
Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care Virtual On-Demand e-Conference (VIIRES231)
Conference Highlights
- Understand Respiratory Physiology in normal and disease states
- Understand how to approach and manage neonatal hypoxemia
- Learn basic and advanced modes of mechanical ventilation
- Learn strategies on how to prevent BPD
- Learn Lung ultrasound steps and clinical applications
- Learn about Tracheostomy care in chronically ventilated infants
- Multiple case scenarios and clinical decision support systems
Agenda
1.1 Basics of oxygen exchange and respiratory physiology | Dr. Yasser Elsayed |
1.2 Mechanisms of hypoxemia | Dr. Yasser Elsayed |
1.3 Classification of hypoxia | Prof. Shyamala Dakshinamurti |
1.4 Basics of cardiorespiratory dynamics | Dr. Yasser Elsayed |
1.5 Basic Principles of Pulmonary Mechanics and Ventilation | Dr. Ruben Alvaro |
1.6 Physiology of lung protection: Volutrauma and Oxygen toxicity | Dr. Yasser Elsayed |
2.1 The role of 3/7 - An easy guide for mechanical ventilation | Prof. Hesham Tawakol |
2.2 Practical Guide to Neonatal Mechanical Ventilation | Dr. Yasser Elsayed |
2.3 Scenarios on the Clinical Decision Support System for Respiratory Support | Dr. Yasser Elsayed |
2.4 Basics of Mechanical Ventilation | Dr. Ruben Alvaro |
2.5 Basic Pulmonary Waveform Graphics | Dr. Ruben Alvaro |
2.6 Scenarios on Mechanical Ventilation simulator | Dr. Yasser Elsayed |
3.1 Practical Applications of High Frequency Ventilation | Dr. Khaled El-Atawi |
3.2 Case Scenarios on High-Frequency Jet Ventilation | Dr. Nicole Rouvinez Bouali |
3.3 High Frequency Ventilation: Why, When, & How | Dr. Ruben Alvaro |
3.4 Apnea, intermittent hypoxic events, & inflamation in preterm infants: what do they have in common? | Dr. Ruben Alvaro |
3.5 Sleep in neonates: development and effect on breathing | Dr. Ruben Alvaro |
3.6 Sleep in Prematurely Born Children | Dr. Tareq Alabdoulsalam |
4.1 Non-Invasive Respiratory Support | Dr. Amit Mukerji |
4.2 Reproducibility of bubble CPAP | Dr. Hany Aly |
4.3 HFNC in Preterm Infants | Dr. Rangasamy Ramanathan |
4.4 Management of pulmonary hypertension | Dr. Yasser Elsayed |
4.5 Causes of Neonatal cPH based on pulmonary vascular development | Dr. Jospeh Ting |
4.6 Pulmonary vasodilators: To the right patient at the right time! | Dr. Yasser Elsayed |
5.1 Live Scenario: INSURE method for Surfactant administration | Dr. Yasser Elsayed |
5.2 Live Scenario: MIST method for surfactant administration | Dr. Yasser Elsayed |
5.3 Targeted Management of Apneas and Intermittent Hypoxemia | Dr. Ruben Alvaro |
5.4 Algorithm of titrating oxygen in neonatal hypoxemia, the art of oxygen titration! | Dr. Yasser Elsayed |
5.5 Practical Steps of Oxygen Reduction and Lung Recruitment | Dr. Yasser Elsayed |
6.1 Pressure or Volume Controlled Ventilation in Preterm Infants | Dr. Rangasamy Ramanathan |
6.2 Lung Protective Ventilation Strategies: Volume-targeted Ventilation | Prof. Martin Keszler |
6.3 Ventilation strategies in heterogeneous lung disease | Dr. Rangasamy Ramanathan |
6.4 Basics of NIV- NAVA in the NICU | Ms. Sandy Sculac |
6.5 Physiology and Applications of NAVA | Dr. Howard Stein |
6.6 Ventilation strategies for Mircopremie in the delivery room | Dr. Georg Schmolzer |
7.1 Postnatal corticosteroids to prevent or treat bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants | Dr. Brigitte Lemyre |
7.2 Chronic lung disease prevention and management | Dr. Theo Moraes |
7.3 Ventilation strategies in PICU | Dr. Ronish Gupta |
7.4 Perinatal transmission of Covid-19 | Dr. Michael Narvey |
8.1 Respiratory care in HIE | Dr. Mansoor Farooqui |
8.2 Care of endotracheal tube related complications | Ms. Shere Gigolyk |
8.3 Pediatric Respiratory Considerations for Infants with Chronic Lung Disease | Ms. Jason McCarthy |
8.4 Respiratory care for infants with CDH/surgical lung conditions in PICU | Ms. Katherine Reise |
8.5 Tracheostomy decisions and care | Dr. Evan Propst |
8.6 Interpretation of blood gases in NICU | Dr. Alaa Aldemerdash |
8.7 Physiology of blood gases analysis | Prof. Shyamala Dakshinamurti |
8.8 Blood gas basics & cord blood gas interpretation | Dr. Mike Marrin |
9.1 Principles of Neonatal lung ultrasound - Part 1 | Dr. Adel Mohamed |
9.2 Principles of Neonatal lung ultrasound - part 2 | Dr. Adel Mohamed |
9.3 Rules to help interpretation of neonatal lung ultrasound | Dr. Adel Mohamed |
9.4 US assessment of neonatal upper airway | Dr. Asem and Dr. Yasser |
10.1 Neonatal hypoxemia live scenario - 1 | Dr. Yasser Elsayed |
10.2 Neonatal hypoxemia live scenario - 2 | Dr. Yasser Elsayed |
10.3 Neonatal hypoxemia live scenario - 3 | Dr. Yasser Elsayed |
Sponsors
None
CME Accreditations
- This event is not accredited by Royal College. However you can get POCUSNEO online CME credits with attendance certificate
Speakers

Dr. Yasser Elsayed
Associate Professor
Section of Neonatology
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Dr. Gani Abdul Wahab
Associate Professor
Division of Neonatology
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON, Canada

Dr. Ruben Alvaro
Associate Professor
Section of Neonatology
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Dr.Shyamala Dakshinamurti
Professor
Section of Neonatology
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Dr. Hesham Tawakol
Program Director
Division of Neonatology
Corniche Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Rangasamy Ramanathan
Dr. Rangasamy Ramanathan
Professor and Chief
Division of Neonatology
Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA, USA

Dr. Howard Stein
Medical Director NICU
ProMedica Ebeid Children’s Hospital
Toledo, OH, USA

Dr. Khaled El-Atawi
Consultant Neonatologist
Division of Neonatology
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
 Dubai, UAE

Dr. Martin Keszler
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Brown University
Providence, RI, USA

Dr. Hany Aly
Department of Neonatology
Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital
 Cleveland, OH, USA

Ms. Shere Gigolyk
Clinical Specialist Respiratory Therapy
St. Boniface Hospital
Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Dr.Amit Mukerji
Associate Professor
Division of Neonatology
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON, Canada

Dr. Georg Schmolzer
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB, Canada

Dr. Nicole Rouvine'z Bouali
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON, Canada

Dr. Tareq Alabdoulsalam
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Dr. Joseph Ting
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB, Canada

Dr. Evan Propst
Otolaryngologist
Hospital for sick kids
Toronto, ON, Canada

Dr. Brigitte Lemyre
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON, Canada

Ms. Katherine Reise
Respiratory therapy educatorÂ
Hospital for sick ChildrenÂ
Toronto, ON, Canada

Dr. Michael Narvey
Section Head
Section of Neonatology
Health Sciences Centre
Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Dr. Asem Lashin
Medical Officer
Department of Pediatrics
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Dr. Alaa Aldemerdash
Clinical Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University Medical Center
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Dr. Theo Moraes
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada

Dr. Ronish Gupta
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON, Canada

Dr. Adel Mohamed
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada

Dr. Mansoor Farooqui
Assistant Professor
Section of Neonatology
Univ. of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Mr. Jason Macartney
Senior Clinical Manager
Respiratory Therapy Dept
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, ON, Canada

Ms. Sandy Sculac
RT Clinical Instructor
WIH RT Educator
Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, ON, Canada

Dr. Mike Marrin
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON, Canada
Conference launch date
September 11, 2023, 8:00 am EST
- Duration: 33 Hours
- Venue: Online e-conference (Virtual 3D Platform)
- Registration Fee: $270 (Early Bird Price: 30% OFF $189 until Sep 01, 2023)
- Conference Access Link (Registered Users)
- Access Expiry: 28 days (Oct 08, 2023 5 PM EST)
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