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General Pediatrics

Infectious Diseases

Neonatology

Well Newborn

Trainee
Session Type: Pre-Conference Program

PAS Post-Graduate Course: Neo ID: Tackling Neonatal Infections: Current Debates and Expert Opinions

Friday, April 25, 2025
7:00am – 1:15pm HST
Location: Convention Center: 304
CE: 5.75

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Disclosure(s):
Tara M. Randis, MD, MS: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Rita M. Ryan, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Vineet Bhandari, MD, DM: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Session Description: This session features leading experts in neonatal infectious diseases presenting cutting-edge research on the diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment of prevalent neonatal pathogens, such as E. Coli, group B Streptococcus, and Herpes Simplex Virus. Ongoing challenges and emerging strategies to better identify those infants most at risk for sepsis will be reviewed. We will present evidence-based guidelines to improve antimicrobial stewardship in the neonatal intensive care unit, as well as a real-world example of how one unit successfully implemented meaningful changes in practice. Finally, our expert panel will engage in an interactive debate regarding optimal management in a series of clinical scenarios that underscore ongoing controversies and key areas of future research

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the diagnostic challenges and emerging solutions to identify infants most at risk for sepsis.
  • Identify the key concepts in prevention, diagnoses, and management of neonatal infections caused by E. coli, GBS, and HSV
  • Recognize evidence-based best practices to enhance antimicrobial stewardship in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Presentations:

  • 7:00am – 7:15am HST
    Welcome and Introduction
  • 7:15am – 8:00am HST
    Neonatal Antibiotic Stewardship: Progress and Pitfalls

    Speaker: Dustin D. Flannery, DO, MSCE – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  • 8:00am – 8:45am HST
    Why Is the Preterm Immune System Different and How Does That Impact Sepsis

    Speaker: Devashis Mukherjee, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

  • 8:45am – 9:30am HST
    Research Toward a New GBS Prevention Paradigm

    Speaker: Thomas Hooven, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

  • 9:30am – 10:15am HST
    Management of Neonatal Herpes: What's Right, What's Not?

    Speaker: Pablo J. Sanchez, MD – Nationwide Children's Hospital -OSU

  • 10:15am – 10:45am HST
    Finding the Needle in the Haystack—sepsis Biomarkers, Calculators and Gut Feelings

    Speaker: Tara M. Randis, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of South Florida

  • 10:45am – 11:15am HST
    Should We Stop Antibiotics Sooner? -- a Small QI Project

    Speaker: Rita M. Ryan, MD (she/her/hers) – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

  • 11:15am – 11:45am HST
    Lunch
  • 11:45am – 1:15pm HST
    Panel Discussion

    Speaker: Dustin D. Flannery, DO, MSCE – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia