Retinopathy of  Prematurity

                                    Jonathan Klein, MD

     1145 – 1300 PM:  Lunch

     1300 – 1350 PM:  Consequences of Prenatal and Postnatal Steroid Use in Premature Infants

                                    Kristi Watterberg, MD

     1350 – 1440 PM:  Genetic Disorders of Surfactant Associated Proteins

                                    Aaron Hamvas, MD

     1440 – 1500 PM:  Break

     1500 – 1550 PM:  High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation and Airway Pressure

                                    Release: Early or Late Options 

                                    John Arnold, MD

     1550 – 1640 PM:  Panel Discussion: Ask The Faculty

     1645 – 1650 PM:  Announcements and Adjournment

     1650 - 1800 PM:  Faculty and Registrant Reception

Friday October 31, 2008

     0700 – 0750 AM:  Registration and Continental Breakfast

     0750 – 0800 AM:  Acknowledgements and Announcements

                                    David Hall MD

     0800 - 0850 AM:  Management of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension

                                   Patrick McNamara, MD, MSc, MRCPCH

     0850 – 0940 AM:  High Frequency Oscillatory and Jet Ventilation: Similarities,

                                    Differences and Unresolved Issues 

                                    J. Jane Pillow, FRACP, PhD

 

     0940 – 1000 AM:  Break

 

     1000 – 1050 AM:  When Lungs Fail: The Complexities of Infant Lung Transplantation

 

                                    Aaron Hamvas, MD

 

     1050 – 1140 AM:  Relative Adrenal Insufficiency in the Preterm and Term Neonate

 

                                    Kristi Watterberg, MD

 

     1145 – 1300 PM:  Lunch

 

     1300 – 1350 PM:  Surfactant Replacement Therapy for Post-Surfactant Slump and

 

                                   Other Diseases of Secondary Surfactant Dysfunction

 

                                    Jonathan Klein, MD

 

     1350 – 1440 PM:  CPAP: What Purpose the Bubble?

 

                                    J. Jane Pillow, FRACP, PhD

 

     1440 – 1500 PM:  Break

 

     1500 – 1550 PM:  Electrical Impedence Tomography: Will It Change Our Clinical Practice?

 

                                    John Arnold, MD

 

     1550 – 1640 PM:  Enhancing Management of Circulatory Instability Using Point

 

                                   of Care Echocardiography 

 

                                    Patrick McNamara, MD, MSc, MRCPCH

 

     1640 – 1645 PM:  Conference Summary and Adjournment

 

                                    David Hall, MD 

 

Conference Faculty

 

 

John H. Arnold, MD	Aaron Hamvas, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesia (Pediatrics) Division of Critical Care Medicine	James P. Keating, MD Professor of Pediatrics Director of Clinical Affairs for Newborn Medicine
Children's Hospital Boston	Washington University/St Louis Children's Hospital

 

Jonathan M. Klein, MD	Patrick J. McNamara, MD, MSc, MRCPCH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics University of Iowa Children's Hospital	Director-Clinical Research, NICU The Hospital For Sick Children
Medical Director Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	Toronto, Canada

 

J. Jane Pillow, FRACP, PhD	Kristi L. Watterberg, MD
School of Women's and Infant Health	Professor of Pediatrics
The University Of Western Australia	Chief, Division of Neonatology
Perth, Australia	University of New Mexico

Accommodations and Location

	Tempe Mission Palms      60 East Fifth Street      Tempe, AZ 85281      Phone: (800) 547-8705                   (480) 894-1400      Fax:     (480) 968-7677	Conference Rates: $169.00 plus tax & fees (single or double occupancy) $155.00 plus tax and fees (triple occupancy)

The rates will be held until October 10, 2008.  Be sure to indicate that you will be attending the Contemporary Management of Neonatal Pulmonary Disorders Conference when making your reservations.  All accommodations must be guaranteed by a deposit and are subject to the appropriate taxes & fees.

Registration and Fees

Advanced registration is required.  Please complete the registration form, enclose a check or money order, and mail to the address indicated on the form.  Registrations will be accepted at the conference on a space available basis.                                                  Physicians....................................................$375                          NNP, Nurses, Respiratory Therapists.....$250                          Students.......................................................$200 The fee includes a conference syllabus, handouts, continental breakfasts, lunches, coffee breaks and an evening reception.  Cancellations will be accepted if received by October 8, 2008, however a $30 administration fee will be deducted from the refund           For Further Information       Cathy Martinez Neonatology Associates, LTD. 300 West Clarendon Ave., #375, Phoenix, AZ 85013 Phone:      (602) 277-4161 X 11 Fax:           (602) 265-2011 E-mail:       cathy (at) nalweb (dot) com website:    www.nalweb.com/cmnpdconference   Accreditation   St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center - CHW is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.  St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center - CHW designates this continuing medical education activity for 13.0 CME hours of Category 1 Credit toward the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.  Each physician should claim only those hours that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. The Conference has applied for the following:            * 14.0 hours of Continuing Eduction Units               Arizona Nurse's Association            * 12.5 hours of Continuing Education Units               Arizona Society for Respiratory Care            * 12.5 hours of Continuing Education Units               American Association for Respiratory Care