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NLS

NEWBORN LIFE SUPPORT COURSE
VENUE: Academic Centre, The James Cook University Hospital, TS4 3BW

6 AUGUST 2010 OR 7 AUGUST 2010 (Friday or Saturday)

INTRODUCTION
The Newborn Life Support (NLS) course has been developed under the auspices of the Resuscitation Council (UK) to provide clear practical instruction in airway support and the theoretical background to illustrate its importance in resuscitation of the newborn. It is designed for any healthcare professional, regardless of discipline or status, who may be called upon to resuscitate a newborn baby.

AIM
The aim of the course is to give those responsible for initiating resuscitation at birth the background knowledge and skills to approach the management of a newborn infant during the first 10-20 minutes in a competent manner. The course concentrates on the importance of temperature control, practical airway management and ventilatory support.

CURRICULUM
Topics covered on the course include: History & Physiology; Resuscitation at Birth; Special Cases; Airway Management; Vascular Access; Equipment Familiarisation; and Chest Compressions.

ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION
Even though the course includes both a theoretical test of knowledge and a practical test of airway management skills, those who have successfully completed the course should not consider themselves competent to cover labour wards unsupervised. Nor should their employers consider them to be competent in these skills. They will still require supervision when performing resuscitation in real life. However, the course will have equipped them to maximise the learning opportunity afforded by the experience. They should only be left unsupervised when they have satisfied appropriate senior staff in their own units of their knowledge and practical competence.

Candidates who successfully complete the course receive a Resuscitation Council (UK) NLS provider certificate, which is valid for four years.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Anyone working as a healthcare professional and/or involved in care of the newborn. Junior and senior medical staff, midwives, neonatal nurses, paramedics, resuscitation officers and experienced nursing staff will find this course valuable.

COST
£135.00 per candidate

REGISTRATION
To register please complete and submit the form below.