# Quality Improvement and Simulation in a Pediatric ICU Practice
Intensive care depends on people, equipment and habits that have been practised in advance. The About page of Dr. Mandar Jamdar, whose work is described as Pediatric Critical Care & Emergency, Thane, lists quality improvement in pediatric critical care and simulation-based healthcare education among his areas of interest. This article explains those phrases in everyday language, using only what the website publishes.
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# What quality improvement means here
Quality improvement is the habit of looking at how a unit works and making small, measured changes: how quickly a team recognises deterioration, how medicines are checked, how handovers are done, or how families receive updates. The website does not publish audit figures or outcome claims, and this article does not invent any. It simply notes that quality improvement is named as an interest alongside clinical work at KIMS Hospitals, Thane.
# Simulation as a teaching method
The About page says Dr. Jamdar has completed Level 3 Certification in Pediatric Simulation through PediSTARS. It also says he is an IAP certified ALS and BLS instructor and a teacher and examiner for the IAP Intensive Care Chapter Fellowship Program in Pediatric Critical Care and Emergency Medicine. Simulation lets a team rehearse uncommon events, such as a sudden collapse or a difficult airway, in a classroom or skills lab rather than learning the steps for the first time at a child’s bedside.
# Point-of-care ultrasound
The same list of interests includes point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). The home page says he is particularly interested in point-of-care ultrasound for critically ill children. Ultrasound at the bedside can help a team answer a focused question quickly; it does not replace a full radiology examination when that is needed.
# How this relates to the service pages
The clinical pages describe the kinds of problems a PICU team prepares for: septic shock, ventilation, severe asthma, status epilepticus and trauma. Training, simulation and quality improvement sit behind those pages as ways a team tries to stay ready.
# Practice details
He is described as Clinical Lead, Pediatric Critical Care and Emergency Specialist at KIMS Hospitals, Thane. The address is KIMS Hospital, Hiranandani Estate, Queens St, Opp. Brentford, Patlipada, Thane West. The phone number is 9833731422. General professional information is also available from the Indian Academy of Pediatrics.
This article is general information and not medical advice. It does not replace an examination by a doctor. In an emergency, go to the nearest emergency department or call 112. Details about Dr. Mandar Jamdar were taken from drmandarjamdar.com; please check the website for current information.