Conference Presentations 8.1 Welma Lubbe – Workshop – From evidence to action – when research meets clinical practice in neonatal care 7.4 Liesl Myburgh – Stillbirths – what to do 6.2 Welma Lubbe – Neuroprotective developmental care – How is your unit doing 7.5 Nokulunga Maqubela – A family’s journey 7.3 Ane Buchner – Preparing parents for end of life 7.1 Klarissa Troskie – Developmental Care – You Matter 7.2 Margaret Sitshongaye – Caring for Neonatal Nurses 5.6 Jeanell du Plessis – The nurse’s role in breastfeeding of small and sick neonates 5.4 Alta Kritzinger – Roles and responsibilities if the speech-language therapist in neonatal care 5.3 Eunice Masombuka – Role and lessons learned by the occupational therapist in neonatal care 5.2 Mercy Ndacayisaba – Interprofessional team approach to Kangaroo Mother Care 5.1 Ziyaad Dangor – Neonatal Report – Child Health and Mortality Prevention and Surveillance 6.3 Ruth Davidge – Implementation of Essential Package Of Neonatal Care in Kwa-Zulu Natal 6.4 Mariana Scheepers – Using a competency framework for performance management 6.1 Ahmad Jassen – Health quality of breastmilk produced by lactating mothers of very low-birthweight babies 5.5 Marlene Gilfillan – Role of the Dietitian in the Neonatal wards 3.3 Carlien van Heerden -Clinical negligence in South Africa 4.2 Zezethu Qayi-Mjulwa & Meagan McDonald – NeoAMS – Neonatal nurses as advocates for antimicrobial stewardship 4.1 Tracey Jones – Family Integrated Care – An International Perspective 3.2 Gale Ure – Ethical decision making in NICUs 3.4 Bonginkosi Shongwe – The Implications of the SANC Scope of Practice for Nurses in NICU 4.6 Carin Maree – Neonatal nursing as speciality 4.5 Betina Heyns – Validation of the Adapted Theory of Health Promotion in the NICUs 4.4 Olive Khaliq – Prevalence and management of maternal syphilis at two primary healthcare facilities in Free State 4.3 Alethea Stemmet – Parents’ needs for speech-language therapy in the NICU and after discharge 2.3 Hendrien Meyer – Perceptions of South African Neonatal Nurses Towards Continuous Professional Development 2.2 KerryAnn Singaram – Development of a NICU short course for singly qualified professional nurses 1.1 Ruth Davidge – The Big Picture – Message from the President of NNASA 2.1 Tracey Jones – Keynote address from COINN – International Trends 3.1 Niki Botes – Legal risks in a neonatal intensive care unit 2.4 Esedra Kruger – specialised medical professionals 2.5 Amely Gower – Do’s and don’ts of radiology in NNICU