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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21

Quality in the NICU

Moderator: Robert Ursprung, M.D., MMSc

8:00 am – 8:05 am | Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:05 am – 8:45 am | Value-Based Contracting: Does it improve Health Care?
8:45 am – 9:30 am | A New Paradigm of Learning: Using Social Media to Improve Neonatal Practice
9:30 am – 10:00 am | Q&A Panel Discussion
10:00 am – 10:30 am | Break and Exhibits
10:30 am – 11:15 am | Where do we go now that improvements in the outcomes or preterm infants have plateaued?
11:15 am – 12:00 pm | Building Quality Bundles to Improve Care
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm | Q&A Panel Discussion
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch and Exhibits
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm | Quality Initiative to Reduce ROP-related Blindness
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm | Q&A Panel Discussion
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Break and Exhibits

Center Presentations

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm | Center 1 Present
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm | Center 2 Present
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm | Center 3 Present
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm | Center 4 Present
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Center Presentations Q&A
4:30 pm | Adjourn
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | Welcome Reception

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22

Antibiotics and Immunizations in the NICU

Moderator: David Burchfield, M.D.

8:00 am – 8:45 am | Ampicillin & Gentamicin: Are they Appropriate in the Modern Age?
8:45 am – 9:30 am | Two Month Immunizations: The Safety, Efficacy and Timing for Premature Babies
9:30 am – 10:00 am | Q&A Panel Discussion
10:00 am – 10:30 am | Break and Exhibits

The Future of Neonatal Surgery

Moderator: Kaashif Ahmad, M.D., MSc

10:30 am – 11:15 am | State of the Art in Inguinal Hernia Repair
11:15 am – 12:00 pm | Current Outcomes in Infants with Complex Congenital Heart Disease
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm | Q&A Panel Discussion
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch and Exhibits

Honoring the Legend in Neonatology

1:30 pm – 1:45 pm | Legends in Neonatology Award Presentation
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm | How Quality Improvement Impacts Health Disparity
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm | Break and Exhibits

The Chronic Lung Infant

Moderator: Veeral Tolia, M.D.

3:15 pm – 4:00 pm | Diuretics in the NICU: Useful or Not?
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm | The Safe Discharge of a BPD Patient
4:45 pm – 5:15 pm | Q&A Panel Discussion
5:15 pm | Adjourn

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23

Important Issues in Neonatal Neurology

Moderator: Tim Biela, M.D.

8:00 am – 8:45 am | What We Know or Don’t Know about Neonatal Pain and Sedation Management
8:45 am – 9:30 am | Care Bundles to Reduce the Incidence of IVH/Preterm Neuroprotection
9:30 am – 10:15 am | Managing the Preterm with Severe IVH and Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus
10:15 am – 10:45 am | Q&A Panel Discussion
10:45 am – 11:15 am | Break and Exhibits

Neonatal Nutrition and Metabolism

Moderator: Reese Clark, M.D.

11:15 am – 12:00 pm | Metabolic-Endocrine Disruptions Impacting Neonatal Growth and Body Composition
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm | Protein to Non-Protein Calorie Ratio: Having Balanced Calories for Growth
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm | Severe Hypoglycemia in the NICU: Management and Treatment
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Q&A Panel Discussion
2:00 pm | Closing Remarks & Adjourn

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21

8:00 am – 8:05 am | Welcome & Opening Remarks

8:05 am – 8:45 am | Value-Based Contracting: Does it improve Health Care?

8:45 am – 9:30 am | A New Paradigm of Learning: Using Social Media to Improve Neonatal Practice

9:30 am – 10:00 am | Q&A Panel Discussion

10:00 am – 10:30 am | Break and Exhibits

10:30 am – 11:15 am | Where do we go now that improvements in the outcomes or preterm infants have plateaued?

11:15 am – 12:00 pm | Building Quality Bundles to Improve Care

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm | Q&A Panel Discussion

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch and Exhibits

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm | Quality Initiative to Reduce ROP-related Blindness

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm | Q&A Panel Discussion

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Break and Exhibits

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm | Center 1 Present

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm | Center 2 Present

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm | Center 3 Present

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm | Center 4 Present

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Center Presentations Q&A

4:30 pm | Adjourn

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | Welcome Reception

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22

8:00 am – 8:45 am | Ampicillin & Gentamicin: Are they Appropriate in the Modern Age?

8:45 am – 9:30 am | Two Month Immunizations: The Safety, Efficacy and Timing for Premature Babies

9:30 am – 10:00 am | Q&A Panel Discussion

10:00 am – 10:30 am | Break and Exhibits

10:30 am – 11:15 am | State of the Art in Inguinal Hernia Repair

11:15 am – 12:00 pm | Current Outcomes in Infants with Complex Congenital Heart Disease

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm | Q&A Panel Discussion

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch and Exhibits

1:30 pm – 1:45 pm | Legends in Neonatology Award Presentation

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm | How Quality Improvement Impacts Health Disparity

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm | Break and Exhibits

3:15 pm – 4:00 pm | Diuretics in the NICU: Useful or Not?

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm | The Safe Discharge of a BPD Patient

4:45 pm – 5:15 pm | Q&A Panel Discussion

5:15 pm | Adjourn

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23

8:00 am – 8:45 am | What We Know or Don’t Know about Neonatal Pain and Sedation Management

8:45 am – 9:30 am | Care Bundles to Reduce the Incidence of IVH/Preterm Neuroprotection

9:30 am – 10:15 am | Managing the Preterm with Severe IVH and Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus

10:15 am – 10:45 am | Q&A Panel Discussion

10:45 am – 11:15 am | Break and Exhibits

11:15 am – 12:00 pm | Metabolic-Endocrine Disruptions Impacting Neonatal Growth and Body Composition

12:00 pm – 12:45 pm | Protein to Non-Protein Calorie Ratio: Having Balanced Calories for Growth

12:45 pm – 1:30 pm | Severe Hypoglycemia in the NICU: Management and Treatment

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Q&A Panel Discussion

2:00 pm | Closing Remarks & Adjourn