27th Annual Cool Topics in Neonatology Conference
Live Virtual Learning
March 05, 2021 to March 07, 2021
Download: [ PDF ]
27th Annual Cool Topics in Neonatology Conference
Friday, March 5 - Sunday, March 7, 2021
This is the 27th annual conference presented by the California Association of Neonatologists (CAN) and the AAP District IX Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Pediatrics. Internationally recognized speakers will present important clinical topics relating to the early management of infants born at the limits of viability with extremely low weight at birth.
Target Audience
Neonatologists and neonatal nurse practitioners.
CAN Abstract Submissions
The 27th Annual Cool Topics in Neonatology will be hosting the Cool Topics in Neonatology Virtual Poster session. The approved posters will be available prior to the conference and will be accessible to all registrants for up to 3 weeks following the conference. Registration in the Cool Topics in Neonatology Conference is required to submit a poster.
Neonatal fellows, faculty, and individuals or teams engaged in improving the quality of newborn care are welcome to submit an abstract. We encourage the submission of abstracts which are of general interest to neonatologists. In addition, abstracts which report team-based quality improvement projects are also accepted. Work may have been presented in other academic settings, but should not have been published before the date of the presentation.
Abstract Submission Instructions
To submit your CAN abstract, please email Danny Chambers, Program Manager, at DChambers@mednet.ucla.edu. Please ensure your email subject line reads "CAN Abstract Submission." Your file name should follow the following syntax "LastNameFirstName_CAN2021" (ex: DoeJohn_CAN2021).
Please submit the abstract on, or before, Monday, January 25, 2021. A review process will be completed. Acceptance decisions will be released by Monday, February 15, 2021. A handful of abstracts will be chosen to present during the symposium. Authors selected for this additional presentation will be notified by Friday, February 19, 2021.
The suggested structure of the abstract should be less than 400 words, fit a single page with the title, author information, introduction, methods, and results. The presenting author should be identified with an asterisk (*).
Quality improvement projects should follow either Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE) guidelines with background, objective, design, setting, patients, intervention, measurements, results, limitations and conclusions as suggested headings. Alternatively, the Vermont Oxford Network (VON) learning fair structure with background, smart aim, setting, mechanisms, drivers of change, methods, measures, results, discussion, and team acknowledgement will also be accepted.
*Note: Submitting an abstract does not include registration for the Cool Topics in Neonatology Conference.
Neonatology Fellows’ Workshop 2021
Non-CME Workshop
Thursday, March 4, 2021: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
The Section on Perinatal Pediatrics District IX and the California Association of Neonatologists are pleased to sponsor the 17th Annual Workshop for California Neonatology Fellows titled Life After Fellowship: Exploring Career Opportunities and Practical Considerations for New Neonatologists. The workshop is designed to provide neonatology fellows and new neonatologists with the information that they will need to make career choices for practicing neonatology as well as exploring the non-clinical elements of practice, including different practice models, the business of neonatology, finding a job, work/life balance and personal wellness, women in neonatology, practical financial planning, professionalism and conflict resolution in the workplace.
The workshop will emphasize small group participation and discussion. An expert faculty will conduct this workshop. Enrollment is open to all neonatology fellows in California, but will be limited to 30 participants. New neonatologists within two years of completing their fellowship are welcome to attend if space is available. Pre-registration is required.
2021 CPQCC Improvement Palooza
Advancing Anti-Racism in the NICU Through Teamwork and Family Centeredness
Friday, March 5, 2021: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CPQCC’s Second Annual Improvement Palooza is designed to help teams understand how racism impacts NICU teams, patients, and families and identify concrete solutions to address these challenges using quality improvement principles. Held in conjunction with the 2021 Cool Topics in Neonatology Meeting, CPQCC’s 2021 Improvement Palooza is a can’t miss event that will help kickstart your NICU’s journey towards anti-racism.
Target Audience
The California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC) workshop is geared toward multidisciplinary teams of caregivers from neonatal units that include: neonatologists, pediatricians, neonatal nurse practitioners, registered nurses with ancillary staff, as well as hospital risk management and quality improvement specialists who can implement change in the management of the topics presented.
Neonatology Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Virtual Workshop
Non-CME Workshop
Sunday, March 7, 2021: 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Co-Chairs
Jae Kim, MD, PhD
Director, Division of Neonatology
Perinatal Institute at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jennifer Shepherd, MD
Associate Medical Director, Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Division of Neonatology
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA.
This workshop is designed to promote neonatology point-of-care ultrasound utilizing a virtual didactic and observational format. The workshop is aimed at increasing the adoption of these emerging practices in neonatology and facilitating the foundational basis for new and intermediate learners to acquire or improve ultrasound skills. It will include didactic lectures covering the basics of ultrasound, cardiac views, non-cardiac views, and clinical applications/scenarios. Virtual skills learning will be offered at teaching stations addressing cardiac, non-cardiac and clinical applications. An ample number of instructors and manikins will be present in breakout sessions to provide a solid practical experience for participants.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS WORKSHOP IS SEPARATE FROM THE COOL TOPICS IN NEONATOLOGY MEETING.
Space is limited to 40 participants and enrollments will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Attendees will receive a separate confirmation for the workshop. Open to Cool Topics attendees only.
Enrollment
Offered Entirely Remotely!
The 27th Annual Cool Topics in Neonatology Conference will be available through a virtual meeting web platform. All registrants will have the opportunity to participate live in the Cool Topics in Neonatology meeting and view the recorded sessions for up to 3 weeks following the conference. Each registrant will receive a virtual meeting link along with the password to access the virtual conference.
[ Click here to register ] - for Cool Topics in Neonatology Conference and/or CPQCC.
[ Click here to register ] - for Neonatology Fellows' Workshop. Space is limited to 30 participants and applications will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.
[ Click here to register ] - for Neonatology Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Virtual Workshop. Space is limited to 80 participants and applications will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Open to Cool Topics attendees only.
*Note: To ensure course material is received before the course begins, early registration is advised. Online registration will close at midnight on Tuesday, March 2nd.
Enrollment after online registration has closed: Please call (310) 794 – 2620 between 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time) by Thursday, March 4th and leave a voicemail with your name, callback number, and the course you’d like to attend. Our staff will return your call during business hours.
Enrollment on the day(s) of the course: Registration will only be accepted between 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM (Pacific Standard Time). Please leave a voicemail with your name, callback number, and the course you’d like to attend. An assistant will return your call during that timeframe to enroll you in the course.
By Mail
Send the completed enrollment form to:
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Office of Continuing Medical Education
Cool Topics in Neonatology
10920 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1060
Los Angeles, CA 90024-6512
By Phone
Call (310) 794-2620 and enroll by phone using your MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover Card.
By Fax
Fax the enrollment form with charge card information and your authorizing signature to (310) 794-2624.
Course Fees
Cool Topics in Neonatology Conference
- CAN Member: $150
- Non-CAN Member: $250 (includes 1 year membership in CAN)
- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant: $100 (includes 1 year membership in CAN)
- Nurses, Respiratory Therapists or Other NICU Staff: $75
- Fellows/Residents: $50
CPQCC Workshop
- Individual with Site Team: $50
- Individual: $75
Fellows' Workshop (Limit of 30 Spaces)
- No enrollment fee
Neonatology Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Workshop - (No Refunds & Limit of 40 Spaces)
- Individual: $15
Refunds
Cancellations must be received in writing by Wednesday, February 3, 2021 and will be subject to a $50 processing fee. No refunds will be given after that date. If for any reason the course must be cancelled, discontinued, or rescheduled by the Office of Continuing Medical Education, a full refund will be provided.
No refunds will be offered for the POCUS workshop.
Cool Topics Faculty
|
Course Chair |
|
CPQCC Faculty
|
Pam Aron-Johnson, RN |
Tamorah Lewis, MD, PhD |
Neonatology Fellows’ Workshop Faculty
|
Program Director |
Virender Rehan, MD
|
2021 CPQCC Improvement Palooza
Advancing Anti-Racism in the NICU Through Teamwork and Family Centeredness
| Friday, March 5, 2021 | |
|
8:00 AM |
Welcome Elizabeth Rogers, MD |
| 8:15 |
Practicing Anti-Racism to Improve Outcomes for Black Infants Carmin Powell, MD, Rachel R. Hardeman, PhD, MPH & Tamorah Lewis, MD, PhD |
| 9:25 | How to Build and Make the Most of Your QI Team: CPQCC Leadership |
| 9:55 | Break |
| 10:05 |
NICU Partnerships: Respect, Trust & Collaboration Moderator: Ashley Randolph Jochen Profit, MD, MPH, Necole McRae, & Jenne’ Johns, MPH |
| 11:15 |
How to Use the CPQCC Health Equity Dashboard to Advance Equity in your NICU Center Work with PQIP Ambassadors |
| 12:00 | Lunch (team lunch with personal reflection) |
| 1:00 |
Access, Equity and the California Latinx Experience Cristina Gamboa, MD, Ashwini Lakshmanan, MD, MS, MPH & Marina Persoglia Bell, MA |
| 2:00 |
Brave Spaces: Restoring Right Relationships Amber McZeal, MA & Elizabeth Rogers, MD, Cloteal Franklin & Mark Burns |
| 2:45 | Break |
| 2:55 |
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SUCCESSES FROM CPQCC MEMBERS
|
| 3:50 | Closing Remarks |
| 4:00 | Adjourn |
27th Annual Cool Topics in Neonatology
| Evening Schedule: Friday, March 5, 2021 | |
|
5:00 PM (PST) |
KEYNOTE LECTURE: NICU Care in the Midst of a Pandemic: The Impact of Covid 19 on the NICU: Staff, Patient and Family Perspectives Annemarie Stroustrup, MD, MPH |
| 6:00 |
Virtual Poster Session and Presentation of the David Wirtschafter Award Selected abstracts will be presented to the audience. Instructions to view the submitted posters will be provided to all registrants |
| 7:00 | Adjourn |
| Saturday, March 6, 2021 | |
|
7:15 AM (PST) |
Sign-In & Visit Virtual Exhibit Hall |
|
SESSION 1: FETAL MANAGEMENT Moderator: Robert A. Kahle, MD, FAAP |
|
| 8:00 |
Management of the High-Risk Pregnancy at the Threshold of Viability: PPROM, IUGR, PIH Andrew Combs, MD |
| 8:40 |
The Prenatal Consult at the Threshold of Viability: Clinical and Parental Perspective Alexis Davis, MD, MS Epi |
| 9:40 | Panel Discussion |
| 10:00 | Break & Visit Virtual Exhibit Hall |
|
SESSION 2: PULMONARY Moderator: Fayez Bany-Mohammed, MD |
|
| 10:20 |
Delivery Room Management of the ELBW Infant Georg Schmölzer, MD |
| 11:00 |
Respiratory Management from Birth to Discharge of the Periviable Infant at 22 to 23 Weeks Gestation: First Intention High Frequency Jet Ventilation Jonathan Klein, MD |
| 11:40 | Panel Discussion |
| 12:10 | Lunch/Business Meeting |
|
SESSION 3: CARDIOVASCULAR Moderators: John Cleary, MD, Meera Sankar, MD |
|
| 1:15 |
Cardiovascular Support of the ELBW: BP Management, Assessing Cardiac Function, Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography Patrick McNamara, MD |
| 1:55 |
PDA: To Treat or Not to Treat: When and How? William Benitz, MD |
| 2:35 | Break & Visit Virtual Exhibit Hall |
| 2:55 |
Pulmonary Hypoplasia and Pulmonary Hypertension: iNO in the ELBW Infant Rangasamy Ramanathan, MD |
| 3:35 | Panel Discussion |
|
SESSION 4: FLUID AND NUTRITION Moderators: Marian M. Adams, MD |
|
| 4:00 |
Early and Late Onset Neonatal Sepsis: Opportunities for Antibiotic Stewardship Ishminder Kaur, MBBS |
| 4:40 | Discussion |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
| Sunday, March 7, 2021 | |
|
7:15 AM (PST) |
Sign-In & Visit Virtual Exhibit Hall |
|
SESSION 5: NEUROLOGY Moderator: Tom Shimotake, MD |
|
| 8:00 |
Neuroprotection: Prevention of Intraventricular Hemorrhage in the ELBW Infant Elizabeth Rogers, MD |
| 8:40 |
Optimizing the NICU Environment for the ELBW Infant Bobbi Pineda, PhD, OTR/L |
| 9:20 |
Strategies for the Prevention of Retinopathy of Prematurity Talkad S. Raghuveer, MD |
| 10:00 | Panel Discussion |
| 10:20 | Break & Visit Virtual Exhibit Hall |
|
SESSION 6: INFECTIOUS DISEASE Moderator: Kara L. Calkins, MD |
|
| 10:40 |
Fluid and Nutrition Management of the ELBW Infant Brenda Poindexter, MD, MS, FAAP |
| 11:20 |
NEC/SIP: The NEST Trial Marty Blakely, MD |
| 12:00 | Panel Discussion |
| 12:20 | Adjourn |
27th Annual Cool Topics in Neonatology Conference
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Manage high-risk pregnancies with the potential of delivery at the threshold of viability
- Provide a consistent approach to parents during the prenatal consult using most recent outcome data on the likelihood of potential mortality and morbidity
- Identify best practices with regards to the early management of the ELBW infant from a pulmonary, cardiovascular, fluid electrolyte and nutrition and neurologic basis
- Implement best practices with regards to the evaluation of ELBW for early and late onset infections and the appropriate use of antibiotics
2021 CPQCC Improvement Palooza
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify strategies to build anti-racism in the NICU
- Identify behaviors and actions to address racism in the NICU
- Describe strategies to bring families into the teamwork in the NICU
- Identify opportunities to support the Latinx patients in the NICU
- Identify QI strategies to utilize while addressing anti-racism in the NICU
The Office of Continuing Medical Education, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
27th Annual Cool Topics in Neonatology Conference
The Office of Continuing Medical Education, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA designates this live activity for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
2021 CPQCC Improvement Palooza
The Office of Continuing Medical Education, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Credits
The California State Board of Registered Nursing accepts courses approved by the AMA for category 1 credit as meeting the continuing education requirements for license renewal. Nurses from states other than California should inquire with their local State Board for specific continuing education policies.
The FDA has issued a concept paper which classifies commercial support of scientific and educational programs as promotional unless it can be affirmed that the program is "truly independent" and free of commercial influence. In addition to independence, the FDA requires that nonpromotional, commercially supported education be objective, balanced, and scientifically rigorous. The policy further states that all potential conflicts of interest of the CME staff and faculty be fully disclosed to the program's participants. In addition, Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education policy mandates that the provider adequately manages all identified potential conflicts of interest prior to the program. We at UCLA fully endorse the letter and spirit of these concepts.