) in the NICU contributing to a 37% sustained decrease in NICU UEs over the past two years. In June 2023 she joined the Nationwide Children’s hospital-wide Simulation Team where she leads projects involved with reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) throughout the organization and coordinates sessions for patient families whose child is preparing to go home with a tracheostomy among numerous other projects. Liz resides in Columbus Ohio with her husband Ben two daughters Marilyn (9) and Marissa (6) and Tibetan Spaniel Lola. In her free time she enjoys leading her daughters’ Girl Scout Troops and spending time with her friends and family.

Lance W. Baily, BA, EMT-B is the Founder / CEO of HealthySimulation.com, the world’s leading healthcare simulation resource website which supports thousands healthcare professionals a month. As an experienced entrepreneur, digital media producer and administrative professional, Lance has the background and the experience necessary to help guide the clinical simulation industry to mass adoption.

Lance is also the Founder of SimGHOSTS.org, the leading 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to supporting healthcare professionals operating clinical simulation technologies which has organized over twenty hands-on training conferences around the globe since 2011. His co-edited  book “Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Operations, Technology, and Innovative Practice” provides 400 pages of in-depth articles supporting the technical integration of medical simulation in any sized program.

Formerly he served as Director of the Nevada System of Higher Education’s Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas, Simulation Technician for the LA Community College District, and volunteer Fire-Fighter, after receiving his BA in Film and Digital Media Production and working on Hollywood production sets. He currently lives with his wife and two young daughters in Las Vegas.

Teresa Gore, PhD, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CHSE-A, FSSH, FAAN - Dr. Gore has experience in educating future nurses in the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. Dr. Gore has a PhD in Adult Education, a DNP as a family nurse practitioner, and a certificate in Simulation Education. Dr. Gore is an innovative, compassionate educator and an expert in the field of healthcare simulation. In 2007l Teresa started her journey in healthcare simulation. She is involved in INACSL and SSH. She is a Past-President of INACSL and is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator Advanced (CHSE-A). In 2018, she was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN). In 2021, she was inducted as a Fellow in the Society of Simulation in Healthcare Academy (FSSH) and selected as a Visionary Leader University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing Alumni. During her career, Dr. Gore has led in the development and integration of simulation into all undergraduate clinical courses and started an OSCE program for APRN students. Her research interests and scholarly work focus on simulation, online course development and faculty development. She has numerous invited presentations nationally and internationally on simulation topics.