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    2024 Hot Topics in Neonatology® Conference Schedule

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    6:45 a.m.

    Registration Opens

    7:00 a.m.

    Exhibit Hall Opens

    Continental Breakfast and Digital Poster Showcase — Exhibit Hall

    7:45 a.m.

    Welcome and Introductions

    Kevin Dysart, MD; Elizabeth Foglia, MD, MSCE; Jay S. Greenspan, MD, MBA; Haresh Kirpalani, MD; and Jochen Profit, MD, MPH

    8:00 a.m.

    Advances in BPD  

    Moderator: Haresh Kirpalani, MD, MSc

    An Adult Pulmonologists' Perspective of Infant BPD — Klaus Rabe, MD, PhD, FERS

    Azithromycin Therapy for Prevention of Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity (AZTEC): Randomized Controlled Trial — Sailesh Kotecha, FRCPCH, PhD

    Cell-Based Therapies for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Ready or not, here they come! — Bernard Thébaud, MD, PhD

    9:30 a.m.

    Morning Break Coffee Break With the Exhibitors — Exhibit Hall

    10:00 a.m. 

    Lung Volumes and Setting PEEP Levels 

    Moderator: Jochen Profit, MD, MPH 

    Opening the Lung at Birth: The Cologne View and Experience — Angela Kribs, MD 

    Electrical Impedance Tomography for Regional Lung Monitoring — Inez Frerichs, MD

    Decreasing Extubation Failure in Extremely Preterm Infants: The ECLAT Trial — Risha Bhatia MBBCh, MA, FRACP, PhD

    High CPAP Pressures in Preterm Neonates: Evidence Review and Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial — Amit Mukerji, MD, MSc

    11:30 p.m.

    Lunch (on your own)

    Visit Exhibitors in Exhibit Hall
    Digital Posters On-Display

    1:00 p.m.

    Interpreting Methods in Clinical Research

    Moderator: Connie Williams, MD, PhD, FRCPC

    The SafeBoosC-III Trial — Through the Bayesian Analytical Lens — Mathias Lühr Hansen, MD, PhD and Lehana Thabane, PhD

    2:30 p.m.

    Afternoon Break With the Exhibitors — Exhibit Hall

    3:00 p.m.

    Green and Rotten Apples 

    Moderator: Kevin Dysart, MD 

    The use of Mixsafe as a portable T-piece resuscitator to reduce infant mortality rate in Indonesia — Rinawati Rohsiswatmo, MD, PhD 

    Increased Alveolar Volume and Lung Diffusion Capacity in Former Preterm Infants Randomized to Two Extra Weeks of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) in the NICU — Cindy T. McEvoy, MD, MCR

    AI-powered Early Warning Systems for Neonatal Sepsis: Opportunities and Challenges – Brynne Sullivan, MD, MSc

    5:30 p.m. 

    Welcome Reception With Faculty — Exhibit Hall

    6:30 p.m.

    Adjourn

    7:00 a.m.

    Registration and Exhibit Hall Opens

    Continental Breakfast and Digital Poster Showcase — Exhibit Hall

    8:00 a.m.

    The Jerold F. Lucey, MD Lectureship and Keynote Address

    Moderator: Haresh Kirpalani, MD, MSc

    BPD after 50 years: Have we made progress — Eduardo Bancalari, MD 

    Neonatology Luminary: Celebrating and Recognizing Dr. Avroy Fanaroff’s Impact in Neonatology

    9:30 a.m. 

    Morning Break With the Exhibitors — Exhibit Hall

    10:00 a.m.

    Green and Rotten Apples

    Moderator: Jay S. Greenspan, MD, MBA

    Nutritional Support in Moderate and Late Preterm Babies — Frank Bloomfield ONZM, FRACP, PhD, FRSNZ 

    Human Milk-Based Fortifiers. Does it Prevent Severe Complications in Preterm Infants?+ — Thomas Abrahamsson, MD, PhD  

    Another View of Human Milk-Based Fortifier Versus Bovine Milk Fortifier — Boris W. Kramer, MD, PhD

    Too Much? Or Just the Right Dose of Antenatal Corticosteroids? Should We Stick With 1972’s Approach? — Sarah D. McDonald, MD, FRCSC, MSc

    Noon

    Lunch (on your own)

    Visit Exhibitors in Exhibit Hall

    1:30 p.m.

    Points of View on Common Clinical Problems

    Moderator: Richard Polin, MD 

    Use of Acute Phase Reactants 

    • Acute Phase Reactants to Guide Treatment Decision for Newborn Sepsis — Dustin Daniel Flannery, DO, MSCE
    • Biomarkers for Neonatal Sepsis — Martin Stocker, MD

    Furosemide and BPD

    • Furosemide for Established Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Lessons in Developmental Pharmacology — Nicolas Bamat, MD, MSCE
    • Furosemide for Prevention of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: What is the Role? — Rachel G. Greenberg, MD, MB, MHS

    3:00 p.m.   

    Afternoon Break With the Exhibitors — Exhibit Hall

    3:30 p.m.

    Following Through After the NICU: The Role of Early Detection in Optimizing Outcomes After Preterm Birth 

    Moderator: Jonathan Litt, MD, MPH, ScD (10-minute intro)

    What Can We Learn From Life Course Outcomes of VP/VLBW for Early Detection and Intervention? — Dieter Wolke, PhD Dr rer nat h.c. Dipl-Psych C.Psychol, AFBPsS

    Early Detection of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Social-Emotional Problems in Children Born Preterm — Samantha Johnson, PhD

    Early Detection of Cerebral Palsy — Nathalie Maitre, MD, PhD

    5:00 p.m.

    Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall  

    6:00 p.m.

    Adjourn

    7:00 a.m.

    Registration and Exhibit Hall Opens

    Continental Breakfast and Digital Poster Showcase — Exhibit Hall

    8:00 a.m.

    Recent Developments on an Old Drug — Caffeine in 2024

    Moderator: Richard J. Martin, MD 

    The NRN MoCHA Study — Eric Eichenwald, MD   

    Intermittent Hypoxia and Caffeine in Infants Born Preterm (ICAF) Study — Carl E. Hunt, MD 

    Neonatal Caffeine Therapy:  Are there any indications beyond apnea of prematurity? — Barbara Schmidt, MD, MSc, CM

    9:30 a.m. 

    Morning Break With the Exhibitors — Exhibit Hall

    10:00 a.m.

    Exhibit Hall Closes

    10:00 a.m.

    In Search of Goldilocks: Oxygen Management during Delivery Room Resuscitation for Preterm Infants

    Moderator: Elizabeth Foglia, MD, MSCE

    Oxygen Use in the Delivery Room. Goldilock's Principle. Not Too Much, Not Too Little, Just Right! — Vishal Kapadia, MD, MSCS FAAP

    Automated Oxygen Titration in the Delivery Room - The Humanoid Goldilocks - Peter Dargaville, MD

    11:30 a.m.

    Adjourn

    +Available at the scheduled live time and will not be available in the session library.