The Center for Medical Simulation congratulates CMS affiliate program Mater Education on winning two major awards at the 2016 Simulation Australasia Annual Awards Dinner in Melbourne, Australia.

Mater Education won the prestigious Simulation Australasia Project Innovation Award for their project “Opening Mater Private Hospital Springfield: Keeping Patients Safe.” In October 2015, Mater Education coordinated a one-of-a-kind simulation event before the opening of the Mater Private Hospital Springfield. In this simulation event, the entire hospital facility ran as a simulation for a full 24 hours, with volunteers performing the roles of hospital patients. This complex simulation gave Mater Education the ability to test hospital-wide processes and new facilities before the hospital opened to the public, increasing staff comfort and confidence and improving patient safety.

The Mater Education team also brought home the award for Best Poster or Short Paper Abstract, for their poster, “Simulation Based Training Program to Improve Delivery of the Impacted Fetal Head at Caesarean Section.” This poster displayed information about the program which Dr. Michael Yu, Dr. Erin Wilson, and Dr. Sarah Janssens developed, which uses the “Desperate Debra” simulator to train learners on issues involved in fetal head disimpaction at caesarean section.

CMS Affiliate Program
The Center for Simulation (CMS) based in Boston, MA, USA, is one of the oldest, most respected, and most influential simulation centers in the world. Through its Affiliate Program, CMS works closely with a select group of international healthcare organizations committed to developing the full potential of their simulation programs. To learn more about becoming a member of this select group of Simulation Centers of Excellence, email CMS at info@harvardmedsim.org.