Thames Valley & Wessex Neonatal Cranial Ultrasound Course

This two-day course is aimed at pediatric trainees, pediatric consultants, clinical fellows and specialist associates. It will provide the essential skills to perform and interpret neonatal cranial ultrasound on the neonatal unit.
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Course aims and learning outcomes
The use of the ultrasound machine, normal cerebral anatomy, standard and supplemental views
  • Normal and abnormal brain development
  • Preterm brain lesions
  • Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, perinatal stroke
  • Central nervous system infections
  • Diagnosis – Prognosis: How to tell the parents?
    Lectures by local and invited speakers will be complemented with practical workshops. Endorsed by RCPCH

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Course duration
Two Days

Course date and location
22nd and 23rd November 2018
Manor House (22nd November) and George Pickering Education Centre (23rd November), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Faculty
  • Dr Ana Alarcon, Consultant Neonatologist, Sant Joan de Deu Hospital, University of Barcelona Dr Nuria Carreras, Neonatal Fellow, Sant Joan de Deu Hospital, University of Barcelona
  • Prof Frances Cowan, Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London
  • Dr David Evans, Consultant Neonatologist, North Bristol NHS Trust, Vicepresident RCPCH
  • Prof Alfredo García-Alix, Consultant Neonatologist, Sant Joan de Deu Hospital, University of Barcelona Dr Neelam Gupta, Consultant Neonatologist, University Hospital Southampton
  • Dr Cornelia Hagmann, Consultant Neonatologist, University Hospital of Zurich
  • Prof Axel Heep, Consultant Neonatologist, Southmead Hospital, Bristol and University of Munich
  • Dr Miriam Martinez-Biarge, Honorary Consultant Neonatologist, Imperial College London Dr Fran O’Brien, Consultant Neonatologist, Oxford University Hospitals (OUH)
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Course Organisers
Dr Fran O’Brien, Dr Ana Alarcon, Dr Neelam Gupta, Dr Eleri Adams