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DAY 1 – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Introduction to the Course

8:00 am – 8:10 am | Welcome and Overview of Course

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

8:10 am – 9:00 am | The Placenta: Structure, Function and Maternal Disorders Affecting the Fetus
9:00 am – 10:00 am | Maternal-Fetal Medicine High Yield Problem-Based Review: Part 1
10:00 am – 10:30 am | Break
10:30 am – 11:30 am | Maternal-Fetal Medicine High Yield Problem-Based Review: Part 2
11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Board Exam Preparation: What Can You Do to Succeed?

General Care of the Neonate / Pharmacology / Fluids and Electrolytes / Birth Transition / Derm

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm | Neonatal Pharmacology Rapid Review: Audience Response Quiz Session
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm | Neonatal Thermoregulation and Heat Loss: Problem-Based Review and Tutorial
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm | Everything You Need to Know About Fetal and Neonatal Growth in 2024
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm | Water Balance, Electrolytes and Acid Base: Problem-Based Review and Tutorial
4:15 pm – 4:45 pm | Break
4:45 pm – 5:15 pm | Dermatology Photo Quiz: Rashes and Skin Disorders of the Neonate
5:15 pm – 6:15 pm | Classic Neonatology Problems and Associations – An Interactive High Yield Review for Neonatologists

DAY 2 – TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Neonatal Gastroenterology and Nutrition

8:00 am – 10:15 am | Problem-Based Gastroenterology Review – an New Tutorial with Audience Response Quiz
10:15 am – 10:45 am | Break
10:45 am – 12:15 pm | All About Neonatal Nutrition – a Clinical Based Audience-Participatory Tutorial
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm | Lunch

Neonatal Hematology / Bilirubin / Neonatal Nephrology

1:15 pm – 2:45 pm | All About Hematology
The Richard Rivas Memorial Award Lecture:
- Review of Hematopoiesis, Hemoglobin and Red Cell Disorders
- Review of Platelets and Coagulation
Presented by: Matthew Saxonhouse, MD
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm | Break
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm | All About Hematology continued:
The Richard Rivas Memorial Award Lecture:
- Pathophysiology, Prevention and Management of Bilirubin, Jaundice and Kernicterus
- Audience Response Quiz on Blood Smears
Presented by: Matthew Saxonhouse, MD
4:30 pm – 5:15 pm | Neonatal Nephrology: Disorders of Renal Development and Function, Renal Failure / Chronic Kidney Disease in the Neonate
5:15 pm – 6:00 pm | Neonatal Nephrology: Acute Kidney Injury & KI and Difficult Nephrology Dilemmas (with some calculations)
6:00 pm | Adjourn
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm | Test Your Knowledge: A Fun Board-Type Question & Answer Session
Presented by:
- Dara Brodsky, MD
- Camilia Martin, MD
- James Moore, MD, PhD
- Matthew Saxonhouse, MD
- David L. Weisoly, DO

DAY 3 – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Neonatal Respiratory System

8:00 am – 9:30 am | Birth Transition and Extrauterine Adaptation / Neonatal Resuscitation / Fetal Lung Fluid
9:30 am – 10:30 am | Respiratory Prep for the Neonatal Boards I: Embryology, Lung Development, and Surfactant
10:30 am – 11:00 am | Break & Exhibits
11:00 am – 11:45 am | Respiratory Prep for the Neonatal Boards II: Pulmonary Mechanics
11:45 am – 12:15 pm | Respiratory Prep for the Neonatal Boards III: Mechanical Ventilation
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm | Lunch & Exhibits
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm | Respiratory Prep for the Neonatal Boards IV: O2/CO2 Gas Exchange
2:15 pm – 3:30 pm | Applying Pulmonary Concepts to Clinical Disease
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Break & Exhibits
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Respiratory Disease Question and Answer
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Reception & Exhibits

DAY 4 – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Neonatal Cardiovascular System

8:00 am – 8:35 am | Cardiovascular Physiology of the Fetus with Clinical Applications
8:35 am – 9:15 am | Cardiac Hemodynamics in the Newborn
9:15 am – 9:45 am | Review of the Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapy of Neonatal Shock
9:45 am – 10:15 am | Break & Exhibits
10:15 am – 10:45 am | Cardiac Physiology
10:45 am – 12:00 pm | The Physiology of Congenital Heart Disease and PDA – Part I
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch & Exhibits
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm | The Physiology of Congenital Heart Disease – Part II
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm | ECG, Dysrhythmias and Electrocardiography: A Case-Based Review

Neonatal Neurology / CV Physiology Tutorial

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm | Neurology I: Cerebral Blood Flow, Intracranial Pressure and IVH
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm | Neurology II: White Matter Injury, HIE, Intracranial and Extracranial Hemorrhage
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Break
5:00 pm – 7:15 pm | Cardiovascular Physiology Problem Solving Tutorial

DAY 5 – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Genetics, Central Nervous System Part II, Neonatal Neurology and Core Scholarly Activities / Biostatistics

8:00 am – 9:00 am | Genetics Principles and Inborn Errors of Metabolism
9:00 am – 10:30 am| Chromosome, Mendelian and Non-Mendelian Disorders
10:30 am – 11:00 am | Break & Exhibits
11:00 am – 12:30 pm | Neonatal Neurology III
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch & Exhibits
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm | Review of Core Scholarly Activities, Management of Neonatal Care Systems, Quality Improvement and Biostatistics for the Neonatologist
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Break

Genetics, Central Nervous System Part II, Neonatal Neurology and Core Scholarly Activities / Biostatistics

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Neonatal Bacterial Infections
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Neonatal Viral Infections
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Neonatal Infection Potpourri

DAY 6 – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Neonatal Endocrinology and Metabolism

8:00 am – 8:45 am | Neonatal Thyroid and Pituitary Disorders
8:45 am – 9:30 am | Adrenal Gland Disorders / Steroid Pathways / CAH Review
9:30 am – 10:15 am | Calcium and Phosphorus Metabolism and Disorders
10:15 am – 10:45 am | Break
10:45 am – 11:30 am | Pathophysiology of Glucose Metabolism and Homeostasis

Neonatal Immunology and Course Conclusion

11:30 am – 12:30 pm | High Yield Clinical Immunology for the Neonatologist
12:30 pm | Closing Remarks CE / Course Evaluations

DAY 1 – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2024

8:00 am – 8:10 am | Welcome and Overview of Course

8:10 am – 9:00 am | The Placenta: Structure, Function and Maternal Disorders Affecting the Fetus

9:00 am – 10:00 am | Maternal-Fetal Medicine High Yield Problem-Based Review: Part 1

10:00 am – 10:30 am | Break

10:30 am – 11:30 am | Maternal-Fetal Medicine High Yield Problem-Based Review: Part 2

11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Board Exam Preparation: What Can You Do to Succeed?

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm | Neonatal Pharmacology Rapid Review: Audience Response Quiz Session

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm | Neonatal Thermoregulation and Heat Loss: Problem-Based Review and Tutorial

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm | Everything You Need to Know About Fetal and Neonatal Growth in 2024

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm | Water Balance, Electrolytes and Acid Base: Problem-Based Review and Tutorial

4:15 pm – 4:45 pm | Break

4:45 pm – 5:15 pm | Dermatology Photo Quiz: Rashes and Skin Disorders of the Neonate

5:15 pm – 6:15 pm | Classic Neonatology Problems and Associations – An Interactive High Yield Review for Neonatologists

DAY 2 – TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2024

8:00 am – 10:15 am | Problem-Based Gastroenterology Review – an New Tutorial with Audience Response Quiz

10:15 am – 10:45 am | Break

10:45 am – 12:15 pm | All About Neonatal Nutrition – a Clinical Based Audience-Participatory Tutorial

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm | Lunch

1:15 pm – 2:45 pm | All About Hematology

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm | Break

3:15 pm – 4:30 pm | All About Hematology continued:

4:30 pm – 5:15 pm | Neonatal Nephrology: Disorders of Renal Development and Function, Renal Failure / Chronic Kidney Disease in the Neonate

5:15 pm – 6:00 pm | Neonatal Nephrology: Acute Kidney Injury & KI and Difficult Nephrology Dilemmas (with some calculations)

6:00 pm | Adjourn

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm | Test Your Knowledge: A Fun Board-Type Question & Answer Session

DAY 3 – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2024

8:00 am – 9:30 am | Birth Transition and Extrauterine Adaptation / Neonatal Resuscitation / Fetal Lung Fluid

9:30 am – 10:30 am | Respiratory Prep for the Neonatal Boards I: Embryology, Lung Development, and Surfactant

10:30 am – 11:00 am | Break & Exhibits

11:00 am – 11:45 am | Respiratory Prep for the Neonatal Boards II: Pulmonary Mechanics

11:45 am – 12:15 pm | Respiratory Prep for the Neonatal Boards III: Mechanical Ventilation

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm | Lunch & Exhibits

1:15 pm – 2:15 pm | Respiratory Prep for the Neonatal Boards IV: O2/CO2 Gas Exchange

2:15 pm – 3:30 pm | Applying Pulmonary Concepts to Clinical Disease

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Break & Exhibits

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Respiratory Disease Question and Answer

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Reception & Exhibits

DAY 4 – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2024

8:00 am – 8:35 am | Cardiovascular Physiology of the Fetus with Clinical Applications

8:35 am – 9:15 am | Cardiac Hemodynamics in the Newborn

9:15 am – 9:45 am | Review of the Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapy of Neonatal Shock

9:45 am – 10:15 am | Break & Exhibits

10:15 am – 10:45 am | Cardiac Physiology

10:45 am – 12:00 pm | The Physiology of Congenital Heart Disease and PDA – Part I

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch & Exhibits

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm | The Physiology of Congenital Heart Disease – Part II

2:15 pm – 3:00 pm | ECG, Dysrhythmias and Electrocardiography: A Case-Based Review

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm | Neurology I: Cerebral Blood Flow, Intracranial Pressure and IVH

3:45 pm – 4:30 pm | Neurology II: White Matter Injury, HIE, Intracranial and Extracranial Hemorrhage

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Break

5:00 pm – 7:15 pm | Cardiovascular Physiology Problem Solving Tutorial

DAY 5 – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2024

8:00 am – 9:00 am | Genetics Principles and Inborn Errors of Metabolism

9:00 am – 10:30 am| Chromosome, Mendelian and Non-Mendelian Disorders

10:30 am – 11:00 am | Break & Exhibits

11:00 am – 12:30 pm | Neonatal Neurology III

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch & Exhibits

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm | Review of Core Scholarly Activities, Management of Neonatal Care Systems, Quality Improvement and Biostatistics for the Neonatologist

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Break

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Neonatal Bacterial Infections

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Neonatal Viral Infections

6:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Neonatal Infection Potpourri

DAY 6 – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2024

8:00 am – 8:45 am | Neonatal Thyroid and Pituitary Disorders

8:45 am – 9:30 am | Adrenal Gland Disorders / Steroid Pathways / CAH Review

9:30 am – 10:15 am | Calcium and Phosphorus Metabolism and Disorders

10:15 am – 10:45 am | Break

10:45 am – 11:30 am | Pathophysiology of Glucose Metabolism and Homeostasis

11:30 am – 12:30 pm | High Yield Clinical Immunology for the Neonatologist

12:30 pm | Closing Remarks CE / Course Evaluations