Simulation training has its roots in the aerospace industry. Many patient care situations, such as neonatal resuscitation, require technically complex skills and a high level of interdependence among ...

Why are complications associated with preterm births more difficult than with full term births? Why is it so difficult to train for these complications? It's difficult to practice skills on preterm ...

Under the current paradigm of medical and nursing education, it is only when nurses and other medical professionals interact with real human patients that they are required to demonstrate those ...

Laerdal Medical, in alliance with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), has developed a second volume of pre-programmed scenarios for use with Laerdal's SimNewB (TM) neonatal patient simulator.

Nepal’s first Maternal and Neonatal Simulation Lab opens in Kathmandu to strengthen clinical skills and improve outcomes for mothers and newborns. Simulation labs like this will be available in all ...

A simulator which looks like part of a baby's chest is being trialled to teach surgeons how to do a tricky neonatal surgery where the trachea and esophagus are stitched together. Photo / Supplied New ...