The Neonatal Survival Guide

A comprehensive two day course for midwives, neonatal nurses, respiratory therapists and medical staff of all levels. Described by some delegates as “the neonatal job survival guide!”, this course is designed to give experienced staff confidence in their practice. The courses present a very comprehensive package, including the topics below and much more, delivered by experienced neonatal clinicians.

• Neonatal Stabilisation

  Blood glucose, homeostasis and fluid management, stabilisation of the infant with surgical anomaly, thermoregulation and early thermal care, lines and x-rays.

• Air and Land Transport

  Stabilisation of the medical and surgical baby, packaging for transport, physiology of transport, legal issues around transport, clinical troubleshooting on the road and in the air.

• Ventilation and Emergency Care

  Airway management, non invasive and invasive ventilatory support, acid base balance, ventilation modes, ventilation strategies, understanding compliance monitoring, future developments in ventilation.

• Cardiac Stabilisation

  The ‘blue baby’, neonatal ECG, pulmonary hypertension, arrhythmias, structural heart defects including cyanotic congenital heart disease and safe use of prostaglandin for duct dependent lesions. (All delivered as part of NeoSAVE Cardiac)