Care of the New-born & Common Paediatric Surgical Issues

About This Course

Knowledge and Insight (Understanding)
• General Practitioner’s (GP’s) role in our healthcare system in the care of the newborn
• Components of newborn screening after birth, and what congenital abnormalities may surface later in the neonatal period
• Up-to-date knowledge and epidemiology of common neonatal conditions in neonates, and the importance of breastfeeding, timely immunizations, and parental guidance for neuro-stimulation
• How socioeconomic status, psycho-emotional health of parents affects neonatal outcomes, and a child’s neurodevelopment from the very beginning
• Common congenital and surgical conditions presenting to primary healthcare, (e.g hypospadias and undescended testes)
• Range of presentation of tongue-tie in a newborn

Application of Knowledge & Insight
• Utility of National Neonatal Jaundice Guidelines to guide management of neonates with jaundice (including anticipatory parental advice)
• Counselling on breastfeeding; important tricks and tips in the first 2 weeks after childbirth, and troubleshooting common problems
• Counselling first-time parents on parentcraft (common things to expect in the first 90 days of life, for example: expected weight gain, feeding frequency, fussing, sleeping position and habits, stool changes, common neonatal rashes)
• Recognition of emotional changes and social issues in caregivers/families post-arrival of a newborn (such as postnatal blues, anxiety, depression)
• Recognize common lumps and bumps, including lymph node swelling
• Recognize urogenital complaints including phimosis and balanoposthitis
• Recognize umbilical granuloma in the neonate and initiate treatment
• Recognize variations of common acute complaints in children with prior paediatric surgical interventions (e.g nephrostomy, mitrofanoff) with identification of red flags for specialist intervention