PAIL Network Simulation Day: Compassionate Communication in Nursing Care

How prepared do you feel to care for a family experiencing a pregnancy or infant loss? Have you ever wished you could practice your communication techniques in a supportive learning environment? Have you ever wanted to receive feedback on your communication approaches and learn from your peers in a simulated environment?

PAIL Network is hosting their first ever simulation day, focused on practicing skilled, family-led, compassionate communication around the time of a pregnancy or infant loss. If you currently work as a nurse in Ontario in Obstetrics or the Emergency Department, and are interested in attending, please submit your application below. After PAIL Network receives your application, we will reach back out to confirm your spot during the week of December 16, 2024. Space is limited.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will further develop compassionate communication with simulated patients who are experiencing an early pregnancy loss and stillbirth (2 patient scenarios)
2. Participants will further develop their ability to share information sensitively with patients who have received upsetting news about their pregnancies
3. Participants will improve their knowledge of how to communicate options for memory making and rituals with a patient experiencing pregnancy loss that incorporates a holistic approach
4. Participants will demonstrate their understanding of the importance of using appropriate language when talking with a patient about their pregnancy loss
5. Participants will improve their knowledge of how to communicate a discharge plan with a patient experiencing pregnancy loss or stillbirth that includes cultural connections as well as linkages to psychosocial supports
6. Participants will demonstrate their understanding of the unique grief needs of families who experience the death of their baby