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The Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics at the University of Miami, is pleased to announce the 48th Annual Miami Neonatology International Conference. For the past 47 years, Miami Neonatology has provided a platform for distinguished experts to provide an update on the most important advances and controversial topics in neonatal medicine.

Miami Neonatology 2024 will take place November 17th-20th, 2024 at the Loews Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida.

For more information, group registrations, exhibit and/or support opportunities, please contact:

Project Manager

Connie Arias
Email: cda46@med.miami.edu
Phone: 305-585-7727

Conference Director

Eduardo Bancalari, M.D.

Agenda

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Monday, November 18, 2024

Time	Description
7:00 am	Breakfast/ Exhibits
8:00 am	Welcome Remarks and Introduction
	Congenital Anomalies
8:15 am	Fetal Interventions in Infants with Congenital Anomalies - Rodrigo Ruano
8:45 am	Delivery Room Resuscitation in Infants with Congenital Anomalies - Elizabeth Foglia
9:15 am	Bella Belanger’s Story - Ryan and Rachel Belanger, Pankaj Agrawal
9:30 am	Genomics in Resource-Limited NICU’s and Deciphering Congenital Anomalies - Pankaj Agrawal
10:00 am	Q & A
10:20 am	Break/ Exhibits
10:40 am	Exploring the Potential Consequences of Intermittent Hypoxemia - Richard Martin
11:10 am	Charles Bauer Keynote Lecture: Trends in Mortality and Morbidities in Premature Infants - Roger Soll
11:50 am	Q & A
12:10 pm	Lunch Break/ Exhibits
	Respiratory
1:00 pm	Respiratory Support in the Delivery Room - Elizabeth Foglia
1:30 pm	Non-Invasive Respiratory Support in Premature Infants - Nelson Claure
2:00 pm	Respiratory Support in Infants with Evolving and Established BPD - Eduardo Bancalari
2:30 pm	The Challenge of Long-Term Respiratory Outcomes in Premature Infants - Richard Martin
3:00 pm	Respiratory Panel Discussion
4:00 pm	Exhibits/ Adjourn

Tuesday, November 19th 2024

Time	Description
7:00 am	Breakfast/ Exhibits
	Nutrition/GI
8:00 am	Where Evidence and Practice Diverge - Roger Soll
8:30 am	Updates on Nutritional Assessment of Very Preterm Infants - Mandy Belfort
9:00 am	Biomarkers and the Prediction of Risk for NEC - Misty Good
9:30 am	Break/ Exhibits
9:50 am	Human Milk and Preterm Infant Brain Development - Mandy Belfort
10:20 am	New Developments in the Prevention and Management of NEC - Misty Good
10:50 am	Nutrition/GI Panel Discussion
	Neurology
12:00 pm	Lunch Break/ Exhibits
1:30 pm	Controversies in the Management of Infants With HIE - Janet Soul
2:00 pm	Neuro NICU: Organization and Impact on Neonatal Outcomes - Lina Chalak
2:30 pm	Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Neonatal Seizures - Janet Soul
3:00 pm	Management of Mild HIE and HIE in Late Preterm Infants - Lina Chalak
3:30 pm	Neurology Q & A
4:00 pm	Exhibits/ Adjourn

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Time	Description
7:00 am	Breakfast/ Exhibits
	Infections
8:00 am	RSV and the Immune System: Implications for Preventive Strategies - Octavio Ramilo
8:30 am	Transplacental Antibody Transfer and Neonatal Disease Protection - Karen Puopolo
9:00 am	Approach to Congenital Infections and Role of Host Factors - Rana Chakraborty
9:30 am	Q & A
9:50 am	Break/ Exhibits
10:10 am	Neonatal Viral Infection in the NICU and in the Clinic - Octavio Ramilo
10:40 am	Antibiotic Stewardship in the NICU - Karen Puopolo
11:10 am	Q & A
11:40 am	Closing Remarks/ Adjourn

2024 Speakers
- Mandy Belfort, MD, MPH
  Harvard University
  Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Lina Chalak, MD, MSCS
  UT Southwestern
  Children’s Medical Center of Dallas
- Elizabeth Foglia, MD, MA, MSCE
  University of Pennsylvania
  Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Misty Good, MD, MS
  University of North Carolina
  UNC Children's Hospital
- Richard Martin, MD
  Case Western Reserve University
  UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
- Karen Puopolo, MD, PhD
  University of Pennsylvania
  Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Octavio Ramilo, MD
  St. Jude Children's Hospital
- Janet Soul, MDCM, FRCPC
  Harvard University
  Boston Children’s Hospital
- Roger Soll, MD
  University of Vermont
  University of Vermont Children’s Hospital
- Pankaj Agrawal, MD, MMSC
  University of Miami
  Jackson Memorial Hospital
- Eduardo Bancalari, MD
  University of Miami
  Jackson Memorial Hospital
- Nelson Claure, MSc, PhD
  University of Miami
  Jackson Memorial Hospital
- Rodrigo Ruano, MD, PhD
  University of Miami
  Jackson Memorial Hospital
- Rana Chakraborty, MD, DPhil
  University of Miami
  Jackson Memorial Hospital
Neonatal Respiratory Workshop

The workshop will take place on Sunday, November 17th, 2024.

Workshop sessions will be 60 minutes in duration and will include discussions and practical demonstrations in which participants may directly interact with faculty. This provides an opportunity for the practicing clinician to discuss in detail their unique clinical experiences. Each demonstration group will be limited to 25-30 participants.

Each participant will attend 3 sessions. On the registration page, you’ll be asked to select the sessions in order of preference (from 1-6) that you would like to attend. You will be assigned 3 from your priority list on a first-come, first-served basis.

Miami Neonatology 2023 wishes to acknowledge our educational supporters and exhibitors

Educational Supporters:

Reckitt | Mead Johnson Nutrition
Chiesi
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
Medtronic

Exhibitors:

Abbott
Bunnell
GeneDx
Hamilton Medical
Kedrion Biopharma
Prolacta Bioscience
Salo Group
Sobi
SUN Pharma
Vyaire Medical

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