8 OCTOBER 2018

Neonatal resuscitation training kicks off

Five-day practical training courses on “Neonatal Resuscitation” have started at the Public Health and Reforms Center (PHRC) of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan on October 8, 2018. The courses are based on the Neonatal Resuscitation Program, developed by American Pediatric Academy and American Heart Association.

Chief Neonatologist of the Ministry of Health Rustam Huseynov welcomed participants on the first day of the training and informed about common problems observed in prenatal, intranatal, postnatal periods and how to reduce them.

Trainer certified on “Neonatal Resuscitation Program” (NRP) by Göztepe Training and Research Hospital of Istanbul Culture University Nahida Mahmudova, informed participants on the preparations for resuscitation, adaptation period, the first steps of neonatal care, principles of neonatal resuscitation.

During the five-day trainings medical specialists working in the country's health care institutions will reviewed the modern newborn intensive care methods, discuss the team work issues in emergency situations as well as early detection and treatment in neonatology.

Note that, the training course was accredited by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Credit point of the course is 15. Upon successful completion of the training, the participants will be awarded certificates.

You can see the photos from the course here. 

The full text of the news is available in Azerbaijani language.