Looking through the same lens: Integrating pediatric cardiology and neonatology for optimal hemodynamic care in the NICU

Saturday, April 26, 2025

1:00pm – 2:30pm HST

Location: Convention Center: 317

CE: 1.5

Selected By: PAS Program Committee Leadership Team
Co-sponsored By: Neonatal

Chair(s)

Patrick McNamara, MB BCh MRCPCH MSc

Professor of Pediatrics-Neonatology
Pediatrics
University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
Iowa city, Iowa, United States
Danielle Rios, MD, MS (she/her/hers)

Clinical Professor
University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Disclosure(s):

Patrick McNamara, MB BCh MRCPCH MSc: Abbott Cardiac (Ongoing) (Products/Services: Speaker Honorarium including speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness); Aspect Imaging (Ongoing) (Products/Services: Consultant)

Danielle R. Rios, MD, MS: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Neonatal Hemodynamics is an emerging subspecialty utilized to enhance diagnostic and therapeutic precision in NICU patients and is a high priority for Neonatology leaders. Successful implementation of a neonatal hemodynamics program requires close collaboration between neonatology hemodynamic subspecialists and pediatric cardiologists, which extends across clinical care, specialty one-year fellowships, and scientific investigation. This session brings together experts in the field to provide an overview of the elements of a successful program, keys to collaboration, and strategies to mitigate risk and navigate programmatic challenges.

Impact of cardiac POCUS on neonatal hemodynamic care in the NICU – measurable gain or blind losses, Dr. Shazia Bhombal
- Optimizing neonatal care through utilizing cardiac POCUS programs

Implementing a successful hemodynamics program in the NICU - utopia or dystopia, Dr. Danielle Rios
- Gains of achieving implementation of a new neonatal hemodynamics program

Establishing a successful collaboration between neonatal hemodynamics and pediatric cardiology - mission impossible? Dr. Soume Bhattacharya
- Barriers to integration of neonatal hemodynamics into cardiology programs and/or implementation of hemodynamics programs

The neonatologist with an imaging probe and echocardiography machine – dangerous game or towards perfect symbiosis, Dr. Stephanie Acosta
- Successful implementation of hemodynamics care with pediatric cardiology involvement, a cardiologist’s perspective

Generating new science in neonatal hemodynamics - a bridge over troubled waters, Dr. Gabriel Altit
- Building successful academic/research programs between cardiology and hemodynamics

Panel discussion and open Q&A (Moderators: Patrick McNamara and Stephanie Ford)

Learning Objectives:

Understand the barriers to improving hemodynamic care in the NICU and develop strategies/tools to navigate them
Understand the elements of neonatal hemodynamics programs, how they differ from cardiac POCUS programs, and the most common pros and cons of each
Establish a successful collaboration between pediatric cardiology and neonatology/neonatal hemodynamics that optimizes clinical care, training, and research advancement in the field

Presentations:

1:00pm – 1:05pm HST

Introduction
Speaker: Patrick McNamara, MB BCh MRCPCH MSc – University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
1:05pm – 1:15pm HST

Impact of Cardiac POCUS on Neonatal Hemodynamic Care in the NICU – Measurable Gain or Blind Losses
Speaker: Shazia Bhombal, MD – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory University
1:15pm – 1:25pm HST

Implementing a Successful Hemodynamics Program in the NICU - Utopia or Dystopia
Speaker: Danielle R. Rios, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
1:25pm – 1:35pm HST

Establishing a Successful Collaboration Between Neonatal Hemodynamics and Pediatric Cardiology - Mission Impossible?
Speaker: Soume Bhattacharya, MBBS,MD (she/her/hers) – Western University
1:35pm – 1:45pm HST

The Neonatologist with an Imaging Probe and Echocardiography Machine – Dangerous Game or Towards Perfect Symbiosis
Speaker: Stephanie Acosta, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
1:45pm – 1:55pm HST

Generating New Science in Neonatal Hemodynamics - a Bridge over Troubled Waters
Speaker: Gabriel Altit, MDCM, MSC, FRCPC, FASE (he/him/his) – McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
1:55pm – 2:30pm HST

Panel Discussion
Speaker: Stephanie Acosta, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
Speaker: Gabriel Altit, MDCM, MSC, FRCPC, FASE (he/him/his) – McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Speaker: Soume Bhattacharya, MBBS,MD (she/her/hers) – Western University
Speaker: Shazia Bhombal, MD – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory University
Speaker: Stephanie Ford, MD (she/her/hers) – Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Speaker: Patrick McNamara, MB BCh MRCPCH MSc – University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
Speaker: Danielle R. Rios, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital