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Workshop :

Neonatal Surfactant Therapy 

Date : 30 April – 2025

Location : Neonatal department /Erbil Maternity Hospital .

Registration Fees :

Limited seats up to 40 maximums capacity 

KPS Member : 50 $

Non KPS Member : 75 $

Registration fees include coffee break . Lunch and Workshop certificate 

Note : Its mandatory to be registered in the conference to access to register in the workshop

For registration Kindly please contact / Mr.Barzan from KPS Society : 009647503499797

Ass. Prof . Dr Alan Abdullah Abdulrahman (Workshop dirrector )

MBChB, DCH, FIBMS-Ped.

Program director of KPS-Neonatology 

Child healthcare course leader-College of Medicine/University of Sulaimani

Chief of NICU/ High-quality Hospital – Silaimania city 

Dr. Sura A. Albermany

MBChB, FICMSP, CAB Neonatology 

Consultant children welfare teaching hospital/ medical city. Baghdad

Lecturer/ medical college Baghdad university 

Supervisor of Arabic fellowship of neonatology 

Dr. Moustafa Ahmed Moustafa

neonatology /Dubai hospital /UAE

MRCPch UK

Master degree AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY EGYPT

Dr. Media Khalid Abdullah

Pediatric Intensivist and Pediatric Specialist 

ICU /Rapareen Teaching Hospital/ Erbil

Lecturer /SoM/UKH

Lecturer in Koya Medical University 

Trainer in Kurdistan Board for Medical Specialties

Member 

Workshop Agenda: Neonatal Surfactant Therapy and Lung Ultrasound 

Duration : 5 hours 

 

Welcome & Introduction (10 minutes )

  • Welcome remarks by the facilitator 
  • Overview of workshop objectives 
  • Pre workshop assessment 

Session 1: Understanding Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) (20 minutes)/

Dr. Sura A.Albermany 

  • Prevalence and significance of RDS in neonates 
  • Pathophysiology of RDS
  • Indications for surfactant therapy 

Session 2: Surfactant Therapy : Overview & Types (20 minutes)/Dr. Media Khalid Abdullah 

  • History and evolution of surfactant therapy
  • Types of surfactants: natural vs. synthetic
  • Mechanism of action 

Break (15 minutes)

 

  • Session 3: Administration Techniques (30 minutes)/ Dr. Alan Abdullah Abdulrahman
  • Preparation of the neonate
  • Methods of administration (INSURE, LISA, intubation)
  • Dosage and timing considerations
  • Practical demonstration (video or live simulation)

Session 4: Monitoring and Managing outcomes(25 minutes)/Dr. Sura A. Albermany

  • Monitoring response to therapy
  • Complications and side effects
  • Long-teem outcomes of treated neonates
  • Surfactant Replacement Therapy for Respiratory Disorders Other Than RDS.

Break (15 minutes)

Session 5: Advances and challenges in Surfactant Therapy (15 minutes)/

Dr. Media Khalid Abdullah 

  • Retreatment; when and why ? Case Study Discussion 

Session 6: Principles of neonatal Lung Ultrasound (40 minutes)/Dr. Mustafa …….

  • Introduction to lung Ultrasound .
  • Integration of lung ultrasound in the NICUs.
  • Technique , Patterns , scoring systems 

Feedback (10 minutes)

  • Participant feedback and discussion 
  • Post workshop assessment 
  • Certificate distribution 

Lunch (30 minutes)

 

session 7: Hands on training on Neonatal Lung Ultrasound (2 hours)/Dr. Mustafa ……

In Erbil Maternity Hospital NICU.

Participants will be assigned to groups for the training .

Dr. Sura A. Albermany 

MBChB,FICMSP,CABNeonatology

Consultant Neonatologist children welfare teaching hospital / medical city . Baghdad 

Lecture / medical college Baghdad university