Confirmatory testing and clinical care and management are inconsistent for newborn infants at risk for a treatable inborn error of metabolism identified through newborn screening.

With more recent improvements in the survival of extremely preterm infants in the 22-25 weeks range, the optimal approaches to initial respiratory support will be reviewed to minimize gaps that may exist in current knowledge or existing practice.

Renal failure in the NICU is increasingly more common yet research regarding its treatment is less commonly known.  During this presentation, common approaches to renal failure will be reviewed.

Kernicterus and severe hyperbilirubinemia are two conditions that have historically not been well explored from a health disparities standpoint. Lack of awareness of the paradox between hyperbilirubinemia severity and kernicterus disparity have led to adverse health outcomes for black infants in the United States. This activity is designed to educate clinicians on the existence of the disparity and offer reasonable approaches to reducing the health disparity and improving care.

Although antenatal corticosteroids are well-known to decrease perinatal morbidity and mortality when administered to pregnant patients with threatened preterm birth, they are given with optimal timing in less than half of cases of early preterm birth. Further, overuse may result in long-term neurodevelopmental risks to the offspring.

The application of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) can drive improvements in multiple aspects of clinical care. Despite this, it is still infrequently utilized in the NICU.

There is currently a wide range of skill and comfort-level in using a growth chart to properly assess anthropometric gain trajectories. This presentation will offer an overview of how to best incorporate growth measurements into your daily assessments.Furthermore, the validated malnutrition diagnoses for the preterm and neonatal patient are new and underutilized. This presentation will offer an overview and background into the utility of employing these diagnoses.

The purpose of this educational activity is to enhance clinician knowledge in the ever-changing area of complications associated with Neonatology as well as promising new techniques and interventions for improving outcomes in this arena. This presentation will address the known risk of developmental impairment from sedative and pain control medications used in NICU patients.

The purpose of this educational activity is to enhance clinician knowledge in the ever-changing area of complications associated with Neonatology as well as promising new techniques and interventions for improving outcomes in this arena. This presentation will review relevant evidence-based literature influencing the clinical practice of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine published between 2021 - 2022.