OVERVIEW

27th Annual Cool Topics in Neonatology Conference is organized by David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA, Office of Continuing Medical Education and will be held from Mar 05 - 07, 2021.

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 the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Description:
This is the twenty-seventh annual conference presented by the California Association of Neonatologists (CAN) and the AAP District IX Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Pediatrics. Internationally recognized speakers will present important clinical topics relating to the early management of extremely low birth weight infants born at the limits of viability.

Session Details:
• 27th Annual Cool Topics in Neonatology Conference
Friday, March 5 - Sunday, March 7, 2021

• Neonatology Fellows’ Workshop 2021
Thursday, March 4, 2021: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

• 2021 CPQCC Improvement Palooza
Advancing Anti-Racism in the NICU Through Teamwork and Family Centeredness
Friday, March 5, 2021: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

• Neonatology Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Virtual Workshop
Non-CME Workshop
Sunday, March 7, 2021: 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:
• Manage high-risk pregnancies with the potential of delivery at the threshold of viability.
• Provide a consistent approach to the parents during the prenatal consult with the most recent outcome data and the likelihood of potential mortality and morbidity.
• Identify best practices with regards to the early management of the ELBW infant from a pulmonary, cardiovascular, fluid electrolyte and nutrition and neurologic basis.
• Implement best practices with regards to the evaluation of ELBW for early and late onset infections and the appropriate use of antibiotics.