Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Speciality Pediatrics - General/other

Organizer Najeeb Al Othman Othman

CME/CPD Provider Gulf CPR Training Institute

Scheduled date(s):

From 23 March 2023 To 24 March 2023

From 16 March 2023 To 17 March 2023

From 09 March 2023 To 10 March 2023

From 24 February 2023 To 25 February 2023

From 16 February 2023 To 17 February 2023

From 26 January 2023 To 27 January 2023

From 19 January 2023 To 20 January 2023

From 12 January 2023 To 13 January 2023

From 22 December 2022 To 23 December 2022

Aims And Objectives

• 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