About this event

  • Date and time Fri 1 May 2026 from 9:00am to 5:00pm
  • Location Online
  • Organised by Paediatrics and Child Health

Join us for this virtual neonatal study day designed to support paediatric trainees in developing confidence in neonatal care. Covering both common and complex neonatal conditions, this day will equip you with practical knowledge and skills needed to step up to the role of neonatal registrar in level 2 and level 3 settings.

This interactive programme features focused lectures on:

  • Preterm stabilisation and management: Key principles for managing preterm infants in acute settings.
  • Neonatal complications: Recognition and management of core conditions in term newborns, including seizures and PPHN.
  • Neonatal ventilation: Understanding the basics of ventilation in neonatal care.
  • Neonatal surgical conditions: Identifying and managing surgical presentations in newborns.
  • Neonatal dermatology: Interactive case-based learning through a dermatology quiz.
  • Career development: Guidance on applying for neonatal GRID and SPIN training pathways.

You will benefit from expert-led teaching, practical clinical insights, and opportunities to consolidate your learning through discussion and applied examples.

Aims and Learning Outcomes

By attending, participants will:

  • Develop understanding of preterm stabilisation and management in neonatal settings.
  • Enhance knowledge of recognising and managing key neonatal complications.
  • Gain insight into neonatal subspecialty training pathways, including GRID and SPIN.

Who Should Attend?

  • Paediatric trainees preparing for or stepping into neonatal registrar roles.
  • Students and newly qualified doctors with an interest in neonatology.

Take advantage of this opportunity to strengthen your neonatal knowledge, learn from experienced clinicians, and build confidence in managing neonatal patients.

Register now to secure your virtual place at this essential study day.

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Agenda

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Welcome and introduction

Dr Nilmi Ekanayake

Stabilisation and counselling for extreme pre-term neonates

Cristina Uria-Avellanal, Senior Neonatal Research Fellow, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Panel discussion
Neonatal ventilation

Dr Claire Howarth, Consultant Neonatalogist, Homerton University Hospital

Panel discussion
Comfort break
Neonatal infection

Dr Ravi Mistry, Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases Registrar, Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales

Panel discussion
Neonatal seizures

Dr Nigel Basheer, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Imperial College NHS Trust

Panel discussion
Lunch
Neonatal dermatology

Dr Hannah Farley, Paediatric Speciality Trainee Year 2, Imperial College NHS Trust

Panel discussion
PPHN - Physiological phenotypes and its management

Dr Jay Banerjee, Consultant Neonatologist,
The Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Panel discussion
Comfort break
Common neonatal surgical conditions

Mr Arun Kelay, Senior Paediatric Surgical Fellow, Great Ormond Street Hospital

Panel discussion
Applying for neonatal GRID

Dr Catherine Douch and Dr Arangan Kirubakaran

Panel discussion
End of day

Location

Online

Registration for this webinar will close 1 hour prior to the start time. You will receive the webinar link 1 hour before the meeting. Late registrations cannot be accepted.

Webinar recordings will be available for registered delegates up to 60 days after the live webinar, via Zoom. The link will be sent 24 hours after the webinar takes place.

This webinar will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.