2025 Neonatal Quality Conference at Hot Topics Agenda

Sunday, December 7

7:00 a.m.

Registration Opens
Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. 

Welcome and Introductions
Stephen Pearlman, MD, MSHQS

8:15 a.m.

Keynote Address
The Tension Between Evidence Based Medicine and Quality Improvement — Ravi M. Patel, MD, MSc

9:15 a.m. 

Optimizing Outcomes: Collaborative Data for Neonatal Quality Improvement
Moderator: David Carola, DO, MSHQS

  • Insights From the Tiny Baby Collaborative — Kaashif A. Ahmad, MD, MSc, FAAP
  • The Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Collaborative: Improving Care and Outcomes — Jonathan Levin MD, MBI
  • Population Data-Driven Approaches to Informing Improvements in the Quality of Neonatal Care — Cheryl Battersby, PhD, FRCPH, BMBS, BMedSci

10:30 a.m. 

Morning Break

10:45 a.m.

From Bedside to Boardroom: Fostering a Culture of Quality Improvement
Moderator: Lynn Fuchs, MD, MSHQS

  • Creating A High Functioning Quality Culture — Sheri L Carroll, MD
  • Making Quality Personal: NICU Nurse Engagement Strategies — Patricia G Bondurant DNP, RN, ANLC, FAAN
  • Establishing a Quality Culture Starts at the Top!: The Role of the Leader in Creating an Environment for Improvement — Michael A. Posencheg, MD

12:00 p.m. 

Lunch (on your own)

1:15 p.m.

Year in Review — Top Quality Improvement Publications From 2025+
Moderator: Munish Gupta, MD, MMSc

1:45 p.m.

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

  • Collaborating Better: Using Data From National Networks to Support Local Quality Improvement — Heather Kaplan, MD, MSCE and Roopali Bapat MD, MSHQS
  • Mission (im)POSSIBLE: Lean Six Sigma Your Way to Improvement — Clara Song, MD and Michael A. Posencheg, M.D.
  • Getting to the Root of the Matter — Stephen Pearlman, MD, MSHQS and Molly Pont, MD

3:00 p.m.

Afternoon Break

3:15 p.m.

Concurrent Breakouts Sessions (repeated)

4:30 p.m.

Lessons Learned and Things You Can Do Next Week
Moderators: Munish Gupta, MD, MMSc and Stephen Pearlman, MD, MSHQS

5:00 p.m.

Quality Poster* Showcase and Reception | Exhibit Hall

6:00 p.m.

Adjourn

*Available to in-person attendees only. Will not be recorded, streamed or available on virtual platform.

+ Available LIVE only and will not be available on the virtual platform as a recording.