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NeoNATE Glasgow
2-3 October 2025
Method of delivery: Face to faceCourse Duration: 2-days
Cost: GBP 485.00
Reduced Cost: GBP 440.00 Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners only
Total Course Places: 32 (32 standard places currently available; 0 reduced rate places available)
CPD Points: 12. You will be able to download a pdf of your CPD certificate following attendance at the course.
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VENUE
Leonardo Royal Hotel Glasgow
80 Jamaica Street
Glasgow
G1 4QG
Website: https://www.leonardo-hotels.com/glasgow/leonardo-royal-hotel-glasgow
Telephone: +44(0)141 314 4800
Car parking: There is a Q-Park located across from the hotel. When booking via the Leonardo Hotel website, you can receive a 50% discount on parking. To pre-book parking, please see the following link https://www.leonardohotels.co.uk/glasgow/leonardo-royal-hotel-glasgow/location
Public transport: The nearest train station is Glasgow Central Station which is a 3-minute walk from the hotel.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is available on an en-suite, single occupancy, bed and breakfast basis.
B&B per night: GBP 130.00
Accommodation is available from Wednesday 01 October 2025. Please note this course starts at 9.00am on Thursday 02 October 2025.
Accommodation address:
Leonardo Royal Hotel Glasgow
80 Jamaica Street
Glasgow
G1 4QG
Telephone: +44(0)141 314 4800
Website: https://www.leonardo-hotels.com/glasgow/leonardo-royal-hotel-glasgow
OBJECTIVES
The aim of this course is to improve neonatal neurological education and therefore improve the diagnosis and management of neonates with neurological disorders.
By the end of the NeoNATE course, participants will be able to:
- Know how to perform a neonatal neurological examination
- Recognise seizure from non-seizure movement
- Consider the advantages and disadvantages of amplitude integrated EEG (cerebral function monitoring) and standard EEG
- Know how to interpret basic amplitude integrated EEG traces and EEG reports
- Demonstrate how to order a standard EEG effectively
- Understand what encephalopathy is, how to assess and grade its severity
- Look for clues for hypoxic and other causes of encephalopathy
- Understand current thinking on neuroprotection in hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
- Recognise common MRI features in encephalopathy
- Know the causes of seizures that are not related to hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, including seizure syndromes seen in neonates
- Understand current treatment options for neonatal seizures
- Understand the basics of MRI
- Consider ways of prognosticating acute brain injuries and feel more confident in providing prognostic information to families on the neonatal unit
- Know the presentation of neonatal stroke and long term prognosis
- Assess a floppy and stiff neonate and decide on the anatomical locality of the abnormality
- Understand currently thinking on the causes of preterm brain injury
- Improve knowledge of long term prognosis of preterm brain injury
- Know when to ask for help from other specialities
PROGRAMME
DAY 1 |
Session | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 08.45-09.15 | Registration & refreshments | |
| 09.15-09.25 | Welcome | Whole group |
| 09.25-09.45 | Spot the seizure quiz! | Whole group |
| 09.45-10.05 | What is a seizure? | Whole group |
| 10.05-10.45 | Neonatal EEG and aEEG | Whole group |
| 10.45-11.15 | Neonatal EEG and aEEG | Workshop |
| 11.15-11.30 | Tea & coffee break | |
| 11.30-12.10 | Neonatal neurological examination | Whole group |
| 12.10-12.50 | Neonatal encephalopathy ... what is it and what are the causes? | Whole group |
| 12.50-13.40 | Lunch | |
| 13.40-14.20 | Causes of neonatal encephalopathy | Workshop |
| 14.20-15.00 | Other causes of seizures, the vitamins, and the epilepsy syndromes | Whole group |
| 15.00-15.15 | Tea & coffee break | |
| 15.15-15.50 | Perinatal Arterial Ischaemic Stroke (PAIS) and sinus venous thrombosis | Whole group |
| 15.50-16.30 | Seizure treatments | Workshop |
| 16.30-17.10 | Neuroprotection | Workshop |
| 17.10-17.15 | Questions and closing remarks | Whole group |
| 19.30 | Course dinner for those who have booked | |
DAY 2 |
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| 08.45-09.00 | Registration & refreshments | |
| 09.00-09.05 | Welcome and brief recap on day one | Whole group |
| 09.05-10.00 | Neuroanatomy and prognostication | Whole group |
| 10.00-10.30 | Neuroanatomy and prognostication | Workshop |
| 10.30-10.45 | Tea & coffee break | |
| 10.45-11.40 | Approach to the floppy and the stiff baby | Whole group |
| 11.40-12.10 | The floppy infant | Workshop |
| 12.10-13.00 | Lunch | |
| 13.00-13.40 | Brain injury resulting from preterm birth | Whole group |
| 13.40-14.10 | Protecting the preterm birth | Workshop |
| 14.10-14.25 | Tea & coffee break | |
| 14.25-14.55 | Long-term outcome after preterm birth | Whole group |
| 14.55-15.00 | Workshop round robin - attendees regroup | |
| 15.00-15.20 |
What is the cause? What is the prognosis? Talking to families |
Workshop |
| 15.20-15.40 | Change groups | Workshop |
| 15.40-16.00 | Change groups | Workshop |
| 16.00-16.20 | Change groups | Workshop |
| 16.20-16.30 | Concluding remarks, certificates and departure | Whole group |
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
This course has been developed for:
- Consultant Neonatologists and neonatal grid trainees
- Consultant Paediatric Neurologists and neurology grid trainees
- Consultant Paediatricians who provide neonatology services in DGHs and paediatric trainees
- Advanced neonatal nurse practitioners / nurse consultants
If you are not currently a practising clinician or you hold a different job role to those listed above, please contact a member of the Short Course Team on +44(0) 1204 526 002 or email us at shortcourses@bpna.org.uk to discuss if you should attend this course.
Comments attendees' feedback:
“Wonderful course! Thank you. Nice balance between revision, new knowledge and clinical application. Particularly enjoyed testing knowledge in workshops.” - ANNP
“Would highly recommend this course. Many thanks.” Consultant Neonatologist
“Was good to have opportunity to talk and learn with neurologists. Approach great - about principles of approach rather than giving definite answers. Thank you! Some was new but discussion really helpful.” - Consultant Neonatologist
“Very nicely organised, clinically relevant. Loved the way nicely focussed and basic and elaborate. Met aims and objectives nicely. I would strongly recommend to my colleagues. I've definitely learnt a lot in this course.” - Consultant Paediatrician
“Learnt loads. Very good pre course, really enjoyed it. Flow diagrams fab.” - ST5
"Very well organised". Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks!" - ANNP
"Workshops / practical tips were most useful part of the course. It is great to hear about personal experience and exchange ideas. Overall: great course." - Neonatal grid trainee
"Really interesting and very useful. Practical workshops were very good. Well organised course. Venue was excellent." - ST8 Paediatric registrar, special interest neonates
"Excellent course" - Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
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