Description
The sessions will provide neonatal clinicians with the opportunity to hear directly from specialists on subjects spanning nutrition and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to sustainability and line insertion practice. Highlights include:
• Professor Shalini Ojha discussing the FEED1 trial, which is among the most significant recent studies examining feeding practices in preterm infants. It found that babies born eight to ten weeks early can safely receive full milk feeds from birth – reducing the need for invasive procedures such as intravenous lines and parenteral nutrition. As lead investigator for the study, which involved over 2,000 babies from 46 NHS hospitals, Professor Ojha will discuss the trial’s findings and implications for neonatal practice.
• Recent advances in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in neonatal medicine by consultant neonatologist Dr Sankara Narayanan. He will explore how ultrasound is transforming cotside care by enabling rapid, radiation-free assessment of lung pathology, supporting earlier diagnosis and treatment decisions, and reducing reliance on X-ray imaging.
• The Born Green Generation – an international initiative focused on reducing unnecessary plastics and chemical exposure during a baby’s first 1,000 days – will be showcased by Dr Katherine Whitehouse. She will share milestones showing how the project is driving meaningful change, with eight partner hospitals across France, the UK and Denmark treating 40,000 babies with lower plastic care, removing 7.6 tonnes of plastic and saving €256,000 in just 12 months.
• Dr Ramon Fernandez, Consultant Neonatologist at the Trevor Mann Baby Unit and Associate Professor at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. He will address guests in Swindon on neonatal line insertion practice.