Thursday, september 5 Plenary session:

Breakfast 7:30 - 8:00 am

  • RSV and Nirsevimab, an Update – Jennifer Pham, PharmD

  • Congenital Syphilis:  Changing Epidemiology, Challenges with Diagnosis, and Treatment Considerations -  Ashley Sands, MD

  • Unique Neonatal Care Considerations after Fetal Interventions – Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, MD

  • You Don’t Have to Go Home, But You Can’t Stay Here: The Ethics of Ultra-Long Pediatric Hospitalizations – Jacqueline Meadow, MD

  • Trauma Informed Care in the NICU: Be Curious, Not Judgmental – Dena Hubbard, MD

  • SONPM Update – Munish Gupta, MD

  • Adaptability, the Key to Navigating the Evolving Role of the Modern Neonatologist - Ben Courchia, MD and Daphne Barbeau, MD

  • Economics – Should Physician’s Compensation be Based on Their Patient’s Body Weight?  – Satyan Lakshminrusimha, MD

  • Beyond Improvement:  Elements of a NICU Quality and Safety Program - Munish Gupta, MD

 

 

Friday, September 6 Plenary session:

Breakfast 7:30 - 8:00 am

  •  AI in Neonatology – Harnessing Innovation Potential Amidst Debate – James Barry, MD

  • Oxygen Targets in the NICU – A Precision Medicine/Individualized Approach - Satyan Lakshminrusimha, MD

  • Airway Anomalies:  An Anatomic Review and Update on Management – Ryan Sewell, MD

  • A Continuum of Care Model for Ventilator-Dependent Infants with Severe BPD   – Winston Manimtim, MD

  • Neonatology Advocacy Updates – AAP  

  • Controversies & Challenges in Neonatal Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition – Amanda Hyerdall, MS, RD, LDN & Pam Nicoski, PharmD, BCPS

  • Paradigm Shifts in Managing Infants with Short Bowel Syndrome – Everything You Thought You Knew is Changing – David Mercer, MD

  • Pulmonary Vein Stenosis:  Pathophysiology, Management, Outcomes and Future Directions – Amanda Hauck, MD and Paul Tannous, MD


Recorded sessions will be available on the same link to the virtual streams until December 6, 2024 for in person and virtual attendees.

Total of 12.75 CME Credits

Welcome!

We, the District Six Association of Neonatologists (DSAN), cordially welcome you to the 17th Annual “Controversies in Neonatal and Perinatal Clinical Care” conference. Our conference planning committee continues to strive to recruit experts in their respective fields as faculty presenters, and this year is no exception! The meeting consists of four half-day sessions and is applicable to practitioners in academic or private practice neonatology. We offer a forum for education and discussion of controversial issues in neonatal clinical care, provider education, advocacy, and quality improvement.

Program overview:

The goal of this activity is to improve patient care by increasing learner competence in implementing the most current guidelines and evidence-based practice into the management of the neonate in the NICU setting.

Statement of need:

While guidelines in the treatment of the newborn do exist and are continuously updated, controversies within the field challenge physicians who are looking for the most effective evidence-based solutions to common and uncommon conditions in the NICU. Collaborative and solution-based forums like this regional conference are needed to foster discussion, promote dissemination and adoption of updated clinical guidelines and identify and implement evidence-based practice changes.

Target audience:

Target attendees include neonatologists, pediatricians, family practitioners, perinatal maternal care providers, advance practice providers caring for infants and newborns, and trainees with a focus in neonatology or perinatology.

Activity purpose and objectives:

The Controversies in Neonatal and Perinatal Clinical Care Conference was created in 2008 as a source for high quality neonatal professional education for the providers in AAP District Six of the Section of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine (SoNPM). This educational conference seeks to:

• Provide guidance and support to physicians in the daily practice of neonatal-perinatal medicine

• Offer a forum for the discussion of a variety of important clinical issues, but also include topics addressing the logistics of practice including advocacy, health care reform, and ethical and societal perspectives as they relate to neonatal-perinatal medicine

• Create networking opportunities for neonatologists and other professionals responsible for the delivery of care to the fetus and newborn

Credit Statements:

·         The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

·         The AAP designates this (live in-person, Internet Live & Internet Enduring ) Activity for a maximum of 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

·         This activity is acceptable for a maximum of 12.75 AAP credits. These credits can be applied toward the AAP CME/CPD Award available to Fellows and Candidate Members of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

·         PAs may claim a maximum of 12.75 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.

·         This program is accredited for 12.75 NAPNAP CE contact hours of which 0 contain pharmacology (Rx) content, (0 related to psychopharmacology) (0 related to controlled substances), per the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Continuing Education Guidelines.