Simulation-Based L&D Training
Course Details
For obstetrical nurses, midwives, PAs, NPs, obstetricians, family medicine physicians and anesthesiologists
Meets the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) Continuing Certification program (CC) Part IV Simulation Activity.
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Eligible Credits7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits
ABOG CC Part 4 Simulation Activity
CRICO Patient Safety Program Requirement – Year 1
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Course Duration1 Day
The Center for Medical Simulation (CMS) offers intensive one day workshops in Labor and Delivery Crisis Resource Management (L&DCRM) for all labor and delivery clinicians that will meet the ABOG CC Part IV simulation requirement.
Patient safety is an integral component of healthcare and many efforts are underway to reduce medical errors and injuries, and the malpractice claims that result from them. Obstetrical and surgical adverse events often involve failures of team performance. The increasingly high cost of obstetrical malpractice claims has made patient safety and error reduction priorities for loss prevention interventions, with a focus on strategies for improving teamwork and communication.
The Center for Medical Simulation provides a realistic medical setting for this 7.0 hour experiential course that focuses on deliberate practice of event management of the interprofessional team during various obstetrical crises.
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit:
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Massachusetts Medical Society and Center for Medical Simulation. The Massachusetts Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The Massachusetts Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity meets the criteria for the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for risk management study.
ABOG
Approved by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) Continuing Certification program (CC) as meeting the Part IV Simulation Course Activity.
CRICO/RMF
This activity has been approved by CRICO/RMF sponsorship as satisfying the multidisciplinary team training with simulation course Year 1 requirement of the OB Patient Safety Premium Reduction Program.
Course Topics Include:
Discussion of how participants are applying crisis resource management principles in clinical practice:
- Clarifying roles
- Communicating effectively
- Using support
- Managing resources
- Maintaining situation awareness
Course Objectives
Participants will:
- Apply Crisis Resource Management principles including the Name-Claim-Aim paradigm to organize the team and establish an Event Manager in each simulated case.
- Understand and practice the clinical management of high stakes low frequency critical events occurring on Labor and Delivery including resuscitation of mother and newborn.
- Participate in deliberate practice of teamwork skills applicable to Labor and Delivery to improve management of crisis situations, including the role of event manager, and practice communication strategies including closed loop communication, explicit communication and narrative thinking.
- Identify and participate in deliberate practice of diagnostic problem solving and strategies to avoid fixation, advancing familiarity with the Emergency Manuals for patient treatment during times of high cognitive load.
- Summarize and practice strategies for culture change with emphasis on inviting input from the team and encouraging speaking up when they have something important to share.
Course Requirements
Please contact the Course Director if you have not participated in Crisis Resource Management or Team Training.
Tuition
Physician Tuition
$2,050 USD
Midwives, CRNAs, NPs, PAs Tuition
$995 USD
Staff Nurses & Technicians Tuition
$385 USD
Participant Comments:
Course Offerings
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Course Dates
Location
Notes
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 @ 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Center for Medical Simulation (CMS), Boston, MA
Course Full – Applications Closed.
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 @ 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Center for Medical Simulation (CMS), Boston, MA
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 @ 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Center for Medical Simulation (CMS), Boston, MA
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Center for Medical Simulation (CMS), Boston, MA
[Reserved for Intact Team]
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 @ 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Center for Medical Simulation (CMS), Boston, MA
Course Full – Applications Closed.
Policies
Please review the important policy information below.
- Payment
- Cancellation
- Enrollment
- Course
The Center for Medical Simulation accepts payment by credit card, ACH payment, wire transfer, or cashier’s check in U.S. dollars. Personal checks are not accepted. You will be receiving an invoice via email, no paper invoices are issued. Your payment is due immediately upon receipt.
If you have any questions regarding pricing or our policies, please Contact Us.
If you must cancel we will refund your tuition less a processing fee provided another paid candidate is able to fill your seat. Otherwise, you will forfeit half your tuition. If you would like to switch to a course offered at a different date, we will apply your tuition toward the new course provided another paid candidate is able to fill your current seat. Otherwise, you will forfeit half your tuition. If you still want to switch to another course date we will apply half of your paid tuition and you will be billed for the remaining half. Please note that the tuition for a course offered at a later date may be higher. In that case, individuals switching to the later course date will need to pay the difference in the tuition fees.
Processing Fees
- $250 for administration and processing for Healthcare Simulation Essentials: Design and Debriefing course (formerly known as the Comprehensive Instructor Workshop) and Advanced Instructor Course participants
- $100 for administration and processing for MOCA, Anesthesia and Labor and Delivery Crisis Resource Management Training and Gateway Debriefing Skills course participants
If you have any questions regarding pricing or our policies, please Contact Us.
You will be informed of acceptance to your selected course/workshop by email within two weeks of our receiving your completed application. Your tuition is due immediately upon acceptance. Once accepted you will receive another email containing an invoice with payment instructions.
Please note that acceptance does not mean enrollment. Once accepted, you are placed on a wait list.
You are not enrolled, and do not have a reserved seat, until we have received your full tuition. Course seats are filled in the order we receive tuition payments. Since our courses fill quickly it is important for you to send in your tuition immediately to secure a seat.
Once your tuition payment is received, you will be taken off the wait list and enrolled in your desired course/workshop provided a seat is still available. If all seats in your preferred course/workshop are filled by the time we receive your tuition payment, you will be informed that it is full and given the option to remain on the wait list in the event that a seat later become available, switch to another course at a later date with available seats or receive a refund.
If you have any questions regarding pricing or our policies, please Contact Us.
Required to Observe or Participate in the Course
Confidentiality of Information
During your participation in courses run by the Center for Medical Simulation (CMS), you may observe the performance of other individuals managing medical events and debriefing of those events. It is also possible that you may be a participant in these activities. You are asked to maintain and hold confidential all information regarding performance of individuals and details of the simulated cases.
By applying for this course, you acknowledge to having read and understood this statement and agree to maintain the strictest confidentiality about any observations you make regarding the performance of individuals and the simulated cases.
Permission to Review Video Recordings for Educational Purposes
During the course, you may participate in realistic simulated cases of medical events and/or simulated debriefings that may be video recorded for review during debriefings as part of the educational experience. The goal is for the facilitators to provide focused feedback to the team. The faculty may review these recordings at a later date for quality improvement of the training.
By applying for this course, you acknowledge to having read and understood that you may be video recorded in the course and agree to allow CMS faculty to review these video recordings for educational purposes.
If you have any questions regarding pricing or our policies, please Contact Us.