Cool Topics in Neonatology - 25th Annual Conference

Cool Topics in Neonatology - 25th Annual Conference is organized by David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA, Office of Continuing Medical Education and will be held from Mar 01 - 03, 2019 at Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa, Coronado, California, United States of America.

Target Audience:
Neonatologists, neonatal nurse practitioners, pediatricians, neonatal nurse practitioners, registered nurses with ancillary staff, as well as hospital risk management and quality improvement specialists who can implement change in the management of the topics presented.

Cool Topics: Accreditation
The Office of Continuing Medical Education, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA designates this live activity for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CPCQQ: Accreditation
The Office of Continuing Medical Education, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CPQCC at COOL TOPICS
Friday, March 1, 2019

The 2019 California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC) workshop will focus on standardizing practice and care and healthcare services delivery.

COOL TOPICS IN NEONATOLOGY
March 1-3, 2019 - Friday, Saturday & Sunday

This is the 25th annual conference presented by the California Association of Neonatologists (CAN) and the AAP District IX Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. Following a keynote address by Dr. Alistair Philip celebrating 50 years of neonatology progress, a renowned group of speakers will address many of today's most important topics including, among others: advanced volume targeted ventilation, up-to-date strategies for prevention and treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, the resurgence of congenital syphilis, and the many challenges in choosing appropriate drug therapies in neonates. Looking to the future, the conference will close with a presentation on the artificial placenta.

Cool Topics: Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:
• Identify the complex ethics of resuscitation decisions for babies born at the edge of viability
• Review state-of-the-art volume targeted ventilation strategies
• Apply the latest strategies for the prevention and treatment of BPD
• Identify the complexities of new drug development and drug therapies in the NICU

CPQCC: Objectives
At the conclusion of the program, participants should be able to:
• Identify disparities related to breastfeeding and strategies to reduce
• Describe the role of race in the response to iNO to prevent BPD in the preterm infant
• Identify strategies to reduce disparities after NICU discharge