Webinar: The Future of Maternal Safety - From Training to Systems Improvement

The Future of Maternal Safety: From Training to Systems Improvement

09/30/2026 Webinar

Join us for a focused conversation on how simulation can help improve maternal safety—by strengthening not only the people delivering care, but the systems that support them.

Most labor and delivery teams already train for maternal emergencies. They practice responding to hemorrhage, hypertension, and other high-risk events. 

The question is no longer solely: “Are our people prepared?” 

It's: “Does our system consistently enable them to deliver the safest possible care?” 

Safer maternal care depends on how teams, workflows, equipment, environments, communication, and decisions come together—often under tremendous pressure. This represents factors that go beyond individual knowledge and skills.

This session brings together two internationally recognized leaders in simulation, obstetrics, and systems improvement to explore how organizations can move beyond periodic maternal safety drills and use simulation to uncover risk, test improvements, and strengthen the systems in which care is delivered.

​What you'll gain​

  • ✓A clearer understanding of how system gaps—not just individual performance—can affect maternal outcomes
  • ✓How simulation can reveal vulnerabilities before they contribute to patient harm
  • ✓Ways to turn maternal safety drills into opportunities for continuous systems improvement
  • ✓Why immersion matters when testing how care actually works
  • ✓Practical ideas for beginning this journey in your own organization

 

Why this matters​

Even highly trained teams can be limited by the systems around them.

Simulation offers an opportunity to see those systems differently—to test workflows, uncover hidden risks, explore solutions, and learn before the next real emergency.

The goal isn't to stop training people.

It's to create systems that allow well-trained people to perform at their best.

 

Who should watch​

  • ✓Obstetric & Labor and Delivery Leadership
  • ✓Hospital Leadership
  • ✓Risk & Quality Managers
  • ✓Patient Safety Leaders
  • ✓Simulation Center Leadership

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Roxane Gardner, MD, MSHPEd, DSc

Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecologist, Division of Gynecology 
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School 
Senior Director, Clinical Programs; Director, Fellowships & International Scholars Program, Center for Medical Simulation 

Dr. Gardner's pioneering work in simulation, teamwork, communication, and patient safety has helped demonstrate how simulation can influence not only clinical performance, but real-world outcomes and organizational risk.

 

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Victoria Brazil, MD, FACEM

Emergency Physician and Simulation Leader
Gold Coast Health & Bond University, Australia

Dr. Brazil is internationally recognized for advancing translational simulation—the use of simulation to improve healthcare systems by identifying risk, testing processes, and translating what teams learn into meaningful improvements in care.