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	Laerdal Medical and Medical Simulation Corporation Partner to Offer Integrated Training Courses for SimMan® Patient Simulators Laerdal Medical Corporation today announced a new relationship with Medical Simulation Corporation (MSC), the recognized leader in providing full-service simulation training, education and consulting services to the healthcare industry, in which the companies will jointly offer simulation courseware designed to run on Laerdal’s SimMan product family.
	Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Announces Partnership with Laerdal Medical to Develop Nursing Skill Simulations Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Laerdal Medical announced today a partnership that integrates Lippincott’s highly respected print and online nursing content with Laerdal’s state-of-the-art simulators and superior simulation programs. Practicing nurses and nursing students will have access to real-world clinical simulation packages that will advance their technical skills and critical thinking abilities and ultimately lead to improved patient outcomes.
	NLN AND LAERDAL ANNOUNCE PATIENT CASES FOR SIMMAN 3G Laerdal and the National League for Nursing have announced the availability of nursing cases for SimMan 3G simulators that feature Auto Mode programming and utilize physiological models and patient cases to automatically run simulations.
	Emergency Preparedness Simulation Scenarios Developed for Disaster Training utilizing Laerdal’s VitalSim™ Product Line Laerdal Medical, in conjunction with The University of Miami's Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education, is in the final stages of re-developing the Emergency Preparedness Scenarios – Terrorism package to function on Laerdal’s VitalSim-capable Simulators.
	Laerdal Medical announces government market partnership with American Medical Depot Robin McCune, Laerdal’s Director of Corporate Accounts, states “This relationship expands the visibility of our solutions to multiple federal contracts. We are excited to have the opportunity to work with American Medical Depot to bring the complete portfolio of Laerdal products to our mutual government and military customers world wide.
	NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING ANNOUNCES THIRD ANNUAL DEBRA L. SPUNT LECTURE New York, NY, August 21, 2009 -- The National League for Nursing has announced that Sharon Decker, PhD, CCRN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, a professor at the Anita Thigpen Perry School of Nursing of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, where she has taught since 1984, will deliver the 2009 Debra L. Spunt Endowed Lecture.
	New Hospital Simulation Training Programs expect to Improve Patient Safety and Reduce Medical Errors Laerdal Medical Corporation and SimMedical, a company of UPMC, announce the development of two cutting-edge health care simulation curriculums for hospital staff. The goal of the courses is to improve overall clinical performance, reduce medical errors and increase patient safety.
	NLN and Laerdal Announce New Web-Based Course Offerings NLN and Laerdal Announce New Web-Based Course Offerings Through the Simulation Innovation Resource Center (SIRC) Six Additional Courses Premiere at the National League for Nursing Education Summit
	New Scenarios Help Prepare First Responders for a Terrorist Attack (Wappingers Falls, NY – August, 2008) Laerdal Medical, in conjunction with The University of Miami's Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education, announces the release of Emergency Preparedness Scenarios – Terrorism. These scenarios will better prepare responders in the event of a Terrorist attack.
	The NLN Announces the Launch of the Simulation Innovation Resource Center New website to be launched at the annual nursing conference! San Jose, CA, June 10, 2008 – The National League for Nursing, with the support of Laerdal Medical Corporation, announces the launch of their new on-line community to assist with faculty education in simulation methods. The Simulation Innovation and Resource Center (SIRC) will provide resources to nurse educators to learn how to design and integrate effective simulations into their curricula.
	Laerdal Medical Corporation announces joint initiative to improve quality of medical training Continuing Education credit now being offered to Nurses and Paramedics Wappingers Falls, NY, September 7, 2007 – Laerdal Medical Corporation is pleased to announce a joint initiative with the Emergency Medicine Learning and Resource Center (EMLRC) to provide Continuing Education credit for those participating in Laerdal’s Course 100 – Simulator Assembly and Programming.
	Laerdal receives prestigious award at National League for Nursing’s 2007 Annual Education Summit The National League for Nursing (NLN) held its annual conference in Phoenix, September 26 – 29. During the event, the NLN honored Laerdal Medical Corporation with its Public Service award. The award was accepted by company chairman, Tore Laerdal. Laerdal's relationship with the NLN and the NLN Foundation began in 2003 with a multi-year, multi-site, and multi-method simulation research grant.
	Laerdal Medical Announces Group Purchasing Contract with FirstChoice Cooperative Wappingers Falls, NY, June 2, 2007 – Laerdal Medical Corporation announces a strategic alliance with a leading American Group Purchasing Organization. FirstChoice Cooperative, based in Tyler, Texas has awarded Laerdal a three-year preferred contract for “Training - Education and Therapy Products.” The contract is effective through May 31, 2010.
	NLN Receives New Grant from Laerdal Medical Three-Year Faculty Development Grant Funds Project to Prepare Educators to Implement and Evaluate Simulations in Nursing Programs New York, NY – April 20, 2007 – The development of a community of nurse educators who use simulation to promote and evaluate student learning is the focus of a new three-year National League for Nursing project funded by Laerdal Medical.
	Laerdal Medical Corporation and the American Heart Association release ACLS Scenarios for use with Laerdal® SimMan® Advanced Patient Simulator The scenarios are pre-programmed and can be used to teach, reinforce and test the skills required on the latest American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support course.
	American Heart Association adds to its family of CPR Anytime self-directed learning programs—Infant CPR Anytime Developed in coordination with the American Academy of Pediatrics, new kit provides 22 minute at-home training for infant CPR and relief of choking.
	NLN publishes a book on simulations for nurse educators NLN publishes a book on simulations for nurse educators - Study made possible by Laerdal Medical Corporation March 2007 - The National League for Nursing has released a book, Simulation in Nursing Education: From Conceptualization to Evaluation (NLN, 2007), the first comprehensive guide of its kind.
	HealthStream and Laerdal Partner to Offer Hospitals an AHA Blended Learning Solution HealthStream and Laerdal Partner to Offer Hospitals an American Heart Association Blended Learning Solution for Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Training
	Laerdal Medical announces collaboration with Amerinet Wappingers Falls, NY, February 2007 - Laerdal Medical Corporation announces a collaboration with a leading American group purchasing organization. Amerinet, based in St. Louis, Missouri, has awarded Laerdal a three-year contract for “Training Products and Compact Suction Products,” among others. The contract is effective through January 31, 2010.
	University of Maryland Baltimore School of Nursing names lab “Laerdal Room” Over 70 attendees, including representatives from Norway and Chile, attended the one-day Simulation User Network – SUN – meeting held November 5th, 2006 at the University of Maryland School of Nursing at Baltimore.
	National League for Nursing releases findings of its nursing education research project The National League for Nursing (NLN) released findings of its three-year research project at the NLN Technology Conference in Baltimore, MD, November 2 – 4, 2006. The focus of the project was the use of simulation in nursing education.