About the Course
Neonatology Fellowship Program
Duration: 1 Week (5 Working Days)Venue: Medical Park Gaziosmanpaşa HospitalFormat: Observership-Based Clinical FellowshipTarget Audience: Pediatricians, Neonatology Fellows, Early-Career Neonatologists
Program Overview
This intensive 1-week Neonatology Fellowship Program is designed to provide participants with hands-on clinical exposure and structured observational training in a high-volume tertiary neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The program focuses on evidence-based neonatal care, advanced respiratory support, neonatal emergencies, and multidisciplinary NICU practice.
Weekly Program Schedule
Day 1 – NICU Orientation & Core Neonatal Care
Introduction to NICU structure, workflow, and protocols
Infection control and patient safety in the NICU
Daily NICU rounds with faculty
Neonatal admission assessment and documentation
Thermoregulation, fluid & electrolyte management
Case discussions: common NICU admissions
Day 2 – Neonatal Respiratory Support
Neonatal respiratory physiology
Non-invasive ventilation (CPAP, NIPPV)
Mechanical ventilation strategies in neonates
Oxygen therapy and saturation targeting
Observership: ventilated neonates in NICU
Case-based discussion on respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
Day 3 – Neonatal Emergencies & Critical Care
Neonatal resuscitation principles (NRP overview)
Management of sepsis and septic shock
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and therapeutic hypothermia
Hemodynamic monitoring and inotropic support
Observership: emergency cases and acute interventions
Multidisciplinary case review
Day 4 – Nutrition, Growth & Special Neonatal Conditions
Neonatal nutrition: parenteral and enteral feeding
Breast milk management and fortification
Management of prematurity and growth restriction
Neonatal jaundice and metabolic disorders
Follow-up strategies for high-risk neonates
Observership: nutrition planning and follow-up rounds
Day 5 – Ethics, Family-Centered Care & Program Wrap-Up
Ethics in neonatology and end-of-life care
Family communication and counseling in NICU
Discharge planning and continuity of care
Quality improvement and NICU audit practices
Final case discussions & participant feedback
Certificate of Completion Ceremony
Key Learning Outcomes
Understanding NICU organization and clinical workflows
Exposure to advanced neonatal respiratory and critical care
Improved clinical decision-making through case-based learning
Familiarity with multidisciplinary neonatal care models
Insight into ethical and family-centered approaches in neonatology
*Program can be altered according to the patient circulation.
Certification
Participants will receive an official Sky Medical Academy – Neonatology Fellowship Program Certificate upon successful completion.
Your Instructor
Prof Servet Özkiraz, MD - Pediatric Health and Diseases, Neonatology, Neonatal Intensive Care
2001 – Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (Undergraduate & Graduate)
2006 – Başkent University, Pediatrics Residency
2010 – Başkent University, Neonatology Subspecialty
2013 – Başkent University, Associate Professorship in Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Metrics
Citations: 807
h-index: 16
i10-index: 19
Project Roles
(Names listed first indicate the project lead/PI; otherwise, role is co-investigator.)
Nutrition and boron deficiency in premature newborns. Project No: KA05/73 – Başkent University, Department of Pediatrics — Principal Investigator.
Long-term effects of delayed umbilical cord clamping in premature infants. Project No: KA08/138 – Başkent University, Department of Pediatrics — Principal Investigator.
Role of resistin in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis. Project No: KA08/144 – Başkent University, Department of Pediatrics — Principal Investigator.
Association between heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) gene polymorphism and neonatal jaundice. Project No: KA09/72 – Başkent University, Department of Pediatrics — Principal Investigator.
Development and testing of a home-type phototherapy system for the treatment of neonatal jaundice. Project No: 5120003 – TÜBİTAK-TEYDEB 1505 (Technology Transfer for SMEs) — Associate Researcher.
Incidence, risk factors, and severity of retinopathy of prematurity in Turkey (TR-ROP study): prospective, multicenter study across 69 NICUs.
Low-cost, home-use LED phototherapy as an alternative to conventional methods.
Is it accurate to dichotomize G6PD activity as “deficient vs. normal” in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia?
Peripherally inserted central venous catheters in critically ill premature neonates.
Cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP): comparison between late preterm and term infants.
Lactate and LDH for predicting the severity of transient tachypnea of the newborn.
VEMP in term newborns with severe hyperbilirubinemia.
Chloride-to-sodium ratio in evaluating metabolic acidosis in critically ill neonates.
Serum prohepcidin and iron parameters in term small-for-gestational-age newborns.
Prevalence of allergic diseases in rural vs. urban settings.
PAI-1 and ACE gene polymorphisms in bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Initial evaluation of neonatal heart murmurs: pediatrician vs. pediatric cardiologist.