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Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.
Sunday, December 4
Welcome and Introductions
Munish Gupta, MD, MMSc and Stephen A. Pearlman, MD, MSHQS
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Pre-Conference Schedule - Neonatal Quality Conference at Hot Topics
8:15 a.m.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Quality is not Extra Work - It Is The Work - Richard J. Brilli, MD, FAAP, MCCM
9:15 a.m.
Families Shaping Quality of NICU Care: Perspectives, Current Partnerships and Post-Pandemic Opportunities
Moderators: David Carola, DO, MSHQS and Munish Gupta, MD, MMSc

​Family and Community Engagement Within and Beyond the NICU - Kimberly Novod, MPA

New Partnerships with Families at the Bedside: Who, Where, How - Lelis Vernon, SQIL
10:15 a.m.
COFFEE BREAK
10:30 a.m.
Collaborative Approaches to Improving Maternal Well Being
Moderators: Lynn Fuchs, MD, MSHQS and Stephen A. Pearlman, MD, MSHQS

​Maternal Morbidity and Mortality: Working Together to Improve Long Term Neonatal Outcomes - Monica Longo, MD, PhD

Quality Through a Lens of Equity - Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD, MAS, FACOG

Addressing Parent Mental Health in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: The Experience of Free-Standing Children's Hospitals – Lamia Soghier, MD, MEd, MBA
12:00 p.m.
LUNCH (on your own)
1:15 p.m.
Abstract Presentations
Reducing PRBC Transfusions in the Duke NICU in 26 to 34 Weeks’ Gestational Age Infants – Kwai Tei Chan Poon, MD 

Eliminating Routine Evaluations of Gastric Residuals in the NICU – Margarita Wycko, DNP, MSN, NP
1:45 p.m.
Concurrent Break-Out Sessions
    Building a NICU Quality and Safety Program: Practical Suggestions from the C-Suite -
     Stephen A. Pearlman, MD, MSHQS and Patricia G. Bondurant, DNP, RN

    Using Quality Improvement Methods and Strategies for Family Centered Care -
     Katherine Coughlin, MD; Kimberly Novod, MPA and Lelis Vernon, SQIL

    Practical Tools to Improve Parental Health Using Quality Improvement - Veronica
     Gillispie-Bell, MD, MAS, FACOG; Lamia Soghier, MD, MEd, MBA and Monica Longo, MD, PhD

    Statistical Process Control for Quality Improvement: Challenging Cases and How to
     Approach Them - Heather Kaplan, MD, MSCE and Munish Gupta, MD, MMSc
2:45 p.m.
AFTERNOON BREAK
3:00 p.m.
Concurrent Break-Out Sessions REPEATED
4:00 p.m.
General Session: Lessons Learned and Things You Can Do Next Week 
     - Munish Gupta, MD, MMSc and Stephen A. Pearlman, MD, MSHQS
4:30 p.m.
Quality Posters and Reception
5:30 p.m.
Explore DC: Monuments by Moonlight Excursion - OPTIONAL ADD-ON
Presented by Hello Washington, DC 
Limited availability.  Additional fee.  Pre-registration required.
Monday, December 5
Hot Topics in Neonatology®
Conference Schedule
6:45 a.m.
REGISTRATION OPENS
7:00 a.m.
EXHIBIT HALL OPENS
Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
7:45 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Kevin Dysart, MD; Elizabeth Foglia, MD, MSCE; Jay S. Greenspan, MD, MBA and
Haresh Kirpalani, MD, MSc
8:00 a.m.
Neonatal Intubation and Extubation: Redefining Safe Practice in 2022
Moderator: Elizabeth Foglia, MD, MSCE

Improving Neonatal Intubation Safety and Success: The SHINE Trial 
     - Kate Hodgson, MBBS(Hons), B.Med.Sci., FRACP, PhD

The Intubation Training Dilemma 
     - Elizabeth Foglia, MD, MSCE and Heidi Herrick, MD, MSCE 

Prediction of Extubation Readiness in a Preterm Infant: Are We There Yet? 
     - Sanjay Chawla, MD
9:30 a.m.
COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL
10:00 a.m.
Green and Rotten Apples
Moderator: Jay S. Greenspan, MD, MBA

Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care - Suman Rao, MD, DM

Safeguarding the Brains of Our Smallest Children III - A pragmatic, multinational, randomised trial on cerebral oximetry monitoring combined with a treatment guideline in extremely preterm infants - Mathias Lühr Hansen, MD, PhD 

Eating, Sleeping, Consoling for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal (ESC-NOW) - A nationwide randomized controlled trial!! - Leslie Young, MD

​Neonatal Care in Ukraine: Challenges of the War - Dmytro Dobryanskyy, MD, PhD

Delivering a Preemie During War: Main Challenges for Parents - Oleksandra Balyasna
12:00 p.m.
LUNCH (on your own)
Visit Exhibitors in Exhibit Hall
1:30 p.m.
Probiotics in the NICU: Yes, No or Maybe? An International Perspective
Moderator: Eric C. Eichenwald, MD

AAP Committee on Fetus and Newborn Statement on Use of Probiotics in Preterm Infants in the U.S. - Brenda Poindexter, MD, MS 

Same Probiotic Different Results - Understanding Differences in Clinical Impacts - Janet Elizabeth Berrington, MD

Is It Time for Routine Probiotic Use in NICU? - Paul Fleming, BA, MB, BCh, BAO, MD, PhD
AFTERNOON BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL
3:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
ASPIRIN, ARRIVE and Periviable Birth: Recent Changes in Obstetrical Care and Impact on Newborns
Moderator: Mathew K. Hoffman, MD, MPH

​The ARRIVE Trial: How Did We Get Here? - Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD, MS, FACOG

Collaborative Care for Anticipated Periviable Birth 
- Brian M. Mercer, BA, MD, FRCSC, FACOG

Low Dose Aspirin in Pregnancy: Changing Recommendations and Impact on the Newborn - Mathew K. Hoffman, MD, MPH 
5:00 p.m.
Welcome Back Happy Hour Reception - Exhibit Hall
Tuesday, December 6
7:00 a.m.
REGISTRATION AND EXHIBIT HALL OPENS
Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:00 a.m.
The Jerold F. Lucey, MD Lectureship and Keynote Address
Moderator: Haresh Kirpalani, MD, MSc 

​Are Results of Randomized Trials Widely Applicable? - Roger Soll, MD 

2.4 Million Neonatal Deaths: The Baby or the Bathwater? 
- Joy Lawn MBBS, FRCP, MPH, PhD, FMedSci
9:30 a.m.
COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL
10:00 a.m.
International Medicine
Moderators: Danielle Ehret, MD, MPH, FAAP and Kathy Burgoine, PhD, MRCPCH, MSc, BMBCh  

​Xylitol Chewing Gum and Prevention of Preterm Birth in Malawi: The PPaX Trial 
- Kjersti Aagaard, MD, PhD, FACOG 

Impact of Skin Barrier Repair Therapy on Health of Newborn Infants - Gary L. Darmstadt, MD, MS

Weak Baby in the Womb – Insights from the Hypothermia for Encephalopathy in Low and Middle-Income Countries (HELIX) Trial 
– Sudhin Thayyil, MD, DCH, FRCPCH, PhD

What About COVID-19: Impact and Innovation in Neonatal Global Health 
– Beena Kamath-Rayne, MD, MPH, FAAP
12:00 p.m.
LUNCH (on your own)
Visit Exhibitors in Exhibit Hall
1:30 p.m.
From Evidence to Practice 
Moderators: Barbara Schmidt, MD, MSc, CM & Lehana Thabane, PhD 

​What Imputation Can and Cannot Do for Missing Data in Neonatal Trials 
- Lehana Thabane, PhD

Does Attrition Still Matter and How Can It Be Reduced? 
- Sara B. DeMauro, MD, MSCE

What Is a Network Meta-analysis? 
- Joseph Beyene, PhD

How Should Neonatal Clinicians Evaluate the Credibility of a Network Meta-analysis 
- Tetsuya Isayama, MD, MSc, PhD 
3:00 p.m.
AFTERNOON BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL
3:30 p.m.
Green and Rotten Apples 
Moderator: Kevin Dysart, MD 

​Routine MRI at NICU Discharge for Preterm Infants: What Would Reverend Bayes Say? - Kanekal Suresh Gautham, MD, DM, MS, FAAP

NICHD Neonatal Research Network MILK Trial - Results and lessons learned about donor human milk - Tarah T. Colaizy, MD, MPH

PDA in Extreme Preterm Infants - To Treat or Not to Treat? Results from the BeNeDuctus Trial - Willem-Pieter de Boode, MD, PhD 

Erythropoeitin for HIE - Conclusions and Implications from the HEAL Trial - Yvonne Wu, MD, MPH
7:00 a.m.
Wednesday, December 7
REGISTRATION AND EXHIBIT HALL OPENS
Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:00 a.m.
Neonatal Seizures and How to Treat Them
Moderator: Terrie Inder, MBChB, MD 

​Amplitude-integrated EEG for Diagnosing Neonatal Seizures 
- Lena Hellström-Westas, MD, PhD

Neonatal Seizures - Still Worth Treating 
- Rod Hunt, PhD, FRACP, FRCP(UK)

NEOLEV2 - Does This Mean We Still Have to Use Phenobarb for First Line Treatment of All Neonatal Seizures? 
- Cynthia Sharpe, MBChB
9:30 a.m.
COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL
10:00 a.m.
Controversies in Breast Milk Fortifiers: Can We Move Entirely to Human Derived Fortification Products for All Preterm Infants 
Moderator: William W. Hay, Jr., MD

​Feeding Preterm Infants Human Milk and Donor Milk with Fortifier in the NICU - Richard Schanler, MD, FAAP

A Critical Evaluation of Published Data for Different Fortifiers, with Recommendations 
- David Adamkin, MD

Economics of Mother's Milk, Donor Milk, and Different Fortification Approaches 
- John Zupancic, MD, ScD and Susanne Hay, MD
11:30 a.m.
ADJOURN
The schedule above is in Eastern Standard Time. Sessions will be recorded and available on the conference platform for viewing starting December 8, and for three months after the event.
5:30 p.m.
ADJOURN
6:00 p.m.
ADJOURN
5:30 p.m.
ADJOURN
12:15 p.m.
Satellite Symposia  *Pre-Registration Required               Program ID: 28557
Extending Neonatal Intensive Care Beyond the NICU
Non-Accredited In-Person Luncheon Satellite Symposia presented by 
Reckitt ǀ Mead Johnson Nutrition
Registration Link
12:15 p.m.
Satellite Symposia  *Pre-Registration Required
Probiotics: Extensively Studied, Now Where To Start
Non-Accredited In-Person Luncheon Satellite Symposia presented by Abbott
Registration Link
Satellite Symposia  *Pre-Registration Required
Structural and Functional Changes of Bioactive Proteins in Donor Human Milk Treated
by Vat-Pasteurization, Retort Sterilization, Ultra-High-Temperature Sterilization,
Freeze-Thawing and Homogenization
Non-Accredited In-Person Luncheon Satellite Symposia presented by Prolacta Bioscience
Registration Link

Rapid Genome Sequencing in NICU Settings: Ensuring Comprehensive and Timely
Diagnosis for Acute Clinical Care Needs
Non-Accredited In-Person Luncheon Satellite Symposia presented by GeneDX  
Registration Link

12:15 p.m.