Day 1, Tuesday 7th Sep 2021, Virtual, 13:30 to 21:00 BST (GMT+1)
Welcome: Dr Jogesh Kapadia
Session 1: HIE (13:30-14:30)
Chairpersons: Prof Deirdre Murray & Prof Frances Cowan
13:30-14:00: Clinical assessment and monitoring during therapeutic hypothermia: Prof Seetha Shankaran
14:00-14:30: Maximising information using aEEG in HIE: Prof Lena Hellström-Westas
14:30-14:45: Coffee break
Session 2: Neonatal brain injury (14:45-16:15)
Chairpersons: Prof Deirdre Murray & Prof Frances Cowan
14:45-15:15: Neuroprotective effects of Erythropoietin on neonatal brain injury: Prof Sandra Juul
15:15-15:45: Counselling parents after early neonatal brain injury: Dr Monica Lemmon
15:45-16:15: Panel Q&A
16:15-16:40: Sponsored symposium (Sessions 1 & 2)
16:45-17:15: Coffee break
Session 3: Ventriculomegaly (17:15-18:45)
Chairpersons: Prof Sandra Juul & Prof Robert Clancy
17:15-17:45: Post-haemorrhagic ventriculomegaly in infants <27 weeks gestation: Prof Seetha Shankaran
17:45-18:15: PHVD - When best to intervene? Prof Linda de Vries
18:15-18:45: Panel Q&A
18:50-19:15: Sponsored symposium (Sessions 3 & 4)
19:15-19:30: 2nd Coffee break
Session 4: Mild HIE (19:30-21:00)
Chairpersons: Prof Sudhin Thayyil & Prof Seetha Shankaran
19:30-20:00: Mild HIE – Is the drift to offer therapeutic hypothermia to babies with mild HIE justified? Prof Deirdre Murray
20:00-20:30: Updates and unknowns in mild HIE: Prof Alistair Gunn
20:30-21:00: Panel Q&A
21:00: Close
Day 2, Wed, 8th Sep 2021,Virtual, 13:30 to 20:45 BST (GMT+1)
Welcome: Dr Jean Egyepong
Session 1: Neonatal Seizures I (13:30-14:30)
Chairpersons: Prof Linda DeVries & Prof Nikki Robertson
13:30-14:00: Neonatal stroke: Prof Frances Cowan
14:00-14:30: Feasibility of routine aEEG monitoring in preterm infants: Prof Lena Hellström-Westas
14:30-14:45: Coffee break
Session 2: Neonatal Seizures II (14:45-16:15)
Chairpersons: Prof Linda DeVries & Prof Nikki Robertson
14:45-15:15: Neonatal seizures: Pitfalls in diagnosis, management & outcome: Prof Robert Clancy
15:15-15:45: Should Levetiracetam be the first line anti-convulsant in neonates? Dr Anthony Hart
15:45-16:15: Panel Q&A
16:20-16:45: Sponsored symposium (Sessions 1 & 2)
16:45-17:15: Coffee break
Session 3: Oral presentations (17:15-18:00)
Scientific committee: Dr Anthony Hart, Dr Jogesh Kapadia & Dr Bharat Vakharia
17:15-17:45: Young Researcher’s Presentations (7 minutes x 4)
17:45-18:00: Comments from judge’s panel and award
18:05-18:30: Sponsored symposium (Sessions 3 & 4)
18:30-18:45: Coffee break
Session 4: Preterm brain (18:45-20:45)
Chairpersons: Prof Sudhin Thayyil & Dr Anthony Hart
18:45-19:15: Use of Erythropoietin in extreme preterm infants? Prof Sandra Juul
19:15-19:45: Follow up of ELBW babies: Prof Seetha Shankaran
19:45-20:15: Preventing Cerebral Palsy: Prof Nadia Badawi
20:15-20:45: Panel Q&A
20:45: Close
Day 3, Thu 09 Sep 2021, Virtual & in-person, 11:00 to 19:15 BST (GMT+1)
11:00-11:55 Registration & Coffee
11:55-12:00 Welcome: Dr Bharat Vakharia
Session 1: HIE (12:00-14:30)
Chairperson: Prof Mary Rutherford
12:00-12:30: Stem cell therapy for Neonatal Encephalopathy: Prof Nikki Robertson
12:30-13:00: Newborn Neuroprotection in the developing world: Prof Sudhin Thayyil
13:00-13:30: Melatonin for birth asphyxia: time for clinical trials: Prof Nikki Robertson
13:30-14:00: Next generation trials in neonatal encephalopathy: Prof Sudhin Thayyil
14:00-14:30: Panel Q&A
14:35-15:00: Sponsored symposium
15:00-15:30: Lunch
Session 2: Neuro-imaging in neonates (15:30-17:00)
Chairpersons: Prof Nikki Robertson & Prof Sudhin Thayyil
15:30-16:00: MRI in non-HIE neonatal seizures: Prof Mary Rutherford
16:00-16:30: MRS in HIE – time to integrate in clinical practice? Dr Anthony Hart
16:30-17:00: Panel Q&A
17:05-17:30: Sponsored symposium
17:30-17:45: Coffee break
Session 3: Miscellaneous (17:45-19:15)
Chairperson: Dr Anthony Hart
17:45-18:15: Congenital and Postnatal CMV: Screening, advances in management and follow up: Dr Hermione Lyall
18:15-18:45: Role of MRI in late gestation with a view to identify the at-risk fetus: Prof Mary Rutherford
18:45-19:15: Panel Q&A
19:15: Close