Pictured (from l to r) are Laerdal National Account Manager Robert Reedy, Laerdal Program Development Manager Robert Rupert, Laerdal President David Johnson, BAYADA Division Director Recruitment and Retention Michael Ward, BAYADA Senior Associate Adam Satko, BAYADA Director Pediatric Simulation Operations Heather Kuzara, RN, BSN, CHSE, BAYADA Clinical Simulation Lead Adult Nursing Angie Shaw, RN, BSN, and Associate Director Adult Nursing Jessica Rosofsky.

Laerdal Medical Corporation, a world leader in providing training, education, and therapy products for lifesaving and emergency care, presented BAYADA Home Health Care with the Pinnacle Award for Collaboration in Education (PACE). BAYADA received this prestigious honor for demonstrating excellence in innovative simulation programs to help save lives and improve patient care.  BAYADA is a national provider of care at home to children, adult, and seniors.

BAYADA Director of Pediatric Simulation Operations Heather Kuzara trains a parent in the simulation lab. Photo courtesy of Alejandro A. Alvarez, Philadelphia Inquirer.

Stacey Burling, staff writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer, explores the unique program that BAYADA Pediatrics offers to better prepare parents of medically fragile children for emergency medical situations in the home. 

"High-tech human simulators have been a fixture of training for doctors and nurses for years. BAYADA Home Health Care is among those that are going a step further."

Read more at http://mobile.philly.com/beta?wss=/philly/health&id=364413111. 

Simulation lab training using computerized mannequins to mimic real-life medical emergencies is part of the  Nurse Residency Program, which prepares nurses to care for children in the home.

BAYADA Pediatrics, a specialty of BAYADA Home Health Care, is seeking candidates to apply for their post-graduate Pediatric Nurse Residency Program. This full-time, 12-week training program is designed to prepare recent nurse graduates for their transition into a professional nursing role in pediatric home care. The program is followed by a nine-month residency period as a pediatric field nurse.