Workshop on Perinatal Practice Strategies - American Academy of ...

Special FeaturesExpanded Emphasis on Leadership –Everyone, Everywhere, All the TimeLeadership is not title or position. It is a constellation ofbehaviors that can, and must, be learned and mastered by allmembers of the neonatal team to optimize care for neonatesand their families. Members of the neonatal team can leadmore effectively in their local hospitals, in state and nationalbodies such as the AAP Section on Perinatal Pediatrics andthe AAP, and in their local communities. These skills are nottypically a point of emphasis during training or at medicalconferences. A major goal of this workshop will be toprovide a variety of opportunities for attendees to enhancetheir leadership skills, thereby assuring that we continue astrong tradition of leadership in our profession.Featured SpeakerL. Joseph Butterfield LectureHow to Save One MillionPerinatal Lives Per Year: HelpingBabies Breathe and EssentialNewborn Care Training ProgramsWaldemar A. Carlo, MD, FAAPDr. Carlo is the Edwin M. Dixon Professor of Pediatrics andDirector of the Neonatology Division at the University ofAlabama at Birmingham. He joined UAB in 1990, and waspreviously the associate director of the neonatal intensivecare unit at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland,Ohio. Dr. Carlo is a renowned authority on mechanicalventilation of neonates with severe respiratory failure. Hehas led numerous research studies focusing on neonates andhas served as a lead investigator of the Neonatal ResearchNetwork, a multi-center collaborative research effortcontinuously funded at UAB by the National Institute of ChildHealth and Human Development for the past 14 years.Since 2003, he has been a principal investigator in the NIHGlobal Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research(GN). Through the GN, as well as his own innovative researchprojects, Dr. Carlo has developed a research network withparticipating countries including Zambia, India, DemocraticRepublic of Congo, Kenya, Pakistan, Guatemala, and Argentina.At UAB, Dr. Carlo is an active mentor to undergraduate andgraduate students and post-doctoral fellows. He is a memberof numerous professional organizations, including the Societyfor Pediatric Research, the American Pediatric Society, andthe Perinatal Research Society.Special Coding SeminarThis seminar is designed to instruct neonatologists aboutCPT codes and how they are used in daily practice. It willupdate participants on the new changes in CPT and ICD-10codes as they apply to neonatology. Application of codesto various patient conditions and situations will be exploredusing audience response system (ARS) technology. Discussionwill include recommendations from the audience on theneeds and limitations of the current codes. Please indicateon your registration form if you would like to participate inthis optional educational opportunity.Note: Participants will need familiarity with basic codingdefinitions and will benefit from completion of the preworkshoponline coding exercise. (Refer to the red boxbelow for more information.)ARS technology supported by Mead Johnson Nutrition.Pre-<strong>Workshop</strong> Online Coding ExerciseA series of coding case vignettes will be presented to allcoding seminar participants as an online quiz prior to thisyear’s workshop. Upon completion, correct answers will begiven along with a brief explanation for each. The purposeof this pre-workshop exercise is to illustrate and explainsome of the more basic codes that should be well understoodby neonatologists. This will free up more time during theseminar for review and discussion of vignettes involving moresophisticated scenarios, which will explore various nuancesof coding in the field of neonatology.Blended LearningBlended learning – the mixing of content and ideas derivedfrom different resources, in various formats, and at differenttimes, into an integrated whole – will be facilitated throughrecommended pre-conference readings, survey responsesfrom participants based on meeting topics, audienceresponse utilization during the conference, and coordinationwith the faculty. By allowing faculty and learners to engagein discussions from common and more advanced startingpoints, more in-depth learning pertinent to the needs of theparticipants can be achieved.Please provide your email address on the registrationform to receive notifications regarding the posting of thepreconference blended learning materials.Welcome ReceptionNetwork with faculty and colleagues to share ideas anddiscuss practice issues in an informal setting.Welcome Reception supported by Abbott Nutrition.3