Care of the extremely low birth weight infant
- June 8 - 10, 2023
- Royal Ambarrukmo Hotel, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Objectives
IPOKRaTES seminars provide high quality postgraduate education which enables professionals to keep abreast of the most recent developments and offer participants the opportunity to discuss clinical problems or scientific issues personally with international experts. This seminar is designed to provide practical guidance for clinicians managing tiny infants including respiratory support, nutrition and neurodevelopmental follow-up.
Faculty
- Jeanie Cheong
The Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville VI, Australia - Peter Davis
University of Melbourne, The Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia - Josef Neu
University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA - Richard Polin
Columbia University, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, N.Y, USA
Program
THU, June 8, 2023
08.30-08.45
Welcome and introductions
Ekawaty Lutfia Haksari & Peter Davis
08.45-09.45
Cord and respiratory management for preterms in the delivery room
Peter Davis
09.45-10.45
Is CPAP still the gold standard for non-invasive support?
Richard Polin
10.45-11.15
Morning tea
11.15-12.15
Nutritional Needs of the ELBW Infant: Controversies about supplementation
Josef Neu
12.15-13.15
Fluid and electrolyte controversies in the preterm infant
Richard Polin
13.15-14.00
Lunch Break
14.00-15.00
Is Donor Human Milk a Panacea for the Extremely Preterm Infant?
Josef Neu
15.00-15.30
Afternoon tea
15.30-16.30
Brain Injury: Term infant – Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and stroke
Jeanie Cheong
FRI, June 9, 2023
08.00-09.00
Brain injury: Preterm infant
Jeanie Cheong
09.00-10.00
Antenatal and Postnatal Steroids
Peter Davis
10.00-10.30
Morning tea
10.30-11.30
Controversies in the management of patent ductus arteriosus
Richard Polin
11.30-13.00
Lunch Break
13.00-14.00
Early Nutrition and Later Outcomes: Too much, too little, Encephalopathy and the right stuff
Josef Neu
14.00-15.00
Follow up of high risk preterms
Jeanie Cheong
15.00-15.30
Afternoon tea
15.30-17.00
Case presentations: Local problems concerning care of extremely preterm infants
Local presenters and all faculty
SAT, June 10, 2023
08.00-09.00
Ventilation the preterm infant: oxygen targeting, caffeine therapy
Peter Davis
09.00-10.00
Some Dogmas in Practical Neonatology: Where’s the evidence?
Josef Neu
10.00-10.30
Morning tea
10.30-11.30
Life in the NICU without antibiotics: Making healthier babies
Richard Polin
11.30-12.30
Prevention and treatment of BPD
Peter Davis
12.30-14.00
Lunch Break
14.00-15.00
Neonatal seizures
Jeanie Cheong
15.00-16.00
Final questions and answers and Close
Faculty
Subject to change
Free Seats
Information
The number of participants is limited to 80
Participation Fees
including lunch and Indonesian CME credit
Doctors from Indonesia:
- before May 31, 2023
- 350,00 EUR
- after May 31, 2023
- 400,00 EUR
Doctors from outside Indonesia:
- before May 31, 2023
- 375,00 EUR
- after May 31, 2023
- 425,00 EUR
Program Design / Host

Peter G. Davis
University of Melbourne, The Royal Women's Hospital,
Melbourne, Australia

Ekawaty Lutfia Haksari
Universitas Gadjah Mada Sardjito General Hospital, Child Health Department,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Target Audience
Neonatal pediatricians, nurses and trainees caring for preterm infants.
Local Organizer
Ekawaty Lutfia Haksari, MD Perinatology; Child Health Department,
Universitas Gadjah Mada Sardjito General Hospital,
Jl. Kesehatan 1, Sekip,
55284 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
email: ekahaksari@yahoo.com