ACADEMIC DAY FOR NEONATOLOGISTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Academic Day for Neonatologists of Southern California
Thursday, November 5, 2009
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Conference Theme:  Improving the Survival and Quality of Life for Neonates

Conference Objectives:

1. Discuss the role of Hypothermia in the management of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
2. Discuss the Diagnosis and management of Neonatal Seizures
3. Discuss the role of Non-invasive Ventilation to minimize Lung Injury
4. Understand the role of Genetics in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
5. Understand feeding strategies in preterm neonates 
6. Discuss technologies in neonatal resuscitation

Schedule

7:40 AM - Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:05 AM – Welcome

8:15 AM - Hypothermia Treatment for HIE
Presented by: Seetha Shankaran, MD
Director, Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital of Michigan

9:15 AM  - Nasal Ventilation: Its Time has come
Presented by: Rangasamy Ramanathan, MD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatal Medicine
LAC+USC Medical Center
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Keck School of Medicine of USC

10:00 AM - Break

10:30 AM - Genetics of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD): An Update
Vineet Bhandari, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Perinatal Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Yale University School of Medicine

11:45 AM  - Buffet Lunch

1:00 PM - Neonatal Nutrition
Presented by: David H. Adamkin, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Division of Neonatal Medicine
Director, Neonatal Fellowship Program
Director, Neonatal Nutrition Research Program
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky

1:50 PM - Potpourri on Neonatal Resuscitation
Presented by: Neil Finer, MD
Director, Division of Neonatology
UCSD Medical Center
Professor of Pediatrics, UCSD

2:45 PM - Treatment of Neonatal Seizures:  out with the old and in with the new?
Presented by: Arthur Partikian, MD
Pediatric Neurologist
LAC+USC Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics
LAC+USC Medical Center
Keck School of Medicine of USC

3:30 PM - Panel Discussion

4:00 PM - Adjourn

4:45 PM - Fellows and Faculty Dinner
Topic:  Conference Panel Q&A and Career Development
 

Target Audience: Neonatologists in academic and community practice, Critical Care Specialists, Pulmonologists, Neonatal-perinatal fellows, maternal-fetal fellows, and other healthcare workers who provide care for neonatal patients.

Please note: Category 1 CME Credit is not being offered for this conference. 

Cost: Free

Registration:  Email mhickcox@choc.org for a registration form. 

Date:	Thursday, November 05, 2009
Time:	7:40 AM - Registration/Continental Breakfast 8:05 AM – Welcome 8:15 AM - First presentation begins 4:00 PM - Adjourns
Location:	Harold Wade Education Center
	455 S. Main Street CHOC West Clinic Bldg., 2nd Floor Orange, CA 92868 [click here for directions]
Contact:	Academic Affairs (714) 532-8894
Fee:	FREE