OVERVIEW

Neonatal Update Course (online) is organized by Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for Children NHS Foundation Trust and will be held on May 16, 2024.

Course Description:
This highly recommended course will take you through all practical aspects of neonatology and will cover key topics in the field. Learning will be enhanced by the use of real-life examples and clinical scenarios, as well as interactive question-and-answer sessions after each lecture.

The faculty for this course consists of experienced clinicians from high-volume tertiary centres. The course will give you the confidence and skills to effectively manage critically ill neonates.

Key learning aims and objectives:
The Neonatal Update Course is specifically designed for those who want clear answers to questions about the management of critically ill neonates, with a particular focus on the cardiorespiratory aspects of care. The course also covers a number of other hot topics in the field of neonatal medicine.

By the end of this course, the delegates will be able to:
• Develop an approach to managing neonates with suspected congenital heart disease
• Understand more about echocardiography-guided management of preterm neonates
• Discuss different management strategies for neonatal pulmonary hypertension
• Develop a clinical approach to neonatal tachyarrhythmias
• Understand more about the management of Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)
• Know more about neonatal ECMO
• Manage patients with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
• Develop a clinical approach for the investigation and management of necrotising enterocolitis
• Discuss the management of viral infections of the foetus and newborn
• Explore the differential diagnosis for neonatal hypoglycaemia
• Understand more about new neuroprotective strategies in hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
• Know more about neurosurgical procedures in neonates
• Explore common multiple congenital anomaly syndromes
• Discuss therapeutic options for retinopathy of prematurity in patients where primary treatment has failed