Neonatal Intensive Care Technology module (BE51001)

The aim of this module is to introduce the main technical aspects of neonatal equipment and its applications in Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) through case studies.



You will gain experience in understanding the main NICU procedures and the specialised medical equipment and environment to care for premature babies in the NICU, and how the medical data is communicated and managed.



Topics include:

• Introduction to neonatology and common Medical equipment in NICU including incubator, ventilator, Pulse oximeter, blood pressure monitor, Cardiopulmonary monitor, phototherapy unit, infusion pumps, and feeding pumps.
• handling and communicating medical data with central monitoring devices
• NICU environment, common tests, and treatments
• clinical applications: exploring a range of medical applications
• integrated digital technology for vital sign monitoring in NICU