January 2022

Webinar: Growth and body composition of the preterm infant: Implications for Subsequent Health

December 13, 2021 at 2 PM CET - What is Optimal Growth? (Neena Modi, UK)

December 14, 2021 at 2 PM CET - Early Growth and Outcome (Tanis Fenton, Canada)
December 15, 2021 at 2 PM CET - Early diet and long-term consequence (Jae Kim, USA)
Registration fee: free of charge!
Link for registration:https://mcaevents.eventsair.com/webinar-uenps-nutrition-module-5/registration/Site/Register?fbclid=IwAR05NtWn1DEAWBkFior2szAfGAlGLji6zs9IC-Vd1b2Vm5OxQdr7w23QbWA
Link for registration: 

LAUNCH Congress will conduct its 4th edition, bringing together experts in clinicians to discover new knowledge, explore growing research, and learn from the recent advances in lung ultrasound in critically-ill neonates and children.
 
For registration and abstract submission, please visit: https://bit.ly/32041y2
 
The scientific programme is spearheaded by Prof. Daniele De Luca as Congress President. Members of the Congress Committee include: Nadya Yousef, Almudena Alonso-Ojembarrena, Giovanna Chidini, Philippe Durand, Yasser Elsayed, Francesco Raimondi, and Javier Rodriguez-Fanjul

Perinatal Care of the Preterm Baby-Epidemiology and Ethics
This is an online module being organised by the MPROvE Academy starting from the 12th of February till the end of April 2021. The content covered includes limits of viability, prenatal counselling, communication, prognostication, decision making, and a lot more as outlined below. The course has been broken up into content that can be imbibed weekly with a webinar covering that topic. The course has online content, and videos for review by the participants. Participants can access this from anywhere in the world. For more details a video of the course is attached.
For registration please contact Dr Alok Sharma Consultant Neonatologist on draloksharma74@gmail.com 
 
 
 

Course description: an interactive, multi-disciplinary virtual half day workshop focused on learning and practising key mediation and communication skills for supporting health professionals to deliver difficult or unexpected news.
Who should attend: health professionals of all disciplines working in acute, community or palliative care settings. Only 20 places available.
Cost: £95
More info: https://www.medicalmediation.org.uk/events/9-managing-challenging-conversations-between-parents-and-health-professionals/

Join us for this theoretical and hands-on
3-day POCUS course in  Gothenburg, Sweden
It's time to meet again, learn from each other, and discuss neonatal hemodynamics and functional echocardiography.
We are so excited that some of the best experts in the field are able to join us!

Preliminary
speakers/trainers:

Yogen Singh,
Cambridge, UK/Loma Linda, US
Patrick McNamara,
Iowa, US
Annika Öhman,
Gothenburg, Sweden
Alexander Rakow,
Stockholm, Sweden
 
Registration and more information at https://www.neonataltraining.org/pocus-echo-course-2022
 
 
 

Certification in Neonatal Therapy 2021
Requirements for Certification in Neonatal Therapy include Qualified and Licensed Therapist who is holding Elite membership of Association of Neonatal Therapists. He/she should have completed 40 hours of training in neonatal therapy/care (direct teaching and or webinar), upto 350 hours of Direct Mentoring in Affiliated Set up. Kindly use following checklist for your reference.
1) Completed Post Graduation (Final year student can apply) 
2) Active License
3) Elite Member of Association of Neonatal Therapists
4) Active professional membership of ANT
5) 40 hours of training in neonatal therapy (direct teaching / online webinar) ...scrutiny about validity of the courses will be done.
6 ) 350 + hours of Direct mentoring in affiliated set up - after examination 
Cost Rs. 40000/- (Approximately)
7) Exam fees INR 1000/- Rs
😎 TRAIN Workshop completion (during mentorship)

The 17th of November each year is the World Prematurity Day. Originally started by parent organisations in Europe in 2008, the World Prematurity Day is an international event aiming at high-lighting the ~15 million infants born preterm each year.
Read more about this day on the March of Dimes web site, and on Facebook.

Each year, an estimated 15 million babies are born prematurely. There is an urgent need to improve long-term outcomes in addition to increasing survival.
At the outset of care, neonatal therapists assist with the same goal. The Association of Neonatal Therapists will hold a quiz to raise awareness, empower people, and sensitize them to the issue. Simply register to take the quiz on World Prematurity Day 2021.
Venue - Online
Day - 17th November 2021
Time - 6.30pm to 7.15pm (IST)
 
Registration link: 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8tZuziBOTtDFGWi7Lz-EGykYVJNFwcIU-hp1zzGysSCdNhA/viewform