On-Demand Telesimulation™
Active learning with a live mock patient in a video call.
Earn 2 clinical hours or 2.0 CERPs per hour of telesimulation.
*LiquidGoldConcept is an approved provider of CERPs (IBCLE Verification #C2002262)

Acquire clinical skills, CERPs, and clinical hours safely and remotely during COVID-19
“I completed two of the telesimulations with a standardized patient, just like an OSCE. The standardized patients gave good feedback, and it fulfilled the skills attestation requirement for the CLC. It’s really a great platform and long overdue. I’m excited to tell my colleagues about it. Highly recommend!“
“As a clinical instructor and Pathway 3 mentor, I can’t speak highly enough about this program. The LiquidGold simulations offer an experience that incorporates the best of both experimental learning and comprehensive theory. The consultation is incredibly realistic, requiring the student to draw on all of their counseling skills and instincts (in addition to practicing teaching techniques and applying foundational concepts!). Feedback is given in real-time and highlights specific areas for improvement. Complimentary to the simulation is extensive case study work and quizzes, truly allowing the student to understand the depth of each experience. The personalized level of guidance is a rare quality in online education, and one I appreciate greatly.”
“As an instructor, [the On-Demand Telesimulation™ Lactation QBank platform] was a huge gift to us. We were struggling to figure out how to get students engaged in care for breastfeeding patients. We’ve had two significant barriers so far. One is that we don’t have a huge volume in our lactation consult clinics right now. So even if every student had only seen one patient, we probably could not have pulled that off. The second was because of COVID-19, the hospital we work at had restrictions on access to patient care.”
“As an experienced care provider, I went into the simulation feeling confident in my approach. It quickly became clear that there were plenty of skills that needed improvement! The feedback provided has allowed me to focus on my time management and organization, and made me more aware of my own patterns and unhelpful habits in consultations. I would recommend this to any lactation care provider– no matter how long you have been in the field! Developing our practice in this area is imperative, especially as virtual counseling becomes more common.”
How it Works

Step 1: Prepare
Complete multiple choice questions.
Step 2: Schedule
Schedule a video call (i.e. telesimulation) with a live mock patient at any time, any place, or on any device.
"What is a telesimulation?"
A live video call between a learner/group of learners interacting with an actor-educator that has been trained to portray a lactating patient.

What is a mock patient?
A highly-trained actor.
Follows the same script for each case scenario.
Provides tailored, structured feedback on communication and interpersonal skills.
Wears the LiquidGoldConcept Lactation Simulation Model for the learner to practice breast/chest assessment and clinical lactation skills.


Step 3: Clinical Practice
You will engage in a case scenario with an actor-educator over a video call. The actor-educator will portray a mock lactating patient wearing the LiquidGoldConcept Lactation Simulation Model.
On-Demand Telesimulation™ Case Scenarios:
Case 1.
Learning objectives
- Obtain a focused history relevant to the presenting concerns (eg. medical, surgical, family, social, pregnancy, peripartum, breastfeeding)
- Obtain a focused medical history of a neonate whose mother has delayed lactogenesis II
- Perform a focused breast examination for a lactating patient presenting with breast engorgement (Note: the standardized patient will be wearing a realistic breast model)
- Teach a lactating patient appropriate breast massage techniques to resolve breast engorgement
- Teach a lactating patient how to hand express her breast milk
- Communicate a management plan to lactating patient with breast engorgement caused by lactogenesis II
Topics: clinical lactation, pediatrics, breast pump use, out-patient setting, telehealth, urgent and emergency care
Case 2.
Learning objectives
- Obtain a pregnancy, peripartum, and breastfeeding history of a lactating patient presenting with bloody nipple discharge
- Obtain a focused medical history of a neonate whose mother has bloody nipple discharge
- Perform a breast assessment
- Instruct the patient to elicit discharge from the nipple
- Create a management plan based on the history and physical assessment
- Communicate the management plan to the patient
Topics: clinical lactation, breast surgery, exclusive pumping, out-patient setting, telehealth
Case 3.
Learning objectives
- Obtain a pregnancy, peripartum, and breastfeeding history from the patient
- Obtain the infant’s medical history from the patient
- Communicate the potential negative health consequences of breast milk oversupply to the patient
- Communicate a concise management strategy for breast milk oversupply
- Screen the patient for clinical signs of maternal perinatal mood and anxiety disorder
- Provide recommendations for a breastfeeding patient with perinatal mood and anxiety disorder
Topics: clinical lactation, maternal mental health, breast pump use, NICU, out-patient setting, telehealth
Case 4.
Learning objectives
- Counsel a lactating patient regarding expectations of breast milk provision to a hospitalized infant born preterm
- Teach a lactating patient how to hand express colostrum
- Teach a lactating patient how to use a double-electric breast pump (multi- or single-user) and a “hands-free” breast pump (either a Willow or Elvie)
- Teach a lactating patient effective and “hands-on” pumping techniques
Propose solutions for breast pump-induced trauma to the nipple-areolar complex - Teach a lactating patient how to store expressed breast milk
Topics: clinical lactation, pediatrics, exclusive pumping, hospital-based care, NICU
Case 5.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives for Scenario 1 (First 15 minutes)
- List the neonatal and maternal health complications associated with suboptimal breastfeeding.
- Explain how much it costs to train hospital staff in clinical lactation.
- Elaborate how hospital staff training in clinical lactation will improve patient safety and care.
- Describe what the return on investment for the hospital would be if hospital staff were trained in clinical lactation
Learning Objectives for Scenario 2 (Last 15 minutes)
- Describe federal laws and regulations that employers must follow when a lactating mother returns to work.
- List why employee lactation support would affect employee satisfaction and employee turnover.
- Outline how to implement accessible lactation spaces throughout the hospital for hospital staff use.
- Explain why supporting hospital staff with their lactation needs will translate to better patient care.
Topics: clinical lactation, hospital-based care, public health and policy
Case 6.
Learning Objectives:
- Obtain a comprehensive maternal history
- Describe normal infant behavior and development during the first week of life
- Recognize maternal risk factors for low milk production
- Provide education regarding the clinical changes associated with lactogenesis II
- Teach the patient how to relieve breast engorgement
- Employ shared decision-making strategies for inclusive breast milk feeding
Topics: clinical lactation, breast surgery, breast health, pediatrics, in-patient setting
Case 7.
Learning Objectives:
- Obtain a comprehensive history of the lactating patient and her infant
- Perform a breast assessment
- Describe normal sleep patterns for infants between 0 and 6 months of age
- Describe conservative management strategies for inflammatory mastitis
- List clinical signs associated with infectious mastitis
- Describe when it is necessary to avoid breastfeeding or to “pump and dump” following medication, recreational drug, tobacco, and alcohol use
- Propose a management and follow up plan
Topics: clinical lactation, pediatrics, in-patient setting, urgent and emergency care
Case 8.
Learning Objectives:
- Obtain a comprehensive history of the pregnant patient
- Describe characteristics of benign and malignant lesions on the nipple-areolar complex that present during the peripartum period
- Discuss a follow up plan for a rapidly enlarging lesion on the nipple of a pregnant patient
- Provide anticipatory guidance regarding breastfeeding and lactation for a pregnant patient
- Practice building a trusting patient-provider relationship that ensures the pregnant patient will seek continued care from you
Topics: clinical lactation, breast/chest surgery, health, and cancer, breast pump use/exclusive pumping, maternal mental health, out-patient/ambulatory/clinic setting, pregnancy/prenatal, telehealth
Case 9.
Learning Objectives:
- Obtain a comprehensive history of the lactating patient and her infant
- Describe a safe weaning plan for a lactating patient who is exclusively pumping
- Counsel a lactating, heterosexual female person about options for improving physical intimacy with her male partner
- Provide a management plan for dyspareunia secondary to hypoestrogenism of lactation
Topics: clinical lactation, breast pump use/exclusive pumping, telehealth
Case 10.
Learning Objectives:
- Obtain a comprehensive history of the lactating patient and her infant
- Identify risk factors for contact dermatitis on the nipple-areolar complex
- Propose a management strategy for contact dermatitis on the nipple-areolar complex
- Identify risk factors for low milk production
- Describe strategies for increasing milk production
Topics: clinical lactation, breast pump use/exclusive pumping, out-patient, telehealth
Learning Objectives:
- Obtain a comprehensive history of the lactating patient and her infant
- Recognize ineffective newborn positioning and attachment while observing a breast feed
- Teach a lactating patient how to position a newborn in a cross-cradle hold
- Teach a lactating patient how to differentiate between a deep and shallow latch while in a cross-cradle
- Provide a breastfeeding plan to the lactating patient
Topics: clinical lactation, NICU, pediatrics, hospital-based care, out-patient, telehealth

Step 4: Feedback
Receive feedback from the actor-educator on communication, interpersonal, and clinical skills.
Step 5: Clinical Documentation
Fill out the Encounter Documentation Quiz and receive feedback from a clinician on decision-making and documentation skills.

How is LiquidGoldConcept Different?
Our commitment to effective learning and improved maternal-child care

*Lactation Education Resources, Marie Biancuzzo, Health-E Learning, Healthy Children Course, GOLD Lactation