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. 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
Course date and location 228th and 29th November 2018 George Pickering Education Centre, 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)
Course Organisers Dr Fran O’Brien, Dr Ana Alarcon, Dr Neelam Gupta, Dr Eleri Adams