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Introduction

The development of clinical skills during training years is essential in establishing a competent, safe and efficient healthcare workforce.1 In obstetrics and gynaecology, clinical skills education has been demonstrated to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction. Simulation-based education (SBE) and interprofessional education (IPE)...

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Background

We transitioned our obstetric neonatal emergency simulation (ONE-Sim) workshops to an online format during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we evaluated key learning acquired by undergraduate medical and nursing students attending the online ONE-Sim workshops...

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Introduction

Situation awareness (SA) training is a vital part of healthcare training, and opportunities to provide SA training to healthcare workers are limited in low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to analyze undergraduate medical and nursing students' perception of their understanding of SA through an interprofessional obstetric neonatal emergency simulation workshop (ONE-Sim)...

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Background

Sarita has just delivered her fourth baby at home, in a small village in India. She has been anxious throughout her pregnancy and concerned for her and her baby's safety during childbirth. The nearest hospital is 63 km away from her village, and the only medical help available at the time...

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Background

After a year of "bedside tutorials" online due to COVID-19 pandemic, I was excited to trade my pajamas for my stethoscope and begin in-person placements. However, as a fourth-year medical student re-entering the clinical environment, a year of online training had certainly left its mark on my clinical confidence...

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Background

Healthcare facilities in remote locations with poor access to a referral centre have a high likelihood of health workers needing to manage emergencies with limited support. Obstetric and neonatal clinical training opportunities to manage childbirth emergencies are scant in these locations, especially in low- and middle-income countries...

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The unmet need

Maternal and neonatal mortality continues to place a substantial burden on resources in low- and middle-income countries. Most maternal deaths worldwide occur in low-resource settings, and many are due to preventable causes such as postpartum haemorrhage, infection and pre-eclampsia. On the other hand...

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The COVID-19 pandemic led to disruption of most interprofessional simulation workshops in our center, including the obstetric and neonatal emergency simulation or ONE-Sim workshops for medical, nursing, midwifery students, and health professional staff in Australia and overseas.

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We devised online versions...

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This report describes the Obstetric and Neonatal Simulation (ONE-Sim) workshop run in a remote learning format for medical and midwifery students in an interprofessional setting during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores the observation of students as participants in the online learning of using Personal Protective Equipment and simulation-based learning of perinatal emergency management. This was...

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Combined obstetric and neonatal emergency simulation based training is gaining popularity in healthcare settings. Methods: In this qualitative study, through semi-structured one to one interviews, we evaluated participant attitudes, perceptions of retention of learning, and application to clinical practice one year after a simulation workshop. Audio recordings of interviews were transcribed, collated...

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Interprofessional simulation based education (SBE) improves core clinical skills and team training in obstetrics and gynaecology. In this innovative study, the introduction of an undergraduate interprofessional SBE program for teaching obstetrics and gynaecology skills in India was evaluated. The study attempted...

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The developing world has a significantly high risk of women and babies dying during childbirth. Interprofessional simulation training has improved birth practices and outcomes by impacting clinical and non-technical skills like communication, teamwork, leadership and effective use of resources. While these programs have become...

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