Instructor Resources

The NRP Steering Committee is taking online/email questions from NRP instructors or interested parties to be answered at the NRP Current Issues Seminar to be held on October 10th in Boston in conjunction with the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition.  All questions and answers will be posted on the NRP site after the conference. Post Your Question Here Please post questions that are clinical or administrative, and do not post questions concerning instructor status, personal information, or ordering NRP materials. If you have a question concerning your status or personal information send to lifesupport@aap.org .  For ordering or checking on an order for NRP materials write to csc@aap.org or call 888/227-1770.

NRP Current Issues Seminar
"Climbing the Olympic Hill to Better Evidence, Implementation, and Outcomes"
Friday, October 10, 2008
Boston, MA

2008 NRP:    Climbing the Olympic Hill to Better Evidence,Implementation and Outcomes

8:00-8:10       “The Starting Line”:  Introductions and Announcements: Where We Are Now in NRP
                        Jay Goldsmith, MD; George A Little, MD, Program Cochair; Marilyn Escobedo, MD, Program Cochair

8:10-8:50       “What an OB Can and Cannot Tell You About a Baby You’ve Been Called to Resuscitate”
                        Mildred Ramirez, MD
                        George Little, MD, Discussant

8:50-9:30       “New Rules of the Game” Meconium Management 
                        William Fraser, MD
                        Marilyn Escobedo, MD, Discussant

9:30-10:00     “Top Performers” Top 10 NRP Questions Posed by You on the Internet!
                        Jeanette Zaichkin, RNC, Jay Goldsmith, MD
                        Marilyn Escobedo, MD,  Moderator

10:00-10:30   Break

10:30-11:10   “Smallest Players” Family-Centered Resuscitation
                        George A Little, MD; Gary Weiner, MD

11:10-12:00   “New Players” Grant Presentations:
                        Gary Weiner, MD, Moderator and Discussant

                        Effect of Hypercapnia on the Newborn Brain: Need for Resuscitation
                        Karen Fritz, MD

                  Effect of Oxygen Concentration of Resuscitative Gas on Pulmonary Hemodynamics in Term Lambs
                        Satyanarayana Laksminrusimha, MD

12:00-1:30     Lunch

1:30-3:00       Concurrent Olympic Training Sessions

How to Create Highly Realistic and Engaging NRP Learning Scenarios for Your Trainees Using Next Generation Tools
Lou Halamek, MD

How to Create Highly Realistic and Engaging NRP Learning Scenarios for Your Trainees Using Simple, Portable Tools
Barbara Nightengale, RNC, MSN, NNP

Discussion of the Top 10 Articles in Neonatal Resuscitation
Steven Ringer, MD, PhD, Jay Goldsmith, MD, George Little, MD

Instructor Tools for Teaching Teamwork in Neonatal Resuscitation
Jeanette Zaichkin, RNC, MN

3:00-3:30       Break

3:30-5:00       Concurrent Olympic Training Sessions Repeat

5:00                Finish Line

Registration will open the first week of June at www.aap.org/nce. To receive a registration packet, email Customer Service at csc@aap.org.

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