Improve team processes and emergency protocols in labour room.
Gain knowledge, confidence, and competence in handling obstetric emergencies.
Develop competence in delegating and assuming key team roles.
Significantly reduce response times in crisis situations.
Description
Effective management of obstetric emergencies requires the coordinated efforts of a multidisciplinary team. Simulation training provides the opportunity to master both simple and complex technical skills essential during crises. The ASCOTT (Obstetrics Simulation Training Programme) is a comprehensive course designed to train individuals and teams through high-fidelity, realistic scenarios. These simulations cover major emergencies encountered in labor wards, theatres, and recovery settings, including maternal collapse, postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), eclampsia, shoulder dystocia, cord prolapse, and neonatal resuscitation.
Delivered through 1-day contact course at Apollo Simulation Centre
Assessment
For both knowledge and skills
Online Modules
All didactic lectures will be available as online modules for candidates 2 weeks prior to the contact course to prepare for the course well in advance. All the required theory knowledge will be learnt through web platform. There will be a Q&A section available after each lecture to interact with the faculty for any additional doubts to be clarified. Completing online modules is mandatory for certification.
High-risk obstetric patient
Assessment of a sick obstetric patient
Maternal collapse and cardiac arrest
Electro cardiogram
Arterial blood gas analysis
Basics of chest X-rays
Cervical assessment, fetal position
Normal labour and delivery
Eclampsia
Instrumental delivery
PPH (Postpartum hemorrhage)
Shoulder dystocia
Contact Course
Contact course is aimed at providing practical knowledge about everything that one needs to know about ASCOTT. This is achieved by way of 30% of time spent on demonstrations and 70% time on hands-on training, which includes:
TIME
TOPICS
09.30-10.00
Registration and introduction
10.00-10.15
Why pregnant women are unique to treat
10.15-10.45
Recognition and approach of sick mother and principles of team management
10.45-11.00
Tea break
11.00-11.15
Eclampsia
11.15-11.30
Postpartum haemorrhage
11.30-12.00
Pre-brief
10.15-10.30
Tea break
12.00-01.00
Scenario-1
Eclampsia
01.00-01.30
Lunch
01.30-02.15
Scenario-2
Postpartum haemorrhage
02.15-03.00
Scenario-3
High Spinal
03.00-03.45
Scenario-4
Maternal collapse in ward
03.45
Closure
Course Co-ordinator
Dr. Meera V.V. Ragavan
Senior Consultant
Obstetrician Urogynaecologist and Robotic Surgeon,
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
Faculty
Dr. Deepa Thangamani
Consultant, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology,
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
Dr. Janani Iyer
Consultant Reproductive Physician,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
Apollo Speciality Hospitals, OMR, Chennai
Ms. Parimala B
Charge Nurse,
Labour Room,
Apollo Speciality Hospitals, OMR, Chennai
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Who is This Course for?
Obstetric trainees and obstetricians
Final-year medical students, interns, and house officers