4th Edition Transport of High Risk Infants 2018 is a conference that covers topics such as:
- Professionalism
- Adverse events during transport - how can we learn from our mistakes?
- How can we optimize pre - and post transport communication with referring hospital?
- Indications for high risk transport of neonates - can they be standardized?
- Safety issues for the patient and the transport staff - parents on board?
- Key performance indicators in neonatal transport - what is really important?
- Triage and risk assessment before, during and after transport. What works?
- Skills
- Specific challenges on neonatal transports in helicopters and fixed wing flights
- Professional and personal qualifications needed to carry out neonatal transports?
- Specific ABCDE challenges during transport (immaturity/prematurity, IUGR, twins, septicaemia, meningitis, convulsions, IVH, HIE, malformations, CHD, CDH, gastroscisis, MMC, ECMO etc.)
- Human relations
- How do we recruit, train and re-certicy transport personnel?
- Pros et cons in part-clinical/ full-time transport teams
- Equipment
- Transport incubators - compressing a level III/IV NICU into a portable unit on wheels
- Packing the bags - what should we bring?
- Transport vehicles - is there a perfect solution?
- Research & development
- Research in neonatal transport - what is needed?
- Unsolved problems in neonatal transport - potential for improvement, identification of areas for innovation?
4th Edition Transport of High Risk Infants 2018 brings together health care professionals engaged in high-risk neonatal transports, including:
- Neonatal trainees
- Neonatologists
- Neonatal intensive care nurses
- Paediatric intensivists and anaesthesiologists
- Nurse practitioners
- Respiratory therapists
- Clinicians
- Perfusionists and researchers
- Decision makers interested in acute neonatal retrievals
- Medical directors