GOLD Learning Speakers
Dr. Martin Ward Platt, MB, ChB, MD, FRCP, FRCPCH
- Speaker Type: GOLD Perinatal 2014
- Country: UK
Biography:
Dr. Martin Ward Platt is a consultant paediatrician working at the Royal Victoria Infirmary at Newcastle upon Tyne, Honorary Clinical Reader in neonatal and paediatric medicine at Newcastle University, and Clinical Director of the northern Regional Maternity Survey Office.
Qualifying in 1979 from Bristol University, Martin moved to the North East of England where he finished his paediatric training. He completed an MD before specialising in neonatal medicine, and became a consultant in 1990.
Martin has a long standing interest in developmental physiology and neonatal metabolic control, including hypoglycaemia. Recently he has collaborated with Helen Ball's medical anthropology group at Durham University on projects investigating mother-infant behaviours in the first nights after birth under a variety of conditions. They
have conducted two randomised controlled trial of side-car cribs in relation to infant care and breast feeding, and ethnographic studies of infant care practices in multi-racial communities around Bradford.
CE Library Presentation(s) Available Online:
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New directions in blood glucose management
The idea of glucose as the sole metabolic fuel for the neonatal brain is still over-emphasised, in
spite of long standing animal and human research that shows the relevance of other metabolic
fuels such as lactate and ketones. Furthermore, innovative approaches to treating
hypoglycaemia with buccal glucose have shown promise in well conducted randomised trials. In
view of the wide availability of simultaneous near-patient blood glucose and lactate analysis, it is
now possible to move away from simplistic assessments of blood glucose alone in day to day
clinical management. However the clinical assessment of neurological status remains central to
the evaluation of babies who are at increased risk of fuel deficiency, and ultimately determines
which babies should be subjected to any measurements.
Hours / CE Credits: 1 (details) | Categories:
Gestational Diabetes & Insulin Resistance
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Infant feeding and infant care in a South Asian immigrant community
There is increasing evidence that the cultural context of infant care is influential in both creating
and mitigating risks relating to sudden unexpected death in infancy; furthermore it is known that
some ethnic minority communities in England show far lower risks for SUDI than the background
population. Recent ethnographic work in multicultural communities in the north of England has
demonstrated that attitudes and practices among the south asian immigrant community diverge
from the stereotypical beliefs of the (mainly white british) primary care health professionals.
'Health' messages designed around the culture and behaviour of the white british community
have no resonance with the experiences and expertise of the south asian community, and have
the paradoxical potential to increase the risk to ethnic minority infants if it were not for the fact
that they are largely disregarded by the minority community.
Hours / CE Credits: 1 (details) | Categories:
Breastfeeding Around the World
This Presentation is Currently Offline
New directions in blood glucose management
The idea of glucose as the sole metabolic fuel for the neonatal brain is still over-emphasised, in
spite of long standing animal and human research that shows the relevance of other metabolic
fuels such as lactate and ketones. Furthermore, innovative approaches to treating
hypoglycaemia with buccal glucose have shown promise in well conducted randomised trials. In
view of the wide availability of simultaneous near-patient blood glucose and lactate analysis, it is
now possible to move away from simplistic assessments of blood glucose alone in day to day
clinical management. However the clinical assessment of neurological status remains central to
the evaluation of babies who are at increased risk of fuel deficiency, and ultimately determines
which babies should be subjected to any measurements.
Hours / CE Credits: (details) | Categories:
Gestational Diabetes & Insulin Resistance
