Neuro NICU Educational Materials

The following are teaching materials prepared by the Neuro NICU team and intended for use by our nurses, therapists and physicians in the NICU. For more information on our clinical services, click here.

2016 Presentations

• March 6: Characteristics of amplitude-integrated electroencephalography in neonates with excessive hyperbilirubinemia
  
• February 19: NEATO Trial

2015 Presentations

• December 11: Morphine Pharmacology in the Hypothermic HIE Neonate
  
• October 16: Different NICU Environments and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes; for reference, please visit:

                            Alterations in Brain Structure and Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Preterm Infants

                            Single-Family Room Care and Neurobehavioral and Medical Outcomes in Preterm Infants

• October 2: Instrumental Evaluations of Swallowing: PowerPoint Presentation / Handout
  
• September 18: Preemie Cooling for Neonatal Encephalopathy
  
• August 14: Erythropoietin for Neuroprotection
  
• June 26: Neuro NICU Case of the Week
  
• June 5: aEEG and Prediction of Outcome in HIE
  
• May 29: Optimizing Cooling Among Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
  
• May 1: Troubleshooting during Therapeutic Hypothermia
  
• April 24: Three Causes of aEEG Asymmetry
  
• April 17: Brain Injury: Data Analysis for Quality Improvement
  
• March 13: Red blood cell transfusions and neurologic outcomes in preterm infants; for references, please visit:

Randomized Trial of Liberal Versus Restrictive Guidelines for Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Preterm Infants

Long-term Outcomes of Brain Structure in Premature Infants

Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Randomly Assigned to Restrictive or Liberal Hemoglobin Thresholds for Blood Transfusion

• March 6: NICHD Network Preemie Cooling RCT
• February 27: Neurologic considerations on ECMO
• February 6: Neonatal Infections and the Impact on Neurodevelopment and Growth Outcomes

2014 Presentations

• August 8: What is aEEG?
  
• August 1: aEEG pattern review
• July 18: aEEG channels and impact on interpretation
• July 11: The tip of the iceberg: neonatal seizures
• June 27: Artifacts and annotations, Part 2
• June 20: Artifacts and annotations, Part 1
• May 23: What is that artifact?

The NIRS Educational Module outlines the applications of near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for the monitoring of blood and tissue oxygenation in neonates. It provides clinicians with instructions for use, interpretation of NIRS values, and troubleshooting techniques.