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.