10th November 2016
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE
09.00 Coffee
Session 1: Chair – Dr Richard Thwaites
09.30 S Pach (medical student prize), University of Cambridge
What can be learned from Cuba? A qualitative comparison of antenatal and neonatal care in the United Kingdom and Cuba
09.45 C Kotidis, University of Liverpool
Biomarkers associated with haemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus
10.00 J Harper Gow, Gloucester Royal Hospital
The effect of fluid prescription on sodium homeostasis and extreme weight loss in premature infants
10.15 F Callaghan, Liverpool Women’s Hospital
Target attainment for protein following implementation of concentrated macronutrients in parenteral standardised solutions (CoMPaSS) programme
10.30 Morning Coffee
Session 2: Chair – Professor Howard Clark
11.00 A Bajnok, Semmelweis University, Budapest
Distinct cytokines are related to the severity of perinatal asphyxia in the neonate – an observational study
11.15 J Dingley, University of Swansea and University of Bristol
Cardiovascular response and seizure frequency of 78 hours xenon inhalation with hypothermia following global hypoxic-ischaemia: feasibility study
11.30 Keynote lecture: Professor Lucy Chappell, King’s College London
Stratifying risk in pregnancy
12.30 Annual General Meeting for Members of the Neonatal Society
13.30 Lunch Break
Session 3: Chair – Professor Helen Budge
14.45 C Cross, University of Bristol
Normal sensorimotor development in a murine model of prematurity
15.00 C Lea, University of Bristol
Neurodevelopmental abilities at school-age of a prospective cohort of preterm infants with severe intraventricular haemorrhage and posthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation
15.15 T Dassios, King’s College London
Relaxation rate of the inspiratory muscles and prediction of extubation outcome in prematurely born infants
15.30 T Rossor, King’s College London
The effect of caffeine on respiratory control in prematurely born infants
15.45 Afternoon Tea
Session 4: Chair – Dr James Boardman
16.15 P Montaldo, Imperial College London
Genome-wide expression in perinatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
16.30 M Mohamed, Blizard Institute, London
Comparison of the cellular expression of Let7b microRNA in the white matter in two rat models of immature brain injury
16.45 P Cyr, University of Cambridge
Potential biomarkers for dyslexia risk in neonates
17.00 The Widdowson Lecture: Professor Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust
Fighting emerging infectious diseases in developing countries
Introduced by Professor Clark, President of the Neonatal Society
18.00 Prize for best presentation by a trainee
18.05 Drinks and Close of Meeting