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Assisted ventilation	Principles of assisted ventilation Nursing care of the infant requiring assisted ventilation prior to transfer Nasal CPAP Blood gas analysis Nursing care of an infant with an umbilical venous catheter insitu Pulse oximetry
Blood Disorders	Nursing care of the anaemic infant Nursing care of the polycythemic infant Nursing care of the infant with thalassaemia
Cardiac	Management of the infant with suspected cyanotic congenital heart disease Stabilization of the infant with congenital heart disease Preparing the infant with congenial heart disease for transfer from Level 3 to Level 3 nursery (Level 3 staff only)
Examination of the newborn	Examination of the normal newborn Normal neonatal values Congenital abnormalities Recognizing the sick baby on the post natal ward: Life threatening emergency versus non-life threatening illness
MAS /Emergency Services (Paramedics and CERT Officers Only)	Resuscitation of the infant born at home or before arrival at hospital MAS responding to the infant who has collapsed in the home Role of the Paramedic on a NETS retrieval
Metabolic	Hypoglycemia The infant of the diabetic mother Neonatal jaundice Exchange transfusion Care of the infant receiving phototherapy Common metabolic derangements Infant screening for inborn errors of metabolism Thermoregulation
NETS	Organizing a NETS Transfer: Paperwork, Parents, Pathology Organizing a NETS Transfer: Guidelines for referring hospitals The role of NETS in stabilization and transfer Overview and history of the Newborn Emergency Transfer Service The challenges of neonatal transport
Neurological	Neonatal seizures Management of apnoea in the neonate Management of the neonate with perinatal asphyxia Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
Nutrition	Infant Feeding Gavage tube feeding
Resuscitation	Resuscitation of the newborn (Based on ARC, 2006 guidelines) The transition to extra-uterine life: Recognizing problems with normal transition An overview of the changes to the international neonatal resuscitation guidelines
Respiratory	Oxygen therapy Respiratory Distress Respiratory Distress Syndrome Meconium Aspiration Syndrome Neonatal pneumothorax Neonatal pneumonia Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (CLD) Bronchiolitis
Sepsis	Neonatal sepsis GBS sepsis Meningococcal sepsis HIV infection HSV infection
Stabilization	Principles of stabilization prior to transport Stabilization of the infant with serious congenital malformations