The 16th Annual Neonatal Care Conference - The Long Road Home: Risks, Complications, and Management of the Micro-Preemie
Date & Location:
Wednesday, November 6, 2019, The Log Cabin and Banquet Meeting House, 500 Easthampton Road, Holyoke, MA 01040
Goal:
The goal of this educational activity is to support effective, effective, compassionate, patient-centered care that benefits the individual patients and the communities we serve.
Provided by:
The Davis Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Baystate Children's Hospital and Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education
Target Audience
This course was designed for Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Respiratory Therapists, Occupational and Physical Therapists, Social Workers, Case Managers, Pharmacists and Dieticians that work with high risk neonates.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the incidence of prematurity related morbidities.
- Describe how to help parents in complex decision making for their infants.
- Describe how to engage parents in family centered care.
- Identify the pathophysiology of neurological morbidities in preterm infants.
- Describe the sequelae and management of neurological disorders in preterm infants.
- Identify long term follow-up issues associated with neurocognitive deficits in preterm infants.
- Discuss differences in old and new CLD in preterm infants.
- Describe newer modalities of management to prevent and treat CLD in preterm infants.
- Discuss incidence of and guidelines for monitoring for CLD associated PPHN in preterm infants.
- Discuss incidence and pathophysiology of NEC in preterm infants.
- Describe the complications of NEC including intestinal failure in preterm infants.
- Describe management of intestinal failure in preterm infants to maximize growth and optimize nutritional status.
- Discuss the incidence and pathophysiology of ROP in preterm infants.
- Describe guidelines for monitoring for ROP in preterm infants.
- Discuss newer treatment modalities for managing ROP in preterm infants.
- Identify the overall risks of Civil Suit and Board of Registration Complaints when caring for the extremely premature neonate.
- Recognize and be familiar with holdings of Mass case law related to claims of negligence involving the extremely premature neonate.
- Identify the need for appropriate informed consent as well as consensus in communication with families when caring for the extremely premature infant.
- Identify best practices when disagreeing with the provider established care plan when caring for the extremely premature neonate.
Program Schedule
8:00 | Registration, Continental Breakfast & Promotional Exhibits |
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8:30 | Welcome and Introduction |
8:45 | Counseling High Risk Parents at the Limits of Viability Laura Madore, MD |
9:30 | Intraventricular Hemorrhage and Other Neurological Complications Anna L. Ribeiro Pinto, MD, PhD |
10:15 | Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall |
10:30 | CLD and Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn Rachana Singh, MD, MS |
12:00 | Lunch and Promotional Exhibits |
1:00 | Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Short Gut Syndrome Mark Puder, MD, PhD |
2:00 | Retinopathy of Prematurity |
Rachana Singh, MD, MS | |
2:45 | Coffee and Dessert in the Exhibit Hall |
3:00 | Limits of Viability-Mitigating the Risks of Liability |
Robert Rothstein, MD | |
Dennis Anti, JD | |
Heather Beattie, RN, JD | |
4:00 | Parent Panel Discussion |
Moderator: Jo Anne DeStasio, BSN, RNC | |
4:30 | Program Evaluation and Adjourn |
Faculty Disclosure
The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Faculty or planner conflicts of interest are resolved before the educational activity.
None of the members of the faculty or planning committee have commercial relationships with commercial companies providing goods or services used on patients.
There is free surface parking. Park in the upper half of the parking lot which is nearest the Education Center entrance. Enter through the glass foyer at the end of the building.
Meeting Room temperatures will fluctuate.
Dennis R. Anti, JD*
Attorney
Morrison Mahoney
Heather G. Beattie, RN, JD*
Sr. Director, Clinical Safety and Risk Management
Baystate Health
Joanne DeStasio, BSN, RNC-NIC*
Assistant Nurse Manager NICU/CCN
Baystate Medical Center
Laura Madore, MD*
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate
Attending Neonatologist
Baystate Medical Center
Anna Pinto, MD, PhD*
Instructor Professor
Harvard Medical School
Physician
Boston Children’s Hospital
Mark Puder, MD, PhD*
Professor of Surgery
Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Pediatric Surgeon, Research Associate
Department of Surgery
Boston Children’s Hospital
Robert Rothstein, MD*
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate
Neonatologist, Interim Director
Division of Newborn Medicine
Baystate Children’s Hospital
Rachana Singh, MD, MS*
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate
Medical Director, NICU
Baystate Health
Faculty Disclosure
The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education ( CE ) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Faculty or planner conflicts of interest are resolved before the educational activity.
None of the members of the faculty or planning committee have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Available Credit
- 6.25 American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC CRCE)This program has been approved for a maximum of 6.25 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75063
Course - 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 6.25 ANCC Contact Hours
- 6.25 BCIPE Instructional Hours
Price
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In order to receive credit, the evaluation must be completed by: | Tue, 12/31/2019 - 8:00am |
We appreciate your business and sincerely wish to meet your educational needs. We understand that the schedule of a busy professional, like yourself, is subject to change. Therefore, we have included information about our refund/cancellation policies for your convenience below.
Cancellation:
If you must cancel, telephone Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education at 413-322-4242 and follow your call with a written/email request. All cancellations will incur a $25.00 fee. Please note that we cannot refund cancellations received less than two weeks (10 business days) before the program date.
Refund Policy:
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