17th Annual Controversies in Neonatal and Perinatal Clinical Care

District vi association of neonatologist

Hybrid Conference

September 5 & 6, 2024

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital

Chicago, Illinois

Thursday, September 5, 2024

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

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

• Unique Neonatal Care Considerations After Fetal Intervention – 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, 2024

• 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 – Ryan Sewell, MD

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

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