Scientific Programme
The European Board of Neonatology (EBN) offers online pre-congress courses at the 4th Congress of joint European Neonatal Societies (jENS 2021) as part of the pre-conference programme on 11 and 12 September 2021:
Day 1: Perinatal arterial ischaemic stroke and cerebral sinus vein thrombosis
Day 2: Respiratory management of preterm infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome
We warmly invite interested paediatricians, neonatologists and advanced nurse practitioners/allied health professionals to register.
Eligibility
EBN teaching courses are open to any medical professional who supports the aims of the European Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR).
Participants of the EBN courses do not need to register for the entire jENS Congress. Please note that registration for the EBN courses alone does not constitute a registration for jENS 2021.
As spaces are limited, course registration works on a ‘first come, first serve basis’.
Teaching Programme
10:00-15:00
Perinatal arterial ischaemic stroke and cerebral sinus vein thrombosis
Section: Brain, Development, Imaging
This course will provide state of the art presentations from experts in the field of neonatal stroke. The course will cover practical clinical aspects of the care of newborns with stroke, such as seizure detection and management, MRI diagnosis, clinical findings, rehabilitation and outcome. It will also include an update on pre-clinical studies and the differential diagnosis of stroke-like lesions.
Course objectives:
- To provide an update on clinical diagnosis and imaging in neonatal stroke.
- To provide an update on seizure management, rehabilitation and outcome following neonatal stroke.
- To present an update on current pre-clinical studies and potential future therapeutics in neonatal stroke.
Definition of possible course participants/target group:
This course is targeted towards paediatricians, neonatologists, neurologists and advanced nurse practitioners
10:00-10:20
Arterial and venous cerebral vascularization
10:20-10:30
Discussion
10:30-10:50
Preclinical studies neonatal stroke
10:50-11:00
Discussion
11:00-11:20
PAIS - MRI diagnosis, outcome, clinical studies
11:20-11:30
Discussion
11:30-11:50
Neonatal cerebral sinus vein thrombosis
11:50-12:00
Discussion
12:00-13:00
LUNCH BREAK
13:00-13:20
The challenge of seizure recognition in neonatal acute ischemic stroke
13:20-13:30
Discussion
13:30-13:50
Early rehabilitation after neonatal stroke
13:50-14:00
Discussion
14:00-14:20
Stroke like lesions in CHD
14:20-14:30
Discussion
14:30-15:00
Open discussion / Closing remarks All
09:00-15:30
Pulmonology - “Is always time to discuss RDS management?”
Section: Pulmonology
In this course participants will receive an update of the latest evidence on respiratory management of preterm infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS). The focus will be on non-invasive and invasive respiratory support, combined with surfactant treatment. The presented evidence will also be translated to clinical practice in an interactive session on real life cases.
Course objectives:
- Participants will learn the underlying pathophysiology of RDS.
- Participants will learn what non-invasive respiratory support modalities can be used in the treatment of RDS.
- Participants will learn what invasive respiratory support modalities can be used in the treatment of RDS.
- Participant will learn what surfactant treatment strategies can be used in the treatment of RDS.
Definition of possible course participants/target group:
This course is targeted towards paediatricians in training, neonatologists in training, consultant neonatologists, physician assistants, ventilation practitioners
09:00-09:05
Welcome to participants and brief introduction to the EBN course
09:05-10:40
First session: Pathophysiology and non-invasive RDS treatments
09:05-09:25
Pathophysiology of respiratory failure of the preterm infants
09:25-09:45
NCPAP and/or HHFNC for the neonatal management: a neonatal conundrum?
09:45-10:05
NIPPV/SNIPPV, NHFOV and NIV-NAVA : primary approach or second step for neonatal RDS management?
10:05-10:25
Surfactant: when, how and which neonates?
10:25-10:40
Discussion
11:30-12:45
Second session: Ventilatory management of neonatal RDS
11:30-11:50
CMV strategy to manage RDS
11:50-12:10
HFOV strategy to manage RDS
12:10-12:30
iNO therapy and its role in RDS
12:30-12:45
Discussion
12:45-14:00
BREAK
14:00-15:30
Third session: Practice on neonatal RDS
14:00-15:15
Practical session (an interactive case scenario with input from all speakers and questions and answers using polls)
15:15-15:30