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Early recognition coupled with accurate treatment by qualified, competent staff are the only safety net mothers and babies have during childbirth. The OB Risk Program has as its intended audience Obstetricians, Anesthesiologists, Midwives, and Nurses that participate in the care of obstetric patients. The courses address high risk patient safety issues in the perinatal care setting. Program content includes: Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) Hypertension in Pregnancy Postpartum Hemorrhage Shoulder Dystocia Trial of Labor After Cesarean (TOLAC) Effective Communication and Event Disclosure in Obstetrics In addition, three of the modules—Hypertension in Pregnancy, Postpartum Hemorrhage, and EFM—are also identified by the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) as effective interventions in the “Prevent 1,000 Maternal Deaths in the U.S. by 2018” initiative which identifies potential maternal and fetal distress. As one component of the full OB Risk Program, the EFM module features a knowledge pre-assessment, virtual microsimulation, a single player EFM game, and four courseware modules designed to move the student from beginning stages to advanced levels of knowledge, practice, and context. Along with other important features, the program: Reduces risk by providing staff with knowledge and skill to identify early warning signs of maternal and infant distress. Optimizes staff competence by offering an integrated learning program that tests knowledge and critical thinking. Reduces costs and increases efficiency by decreasing time away from the bedside. Maximizes team performance by integrating team- collaboration opportunities throughout training, providing simulated scenarios from various points of view. Covers micro-simulation for EFM Clinical Reasoning. Total CE hours will be provided once the entire series is developed and will have National Nursing CE and National CME. The EFM module is currently available and offers 4.0 CE and 4.35 CME. “When the mission is patient first… You don’t try first on the patient.” -SiTEL Mission MedStar Health: Right-sized Learning The Simulation Training & Education Lab (SiTEL) is the education technology group of MedStar Health, a 10-hospital $4.5B not-for-profit healthcare company serving the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. areas. SiTEL’s mission is to transform educational approaches in healthcare by developing training technologies and educational approaches that are user friendly and easily accessible. MedStar’s innovative learning solutions are focused on a simple concept: to improve patient care by reducing risk and using an adaptable learning infrastructure. MedStar SiTEL seeks to create “right-sized learning”— online modules comprised of easily-digestible content that sticks, focuses on outcomes, and makes learning accessible. Staff become engaged by the use of high-production media, relevant stories, opportunities for clinical decision- making, and performance support tools ensuring that learners have access to what they need, when they need it. Right-sized learning is the new world of reasonably- sized content that is often delivered online and via social media in short segments. HealthStream.com/contact • 800.521.0574 • 13