This five-day residential course, led by Course Director, Professor Paul Johnson, is aimed primarily at senior trainees in Paediatric Surgery and held in the beautiful setting of St Edmund Hall in the city of Oxford.
The course provides a comprehensive overview of Neonatal Surgery (apart from Urology) with particular emphasis on evidence-based practice and practical approaches to difficult clinical scenarios.
Lectures are provided by leading experts within the UK and there is plenty of opportunity for interactive discussion.
Course fees include all tuition, course materials, four nights accommodation and subsistence, Formal Course Dinner and some social activities.
Course Programme
Monday 9 September
| 09.30 – 10.00 | Registration & Coffee | |
| 10.00 – 10.15 | Introduction | Professor Paul Johnson |
| 10.15 – 11.00 | ABC of Early Embryology | Miss Anna-May Long |
| 11.00 – 12.00 | Neonatal Physiology and Problems of Preterm Birth – an overview | Dr Zoltan Molnar |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | ABC of Neonatal Ventilation | Dr Varun Meena |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | Ethical & Legal Aspects of Neonatal Surgery | Dr Helen Turnham |
| 15.00 – 16.00 | SYMPOSIUM: Fetal Medicine, Antenatal Diagnosis, Genetic Screening, and Prenatal Counselling | Speakers: Professor Kokila Lakhoo (Chair) Mr Angelo Cavallaro |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | Tea | |
| 16.30 – 17.30 | Fetal Medicine, Antenatal Diagnosis, Genetic Screening, and Prenatal Counselling Symposium | (Continued) |
| 19.00 | Dinner | Wolfson Hall |
Tuesday 10 September
| 09.00 – 09.30 | Embryology of the Respiratory System | Miss Anna-May Long |
| 09.30 – 10.30 | Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia | Miss Dhanya Mullassery |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee | |
| 11.00 – 12.00 | Congenital Lung Cysts | Mr Merrill McHoney |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Principles and Advances in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Neonates | Mr Alex Lee |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | Oesophageal Atresia – Aetiology Classification and Clinical Presentation | Professor Spencer Beasley |
| 15.00 – 16.00 | Surgical Options for Oesophageal Atresia | Professor Spencer Beasley |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | Tea | |
| 16.30 – 17.30 | Conjoined Twins | Mr Edward Kiely |
| 18.00 - 19.00 | Optional Private Tour: The Museum of the History of Science, Oxford | |
| 19.45 | Dinner | Wolfson Hall |
Wednesday 11 September
| 09.00 – 09.30 | Embryology of the Foregut, Midgut and Hindgut | Miss Anna-May Long |
| 09.30 – 10.30 | Neonatal Nutrition | TBC |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee | |
| 11.00 – 12.00 | Bowel Atresias and Malrotation | Mr Tony Lander |
| 12.00 - 13.00 | Meconium ileus | Mr Tony Lander |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | The Jaundiced Neonate : Investigation and Management | Professor Mark Davenport |
| 15:00 – 15.30 | Pancreatic Disorders | Professor Paul Johnson |
| 15.30 – 16.00 | Tea | |
| Free Time | ||
| 19.00 | Dinner | Wolfson Hall |
Thursday 12 September
| 09.00 – 10.00 | ABC of Neonatal Radiology | Dr Ash Chakraborty |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Pathoembryology of Hirschsprung’s Disease | Mr Mike Stanton |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee | |
| 11.00 – 12.00 | Surgical Options for Hirschsprung’s Disease | Mr Mike Stanton |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Structured Management of Short Bowel Syndrome | Mr Ingo Jester |
| 13.00 – 13.45 | Lunch | |
| 13.45 – 15.00 | Imperforate Anus | Mr Ian Sugarman |
| 15.00 – 16.00 | Pathogenesis, clinical presentation & non-surgical aspects of treatment of NEC | Mr Merrill McHoney |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | Tea | |
| 16.30 – 17.30 | Surgical Management of NEC | Mr Edward Kiely |
| 17.30 – 18.00 | Difficult Clinical Scenarios | Interactive Discussion |
| 19.00 - Drinks Reception 19.30 – Dinner | COURSE DINNER | The Old Dining Hall, St Edmund Hall |
Friday 13 September
| 09.00 – 09.30 | Embryology of Anterior Abdominal Wall | Miss Anna-May Long |
| 09.30 – 10.30 | Neonatal Inguinal Hernia | TBC |
| 10.30 –11.00 | Coffee | |
| 11.00 – 12.00 | Exomphalos and Gastroschisis | Mr Sean Marven |
| 12.00 - 13.00 | Neonatal Tumours | Mr Bruce Okoye |
| 13.00 – 13.15 |
Close of Course Evaluation and Feedback |
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| 13.15 – 14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.15 - 15.45 | FRCS (Paed) Viva Session (for UK delegates) | Mr Tony Lander |
Download the course programme (PDF)
To book a place, please visit the Oxford University Stores website. Places are limited so early booking is advisable!
Course Director: Professor Paul Johnson
For further details, please contact Professor Johnson’s PA on email: louise.stile@nds.ox.ac.uk