24th November 2005
Nuffield Hall, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London
Abstracts published in Early Human Development 2006;82:623-636.
8.30 – 9.30 Coffee and croissants
Chairman: Dr Helen Budge
9.30 Dr E Mat-Ali, St Mary’s Hospital, London
Physiological effects of ROP (Retinopathy of Prematurity) examination: A randomised controlled trial comparing a NIDCAP-based (Newborn Individualised Developmental Care and Assessment Programme) model and conventional care
9.45 Dr A Hickson, Imperial College London, London, UK
Neurological outcome of premature infants following a controlled trial of skin-to-skin contact
10.00 Dr Flora Wong, University College London, London, UK
Preterm infants on inotropes have different cerebral oxygen metabolism measured by near infrared spectroscopy
10.15 Dr A Groves, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand
Impact of the ductus arteriosus on systemic perfusion in the first 48 hours of postnatal life in preterm infants
10.30 Dr A Foran, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK
Cardiac MRI at 3.0 Tesla in preterm infants
10.45 – 11.15 Coffee/Tea
Chairman: Dr Howard Clark
11.15 Dr R K Bomont, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge
Use of polyethylene bags for temperature management during pre-transport stabilization
11.30 Dr D Gardner, Centre for Reproduction and Early Life, Nottingham.
Neonatal formula feeding in sheep alters regional adipose tissue deposition as a young adult
11.45 Dr P Matthews, University of Cambridge, UK
Role of thyroid hormones in the deposition of hepatic glycogen in fetal sheep near term
12.00 Dr A Mostyn, University of Nottingham, UK
The influence of size at birth on lipid storage and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ (PPARγ) expression in adipose tissue (AT)
Chairman: Professor Andrew Wilkinson, President of the Neonatal Society
12.15 Widdowson Lecture (sponsored by Chiesi): Professor Michael Symonds, Centre for Reproduction and Early Life, Institute of Clinical Research, University Hospital, Nottingham
Leptin – its role in adaptation at birth and later health and disease
13.00 – 14.15 Lunch
14.15 – 15.00 Annual General Meeting of the Society (all members welcome)
There will be a ballot for the President Elect of the Neonatal Society
Chairman: Dr Andrew Lyon, General Secretary of the Neonatal Society
15.00 Dr LM Leijser, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK
Frequently encountered cranial ultrasound (cUS) features in the preterm infants’ brain: correlation between cUS and MRI
15.15 Dr Dominique Acolet, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH), London, UK
Perinatal outcome of pregnancies in women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2002-03
15.30 Dr S Deshpande, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, UK
Measuring the severity of illness in babies: how do CRIB, CRIBII, SNAPPE II and blood lactate compare?
15.45 Dr S Broughton, Kings College London
Assessment of lung function at follow-up
16.00 – 16.30 Tea
Chairman: Dr Nikki Robertson, Meeting’s Secretary of the Neonatal Society
16.30 – 16.45 Dr L Perkins, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK
Exploring subplate evolution of the fetal cortex using magnetic resonance imaging
16.45 Dr A Foran, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK
Patterns of brain Injury seen in neonates presenting with postnatal collapse
Chairman: Professor Andrew Wilkinson, President of the Neonatal Society
17.00 Keynote speaker: Professor Lex Doyle, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3052, Australia
Postnatal Corticosteroids – Where to Now?
17.45 Close of meeting and drinks reception