Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Speciality Pediatrics - General/other

Organizer Najeeb Al Othman Othman

CME/CPD Provider Kuwait Medical Training Society


Scheduled date(s):

From 24 February 2022 To 25 February 2022

From 17 February 2022 To 18 February 2022

From 10 February 2022 To 11 February 2022

From 03 February 2022 To 04 February 2022

From 27 January 2022 To 28 January 2022

From 20 January 2022 To 21 January 2022

From 13 January 2022 To 14 January 2022

From 06 January 2022 To 07 January 2022


Aims And Objectives

Course Objective: • Identify life-threatening conditions that will require resuscitation and identify risk factors that can help predict which infants may require resuscitation. • Identify the equipment and personnel needed to resuscitate a newborn. • Demonstrate the cognitive and psychomotor skills needed to resuscitate and stabilize the neonate in respiratory failure or cardiopulmonary arrest. • Demonstrate how to manage the post-resuscitation period.


Content Outline

The NRP Provider Course introduces the concepts and basic skills of neonatal resuscitation. It focuses on the following “core” cases: • The changes in physiology that occur when a baby is born • Recognition of neonates that require resuscitative assistance • Steps of resuscitation • Use of bag-and-mask ventilation • Chest compressions • When and why endotracheal intubation is needed during resuscitation • When and what medications to give during resuscitation • Special situations that may complicate resuscitation and cause ongoing problems • Ethical considerations about starting and stopping resuscitation • Subsequent management of the baby who has required resuscitation)


Target Audience

Neonate health providers


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