Pediatrix.com For clinicians NEO Conference for Neonatology Agenda Agenda About NEO Accommodations Agenda Rates More View our Packed Agenda Download the full conference agenda. Download Explore our agenda Agenda by Day: Wednesday, February 17, 2027 Thursday, February 18, 2027 Friday, February 19, 2027 More 8:00 am – 8:05 am Welcome & Opening Remarks Timothy Biela, M.D. 8:05 am – 8:30 am How Long is Too Long? Timing Debate in Fetal Growth Restriction Infants Juliana Martins, M.D. 8:30 am – 9:00 am Beyond the 10th Percentile: What Does SGA Really Mean? Tom Hayes, M.D. 9:00 am – 9:30 am Q&A Panel Discussion 9:30 am – 10:00 am Break & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom 10:00 am – 10:30 am Maternal RSV Vaccination vs Infant Immunization: What Does the Evidence Tell Us? Pablo Sanchez, MD 10:30 am – 11:00 am Pushing the Boundaries of Viability: Building a Comprehensive Periviability Program Tariah Colaizy, M.D., MPH 11:00 am – 11:30 am Q&A Panel Discussion 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Disagreements between parents and doctors in the NICU: Navigating Ethics, Communication, and Shared Decision-Making John Lantos, M.D. 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm Q&A Panel Discussion 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Break & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Rethinking Therapeutic Hypothermia: Exploring Mild Cooling in Neonates Lina Chalak, M.D. 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Cool Beginnings: Passive Cooling with the CPQCC Toolkit Krisa Van Meurs, M.D. 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Current Controversies in HIE Management Ashley Lucke, M.D. 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Looking Beyond Survival: Predicting Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After HIE Lina Chalak, M.D. 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Q&A Panel Discussion 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Welcome Reception & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom Next Day 8:00 am – 8:30 am Designing for Better Outcomes: Family-Centered Care in the Modern NICU Robert White, M.D. 8:30 am – 9:00 am Designing for Better Outcomes: Family-Centered Care in the Modern NICU Ashley Darcy Mahoney, NNP 9:00 am – 9:30 am Q&A Panel Discussion 10:00 am – 10:30 am Precision Nutrition: Redefining Infant Malnutrition Diagnosis and Care Kera McNelis, M.D., MS 10:30 am – 11:00 am Probiotics: What’s the Current Evidence? Ravi M. Patel, M.D., MSc 11:00 am – 11:30 am Q&A Panel Discussion 11:30 am – 12:45 pm Lunch & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom Honoring the Legends in Neonatology 12:45 pm – 1:00 pm Legends in Neonatology Award Presentation Robert Ursprung, M.D. 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Legends Presentation - Title TBA Roger Soll, M.D. 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm Question & Answer 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Break & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm Artificial Intelligence Session Jim Barry, MD Previous Day Next Day 8:00 am – 8:30 am LISA Revisited: Lessons Learned and Questions That Remain Roger Soll, M.D. 8:30 am – 9:00 am Rethinking BPD: From Classification to Precision Medicine 9:00 am – 9:30 am The Missing Link? Does Lymphatic Dysfunction Play a Role in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Kathleen Gibbs, M.D. (CHOP) 9:30 am – 10:00 am Q&A Panel Discussion 10:00 am – 10:30 am Break - Palace Ballroom 10:30 am – 11:00 am The Cortisol Connection: Hydrocortisone and Adrenal Insufficiency in the NICU 11:00 am – 11:30 am Does DART Hit the Mark? Optimizing Steroid Therapy for BPD Nehal Parikh, M.D. 11:30 am – 12:00 pm Q&A Panel Discussion 12:00 pm Closing Remarks & Adjourn Previous Day
Explore our agenda Agenda by Day: Wednesday, February 17, 2027 Thursday, February 18, 2027 Friday, February 19, 2027 More 8:00 am – 8:05 am Welcome & Opening Remarks Timothy Biela, M.D. 8:05 am – 8:30 am How Long is Too Long? Timing Debate in Fetal Growth Restriction Infants Juliana Martins, M.D. 8:30 am – 9:00 am Beyond the 10th Percentile: What Does SGA Really Mean? Tom Hayes, M.D. 9:00 am – 9:30 am Q&A Panel Discussion 9:30 am – 10:00 am Break & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom 10:00 am – 10:30 am Maternal RSV Vaccination vs Infant Immunization: What Does the Evidence Tell Us? Pablo Sanchez, MD 10:30 am – 11:00 am Pushing the Boundaries of Viability: Building a Comprehensive Periviability Program Tariah Colaizy, M.D., MPH 11:00 am – 11:30 am Q&A Panel Discussion 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Disagreements between parents and doctors in the NICU: Navigating Ethics, Communication, and Shared Decision-Making John Lantos, M.D. 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm Q&A Panel Discussion 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Break & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Rethinking Therapeutic Hypothermia: Exploring Mild Cooling in Neonates Lina Chalak, M.D. 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Cool Beginnings: Passive Cooling with the CPQCC Toolkit Krisa Van Meurs, M.D. 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Current Controversies in HIE Management Ashley Lucke, M.D. 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Looking Beyond Survival: Predicting Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After HIE Lina Chalak, M.D. 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Q&A Panel Discussion 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Welcome Reception & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom Next Day 8:00 am – 8:30 am Designing for Better Outcomes: Family-Centered Care in the Modern NICU Robert White, M.D. 8:30 am – 9:00 am Designing for Better Outcomes: Family-Centered Care in the Modern NICU Ashley Darcy Mahoney, NNP 9:00 am – 9:30 am Q&A Panel Discussion 10:00 am – 10:30 am Precision Nutrition: Redefining Infant Malnutrition Diagnosis and Care Kera McNelis, M.D., MS 10:30 am – 11:00 am Probiotics: What’s the Current Evidence? Ravi M. Patel, M.D., MSc 11:00 am – 11:30 am Q&A Panel Discussion 11:30 am – 12:45 pm Lunch & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom Honoring the Legends in Neonatology 12:45 pm – 1:00 pm Legends in Neonatology Award Presentation Robert Ursprung, M.D. 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Legends Presentation - Title TBA Roger Soll, M.D. 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm Question & Answer 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Break & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm Artificial Intelligence Session Jim Barry, MD Previous Day Next Day 8:00 am – 8:30 am LISA Revisited: Lessons Learned and Questions That Remain Roger Soll, M.D. 8:30 am – 9:00 am Rethinking BPD: From Classification to Precision Medicine 9:00 am – 9:30 am The Missing Link? Does Lymphatic Dysfunction Play a Role in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Kathleen Gibbs, M.D. (CHOP) 9:30 am – 10:00 am Q&A Panel Discussion 10:00 am – 10:30 am Break - Palace Ballroom 10:30 am – 11:00 am The Cortisol Connection: Hydrocortisone and Adrenal Insufficiency in the NICU 11:00 am – 11:30 am Does DART Hit the Mark? Optimizing Steroid Therapy for BPD Nehal Parikh, M.D. 11:30 am – 12:00 pm Q&A Panel Discussion 12:00 pm Closing Remarks & Adjourn Previous Day
8:05 am – 8:30 am How Long is Too Long? Timing Debate in Fetal Growth Restriction Infants Juliana Martins, M.D.
10:00 am – 10:30 am Maternal RSV Vaccination vs Infant Immunization: What Does the Evidence Tell Us? Pablo Sanchez, MD
10:30 am – 11:00 am Pushing the Boundaries of Viability: Building a Comprehensive Periviability Program Tariah Colaizy, M.D., MPH
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Disagreements between parents and doctors in the NICU: Navigating Ethics, Communication, and Shared Decision-Making John Lantos, M.D.
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Rethinking Therapeutic Hypothermia: Exploring Mild Cooling in Neonates Lina Chalak, M.D.
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Looking Beyond Survival: Predicting Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After HIE Lina Chalak, M.D.
8:00 am – 8:30 am Designing for Better Outcomes: Family-Centered Care in the Modern NICU Robert White, M.D.
8:30 am – 9:00 am Designing for Better Outcomes: Family-Centered Care in the Modern NICU Ashley Darcy Mahoney, NNP
10:00 am – 10:30 am Precision Nutrition: Redefining Infant Malnutrition Diagnosis and Care Kera McNelis, M.D., MS
9:00 am – 9:30 am The Missing Link? Does Lymphatic Dysfunction Play a Role in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Kathleen Gibbs, M.D. (CHOP)