IPOKRaTES and POCUSNEO
Point-of-care Ultrasound Workshops and Advanced Neonatal Care Conference
- April 11 - 13, 2023
- Hotel Sortis, Panama City, Panama
Objectives
IPOKRaTES seminars provide high quality postgraduate education which enables professional to keep abreast of the most recent developments and offer participants the opportunity to discuss clinical problems or scientific issues personally with international experts.
The aim of this workshop is to teach basic and advanced concepts about lung, airway, and hemodynamic assessments in sick neonates. POCUS can be used for checking the patency of ductus arteriosus or pulmonary hypertension, cardiac function, and fluid status which are some of the considerations within the complex hemodynamic and physiologic evaluation of the critically ill neonate. Procedural application of POCUS such as vascular access, fluid drainage, and intubation, will be discussed. Two days of workshop with hands-on training and 1 day of Advanced Neonatal Care conference will be offered. The 1-day seminar's main objective is to provide an update on the most recent advances and hot topics in neonatology.
Faculty
- Yasser Elsayed
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Daniel Ibarra Rios
Neonatal Association of Mexico City and the Valley of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico - Shahab Noori
University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA, USA - Jessica Lauren Walker Ruoss
Orlando Health Regional Medical Center, Orlando FL, USA - Martin Keszler
Brown University, Women and Infants Hospital, Providence RI, USA - Josef Neu
University of Florida, Gainesville FL, USA
Program
TUE, APRIL 11, 2023
Workshop 1: Training workshop on lung ultrasound and upper airway assessment
Workshop instructors
Yasser Elsayed, Jessica Lauren Walker Ruoss, Daniel Ibarra Rios, Roberto Murgas Torrazza
Didactic Sessions
08.00–08.30
Basic Physics of US
Yasser Elsayed
08.30–09.15
Basics of LUS (ABC)
Daniel Ibarra Rios
09.15–10.00
Lung US in RDS versus TTN
Jessica Lauren Walker Ruoss
10.00–10.30
Coffee Break
10.30–11.15
Lung US in meconium aspiration, pneumonia and atelectasis recommendations
Jessica Lauren Walker Ruoss
11.15–12.00
Advanced lung ultrasound and upper airway assessment
Yasser Elsayed
12.00–13.00
Lunch
Afternoon workshop stations (simulation based)
13.00–13.45
Station 1: Basic interpretation of LUS language
Daniel Ibarra Rios
13.45–14.30
Station 2: Lung severity scoring by US
Yasser Elsayed
14.30–15.00
Coffee Break
15.00–15.45
Station 3: Case scenarios for interpretation
Jessica Lauren Walker Ruoss
15.45–16.30
Station 4: Demo on performing the technique on the machine
Roberto Murgas Torrazza
18.00–19.00
Expert Forum (small focus group)
19.00–20.00
Dinner
WED, APRIL 12, 2022
Workshop 2: Training workshop on neonatal echo
Workshop instructors
Yasser Elsayed, Daniel Ibarra Rios, Shahab Noori, Jessica Lauren Walker Ruoss
Didactic sessions
07.30–08.15
Basic echo views
Shahab Noori
08.15–09.00
Basic structural assessment of neonatal echo
Shahab Noori
09.00–09.45
Echo assessment in pulmonary hypertension
Daniel Ibarra Rios
09.45–10.00
Coffee Break
10.00–10.45
Echo assessment in PDA
Jessica Lauren Walker Rouss
10.45–11.30
Echo assessment in shock
Shahab Noori
11.30–12.00
Cerebral Flow Assessment, IVH risk assessment
Yasser Elsayed
12.00–12.30
Abdominal ultrasound assessment in gut injury
Yasser Elsayed
12.30–13.30
Lunch
Afternoon workshop stations (simulation based)
13.30–14.30
Station 1: Echo assessment and measurements in shock
Yasser Elsayed
14.30–15.30
Station 2: Echo assessment and measurements in pulmonary hypertension
Daniel Ibarra Rios
15.30–16.30
Station 3: Echo assessment and measurements in PDA
Shahab Noori
16.30–17.30
Station 4: Basic measurements of neonatal echo
Jessica Lauren Walker Ruoss
19.00–20.00
Dinner - Social Networking
THUR, APRIL 13, 2022
Advanced neonatal care conference
Themes: Neonatal hemodynamics, respiratory care, NEC and gut injury, and neurocritical care
07.30–08.00
Registration
08.00–09.00
Welcome - Inauguration
Roberto Murgas Torrazza, Josef Neu
09.00–09.30
Bundle management of the hemodynamics during the postnatal transition
Shahab Noori
09.30–10.00
Bundle management of pulmonary hypertension
Daniel Ibarra Rios
10.00–10.30
Bundle management of shock
Yasser Elsayed
10.30–10.40
Panel discussion and Q/A
10.40–11.10
Coffee Break
11.10–11.40
Bundle management of PDA
Shahab Noori
11.40–12.10
Update on respiratory support in preterm infants
Martin Keszler
12.10–12.40
Update on management of NEC and gut injury
Josef Neu
12.40–13.10
Pillars and applications of neurocritical care in NICU
Yasser Elsayed
13.10–13.20
Panel discussion and Q/A
13.20–14.00
Lunch
14.00–14.30
Implementing near infrared spectroscopy as the 6th vital sign
Yasser Elsayed
14.30–15.00
Plan for a successful extubation and maintaining non-invasive ventilation in preterm infants
Martin Keszler
15.00–15.30
Implementing POCUS in NICU daily practice
Shahab Noori
15.30–16.00
Implementing a successful hemodynamics program in NICU
Daniel Ibarra Rios
16.00–16.10
Panel discussion and Q/A
All speakers of the afternoon session
18.00–19.00
Expert Forum
19.00–21.00
Dinner and social gathering. Seminar closing reception.
Subject to change
Participation Fees
WORKSHOP (April 11, 12, 2023):
Physicians 350 $ *
Residents 200 $
Nurses and Therapists 200 $
Students 100 $
* after January 15, 2023 increase $100 for physicians
The Number of Participants is limited up to 40 participants
CONFERENCE (April 13, 2023):
Physicians 250 $*
Nurses and Therapists 150 $
Residents 100 $
Students 50 $
* if registered for the workshop, the seminar fee will be 175 $ if taken together before January 8, 2023
The Number of Participants is limited up to 50 participants
Please register via:
email: neonatologiacriticapanama@gmail.com or
Phone: +507-66183605 or
via registration button below (note: If you register online, the registration fee is in EURO)
Program Design / Host

Josef Neu
University of Florida, College of Medicine,
Gainesville FL, United States

Roberto J. Murgas Torrazza
Hospital Punta Pacifica,
Panama City, Panama
Target Audience
Medical Specialists, General Practitioners, Nurses
Local Organizer
Dr. Roberto J. Murgas Torrazza
Pediatrician - Neonatologist
Hospital Punta Pacifica - Pacifica Salud Panama
Johns Hopkins Medicine International
1er. Piso #110, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Phone: 507-66183605
email: rmurgas@yahoo.com
Main Sponsors
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