Paediatric and Neonatal Simulation Instructor Course 2025

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Background

The MPROvE neonatal simulation instructor course was established in 2012. The concept MPROvE relates to multidisciplinary education (i.e., multidisciplinary neonatal simulation, or TEL) being used to improve the quality of care and/or neonatal outcomes. The MPROvE team delivers the neonatal simulation instructor course in 2 modules. The intention is to help institutions, hospitals, teams, and specialities develop faculty skilled in using simulation and technology-enhanced learning as educational tools for quality improvement, delivering high-quality neonatal care, and improving neonatal outcomes. The course is run in Southampton annually but can be delivered anywhere worldwide over 2 days. The team brings the manikins, and the trainers can come to your institute to train your faculty.

Course Overview

The MPROvE neonatal instructor training course was established by Neonatologists and experts in simulation education. The course helps to train individuals to become simulation instructors, but the aim is the faculty development of multidisciplinary teams. Training includes learning how to develop faculty, run and administer programmes cost-effectively and use simulation and TEL as a tool in their set up.  

The course addresses the following over 2 days-

•       Educational principles in simulation, Adult learning theory,

•       Modelling delivery of your simulation programme

•       Scenario design, Packaging of Scenarios, Manikin Modification and Moulage

•       Debriefing principles, Debriefing styles, Difficult Debriefing

•       Running high-fidelity simulation and equipment training

•       Issues of confidentiality and ethics

•       Simulating death

•       An optional 3^rd day can cover participants helping deliver a simulated NEDS course with the course mentors for participants who are interested.

  Participants & Preparation

For courses held in the UK, participants are limited to 15. The number of participants for courses abroad and the days over which the course is held need to be discussed with the organizers. All participants must fill in a pre-course questionnaire for a needs assessment https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Mproveinstructor. They also must complete 4 assignments for the course which can be accessed here. Wider reading around the assignments is encouraged and literature is available on request.

 

Registration-https://www.mproveacademy.com/mprove-academy/face-to-face-learning/neonatal-simulation-instructor-course/southampton/15-07-2025

Accreditation

All course participants are provided with a simulation provider certificate after completing the course feedback form. Course participants are mentored and those aspiring to can choose to complete the processes for accreditation to become a simulation instructor course provider as described in the section on accreditation.

Resources

After course completion course participants can access the following-

· A library of scenarios covering the neonatal airway, difficult neonatal airway, preterm birth, cardiology, respiratory, neurology, neonatal surgical, neonatal transport, and ethics for implementation in their programmes. 

· A library of images explaining manikin modification and moulage in neonatal simulation.

· A repository of videos which cover task training covering, neonatal intubation, difficult neonatal airway management, use of airway adjuncts, central access, lumbar puncture, needle thoracentesis, chest drain insertion and arterial line insertion.

·         Neonatal Toolkits-There are multiple toolkits which contain training resources for a variety of quality improvement initiatives. They are currently under development and will include teaching resources, videos and interactive content.

Dates- 15th and 16th of July 2025

Venue-Chilworth Manor Hotel Southampton UK