NEONATAL CRANIAL ULTRASOUND - THE BASICS
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
THE BASICS, led by Professor Frances Cowan and Dr Gerda Meijler
By the end of the Neonatal Cranial Ultrasound – The Basics session, participants will be equipped to:
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Recognize the basics of the ultrasound technique and how to apply cranial ultrasound in newborn infants
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Differentiate normal from abnormal brain anatomy in both preterm and term-born newborn infants
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Identify the basic functions of the controls of an ultrasound machine and applicability of different ultrasound probes
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Diagnose common brain injury types in preterm and term-born newborn infants including hypoxic-ischaemic injury, intraventricular hemorrhage, stroke
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Apply Doppler ultrasound and calculate Doppler blood velocity measurements
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Manage practical aspects of reporting and counseling parents
08:45 Registration and light breakfast
09:30 Welcome, Introduction, and Housekeeping
09:40 Basic and normal anatomy
Dr. Gerda Meijler
10:45 Use of the ultrasound machine and understanding of the function of the controls and probes
Dr. Gerda Meijler
11:15 Tea and coffee break
11:35 Cranial ultrasound in the term infant admitted with early neurological symptoms – hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and stroke
Dr. Sylke Steggerda
12:20 Term infants with later seizure onset and/or less acute problems
Prof Frances Cowan
13:05 Lunch
13:50 Ultrasound imaging of preterm brain injury
Dr. Gerda Meijler
14:50 Doppler blood velocity measurements, practical aspects
Dr. Sylke Steggerda
15:20 Tea and coffee break
15:45 Practical aspects of reporting and talking to parents
Prof Frances Cowan
16:00 Hands-on point-of-care simulation-based ultrasound experience in small group workshops (optional)
Drs Khorshid Mohammed, Hussein Zein, Lara Leijser, Sylke Steggerda, Gerda Meijler, Linda de Vries, Frances Cowan
End of day 1. Please complete the evaluation survey