Professor Geraldine Boylan, Professor Deirdre Murray and Dr Sean Mathieson, all took part in the jENS 2021 Congress this week, alongside INFANT Ph.D candidates Sonia Lenehan and Mary Anne Ryan.
The prestigious event, which took place between 14-18 September, featured an exciting scientific programme with contributions from leading international speakers.
Taking place online, the Congress investigated topics such as neurology, perinatal practices and neonatal infectious diseases / immunology.
The interactive event included dedicated Q&As, live discussions and polls, providing an engaging atmosphere for INFANT researchers to showcase how they are solving some of the challenges associated with pregnancy, birth, infancy and childhood.
Find out about the jENS 2021 Congress.
INFANT Contributions:
14 September
Professor Deirdre Murray
Role: Discussant
Session: MEET & GREET & DISCUSS: controversies in neonatology – Brain
Mary Anne Ryan
Role: Speaker
Session: Meet & Greet &Discuss: controversies in neonatology – Nursing
Title: Protecting sleep in the NICU
Synopsis: The immature preterm infant’s brain is vulnerable to adverse outcome. Sleep is neuroprotective. Minimising stress and protecting sleep in the neonatal unit will support normal brain development.
15 September
Professor Deirdre Murray
Role: Speaker
Session: PARALLEL SESSION 1- BRAIN 1 – Outcome Assessment
Talk: Outcome assessment in the 21st century
Doctor Sean Mathieson
Session: POSTER SESSION 1 – BRAIN 1
Synopsis: Neonatal Encephalopathy (NE) is a neurological disorder resulting from lack of oxygen or blood supply to the brain at birth and has the highest morbidity and mortality in low income countries. Seizure can exacerbate brain damage.
We recorded EEG (brainwaves) on neonates with NE in Uganda and found a high seizure burden, highlighting the potential to improve outcome in these babies with prompt detection and treatment of seizures.
Professor Deirdre Murray
Role: Chairperson
Session: PARALLEL SESSION 8 – BRAIN 2 – HIE
16 September
Professor Geraldine Boylan
Role: Speaker
Session: PARALLEL SESSION 13 – BRAIN 3 – Cerebral function
Talk: Neonatal EEG & sleep in the NICU
Professor Deirdre Murray
Role: Chairperson
Session: PARALLEL SESSION 13 – BRAIN 3 – Cerebral function
17 September
Sonia Lenehan
Role: Oral poster speaker
Session: Poster session 11 – Brain 3
Title poster 1: Eye-Tracking for the assessment of cognitive development in full-term and moderate-to-late preterm infants at 18 months
Synopsis: Investigates using eye-tracking to assess cognitive development in 18-month-old (corrected age) moderate-to-late preterm born children.
Title poster 2: Eye-Tracking and the Griffiths III Neurodevelopmental assessment at 18 months in healthy term infants
Synopsis: This looks at exploring the relationship between the eye-tracking measures and measures of Griffiths-III neurodevelopmental assessment.
18 September
Professor Geraldine Boylan
Role: Speaker
Session: PLENARY SESSION – CLOSING SESSION
Talk: AI for the evaluation of HIE
