Funding outcome

The RETAIN ( (REsuscitation TrAIning for Neonatal healthcare providers) project has the goal of improving the ability of medical care providers to perform resuscitation on new-born babies. Specifically, the project is developing a training simulator to assist clinical staff in learning and retaining the proper neonatal resuscitation algorithm defined by the Canadian Paediatric Society and the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR). This algorithm specifies the best evidence-based care procedures for managing breathing problems in new-born babies and forms a core part of clinical care delivery in this context. It is therefore important that neonatal clinical staff have a thorough understanding of the algorithm. The project's goal was to develop a computer game to help clinical staff practice their knowledge of the correct steps of the neonatal resuscitation algorithm. The proposed research will evaluate if playing the RETAIN computer game may improve labor and delivery healthcare providers i) knowledge of the correct steps of the neonatal resuscitation algorithm during a neonatal resuscitation simulation. Evaluating these educational outcomes of playing the RETAIN computer game will begin to demonstrate if the RETAIN computer game may eventually be used to supplement formal education of neonatal resuscitation providers