Posted January 23, 201411 yr The transition from fetal to newborn life at birth represents a major physiological challenge for newborn infants. The infant must aerate its lungs so that pulmonary gas exchange can commence and the infant’s cardiovascular system must undergo major structural changes to transform it into the adult phenotype. However, approximately 10% of newborn infants, particularly those that are born very preterm, are unable to make this transition without considerable assistance. The first minutes of life are a valuable window for intervention and new approaches to provide a more gentle transition are being studied. The tools used during newborn resuscitation are generally rudimentary, and until recently monitoring was based on clinical examination alone. There is increasing evidence that an appropriate, monitored environment should be provided immediately after birth. Recognizing this, the Div. of Neonatology, Dept. of Pediatrics, Univ. of Alberta would like to invite you to the inaugural hands-on interactive New Insights into Neonatal Transition Symposium, from which we hope both experienced and novice users will benefit. We have prepared a program of lectures, hands-on workshops and interactive discussions. When and Where The course will be held in the Robbins Learning Centre, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, on Wednesday May 7th 2014. Poster walk We would like to invite everybody to submit an abstract to be presented during a poster walk. Please submit all abstracts by March 1st 2014 to Georg Schmölzer via email: georg.schmoelzer@me.com Registration RT, NNP, RN $100, Trainees $150 (Confirmation letter required), Physicians $200 Program: 0800 Registration 0835 Session 1: Debate: How much Oxygen during resuscitation? 0930 Session 2: Pulmonary and Cardio-vascular transition Pulmonary system Cardio-vascular system 1030 Morning Tea 1045 Session 3: Approach in the Delivery Room Brain protection at birth Respiratory support in the Delivery Room 1145 Lunch 1230 Poster walk 1330 Session 4: Special care for high risk infants Chest compression in newborn babies Lung injury and repair mechanism 1430 Afternoon Tea 1445 Session 5: Workshops / Discussions 1645 Close Speakers: Max Vento, Valenica, Spain Ola Saugstad, Oslo, Norway Peter Davis, Melbourne, Australia Annie Janvier, Montreal, Canada Myra Wyckoff, Dallas, U.S. Gerhard Pichler, Graz, Austria Khalid Aziz, Edmonton, Canada Po-Yin Cheung, Edmonton, Canada Megan O’Reilly, Edmonton, Canada Georg Schmölzer, Edmonton, Canada Symposium_Edmonton_May 7th.pdf
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