2nd Edition of High Risk Transport of Neonates

When Skills, Equipment and Professionalism make the Difference

Copenhagen September 1st - 3rd, 2016

Scientific & Social Programme

Congress president: Morten Breindahl

Organizing Society: INFANTS

Professional Congress Organizer: MCA Scientific Events

Wednesday 31st August 2016

14:00 - 17:00

Arrival and Registration

17:00 - 19:00

Official Welcome Reception at the Copenhagen City Hall.
Note: Limited access to City Hall (app. 250). Preregistration needed

Thursday 1st September 2016

07:30 - 09:00

Breakfast, Arrival & Registration. Exhibition view

09:00 - 09:30

PLENARY HALL
Welcome. Learning Objectives, Programme Overview, Practicalities - Morten Breindahl, Denmark

09:30 - 10:00

PLENARY HALL
Keynote lecture

Triage, Referral and Advice in Perinatal Transport - In vs Ex-utero Transport - Michael Stewart, Australia

10:00 - 10:30

Coffee Break, Exhibition View

10:30 - 12:00

PLENARY HALL
Hot topic: Challenges and Experiences in Neonatal Transport

10:30 - 11:00

Longdistance Perinatal Transfers - Faith Emery, UK

11:00 - 11:30

Neonatal Transport in Iceland - Hrolfur Brynjarsson, Iceland

11:30 - 12:00

Neonatal Transport in Boston - William Cyr, USA

12:00 - 12:45

Lunch, Exhibition View

12:45 - 13:30

PLENARY HALL
Research - Poster Presentations

13:30 - 14:30

PLENARY HALL
Airway and Breathing

13:30 - 14:00

Challenges of Neonatal Pulmonary Physiology during Transport - Peter Cox, Canada

14:00 - 14:30

Ventilation Strategies of the sick Neonate during Transport - Donald Null, USA

14:30 - 15:00

Coffee Break, Exhibition View

15:00 - 16:30

PLENARY HALL
Breakout session 1
Triage, Communication and Stabilisation

PARALLEL 1
Breakout session 2
Transport Service Development and Model

PARALLEL 2
Skills station A


Handling the difficult Airway and Air Leak during Transport.

Preregistration necessary

Torsten Lauritsen, Denmark - Morten Bøttger, Denmark

PARALLEL 3
Skills station B


Setting and using iNO and HFOV during Transport.

Preregistration necessary

Donald Null, USA

15:00 - 15:30

Risk Prediction Tool for Preterm Birth and Outcomes for In- and Outborn High Risk Babies - Rosemarie Boland, Australia

Towards the full development of a neonatal and pediatric retrieval service; recommendations and pitfalls
- Pedro Dominguez Sampedro, Spain

15:30 - 16:00

Optimal Communication with Referring Unit when Time is Critical - Martha Thio, Australia

Transport Model pros and cons: Amalgamated PICU/NICU Model - Stephen Hancock, UK

16:00 - 16:30

Pretransport Stabilisation of the Sick Neonate - Michael Stewart, Australia

Transport Model pros and cons: Stand-alone PICU and NICU Model - Susan Broster, UK

16:30 - 17:00

PLENARY HALL
Highlights of day 1 - or what you might have missed

Friday 2nd September 2016

06:30 - 07:30

Morning run with sight-seeing in Wonderful Copenhagen

07:30 - 09:00

Breakfast, Networking and Exhibition View

09:00 - 10:00

PLENARY HALL
Hot Topic: Extended roles of neonatal transport service

09:00 - 09:30

The palliative care transport - Edile Murdoch, UK

09:30 - 10:00

Outreach education, advisory role and network flow - Neelam Gupta, UK

10:00 - 10:30

Coffee Break, Exhibition View

10:30 - 12:00

PLENARY HALL
Technology and equipment

10:30 - 11:00

How new technologies and innovations will change neonatal transport - Jeroen Dudink, Yhe Netherlands

11:00 - 11:30

The Feasibility and Utility of Ultrasound in the Transport of Extremely Preterm Neonates - Kathryn Browning Carmo, Australia

11:30 - 12:00

Packing the bags - nice to have vs need to have - Kate Convery, UK

12:00 - 12:45

Lunch, Exhibition View

12:45 - 13:30

PLENARY HALL
Research - Poster Presentations

13:30 - 14:30

PLENARY HALL
Circulation

13:30 - 14:00

Stabilisation and Transport of the Neonate with suspected Congenital Heart Disease - Michael Meyer, USA

14:00 - 14:30

ECMO on Wheels - Indication, Preparation and Performance - Sanjiv Nichani, UK

14:30 - 15:00

Coffee Break, Exhibition View

15:00 - 16:30

PLENARY HALL
Breakout session 3: Quality Metrics in Neonatal Transport

PARALLEL 1
Breakout session 4: Team Dynamics in Neonatal Transport

PARALLEL 2
Skills station A


Handling the difficult Airway and Air Leak during Transport.

Preregistration necessary

Torsten Lauritsen, Denmark - Morten Bøttger, Denmark

PARALLEL 3
Skills station B


Setting and using iNO and HFOV during Transport.

Preregistration necessary

Donald Null, USA

15:00 - 15:30

Key Performance Indicators in High-Risk Infant Transport - Nandiran Ratnavel, UK

Human Factors and their Influence on Team Performance - Lucy Mitchell, UK

15:30 - 16:00

SAE & AE during Neonatal Transport - Lessons learned from a National Registry - Gunnar Sjörs, Sweden

Organization of transport services - the Swedish Experience - Boubou Hallberg, Sweden

16:00 - 16:30

Neonatal patient safety during transport: room to improve crash protection - Don Sharkey, UK

Does Regionalisation improve Outcome in Neonatal Transport? - Carlo Bellini, Italy

16:30 - 17:00

PLENARY HALL
Highlights of Day 2 - or what you might have missed

Saturday 3rd September 2016

06:30 - 07:30

Outdoor morning swim in Copenhagen harbor

07:30 - 09:00

Breakfast, Networking and Exhibition View

09:00 - 10:00

PLENARY HALL
Breakout session 5: Accreditation, Regulation and Quality Control

PARALLEL 1
Breakout session 6: Training and Simulation

09:00 - 09:30

Benchmarking of Transport Service - Stephen Hancock, UK

Competency based Training and Education for different Transport Team Members - Neelam Gupta, UK

09:30 - 10:00

Benchmarking and Building a Database - the GAMUT Project - Michael Bigham, USA

High-Fidelity Simulation in Neonatal Transport - Martha Thio, Australia

10:00 - 10:30

Coffee Break, Exhibition View

10:30 - 12:00

PLENARY HALL
Neurology and Provision of Care

10:30 - 11:00

Protecting the Brain of the Encephalopathic Neonate during Transport - Mariya Malova, Italy

11:00 - 11:30

Protecting the Brain of the Immature Infant during Transport - Michael Meyer, USA

11:30 - 12:00

PFCC during the acute neonatla transport  is it feasible? - Trine Ryborg Jørgensen, Denmark - Malena Tingvar, Denmark

12:00 - 12:30

Lunch, Exhibition View

12:30 - 13:00

PLENARY HALL
Research - Poster Presentations

13:00 - 13:30

PLENARY HALL
Hot Topic: Medico-Legal Issues in Neonatal Transport - Susan Broster, UK

13:30 - 14:00

Coffee break with demonstration of a "Level III NICU on Wheels - a novel Ambulance Concept"
Morten Breindahl, Denmark

14:00 - 14:30

PLENARY HALL
Highlights of Day 3 - or what you might have missed

14:30 - 15:30

PLENARY HALL
Awards & Closing  Ceremony