Success Stories - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
As one of the country’s leaders in providing quality pediatric healthcare, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) challenge has been the constant need to meet the highest quality standards. The need to improve patient safety and quality of patient care became the cornerstone for CHOP to implement a simulation based education, training and research program. Since its creation in 1855, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has been recognized as one of the leading pediatric hospitals and research facilities in the world. The nation's first children's hospital and with the largest comprehensive pediatric healthcare network, CHOP has facilities throughout the tri-state region (Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware). Read the whole story here.

Special Offer
FREE upgrade to onsite training when you purchase a SimNewB™ Advanced. SimNewB™ is an interactive simulator, designed by Laerdal with the American Academy of Pediatrics to meet the training requirements of the NRP. With realistic newborn traits and lifelike clinical feedback, SimNewB is ideal for training the specific needs of neonates. Read more about this special offer.

SimMan® 3G Simulator Shipping Worldwide
SimMan 3G has begun shipping! The first SimMan 3G deliveries began in March, to nursing schools, hospitals and EMS services in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. 

To learn more about SimMan3G, see the video or visit the SimMan 3G section on Laerdal.com.

NEW - Courseware to address Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal #16 
The Joint Commission‚ NPSG #16, "Improve recognition and response to changes in a patient's condition"‚ requires formal education for urgent response policies and practices to be conducted with appropriate staff. Laerdal has partnered with SimMedical to develop curricula - Rapid Response Team Training and The First 5 Minutes – that prepare teams to respond to and properly escalate a variety of critical patient needs, focusing specifically on teamwork and communication. Read more about these courses in a box by clicking here.

Buy the Rapid Response Team Training and First 5 Minutes curricula and participant packs and get the Rapid Response Instructor Course FREE! A $2,000 value!

Alliance News - eLearning Courses from the
American Heart Association and Laerdal on onlineaha.org
Laerdal works closely with the AHA to develop self-directed learning programs that teach lifesaving skills and improve the effectiveness of training. Later this Spring, the eLearning portal, will feature alliance offerings HeartCode™ ACLS, HeartCode BLS and Learn Rhythm – Adult.  

Visit the portal now to read more about the benefits of eLearning and to see all it has to offer.  

Read customer success stories from institutions that have cut training costs and improved competency using HeartCode BLS.

Register now for 2009 SUN Meetings!

Exciting locations, engaging speakers – open to everyone! You choose which site and date work best for you!

Simulation User Network meetings (SUNs) offer an opportunity to bring together customers, share best practices, view product demonstrations, receive education and network with your peers.

Registration is open for the Baltimore and Toronto SUN meetings; others will soon follow. Contact your Sales Rep for more information or Register Online Now.

Did You Know?

Did you know that Laerdal is also an authorized distributor of American Heart Association course materials – textbooks, CDs, videos, course completion cards and more? Laerdal offers AHA Emergency Cardiovascular Care training materials for community, workplace and healthcare provider courses, with same-day shipping for orders placed before 2:00 p.m. and just $7.95 ground shipping per order when you order online. Read more about AHA ECC materials, including the new NRCPR Essentials and Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens.