Pediatrix.com For clinicians NEO Conference for Neonatology Agenda Agenda About NEO Accommodations Agenda Rates Speakers Sponsors & Exhibitors More View our Packed Agenda Download the full conference agenda. Download Explore our agenda Agenda by Day: Wednesday, February 17, 2027 Thursday, February 18, 2027 Friday, February 19, 2027 More 8:00 am – 8:05 am Welcome & Opening Remarks Timothy Biela, M.D. 8:05 am – 8:30 am How Long is Too Long? Timing Debate in Fetal Growth Restriction Infants Juliana Martins, M.D. 8:30 am – 9:00 am Beyond the 10th Percentile: What Does SGA Really Mean? Tom Hays, M.D., PhD 9:00 am – 9:30 am Q&A Panel Discussion 9:30 am – 10:00 am Break & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom 10:00 am – 10:30 am Maternal RSV Vaccination vs Infant Immunization: What Does the Evidence Tell Us? Pablo Sanchez, M.D. 10:30 am – 11:00 am Pushing the Boundaries of Viability: Building a Comprehensive Periviability Program Tarah Colaizy, M.D., MPH 11:00 am – 11:30 am Q&A Panel Discussion 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Disagreements between parents and doctors in the NICU: Navigating Ethics, Communication, and Shared Decision-Making John Lantos, M.D. 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm Q&A Panel Discussion 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Break & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Rethinking Therapeutic Hypothermia: Exploring Mild Cooling in Neonates Lina Chalak, M.D. 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Current Controversies in HIE Management Ashley Lucke, M.D. 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Cool Beginnings: Passive Cooling with the CPQCC Toolkit Sonia Bonifacio, M.D. 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Looking Beyond Survival: Predicting Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After HIE Lina Chalak, M.D. 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Q&A Panel Discussion 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Welcome Reception & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom Next Day 8:00 am – 8:30 am Designing for Better Outcomes: Family-Centered Care in the Modern NICU Robert White, M.D. 8:30 am – 9:00 am Building Better Beginnings: Early Cerebral Palsy Identification Through Multidisciplinary Care Ashley Darcy Mahoney, PhD, MBA, NNP 9:00 am – 9:30 am Q&A Panel Discussion 10:00 am – 10:30 am Precision Nutrition: Redefining Infant Malnutrition Diagnosis and Care Kera McNelis, M.D., MS 10:30 am – 11:00 am Probiotics: What’s the Current Evidence? Ravi M. Patel, M.D., MSc 11:00 am – 11:30 am Q&A Panel Discussion 11:30 am – 12:45 pm Lunch & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom Honoring the Legends in Neonatology 12:45 pm – 1:00 pm Legends in Neonatology Award Presentation Robert Ursprung, M.D. 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Legends Presentation - Title TBA Roger Soll, M.D. 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm Question & Answer 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Break & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm Artificial Intelligence Session Felix Richter, M.D., PhD Jim Barry, M.D., MBA Previous Day Next Day 8:00 am – 8:30 am LISA Revisited: Lessons Learned and Questions That Remain Roger Soll, M.D. 8:30 am – 9:00 am BPD: Learning from the CPQCC Jochen Profit, M.D., MPH 9:00 am – 9:30 am The Missing Link? Does Lymphatic Dysfunction Play a Role in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Kathleen Gibbs, M.D. 9:30 am – 10:00 am Q&A Panel Discussion 10:00 am – 10:30 am Break - Palace Ballroom 10:30 am – 11:00 am The Cortisol Connection: Hydrocortisone and Adrenal Insufficiency in the NICU 11:00 am – 11:30 am Dexamethasone Therapy for BPD: Balancing Pulmonary and Neurologic Effects to Enable Individualized Decision-Making Nehal Parikh, DO 11:30 am – 12:00 pm Q&A Panel Discussion 12:00 pm Closing Remarks & Adjourn Previous Day
Explore our agenda Agenda by Day: Wednesday, February 17, 2027 Thursday, February 18, 2027 Friday, February 19, 2027 More 8:00 am – 8:05 am Welcome & Opening Remarks Timothy Biela, M.D. 8:05 am – 8:30 am How Long is Too Long? Timing Debate in Fetal Growth Restriction Infants Juliana Martins, M.D. 8:30 am – 9:00 am Beyond the 10th Percentile: What Does SGA Really Mean? Tom Hays, M.D., PhD 9:00 am – 9:30 am Q&A Panel Discussion 9:30 am – 10:00 am Break & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom 10:00 am – 10:30 am Maternal RSV Vaccination vs Infant Immunization: What Does the Evidence Tell Us? Pablo Sanchez, M.D. 10:30 am – 11:00 am Pushing the Boundaries of Viability: Building a Comprehensive Periviability Program Tarah Colaizy, M.D., MPH 11:00 am – 11:30 am Q&A Panel Discussion 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Disagreements between parents and doctors in the NICU: Navigating Ethics, Communication, and Shared Decision-Making John Lantos, M.D. 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm Q&A Panel Discussion 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Break & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Rethinking Therapeutic Hypothermia: Exploring Mild Cooling in Neonates Lina Chalak, M.D. 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Current Controversies in HIE Management Ashley Lucke, M.D. 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Cool Beginnings: Passive Cooling with the CPQCC Toolkit Sonia Bonifacio, M.D. 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Looking Beyond Survival: Predicting Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After HIE Lina Chalak, M.D. 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Q&A Panel Discussion 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Welcome Reception & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom Next Day 8:00 am – 8:30 am Designing for Better Outcomes: Family-Centered Care in the Modern NICU Robert White, M.D. 8:30 am – 9:00 am Building Better Beginnings: Early Cerebral Palsy Identification Through Multidisciplinary Care Ashley Darcy Mahoney, PhD, MBA, NNP 9:00 am – 9:30 am Q&A Panel Discussion 10:00 am – 10:30 am Precision Nutrition: Redefining Infant Malnutrition Diagnosis and Care Kera McNelis, M.D., MS 10:30 am – 11:00 am Probiotics: What’s the Current Evidence? Ravi M. Patel, M.D., MSc 11:00 am – 11:30 am Q&A Panel Discussion 11:30 am – 12:45 pm Lunch & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom Honoring the Legends in Neonatology 12:45 pm – 1:00 pm Legends in Neonatology Award Presentation Robert Ursprung, M.D. 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Legends Presentation - Title TBA Roger Soll, M.D. 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm Question & Answer 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Break & Exhibits - Palace Ballroom 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm Artificial Intelligence Session Felix Richter, M.D., PhD Jim Barry, M.D., MBA Previous Day Next Day 8:00 am – 8:30 am LISA Revisited: Lessons Learned and Questions That Remain Roger Soll, M.D. 8:30 am – 9:00 am BPD: Learning from the CPQCC Jochen Profit, M.D., MPH 9:00 am – 9:30 am The Missing Link? Does Lymphatic Dysfunction Play a Role in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Kathleen Gibbs, M.D. 9:30 am – 10:00 am Q&A Panel Discussion 10:00 am – 10:30 am Break - Palace Ballroom 10:30 am – 11:00 am The Cortisol Connection: Hydrocortisone and Adrenal Insufficiency in the NICU 11:00 am – 11:30 am Dexamethasone Therapy for BPD: Balancing Pulmonary and Neurologic Effects to Enable Individualized Decision-Making Nehal Parikh, DO 11:30 am – 12:00 pm Q&A Panel Discussion 12:00 pm Closing Remarks & Adjourn Previous Day
8:05 am – 8:30 am How Long is Too Long? Timing Debate in Fetal Growth Restriction Infants Juliana Martins, M.D.
10:00 am – 10:30 am Maternal RSV Vaccination vs Infant Immunization: What Does the Evidence Tell Us? Pablo Sanchez, M.D.
10:30 am – 11:00 am Pushing the Boundaries of Viability: Building a Comprehensive Periviability Program Tarah Colaizy, M.D., MPH
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Disagreements between parents and doctors in the NICU: Navigating Ethics, Communication, and Shared Decision-Making John Lantos, M.D.
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Rethinking Therapeutic Hypothermia: Exploring Mild Cooling in Neonates Lina Chalak, M.D.
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Looking Beyond Survival: Predicting Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After HIE Lina Chalak, M.D.
8:00 am – 8:30 am Designing for Better Outcomes: Family-Centered Care in the Modern NICU Robert White, M.D.
8:30 am – 9:00 am Building Better Beginnings: Early Cerebral Palsy Identification Through Multidisciplinary Care Ashley Darcy Mahoney, PhD, MBA, NNP
10:00 am – 10:30 am Precision Nutrition: Redefining Infant Malnutrition Diagnosis and Care Kera McNelis, M.D., MS
9:00 am – 9:30 am The Missing Link? Does Lymphatic Dysfunction Play a Role in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Kathleen Gibbs, M.D.
11:00 am – 11:30 am Dexamethasone Therapy for BPD: Balancing Pulmonary and Neurologic Effects to Enable Individualized Decision-Making Nehal Parikh, DO