When the Going Gets Tough on NICU: Holistic Care, POCUS & QI methods
- May 2 - 4, 2026
- The Empire, Jerudong, Brunei & RIPAS Hospital, Brunei
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.
Faculty
- Jochen Profit
University School of Medicine, Stanford CA, USA - Josef Neu
University of Florida, Gainesville FL, USA - Nicholas Embleton
Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK - Adrienne Gordon
University of Sydney, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia - Chor Yek Kee
Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak, Malaysia - Gillian Foo
Joan Kirner Women & Children’s, Sunshine Hospital, Melbourne, Australia - Arun Sett
Western Health, Melbourne, Australia - Melanie Yeoh
Western Health, Melbourne, Australia
Program
SAT, May 2, 2026
Venue: Level 2, Women & Children Centre, RIPAS Hospital
Workshop 1 Neonatal POCUS
08.30-09.00
Building a POCUS programme in the NICU
Arun Sett
09.00-09.45
Introduction to ultrasound : principles and knobology
Chor Yek Kee
09.45-10.30
Introduction to Neonatal POCUS Cranial
Chor Yek Kee
10.30-11.15
Tea break and visit to NNU, RIPAS Hospital
11.15-12.00
Introduction to Neonatal POCUS Cardiac
Melanie Yeoh
12.00-12.45
Introduction to Neonatal POCUS Respiratory System
Gillian Foo
12.45-13.45
Photo Session (all Participants) & LUNCH
13.45-16.30
Practical Sessions (IMPORTANT to Note: held on 2 different days) ~ 1 hr each station
Groups A,B,C rotating through 3 stations
Station 1
POCUS Cranial
Station 2
POCUS Cardiac
Station 3
POCUS Lung, diaphragm and vocal cords
SAT, May 2, 2026
Tutorial Rooms, Level 4 , Women & Children Centre, RIPAS Hospital
Workshop 2 Quality Assurance/ Quality Improvement
08.30-09.30
Visit to Neonatal Unit, RIPAS Hospital
09.30-10.15
Quality Improvement – what you need to know
Jochen Profit
10.15-11.00
Improving outcomes with nutrition
Nick Embleton
11.00-11.30
Tea break
11.30-12.15
Infection Proofing your NICU
Jochen Profit
12.15-12.45
What factors contribute to patient complaints and what can we do to reduce them?
Adrienne Gordon
12.45-13.45
Photo Session & LUNCH
13.45-14.45
Group 1 – Presentation of CLABSI bundle plan
Group 2 – Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia bundle plan
14.45-15.30
Group work on improving the bundles
15.30-16.00
Tea Break
16.00-16.30
Group 1 – Presents improvements on Bundle design (15mins)
Group 2 - Presents improvements on Bundle design (15 mins)
16.30
END
SUN, May 3, 2026
VENUE : Indera Samundra Grand Hall, The Empire
CONFERENCE
08.00-08.15
Welcome Opening Remarks
Elizabeth Chong
08.15-09.00
Incorporating the Family into Neonatal Resuscitation
Nick Embleton
09.00-09.45
How to optimize feeding in the Very Sick Neonate & Role of the Gut Microbiome
Josef Neu
09.45-10.00
Morning Refreshment Break
10.00-10.45
Family-Integrated Care in a busy NICU
Adrienne Gordon
10.45-10.50
Mobility Break
10.50-11.30
Lactation After Loss
Nick Embleton
11.30-12.00
Q&A (Panel Discussion)
12.00-13.30
LUNCH – 12:00 – 12:30
Sponsor Lunchtime Lecture I – 12:30 – 13:00
Sponsor Lunchtime Lecture II – 13:00 – 13:30
13.30-14.15
Reducing Healthcare Worker Burnout
Jochen Profit
14.15-15.00
Lung ultrasound: Past, Present and Future
Arun Sett
15.00-15.45
Reducing the risks for SIDS and SUPC
Adrienne Gordon
15.45-16.15
Q&A (Panel Discussion)
16.15-16.30
Afternoon Refreshment Break
16.30-16.45
Lucky Draw
16.45-17.00
CLOSING
MON, May 4, 2026
Venue: Level 2, Women & Children Centre, RIPAS Hospital
Workshop 1 Neonatal POCUS (cont)
08.30-12.00
Practical Sessions (~ 1 hr each station)
POCUS Cranial
POCUS Cardiac
POCUS Lung, diaphragm and vocal cords
Subject to change
Free Seats
Information
The number of participants is limited to 200
Participation Fees
International participants
Seminar 70 EUR
Seminar and Workshop 1: Neonatal POCUS 145 EUR
(Practical Sessions held on 2 differnt days)
Seminar and Workshop 2: QA / QI 95 EUR
(Two different afternoon Practical Sessions)
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