Online Courses

The brain continues to develop well beyond term gestation and poor growth during this time period is associated with worsened neurodevelopmental outcomes. This presentation will address if enhanced nutrient provision provided to preterm infants after hospital discharge is associated with improved long-term outcomes.

The Fetal Cardiology Conference and Case Review will discuss pertinent (emergent) topics for fetal cardiology clinicians and highlight interesting features to aid in learning anatomical differences and the pathophysiology of heart defects. The purpose is to improve the communication amongst the perinatology team and delivery teams thereby decreasing emergency interventions, such as anticipating a need for an atrial balloon septostomy as opposed to a high-risk neonatal delivery leading to an emer...

Cardiac care for children is a highly specialized field. This presentation will address the evolution and expectations of neonatal cardiac surgery and the benefits of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to the management of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).

In the United States, 22- and 23-week gestation infants make up 1 in 1000 live births and 1 in 7 infant deaths. For infants born at 22-23 weeks gestation, outcomes and practices vary substantially over time and between centers. Some international centers have demonstrated prolonged (>5 year) rates of survival at 22 weeks of >50% of liveborn infants. Others have few or no survivors at 22 weeks, even when intensive care is offered. This presentation will address the changing clinical landsca...

The genomic autopsy is a powerful tool for understanding causes of infant mortality. For many infant deaths, the underlying cause remains unknown even after a traditional autopsy approach. Additionally, the value of a genomic autopsy, or using genomic sequencing for postmortem diagnosis, is also poorly understood.

The Fetal Cardiology Conference and Case Review will discuss pertinent (emergent) topics for fetal cardiology clinicians and highlight interesting features to aid in learning anatomical differences and the pathophysiology of heart defects. The purpose is to improve the communication amongst the perinatology team and delivery teams thereby decreasing emergency interventions, such as anticipating a need for an atrial balloon septostomy as opposed to a high-risk neonatal delivery leading to an emer...

Pediatric physicians are unaware of how Cytomegalovirus (CMV) presents, when to test for CMV, and how to proceed when CMV testing is completed and positive. This presentation will address the background of CMV presentation, evidence-based testing strategies for CMV testing and follow-up.

Half of very preterm infants experience neurodevelopmental impairments after NICU discharge. These adverse outcomes result in part from abnormal brain development and injury that occur during the NICU hospitalization. Although many factors influence infant brain development,nutritional determinants are of particular interest because they are highly modifiable within clinical care. This presentation will address the use of infant body composition as a useful indicator of nutritional status that c...

Probiotic supplementation should be considered as part of efforts to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). The presentation will address the use of probiotics in preterm infants to reduce the risks of NEC and death.

The Fetal Cardiology Conference and Case Review will discuss pertinent (emergent) topics for fetal cardiology clinicians and highlight interesting features to aid in learning anatomical differences and the pathophysiology of heart defects. The purpose is to improve the communication amongst the perinatology team and delivery teams thereby decreasing emergency interventions, such as anticipating a need for an atrial balloon septostomy as opposed to a high-risk neonatal delivery leading to an emer...