Highlights of the new Perinatal Section program format, implemented by Meeting Chair, Endla Anday, MD, FAAP and the NCE planning committee, include:
Keynote address
Klaus awardee presentations
Poster session and reception with poster-walk discussions by leaders of the Section on Perinatal Pediatrics and members of the Orgnization of Neonatal Program Directors
Plenary research abstract presentations
Half-day didactic sessions on two cutting-edge topics: Inflammation and its Role in Neonatal Disease and Necrotizing Enterocolitis
A Neonatal Career Development Seminar
Committee on the Fetus and Newborn Report
Members Forum
Hands-on Workshops:
Neonatal Resuscitation Simulation
Amplitude-Integrated EEG
New Mechanical Ventilators
Other important events of interest to neonatologists include:
Orgnization of Neonatal Program Directors' half-day meeting
The PAS meetings feature a host of educational opportunities for neonatologists,
including two AAP-sponsored events: The William A. Silverman lecture and
the NICU Follow-up Club.
This year, the William A. Silverman lecture will be given by Alan Jobe, MD, an internationally-recognized expert in pulmonary biology and disorders of the immature lung. Dr. Jobe performed many of the metabolic and physiologic studies that resulted in FDA approval of surfactant for the treatment of Respiratory Distress Syndrome. His related research interests are in surfactant homeostasis in the adult lung, lung injury and lung development and he is the Principal Investigator for translational research studies designed to develop new strategies to induce fetal maturation and to minimize the risks of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants. Dr. Jobe also led the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network from 1996 to 2006. He has published more than 275 peer-reviewed articles, 150 chapters, editorials and commentaries, and has received numerous awards and honors.
NICU Follow-up Club
Saturday, May 2nd at 12:15pm
The AAP-sponsored PAS NICU Follow-up Club topic is Gastroesophageal Reflux in Premature Infants: Is It Really a Disease?. Featuring speakers Richart Martin, MD and David Adamkin, MD with moderators Ricki Goldstein, MD and Sonia Imaizumi, MD.
Workshop on Perinatal Practice Strategies 2009: The Light Bulb Moment - Scottsdale, AZ (April 3-5, 2009)
Originally conceived and planned in 1988 by the late Joe Butterfield, this meeting is designed to help neonatologists in all types of practices learn skills necessary to "get the job done," as opposed to more traditional meetings designed to discuss treatment strategies, use of medications, and so on - or how to "do the job".