1. A simulator for training critical incidents in labor and delivery Willem van Meurs, PhD INEB - Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica (Porto, Portugal) Ciência 2007 Lisbon, Portugal, April 12-13, 2007

3. A simulator for training critical incidents in anesthesia and intensive care

4. A simulator for training critical incidents in labor and delivery? Incidents. 4th Confidential Enquiry into Stillbirth and Death in Infancy: Half of intrapartum deaths associated with suboptimal care likely to have contributed to outcome: About 260/y in the UK Morbidity: Brain damage! Maternal mortality and morbidity Legal pressures

5. A simulator for training critical incidents in labor and delivery? Existing technology. Anatomy? Physiology?

6. A simulator for training critical incidents in labor and delivery! Training program consisting of 15 norm scenarios Software containing a model-driven simulation engine generating maternal and fetal vital signs Mannequin technology developed with industry A unique scoring model

7. A simulator for training critical incidents in labor and delivery! 2003: Project started 2006: Demonstration to potential industrial partners 2007: Industrial contract 2009: Commercialization

8. (Inter)national collaborations Faculdade de Medicina, UP. Medical Education Technologies, Inc., Sarasota, FL, USA. Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.

9. A simulator for training critical incidents in labor and delivery Willem van Meurs, PhD INEB - Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica (Porto, Portugal) wvanmeurs@ineb.up.pt Ciência 2007 Lisbon, Portugal, April 12-13, 2007