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Organising Institution

The Newborn Brain Society was conceived with a comprehensive vision and mission focusing on the newborn brain. We envision a world in which all newborns have access to, and receive, the optimal brain care. Our mission is to advance newborn brain care through international multidisciplinary collaboration, education, and innovation among clinicians, scientists, and parents. The society is governed by a Board of Directors and its vision and mission are maintained through the help of an advisory Steering Committee. The aforementioned objectives are fulfilled by 6 committees including the Membership, Financial, Educational, Guidelines and Publications, Communication and Networking, and Quality Improvement and Research Committees.

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Scientific Program

14:00

Registration Office Opens

Workshops*
*Additional ticket to be added on top of conference registration

15:00-16:30

Workshop Sessions A (parallel sessions)


1. aEEG and cEEG Basics*
Lena Hellström-Westas and Bob Clancy

2. NIRS Basics*
Frank van Bel and Mohamed El-Dib

3. Hands-on Simulation- How to do cUS?
Khorshid Mohammad, Sylke J Steggerda, and Gerda Meijler

4. Neuroimaging in Term Infants – Scoring and Prognostication*
Linda de Vries, and Sonia Bonifacio

5. Basics of Quality Improvement in Neonatal Neurocritical Care (Part A)
Jehier Afifi, Sandesh Shivananda, Bharati Sinha and Tetyana Nesterenko

6. Workshop on Life and Death in the NICU
Annie Janvier and Keith Barrington

*Available to online attendees

16:30-17:00

Coffee Break

17:00-18:30

Workshop Sessions B (parallel sessions)


1. Case-Based Discussion of Neuromonitoring*
Lena Hellström-Westas, Bob Clancy, Frank van Bel, and Mohamed El-Dib

2. Neurocritical Care Nursing 101*
Diane Wilson and Mary Anne Ryan

3. Hands-on Simulation - How to do cUS? (Repeated)
Khorshid Mohammad, Sylke J Steggerda, and Gerda Meijler

4. Neuroimaging in Preterm Infants - Scoring and Prognostication*
Linda de Vries, Aisling Garvey, and Terrie Inder

5. Basics of Quality Improvement in Neonatal Neurocritical Care (Part B)
Jehier Afifi, Sandesh Shivananda, Bharati Sinha, and Tetyana Nesterenko

6. Talking to Parents - What do the Parents Really Want to Know? - Neonatal Encephalopathy in Term Infants
Betsy Pilon and Janet Soul

*Available to online attendees

07:00

Registration Office Opens

07:50-08:00

Opening remarks

Geraldine Boylan, Mohamed El-Dib, and Robert White

Platform Session 1 – Brain Injury Pathways and Potential Neuroprotective Targets in the Preterm Newborn

08:00-08:30

Cellular and Molecular Pathways of Brain Injury-Implications for Therapeutic Targeting

Stephen Back

08:30-09:00

The Rate of Evolution of Preterm Brain Injury in Different Regions, and Potential for Neuroprotection and Repair

Alistair Gunn

09:00-09:30

Methods, Opportunities, and Limitations in Translating Neuroprotection – Opportunity for Collaboration

Nikki Robertson

09:30-10:15

Coffee Break

Platform Session 2 – Optimizing Brain Development in the NICU

10:15-10:45

Human Voice and the Brain

Nathalie Maitre

10:45-11:15

Music and the Brain

Petra Huppi

11:15-11:45

Nutrition and Brain Health

Katherine Ottolini

11:45-13:30

Lunch with the Professors

Five Small Group Discussions + Two Online Discussions
(Parallel sessions - repeated twice)

13:30-14:30

Small group discussions (Session A)


1. Management of Infants with Neonatal Encephalopathy
Moderators: Khorshid Mohammad and Sonia Bonifacio

2. Neonatal Seizures Diagnosis and Treatment
Moderators: Bob Clancy, Renée Shellhaas, Lena Hellström-Westas

3. IVH Prevention and Management
Moderators: Mohamed El-Dib and Brian Walsh

4. Developmental Care in the NICU
Moderators: Dianne Wilson and Mary Anne Ryan

5. Early Prediction of Outcome in Term and Preterm Infants - best tools
Moderators: Linda de Vries, Deirdre Murray, and Natalie Maitre

6. Challenges and Networking in Basic and Translational Neonatal Neuroscience
Moderators: Alistair Gunn, Nikki Robertson, and Stephen Back

7. Parent Involvement and Advocacy
Moderators: Betsy Pilon and Mandy Daly

14:30-15:30

Small group discussions (Session B)


1. Management of Infants with Neonatal Encephalopathy
Moderators: Khorshid Mohammad and Sonia Bonifacio

2. Neonatal Seizures Diagnosis and Treatment
Moderators: Bob Clancy, Renée Shellhaas, Lena Hellström-Westas

3. IVH Prevention and Management
Moderators: Mohamed El-Dib and Brian Walsh

4. Developmental Care in the NICU
Moderators: Dianne Wilson and Mary Anne Ryan

5. Early Prediction of Outcome in Term and Preterm Infants - best tools
Moderators: Linda de Vries, Deirdre Murray, and Natalie Maitre

6. Challenges and Networking in Basic and Translational Neonatal Neuroscience
Moderators: Alistair Gunn, Nikki Robertson, and Stephen Back

7. Parent Involvement and Advocacy
Moderators: Betsy Pilon and Mandy Daly

16:00-17:00

Reception and Posters Walk

07:00

Registration Office Opens

Platform Session 3 - Brain injury in the fetus and neonate with congenital heart disease

08:00-08:30

Fetal Brain Development in Congenital Heart Disease

Caitlin Rollins

08:30-09:00

Postnatal Brain injury in CHD

Manon Benders

09:00-09:30

Optimizing Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease

Cornelia Hagmann

09:30-10:15

Coffee Break

Abstract Platform Presentations 1

10:15-11:45

Abstract Platform presentations (6 Abstracts, 15 minutes each)

11:45-13:30

Lunch with the Principal Investigators

Platform Session 4 - Neuromonitoring and Potential Use of AI

13:30-14:00

Advances in Cerebral Hemodynamics Monitoring

Subhabrata Mitra

14:00-14:30

New ACNS Guidelines for Continuous EEG monitoring

Renée Shellhaas

14:30-15:00

AI for real-time Neonatal EEG analysis - myth or reality?

Geraldine Boylan

15:00-15:30

Coffee Break

Abstract Platform Presentations 2

15:30-17:00

Abstract Platform presentations (6 Abstracts, 15 minutes each)

07:00

Registration Office Opens

Hot Topics on Neurodevelopmental Outcomes

08:00-08:30

The voice of parents project: redefining important outcomes after preterm birth

Annie Janvier

08:30-09:00

Interplay of Social Environment and Outcome: Redefining High Risk

Deirdre Murray

09:00-09:30

Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Preterm Birth in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Samudragupta Bora

09:30-10:15

Coffee Break

Platform Session 5 - Update on Fetal Neurology

10:15-10:45

Maternal-Placental-Fetal Triad: A Multidisciplinary Continuum of Care to Promote Fetal Brain Health

Sonika Agrawal

10:45-11:15

Update on Fetal Neuroimaging

Moriah Thomason

11:15-11:45

Perspectives of Counseling Families of Fetuses with Neurological Anomalies

Janet Soul

11:45-12:00

Final remarks, Audience Feedback and Adjourn

Mohamed El-Dib, Geraldine Boylan, and Robert White