We understand that developing realistic, effective mechanical ventilation training scenarios can be time-consuming, especially for educators who are balancing time between the simulation lab and the ICU. Therefore, we are now excited to announce the release of 9 new clinical scenarios for use with our RespiSim® System or ASL 5000® Breathing Simulator. With our new RespiSim® Scenarios, you can effortlessly bridge the gap between theory and practice, bringing clinical reality to your training sessions.

What Sets RespiSim Scenarios Apart?

• Realistic Clinical Simulations: RespiSim® Scenarios stand at the forefront of healthcare training, offering scenarios developed with an acute understanding of real-life physiological responses, aiding learners in making informed treatment decisions through immersive simulations.

• Expert Collaboration: Crafted through a collaborative effort of our Clinical Education team and subject matter experts from diverse fields, bringing a rich and deep understanding to each scenario.

• Tailored Learning Experiences: Every aspect of the RespiSim® Scenarios is customizable, allowing for a learning experience that meets your unique objectives and encouraging a deeper understanding through personalized educational pathways.

Advancing Medical Education

IngMar Medical’s new scenarios offer a glimpse into the future of medical training, encouraging collaborative and immersive learning experiences that prepare healthcare professionals for real-world challenges. As learners navigate these scenarios, they can expect detailed feedback and adaptive learning paths, ensuring a learning experience that is both dynamic and responsive to individual needs.

Join the Revolution

We invite medical professionals, institutions, and stakeholders in the healthcare industry to be a part of this revolutionary journey towards a new standard in medical education. Stay tuned for updates on training sessions, workshops, and webinars, where you can experience the new simulation scenarios firsthand.

Click here to learn more about the RespiSim® Scenarios now available!

As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of IngMar Medical, we want to take a moment to reflect on our journey and express our gratitude. From our humble beginnings in 1993 to becoming a global leader in respiratory simulation today, we owe this significant milestone to our valued customers. You’ve trusted us, partnered with us, and grown with us. This is as much your celebration as it is ours.

Our Commitment to the Respiratory Therapy Community

Today, the world needs respiratory therapists (RTs) more than ever. With a shortage of RTs and a rising demand for specialized respiratory care, we understand the importance of our role in this critical healthcare sector​. That’s why we’ve always been passionate about not just providing products, but also fostering a vibrant community of respiratory professionals. We are invested in the success of our customers and the broader respiratory community.

At IngMar Medical, we’re excited about the future. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that openings for RTs will grow faster than the average for all healthcare occupations in the coming years​. As the demand for specialized respiratory care continues to grow, so does our commitment to providing world-class respiratory simulation products to a range of healthcare professionals.

The Power of Partnership: Success Stories

Our customer stories provide a testament to the impact we’ve made together. When faced with the challenge of enhancing their respiratory simulation training, our customers often turn to our ASL 5000®-based educational products, the RespiSim® System or the ASL 5000® Lung Solution. The result? A revolutionary transformation of their education model. Their staff enjoys a more realistic, hands-on understanding of respiratory mechanics, all thanks to the unparalleled fidelity of the ASL 5000®​​.

It’s been an honor to see how our breathing simulators, test lungs, and training materials have equipped respiratory clinicians and device engineers with the tools they need to improve patient outcomes​​.

See below to hear first-hand from a number of our loyal customers:

• User Stories

• Testimonials

Celebrating 30 Years, Looking to the Future

This 30th anniversary is a celebration of our shared journey. It’s about the relationships we’ve built, the challenges we’ve overcome, and the victories we’ve achieved together. But it’s also about looking forward. As we navigate the future together, we’re excited to continue to support the healthcare community, innovate in our field, and help our customers succeed.

To express our gratitude, we’re delighted to announce a series of promotional discounts on our products. It’s our way of saying thank you for being part of our journey. We couldn’t have come this far without you.

Finally, we want to say a huge thank you to all of our customers, partners, and the broader respiratory therapy community. Your support and commitment have been instrumental in our success, and we look forward to continuing this journey together for many more years to come. Here’s to the next 30 years!

Contact sales@ingmarmed.com to speak with a Product Specialist and learn more about our limited-time promotional offers.

Discover How RespiSim Software Version 4.3 Enhances Your Experience and Improves Training Outcomes

The latest version of RespiSim software, version 4.3, has recently been released with a host of exciting new enhancements that improve the overall user experience.

Key updates include:

• Better support for importing/exporting scenarios.
• Reduced lag while running simulations.
• Improved functionality when loading, saving, editing, and running scenarios.
• Enhanced platform for improved system performance and stability.

RespiSim Software version 4.3 is a significant upgrade that builds upon the strengths of previous versions while addressing known issues and introducing valuable new features. Its enhanced stability, usability, and functionality make it an even more essential tool for respiratory therapy education and training.

Hear what people are saying about our RespiSim Software!

“I loved it. I love the ease of use, and yet it retains the robust ability to change the pulmonary dynamics adequately.”Lonny Ashworth, MEd, RRT, FAARC, Professor, Director of Research, Department of Respiratory Care, Boise State University

“The platform is easy to read and navigate. I created my own scenarios and they worked well.”Bill Garrison, BS, ACCS-RRT, RCP Respiratory Educator, Simulation Lab at St. Elizabeth Healthcare

Click here for more details about the update and instructions on downloading RespiSim Software 4.3.

We are proud to officially announce the launch of IngMar Medical’s brand new subscription-based e-learning environment, RespiSim eLearning. It is designed to bring affordable, highly realistic ventilation training to the entire healthcare community.

IngMar Medical President, Brian Linn, explains, “For nearly 30 years, our systems have been highly regarded as the most realistic and versatile simulators available for mechanical ventilation training. Empowering educators to better prepare clinicians for the most complex mechanical ventilation challenges will always be a part of our identity. But, the launch of our RespiSim® eLearning subscription marks the beginning of a new chapter at IngMar Medical. Rather than catering exclusively to the most advanced respiratory educators, we will begin providing solutions that help support the training objectives of a wider range of clinicians as well as educators who have adopted hybrid and remote teaching modalities.”

We are thrilled to announce a partnership with the Cleveland Clinic who has supplied a comprehensive set of e-learning courses which can be completed by learners on their own time as an adjunct to existing curriculums.

In addition, RespiSim eLearning includes our new Virtual Ventilator, which is a software-based solution allowing educators to demonstrate basic to advanced ventilation concepts in a fully virtual environment.

As a RespiSim eLearning subscriber, you will also have the opportunity to participate in a discussion forum to discuss best practices in simulation and mechanical ventilation with your peers. We look to build a community of educators who are all working together for the same common goal – better patient outcomes.

Watch this webinar to learn more!

We are proud to officially announce the launch of IngMar Medical’s next generation solution for respiratory and ventilation training, RespiPro™.

With RespiPro, educators can train all levels of learners across multiple disciplines on the full scope of respiratory techniques using their own real ventilators and respiratory devices. The solution includes the most realistic breathing simulator, the ASL 5000™, as well as easy-to-use software, a true-to-life patient monitor, and a respiratory-focused manikin on a compact ICU bed.

IngMar Medical President, Brian Linn, explains, “We have spent years talking to customers about how we can help them achieve better training outcomes, ultimately leading to better patient care. We understand that our customers want to immerse their learners in an environment that is indistinguishable from real life, while controlling the simulation with easy-to-use software. These are the key elements of our new RespiPro, and that is why we are thrilled to share it with respiratory educators all over the world.”

While the concept of RespiPro is the same as our legacy RespiSim® System solutions, this launch is particularly monumental due to the overhaul of both the software and hardware components. We worked closely with educators throughout the entire development process to ensure RespiPro meets your respiratory and ventilation training needs.

“The launch of RespiPro marks a major step on our journey, and we couldn’t be more excited to continue working with the respiratory simulation community to build off of this new foundation,” stated Brian.

Please visit this webpage to learn more!

Clinical simulation is strongly associated with improved learning, skills, future performance and patient outcomes. However, simulating clinical reality is a challenging feat! Join us to tackle this challenge on our free webinar Wednesday, July 14 @ 11am ET. We will run a two-phase scenario in our very own virtual simulation environment, while you sit back and experience the simulation from the learner’s POV.

In this session, you will:

– learn the criteria and equipment necessary to design and run effective healthcare scenarios

– gather information and make treatment decisions in a high-fidelity simulation experience with the brand new RespiPro™

Watch the Webinar

In this session, you will learn the tools and equipment we suggest as well as tips to provide the most realistic and engaging virtual simulation.

But, don’t take our word for it! We will run our brand new simulation, “COVID-19 NIV,” and you can sit back and experience what your learners will experience. Gather information and make treatment decisions while we run a simulation in our very own virtual simulation environment.

Watch the Recording Here

Restrictions around social distancing have forced institutions to become inventive when looking for ways to teach. We know that providing hands-on training in a realistic environment allows learners to achieve the most growth and experience to take when them in their future careers. 

So, how can educators provide effective simulation training in a virtual environment? 

I put together 3 Tips for Virtual Respiratory Simulation. I hope these suggestions help educators continue to provide effective teaching opportunities in this new environment.

Tip #1:  Use technology to try to keep a consistent experience, when possible.

Teach the same concepts via the same methods the learners are already familiar with, making slight adjustments, as needed.

• Instead of meeting in-person, use a virtual meeting platform to allow collaboration and screen-sharing.
• Instead of hands-on training, use a camera with streaming capabilities to show the learners the assessments they’d use in the sim lab. If you don’t have a camera, use a video capture device to display your ventilator screen on your PC. For example, preset camera shots to show:
  • your ventilator screen (patient-ventilator interactions).
  • the patient monitor.
  • the manikin’s chest rise.
  • ETT placement.
• Use monitors to help you maintain control of all moving parts while staying engaged with your learners. For example, use a monitor to see:
  1. what you’re showing your learners via your shared screen (we’ve all shared the wrong screen before!).
  2. what your camera is streaming to make sure you’re zoomed in on the right assessments.
  3. a maximized view of your learners on-camera in the virtual meeting.

Tip #2:  Engage and involve the learners as much as possible.

• All cameras on — the learners see the instructor and the instructor sees all learners!
• Involve the learner in as many parts of the simulation as possible, just as they would in the sim center. Your learner will use the instructor as their avatar! Here is an example scenario for inspiration:
  1. The instructor will show the learners the patient monitor and the ventilator screen.
  2. Learner:  “The patient is tachycardic. I see the patient is also hypertensive and breathing fast. All of those assessments lead me to believe the patient may be in distress.”
  3. Instructor:  “What is the ventilator showing you?”
  4. Learner:  “I can see that the flow on the flow waveform is not returning to baseline. This is an indication that the patient is not fully exhaling, which can lead to air trapping.”
  5. Instructor:  “What would you like to do next?”
  6. Learner:  “Please take the rate down on the ventilator to 12.”
  7. The instructor turns the rate down, and the dysynchrony on the ventilator will resolve. The instructor will provide improved vitals on the patient monitor.

Tip #3:  Consult with IngMar Medical!

Our clinical education team and product specialists can help you save time and make efficient use of your resources to achieve your goals.

• Develop custom patient patterns or scenarios.
• Integrate scenarios into your current education or research.
• Plan and deliver your ventilator bootcamp or in-service training

What’s Next?

Due to the growing need of virtual learning, IngMar Medical has been brainstorming ways to make virtual respiratory training even easier for you in the future.

Please take a minute to provide us with some incite on how you see your ventilation training occurring in the future.

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