We sat down with Cameron Goodman from AdventHealth to explore his insights on maternal simulation and his experiences with MamaAnne^®. Watch the video or read the transcript below. 

Cameron: My name is Cameron Goodman. I work at AdventHealth University in our simulation department. I’ve been doing simulation for around 15 years now.  

One part of simulation that I do really enjoy is seeing the realism that simulation portrays to our students and having them come into the room, interacting with a manikin and still keeping that sense of realism in the room and being active in the ways they treat the patient and everything. 

So it’s just really neat seeing the students come into the room and an object that’s so different to them, and unique – and interacting with it. 

Why is maternal simulation so important to you?

Cameron: When my child was born, he coded inside of the OB room. And me, working in my line of work for the simulation, I’ve done a lot of training at that location. And I knew that all those nurses had formal simulation training and knew what to do at that moment to provide the best care for the patient, which was my son. They went through a lot of different tests and procedures.

What do you know about MamaAnne? 

Cameron: A lot of the realistic, lifelike features in her face are more prominent in this MamaAnne. And her eyes blinking, with the eyes being able to react to light, having multiple pulse points with the manikin as well, to be able to check vitals. And I know that they updated some of the aspects of filling the tanks up with the liquids for blood and urine, and it’s [in] a lot easier, convenient area. And that makes for a really quick turnaround for simulation.