5th National
Advanced Practice
Neonatal Nurses Conference

Hyatt Regency
Miami, Florida

April 24-26, 2008




 
   

Conference Purposes
Educational sessions, podium presentations, and posters exhibited at this meeting are meant to provide the advanced practice neonatal nurse and the experienced neonatal staff nurse with current information on evidence bases for practice. Our purpose is also to address topics of clinical concern and current research to initiate and/or continue a dialogue among health care practitioners that can result in better practices and increased neonatal and infant health.
 

Conference Chairpersons
Debbie Fraser Askin, RNC, MN
Tracy Karp, RNC, MS, NNP
Gail C. M
cCain, PhD, RN, FAAN

Continuing Education Information
The main conference provides up to 21 contact hours. Additional contact hours are availalble for special breakfast and lunch symposiums and poster presentations.

Neonatal Network is an approved continuing education provider by The Texas Nurses Association, Provider # 04-296795-A; Florida Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #FBN 3218, content code 2505; Iowa Board of Nursing, Provider #189; and Alabama Board of Nursing, Provider #ABNP0169. This conference provides 15.75 contact hours. The provider, Neonatal Network, approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 6261, for 21 contact hours.

Neonatal Network is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This activity meets Type I criteria for mandatory continuing education requirements toward relicensure as established by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas.

   

Newly added Evening Cocktail Reception/Symposium
Pharmacologic Management of the PDA to Prevent Surgical Ligation
presented by Lance. A. Parton, MD, FAAP

You can now earn an additional hour of continuing education credit and
enjoy the camaraderie of your fellow neonatal nurses at this special session.

Conference Brochure
Printable Registration Form
Online Conference Registration
Hyatt Regency Reservations
American Airlines (promo code A8848AK)
Avis Car Rental
Exhibit Prospectus

Group rates are still available!
Groups of four (registering together) receive $25 off each registration;
groups of five receive $30 off.
Group registrations must be submitted by fax or email.

 

Last revised 3/26/08

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
4:00-7:00 pm Registration Open
Thursday, April 24, 2008, Day 1
7:00am-5:00pm Registration Open
8:00-8:15am Welcome and Announcements
General Sessions
8:15-9:00am Session 101-How Much Evidence? When to Treat? Alan R. Spitzer, MD
9:00-9:45am Session 102-Management of Cardiovascular Compromise in the VLBW Neonate: When to Treat? (Rx=0.5)
Istvan Seri, MD, PhD
9:45-10:30am Exhibits Hall Opens (Coffee and Tea)
10:30-11:15am Session 103-Proteomics: The Future of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Alan R. Spitzer, MD
11:15am-12:00pm Session 104-Cardiovascular Management of Neonates with a Hemodynamically Significant PDA (Rx=0.25)
Istvan Seri, MD, PhD
12:00-1:00pm Lunch for purchase in Exhibit Hall-Exhibits Open
1:00-2:00pm Concurrent Sessions--A Workshops
Session 111-The Boggy Baby Syndrome Willa H. Drummond, MD, MS (Informatics)
Session 112-Mortality and Morbidity Related to Multiple Births and Multiple Birth Trends Barbara Luke, ScD, MPH, RN, RD

2:00-2:45pm Refreshment Break (Lemonade, Iced Tea)--Exhibits Open
2:45-3:45pm Concurrent Sessions--B Workshops
Session 121-Evidence-Based Practice and Neonatal Nutrition Josef Neu, MD
Session 122-The Challenge of Recognizing Congenital Heart Disease Willa H. Drummond, MD, MS (Informatics)
3:50-4:50pm Concurrent Sessions--C Workshops
Session 131-Neonatal Resuscitation (Rx=0.25) David Burchfield, MD
Session 132-Necrotizing Enterocolitis: An Update Josef Neu, MD
4:45-6:15pm Attendee Reception in Exhibit Hall

Friday, April 25, 2008, Day 2
7:00-5:30pm Registration Open
7:00-8:00am Networking Breakfast--Exhibits Open
General Sessions
8:00-8:45am

Session 201-The State of Chronic Lung Disease

Alan H. Jobe, MD, PhD
8:45-9:30am Session 202-Non-Invasive Ventilation: Separating the Science from the Religion Sherry Courtney, MD
9:30-10:15am Exhibits Open (Coffee and, Tea)
10:15-11:00am Session 203-Neuroprotection Bryan Ohning, MD, PhD
11:00am-12:00pm Session 204-Practice-based papers: Ventilation (See Call for Abstracts for
Podium Presentations
)
12:15-1:15pm Earn Addtional CE Credit (1.0)  
 

Session 205-LUNCH SYMPOSIUM--How to Interpret a Cochrane Review
(Preregistration necessary, extra fee required)
OR
Lunch on your own

Sharyn Gibbins, Ph
1:30pm-2:30pm Concurrent Sessions--D Workshops
Session 211-Critical Care of Chronic Lung Disease (Rx=0.25) Alan H. Jobe, MD, PhD
Session 212-"I Don't Feel Good" -Recognizing and Managing Early Onset Sepsis Jacqueline Hoffman, MS, ARNP, RNC

Session 213-Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH) Leslie Parker, MSN, ARNP
2:30pm-2:45pm Refreshment Break (Lemonade, Iced Tea)
2:45pm-3:45pm Concurrent Sessions--E Workshops
Session 221-High-Frequency Ventilation: Strategies for Success Sherry Courtney, MD
Session 222-Cytokines Have Moved into the Neighborhood! What Are They and What Do They Do?
William Diehl-Jones, RN, PhD

Session 223-There is a Fungus Among Us Jacqueline Hoffman, MS, ARNP, RNC
4:00-5:00pm Concurrent Sessions--F Workshops
Session 231-The Black and White of Neonatal Radiology David Burchfield, MD

Session 232-Is There a Role for Probiotics in Premature Infants? (Rx=0.75) Teresa del Moral, MD, MPH

Session 233-The NNP and Developmental Care Sharyn Gibbins, PhD
5:15-6:45 Reception/Symposium
Pharmacologic Management of the PDA to Prevent Surgical Ligation Lance. A. Parton, MD, FAAP

Saturday, April 26, 2008, Day 3
7:00am-1:30pm Registration Open
7:30-9:00am Earn Additional CE Credit (1.5)  
  Session 301-BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM--Workforce Issues for Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
(Preregistration necessary, extra fee required)
OR
Breakfast on your own
Margaret Steinbach, RN, MSN, ARNP
General Sessions
9:15-10:15am Session 302-Practice-based papers: Nutrition (See Call for Abstracts for Podium Presenatations)
 
10:15-10:30am Break (Coffee and Tea)
10:30-11:30am Session 303-Competencies for Genetics Margaret Steinbach, RN, MSN, ARNP
11:30am-12:30pm Session 304-Best Practices: Applying the Evidence Bryan Ohning, MD, PhD
12:30-1:00pm Closing remarks and evaluations

(Topics and speakers are subject to change)

 

Conference Fees
Registration dates Members
Non Members
Prior to 04/06/08 Newly Extended! $325
$375
04/07/08 to 04/16/08 $395
$425
Onsite Registration $445
$475
Daily $150
$175




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