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Laerdal Medical, early pioneer of simulation education, once again takes the lead with their latest innovation – SimPad. Increasingly recognized as promoting safer patient care, learning through simulation has become an essential... [Read more...]

Jon Lærdal explains how the new SimPad works. The solution was releashed at IMSH 2012 earlier this week.  [Read more...]

More effective debriefing : Debriefing is a critical part of simulation-based education, and it is made more effective with SimView, the next generation debriefing tool that was built from Laerdal’s original Advanced Video... [Read more...]

Utilization of simulation training among healthcare organizations and educational institutions is rapidly intensifying and for good reason, said Tor Morten Osmundsen, Chief Executive Officer of Laerdal Medical. [Read more...]

Laerdal Medical and Lippincott Williams & Williams (LWW) partner to improve healthcare training. The "Learning for Saving Lives" alliance will initially target undergraduate programs of nursing, medicine and the health professions,... [Read more...]

Laerdal Global Health is joining with Jhpiego, a global health nonprofit to create the Day of Birth Alliance which will focus on their mission to save the estimated 350,000 women who die each year while pregnant or giving... [Read more...]

Laerdal's MamaNatalie™ Birthing Simulator has been recognized as one of EMS1.com's top 10 new EMS products of 2011 and has been selected as one of EMS World's Top 20 New Product Innovations of 2011. [Read more...]

Laerdal Medical will release a Discover Simulation tool-kit to more than 500 EMS professionals during the EMS Today - JEMS Games Final Competition. [Read more...]

American Heart Association offers non-threatening classes to brush up [Read more...]

November is CPR Month. Learn how you can make a difference. Below are some great links about learning cpr, making healthier choices and ways you can help raise awareness in your community. http://www. [Read more...]

Seeking to move the field of pediatric and perinatal simulation forward, the International Pediatric Simulation Symposia and Workshops (IPSSW) is now firmly established as the largest gathering of peditriac and perinatal... [Read more...]

The challenge:Implementing what we already know [Read more...]

The Association for Medical Education (AMEE) annual conference is now established as the key meeting for all involved in medical and healthcare professions education. The conference provides an opportunity to network with... [Read more...]

REGISTER NOW Laerdal is pleased to support Canadian Patient Safety Week: October 31 - November 4, 2011 Sponsored by Safer Healthcare Now! - the flagship program of the Canadian Patient Safety Institute. [Read more...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact Michelle Savoie at 703-533-0251 x1786 ECCU 2012 (Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update) set for Orlando, Sept. 11-15, 2012 Biennial gathering promotes and celebrates the art,... [Read more...]

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has presented USAID’s 2011 Global Development Alliance Excellence Award to “Helping Babies Breathe (HBB).” HBB is a partnership with Laerdal Medical, the American Academy... [Read more...]

Laerdal Medical has received this prestigious award for 2011.    Click here to read the full story on the Research Council of Norway's website. [Read more...]

University of Stavanger, Norwegian Air Ambulance, Laerdal Foundation, Stavanger University Hospital and the University Foundation are joining forces to establish a large scale five-year research program, named ''Acute Medicine... [Read more...]

The potential for the app to save lives is enormous, given the number of people who suffer heart attacks. Approximately 300,000 people in the U.S. go into cardiac arrest outside of a hospital each year. [Read more...]

Dr. Peter Dieckmann, Head of Research at the Danish Institute for Medical Simulation (DIMS) - Simulation offers high potentials for learning and other uses. [Read more...]

NLN ACES Website Adds New Case Studies, Simulations, and Teaching Strategies to Better Prepare Students and Faculty for Gerontology Practice. Excellent Resources for Nurse Faculty Available Free of Charge [Read more...]

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REGISTER NOW   Medical Simulation 101: Fundamental Strategies for Advancing Your Patient Safety Agenda As seen at the 2011 NPSF Annual Congress and now available via live webcast! Presented by the NPSF Professional Learning... [Read more...]

Less than half of the young population in the UK would know what to do in case someone collapsed in the street, shows new survey. The British Heart Foundation says all students should learn how to save a life.   Read full article in wiredgov [Read more...]

Nashville, Tenn. (March 30, 2011) HealthStream, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSTM), a leading provider of learning and research solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today that it has acquired a 50 percent stake in Laerdal Medical's... [Read more...]

Patient safety is a hot topic in the US, Australia and Europe. In Norway, the research field is still new - but researchers from Stavanger are in the forefront. Read full article in Medical News TODAY [Read more...]

“Caring for Older Adults,” the second in its series of vision statements, embodies the NLN’s belief that there is an immediate need to transform nursing education in ways that better prepare students to advance the health of the nation’s multi-ethnic, elderly population. [Read more...]

Hillary Clinton: USAID -Laerdal partnership; a breakthrough in saving more lives at birth [Read more...]

I am pleased to announce the establishment of Laerdal Global Health, a new company for helping developing countries significantly reduce infant, child and maternal mortality. [Read more...]

Two interesting podcasts and articles about nursing. [Read more...]

Every year, tens of thousands of people across Canada put their hearts into making a difference to the lives of others by participating in the Heart and Stroke Foundation's largest grassroots fundraising initiative - Heart... [Read more...]

HealthStream and Laerdal Medical Sign Agreements with Prestigious Simulation Centers, Worldwide, to Deploy and Sell Simulation Content through SimStore.™ [Read more...]

Through their joint venture, SimVentures, HealthStream, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSTM), a leading provider of learning and research solutions for the healthcare industry, and Laerdal Medical, a global leader in the provision of educational solutions for healthcare providers and educators, today announced the launch of SimCenter™. [Read more...]

Have a look at some of the new designs and features we are launching [Read more...]

After a five year process involving over 500 resuscitation experts, the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR), the American Heart Association (AHA) and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) recently published their 2010 International Consensus on CPR and ECC Science with Treatment Recommendations. [Read more...]

Welcome to the 12th edition of our Newsletter, another full issue that once again reflects the growth of simulation in training across the healthcare disciplines. [Read more...]

International Helping Babies Breathe course teaches newborn resuscitation. [Read more...]

California Institute for Nursing & Health Care and Laerdal Medical Corporation Create Preferred Purchasing Agreement for California Simulation Alliance [Read more...]

Laerdal Medical has been at the cutting edge of innovative healthcare training since the company launched its famous Resusci Anne in 1960. Fifty years on, Laerdal brings extensive experience to bear as it launches its latest SimMan patient simulator, SimMan® Essential. [Read more...]

Lorna Cairns, in pink, thanks the people who helped her through a potentially deadly situation in late June. Cairns went into sudden cardiac arrest at Sobeys in Summerside but was saved by the quick thinking of staff and strangers. Laerdal Medical Canada gave Awards of Excellence to those who came to... [Read more...]

In June, 2010 in Washington, DC, a prototype of The MamaNatalie Birthing Simulator was was shown at the 'Women Deliver' conference. Reducing maternal mortality is one of the eight Millennium Development Goals agreed to by 189 world leaders in the year 2000. Click here to read an article from the Washington... [Read more...]

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Baptist Hospital is paving the way with patient simulation training at their Simulation Center for Clinical Excellence. [Read more...]