Visit Laerdal at IMSH

Empowering Safer Care Through Innovative Training and Management Solutions

Visit booth 601 to discover our latest innovations, solutions, and services that empower healthcare professionals, educators, and simulation staff to deliver high-quality experiences and enhance patient outcomes. Below are some areas you can explore when visiting Laerdal at IMSH.

Reduce Maternal Mortality and Save Lives at Birth

Simulating low-frequency, high-acuity events like postpartum hemorrhage can make a major difference in mitigating risk and improving care quality. Simulation has been shown to significantly lower malpractice claim rates for OB/GYNs.¹ This is largely due to simulation’s ability to strengthen teamwork during high-acuity emergencies. From low-fidelity task trainers to high-fidelity birthing simulators, simulation can provide critical opportunities for deliberate practice at all levels of learning.

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Enhance Team Training and Patient Safety

An estimated 67% of communication errors involve handoffs, or the transition of care from one provider to another.² Using simulation as part of teamwork and communication training has been shown to increase providers’ communication of crucial information during handoffs.³

In situ simulation, or simulation conducted in the actual environment, provides a risk-free opportunity to assess and improve handoff communication and teamwork in the actual work setting. Experts agree that in situ simulation is a key component of team training. From the NICU to the ICU, Laerdal has solutions to help improve quality of care for all patients.

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Leverage Full-Scale Simulation Management

In a rapidly changing healthcare environment, implementing and maintaining a consistent training program is challenging, but more critical than ever for delivering the highest quality patient-centered care. Leveraging turnkey solutions to help schedule, operate and analyze simulation activities to help ensure the development of competent, confident healthcare providers.

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Improve Competency-Based Training

Simulation supports an approach to building and assessing competency that allows students to "walk before they run." From fundamental skills-building with task trainers to honing complex decision-making through realistic virtual scenarios, simulation covers the full spectrum of competencies.

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Join us as we showcase the power of high-fidelity simulation in healthcare

There are many proven benefits of using simulation-based training in the healthcare industry. However, some organizations might struggle to implement or sustain an effective simulation training program. Even once an organization establishes a program, it may be difficult to maintain simulation equipment, adapt to changing training needs, or meet growing demand.

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Special Session You Can't Miss

Cultivating Maternal Competence: Advancing Competency-Based Learning with Interactive Simulation Workshop

Learning Lab Session presented by Amy Kline MA, RN, CHSE & Kellie Bryant DNP, WHNP, CHSE, FSSH, FAAN

Date: Sunday, January 12, 2025
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM EST

Course Overview

Course Overview:

In this engaging 90-minute session, we will explore the critical role of simulation in reducing maternal mortality and challenge participants to create a simulation-based curriculum to increase competency development in maternal care. We will delve into the troubling statistics of maternal mortality rates both globally and within the U.S., highlighting the disparities and discussing the preventable factors that contribute to these outcomes. The discussion will then transition to the gaps in current maternal nursing curricula and how simulation can bridge these gaps by enhancing skill acquisition, confidence, and decision-making under pressure. Participants will take part in developing a scaffolded simulation curriculum to illustrate practical approaches to caring for the pregnant person using various simulation modalities and utilize digital evaluation tools for these simulations to visualize the progression of competency development. We will also review findings from a research study that demonstrated the value of using simulation to reduce newborn and maternal mortality and help participants see how they can translate the findings of this study to their own sites.

Objectives:

At the end of this session participants will be able to:

Analyze both global and U.S. maternal mortality statistics to pinpoint significant disparities affecting maternal health outcomes.
Demonstrate the ability to effectively use simulation-based techniques to manage care across all stages of pregnancy,
Identify specific strategies to incorporate simulation into nursing education, aiming to bridge the existing gaps in maternal care competencies among nursing students.
Appreciate the importance of capturing data to guide learner competency development and inform curriculum changes.

References

Schaffer, A. C., Babayan, A., Einbinder, J. S., Sato, L., & Gardner, R. (2021). Association of Simulation Training With Rates of Medical Malpractice Claims Among Obstetrician–Gynecologists. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 138(2), 246–252. https://doi.org/10.1097/aog.0000000000004464
The Joint Commission. (2024, August 22). Reducing Handoff Communication Failures and Inequities in Healthcare. Jointcommission.org; The Joint Commission. https://www.jointcommission.org/resources/news-and-multimedia/news/2024/08/reducing-handoff-communication-failures-and-inequities-in-healthcare/
Berkenstadt, H. (2008). Improving Handoff Communications in Critical Care. CHEST Journal, 134(1), 158. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.08-0914