Events and Congresses

The 12th International Conference on Brain Monitoring and Neuroprotection in the Newborn will take place in the iconic surroundings of Carton House Resort.

Course Objectives

At the end of this activity, the participant should be able to:

Describe the impact of the physical environment on the developing brain.
Discuss how sleep differs in preterm infants from older children, and how it can be protected in the NICU.
Explain how NICU design can be used to enhance the environment of care.
Review differences in diagnosis, treatment, and outcome between mild and moderate/severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
Identify the potential for, and barriers to, use of stem cells to treat brain injury in the newborn.
Describe similarities and differences in management of brain injury in neonates in high and low-resource settings.
Discuss features of brain injury in children with congenital heart disease, and relate these to possible strategies for prevention and treatment.
Review how to establish the prognosis after early brain injury and provide this in an understandable way for parents.

Competencies to be addressed:

Patient Care and Procedural Skills; Medical knowledge; Systems-based practice; Professionalism; work in interdisciplinary teams; employ evidence-based practice