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NeoHeart 2024 Coverage
Hello friends 👋 Here's a draft paragraph for your website: The Incubator podcast is proud to bring you exclusive coverage of the NeoHeart 2024 conference, a leading event in neonatal cardiac care. Our hosts, Ben Courchia and Daphna, have conducted a series of insightful interviews with renowned experts, innovative researchers, and dedicated healthcare professionals attending the conference. These special episodes explore cutting-edge topics in neonatal cardiology, interdisci
Jul 31, 2024


#230 - ❤️ - The Evolution of Neonatal Cardiac Care, A Conversation with Dr. Gil Wernovsky
Hello friends 👋 This special episode of The Incubator features guest co-hosts Dr. Amir Ashrafi and Dr. Nim Goldshtrom interviewing Dr. Gil Wernovsky , a pioneer in the field of pediatric cardiac intensive care. The discussion focuses on the evolution of neonatal cardiac care and the upcoming Neoheart 2024 conference. Dr. Wernovsky reflects on the history of pediatric cardiac intensive care, highlighting key developments like surfactant therapy and prostaglandin treatment th
Jul 28, 2024


#228 - ❤️ Journal Club - Neonatal Cardiology w Nim Goldshtrom and Adrienne Bischoff
Hello friends 👋 This special edition of The Incubator podcast features a neonatal cardiology journal club discussion hosted by Dr. Nim...
Jul 21, 2024


#227 - 🔬Decoding Lung Development (ft Dr. Erin Plosa)
Hello friends 👋 In this episode of the Incubator: At the Bench, we talk with Dr. Erin Plosa who is a neonatologist and physician...
Jul 17, 2024


#226 - 🧠 Rethinking the Newborn Brain, a conversation with Dr. Terrie Inder
Hello friends 👋 In this engaging episode of The Incubator podcast, Dr. Terrie Inder, a pioneer in neonatal neurology, shares her journey and insights into newborn brain development. Dr. Inder discusses the complexities of neonatal brain injury, emphasizing that it's not just about visible hemorrhages, but also about the brain's overall maturation process. She highlights the importance of understanding "brain dysmanturation" and how the NICU environment significantly impacts
Jul 13, 2024


#225 - 🌍 Low Tech High Impact. Caring for neonates in Arusha Tanzania (ft Dr. Stephen Swanson)
Hello friends 👋 In this episode, Dr. Stephen Swanson shares his journey of establishing a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Arusha,...
Jul 10, 2024


#224 - 📑 Journal Club - The complete episode (July 7 2024)
Hello friends 👋 In this packed episode of Journal Club, Ben and Daphna review eleven recent papers covering a range of neonatology...
Jul 7, 2024


#223 - 🚀 How to write better notes (ft EMR guru Dr. Shama Patel)
Hello Friends 👋 In this Tech Tuesday episode of the Incubator podcast, Ben and Daphna engage in an enlightening conversation with Dr....
Jul 3, 2024


#222 - 🫁 Mastering the Mechanics, A Deep Dive into Neonatal Ventilation Strategies (ft Bryan King)
Hello friends 👋 In this episode of the Incubator podcast, Ben interviews Bryan King, an experienced respiratory therapist and educator in neonatal and pediatric care. Bryan shares his journey into respiratory therapy, which began unexpectedly after initially pursuing x-ray technology. He discusses his passion for working in the NICU and the challenges of treating increasingly smaller premature infants. The conversation delves into the evolution of neonatal respiratory therap
Jun 30, 2024


#221 - 👶 BTP - A Father’s Perseverance | Alex’s journey through the NICU with his 25-week daughter
Hello friends 👋 This latest episode of Beyond The Beeps explores the experiences of fathers in the NICU and the challenges they face. It...
Jun 26, 2024


#220 - 📑 Journal Club - The complete episode (June 23rd 2024)
Hello friends 👋 In our latest Journal Club episode, we review several important recent studies in neonatology. We begin by discussing a...
Jun 23, 2024


#219 - 🔬 The Importance of Saliva (Ft Dr. Jill Maron)
Hello Friends 👋 In this episode of the Incubator "At the Bench," we talk with Dr. Jill Maron, a neonatologist and physician-scientist at...
Jun 21, 2024


#218 - Father's Day Special with Alex Zavala aka The NICU Dad
Hello friends 👋 In this special Father's Day episode, Daphna interviews Alex Zavala, known as the "NICU Dad". Alex shares his emotional journey of becoming a father to his daughter Emerson, born at just 27 weeks. Alex vividly recounts the day his wife's water broke, the frantic rush to the hospital, and the overwhelming fear and uncertainty as Emerson was delivered via emergency C-section weighing only 2 pounds 5 ounces. He describes feeling like he was thrust into a nightma
Jun 16, 2024


#217 - 🌍 Developing Neonatal Units: The Role of Mentorship (ft Pr. Pradeep Suryawanshi)
Hello friends 👋 In this episode, Mbozu and Shelly-Ann are joined by Professor Pradeep Suryawanshi, a neonatologist, researcher and...
Jun 12, 2024


#216 - 🫁 A Better Understanding of CDH - ft. Dr. Neil Patel and Dr. Gopal
Hello friends 👋 In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with two passionate neonatologists, Dr. Neil Patel from the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, UK and Dr. Srirupa Hari Gopal, a third year fellow at Baylor, about their work and research in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). We dove into what draws them to care for these complex patients, the evolving understanding of CDH pathophysiology, and the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in optimizi
Jun 9, 2024
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#215 - 🚀 [Locus Health] - Connecting Hospital and Home via Remote Patient Monitoring
Hello friends 👋 In our latest Tech Tuesday episode, Daphna and I spoke with Nancy Addison from Locus Health about their remote patient...
Jun 5, 2024


#214 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode (June 1st 2024)
Hello friends 👋 In this jam-packed episode of Journal Club, neonatologists Daphna and I discuss several impactful new studies in...
Jun 2, 2024


#213 - 👶 Beyond The Beeps - Crossing the Threshold of the NICU
Hello friends 👋 In this episode of Beyond the Beeps, Elizabeth Simonton shares her experience of unexpected NICU admission for her...
May 29, 2024


#212 - Advancing Neonatal Care in Africa (Ft. Dr. Alex Stevenson)
Hello friends 👋 In this special episode of the Incubator Podcast, hosts Ben and Daphna are joined by Dr. Alex Stevenson, a neonatologist from Zimbabwe who serves as the president of the African Neonatal Association (ANA) and principal investigator for the African Neonatal Network. Dr. Stevenson shares his journey into neonatology and highlights the stark differences in neonatal care and outcomes between well-resourced private hospitals and less well-resourced public hospital
May 26, 2024


#211 - 🔬 Sex Differences in Neonatal Lung Injury (ft. Dr. Krithikia Lingappan)
Hello friends 👋 In this episode of the Incubator, At the bench, we talk with Dr. Krithika Lingappan who is a neonatologist and...
May 23, 2024
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