PERINATAL DILEMMAS

PERINATAL DILEMMAS

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= Pharmacology credit for Prescriptive Authority

Saturday, August 2
3:30 - 5:30 p.m.	Early Registration • Check-In Welcome Reception


Sunday, August 3
7:00 a.m.	Registration • Check-In Continental Breakfast for Conference Participants
8:00	Adverse Effects of Obesity on Pregnant Women and Their Newborns Washington C. Hill, MD, FACOG
8:45	Genetic Screening Before and After Birth Lee P. Shulman, MD
9:30	Refreshment Break
10:00	Fetal Hypoxia and Oxygenation: What Have We Learned? Patricia M. Witcher, MSN, RNC
10:45	Prematurity: Can It Be Prevented? David J. Burchfield, MD ( = .25 hr.)
11:30	The Dilemmas and Challenges of Preterm PROM Washington C. Hill, MD, FACOG ( = .25 hr.)
12:15 p.m.	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel ( = .25 hr.)
1:00	Adjourn


Monday, August 4
7:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast for Conference Participants

CONCURRENT SESSIONS Select Neonatal or Obstetric on your Registration Form.
	Neonatal Session
8:00 a.m.	A Rational Approach to Neonatal Septicemia: How to Stop Using All Those Antibiotics! Alan R. Spitzer, MD ( = .5 hr.)
8:45	Update on Fungal Infections in the LBW Infant Carol A. Botwinski, EdD, RNC, ARNP ( = .5 hr.)
9:30	Refreshment Break
10:00	Cerebral Function Monitoring: Improving Care of the NICU Patient Alan R. Spitzer, MD
10:45	Renal Failure in the Newborn Carol A. Botwinski, EdD, RNC, ARNP ( = .5 hr.)
11:30	Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Separating the Facts from the Myths Carol A. Botwinski, EdD, RNC, ARNP Alan R. Spitzer, MD ( = .25 hr.)
12:30 p.m.	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel ( = .5 hr.)
1:00	Adjourn
	Obstetric Session
8:00 a.m.	Maternal and Neonatal Effects of Medications and X-Rays During Pregnancy Washington C. Hill, MD, FACOG ( = .5 hr.)
8:45	Advances in Screening for Fetal Chromosomal Abnormalities Lee P. Shulman, MD
9:30	Refreshment Break
10:00	Contemporary Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage Washington C. Hill, MD, FACOG ( = .25 hr.)
10:45	The Rising Cesarean Rate: Consequences, Challenges and Controversies Lee P. Shulman, MD
11:30	Obstetrical Case Studies: Litigation Hot Spots Patricia M. Witcher, MSN, RNC
12:15 p.m.	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel ( = .25 hr.)
1:00	Adjourn


Tuesday, August 5
7:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast for Conference Participants

CONCURRENT SESSIONS Select Neonatal or Obstetric on your Registration Form.
	Neonatal Session
8:00 a.m.	Postnatal Steroid Use: Is It All Bad News? David J. Burchfield, MD ( = .75 hr.)
8:45	Management of Pulmonary Hypertension in the Neonate: New Horizons Alan R. Spitzer, MD ( = .5 hr.)
9:30	Refreshment Break
10:00	Ventilatory Strategies for the ELBW and LBW Infant Alan R. Spitzer, MD
10:45	Neonatal Pain Management: Babies Have Feelings Too! David J. Burchfield, MD ( = .75 hr.)
11:30	Management of Neonatal Hypotension: Use of Dopamine, Dobutamine, Volume and Hydrocortisone Carol A. Botwinski, EdD, RNC, ARNP ( = .5 hr.)
12:15 p.m.	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel ( = .5 hr.)
1:00	Adjourn
	Obstetric Session
8:00 a.m.	Update on Prenatal Diagnosis: Invasive and Non-Invasive Methods Lee P. Shulman, MD
8:45	The Obstetric Patient in Crisis: Case Studies on Gestational Hypertension and HELLP Patricia M. Witcher, MSN, RNC ( = .25 hr.)
9:30	Refreshment Break
10:00	Managing Shoulder Dystocia: Minimizing Risk to the Newborn and Mother Washington C. Hill, MD, FACOG
10:45	Obstetric Emergencies and FHR Assessment: When to Watch, When to Wait Patricia M. Witcher, MSN, RNC
11:30	Sexuality in High-Risk Pregnancy: What Are the Issues? Lee P. Shulman, MD
12:15 p.m.	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
1:00	Adjourn


Wednesday, August 6
7:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast for Conference Participants
8:00	Drugs of Abuse in Pregnancy: Neonatal Outcome David J. Burchfield, MD ( = .75 hr.)
8:45	Liability Considerations When Delivering the Fetus at the Threshold of Viability Patricia M. Witcher, MSN, RNC
9:30	Refreshment Break
10:00	End-of-Life Decisions in the Delivery Room with the Micro Premie: OB & Neonatal Perspectives Carol A. Botwinski, EdD, RNC, ARNP
10:45	Update on Neonatal Resuscitation David J. Burchfield, MD ( = .5 hr.)
11:30	Proteomics in the Care of the Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Patients Alan R. Spitzer, MD ( = .75 hr.)
12:15 p.m.	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel ( = .5 hr.)
1:00	Adjourn

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