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Neonatal Emergency Resuscitation and Stabilisation (NERS) Course
Neonatal Emergency Resuscitation and Stabilisation (NERS) Course
This is a one-day course focusing on the application of knowledge through team-based simulations for the assessment and management of neonates in the emergency setting, through the delivery room, emergency department and pre-hospital setting as well as the NICU.
Price: R2530
Description
Aligned to the AHA Guideline update for CPR and ECC, and the European Resuscitation Council Guideline for Neonatal resuscitation, this course covers the resuscitation of the neonate in the first 30 days of life as well as some of the common presentations of the neonate once discharged from the hospital. Online pre-course reading is available on our Learner Management System. There is a hard copy of the manual available if required.
Audience
The course provides training for:
• Healthcare providers whose occupation or volunteer activities require an understanding of resuscitation of the neonate or interact with the sick neonate in any setting.
• Professionals in the field of emergency care (EMS, Emergency Department practitioners, nurses and doctors).
Course Content
• The unique neonate.
• The premature neonate.
• Immediate Resuscitation of the New-born.
• Airway management.
• Chest compressions.
• Medication administration and calculations.
• The cyanosed neonate.
• The vomiting neonate.
• Communication with parents and teams.
• Team dynamics and patient safety.
Features
• Skills-based, and simulation-based practical course.
• Practical ‘wet lab’ skills stations with advanced equipment.
• Limited to 8 participants per course (or 8 students per instructor).
Certification
Students who successfully complete the NERS Course will receive an AIEM Certificate of Completion and CPD certificate.
CEU: 16 including 2 ethics
Course Duration: 1 Day
