Integrating training on maternal and newborn care through virtual simulations
Virtual simulations can address the gap in accessible simulation practice to support health professional skills in maternal and newborn care. In low-resource settings locally and globally, this life-saving care is typically provided by a nurse or midwife with education acquired separately through stand-alone courses. Leveraging virtual simulations to present this content in an integrated way may improve learner comprehension and translation of life-saving skills to clinical practice.
<!-- Globally, a child’s risk of death is highest during the first 28 days of life or the neonatal period. One third of these neonatal deaths occur on the first day alone, and three quarters in the first week. The Virtual Essential Newborn Care (vENC) application enables the practice in newborn resuscitation and essential newborn care and is based on the World Health Organization's (WHO) recently released Essential Newborn Care Course. These virtual simulations were developed to provide low-dose, high-frequency practice and to support skills retention for health professionals. -->
Speakers
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Matt Cook (Poster Booth #19)Mr. Matt Cook is a research engineer with the Neonatal Education and Simulation-based Training (NEST) Lab at the University of Washington where he leads development teams of engineers and healthcare professionals in identifying and implementing solutions to support healthcare teams and improve patient safety. He is the lead developer for the Virtual Essential Newborn Care (vENC) simulations.
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Rachel Umoren (Poster Booth #19)Dr. Rachel Umoren is a neonatologist at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital where she is a Professor of Pediatrics and the Director of the Neonatal Education and Simulation-Based Training Program. Her research focuses on improving neonatal outcomes globally through simulation-based education and global health partnerships. She has published and presented internationally on virtual simulations for health professional education
