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Jerry Elliot Memorial Lectureship


 


 
Thursday, May 20
 
  1. Recognize that oxygen is a potentially toxic drug. (Donn)
     
  2. Correctly assess pulse oximetry. (Donn)
     
  3. Outline the potential benefits of a second course of antenatal steroid treatment. (Jobe)
     
  4. Recognize potential benefits of steroid use at gestations less than 32 weeks. (Jobe)
     
  5. Recognize the importance of gentle resuscitation in limiting lung injury. (Polin)
     
  6. Assess the clinical evidence for use of permissive hypercapnia. (Polin)
     

    7.  
Friday, May 21
 
  1. Identify current accepted therapies for HIE and discuss research into other therapies alone and in combination with hypothermia. (Moore)
     
  2. Discuss the potential reasons why females have better outcomes after HIE. (Moore)
     
  3. Describe the benefits and expectations of peritoneal drainage. (Stylianos)
     
  4. Outline the NIH trial in perforated NEC. (Stylianos)
     
  5. Describe the risks and benefits of providing oxygen for resuscitation. (Polin)
     
  6. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of various devices used to provide positive pressure ventilation. (Polin)
     
  7. Recognize that clinical efficacy depends on clinical environment. (Jobe)
     
  8. Interpret the differences in target variables related to mechanical ventilation. (Donn)
     
  9. Review the present evidence favoring volume. (Donn)
     

    10.  
Saturday, May 22
 
  1. Outline the basic biochemistry of energy metabolism. (Cohen)
     
  2. Interpret basic metabolic laboratory studies. (Cohen)
     
  3. Describe tissue-specific perfusion changes that take place in necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and other neonatal disease processes, such as PDA (patent ductus arteriosus), HIE (hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy) and the use of blood pressure medications. (Moore)
     
  4. Identify current research using NIRS (near-infrared spectroscopy) and the limitations to its use in neonatology. (Moore)
     
  5. Describe imaging and other diagnostic tests required before separation of conjoined twins. (Stylianos)
     
  6. Emphasize the importance of procedure sequence. (Stylianos)
     
  7. Recognize the efficacy of preventive strategies in infants at high risk for sepsis. (Polin)
     
  8. Outline the rationale and utility of diagnostic tests for neonatal sepsis. (Polin)
     
  9. Summarize the complex interactions of steroids and inflammation for the fetus. (Jobe)
     
  10. Acknowledge the imprecision of the diagnosis of chorioamnionitis. (Jobe)
     

    11.  
Sunday, May 23
 
  1. Outline the genetic concepts of point mutations, microdeletion, polymorphism and inheritance patterns. (Cohen)
     
  2. Describe the technology and limitations of the routine chromosomal karyotype, point mutation testing and the chromosomal microarray (array comparative genomic hybridization). (Cohen)
     
  3. Discuss the potential for post transfusion-associated NEC and the physiological reasons why this is possible. (Moore)
     
  4. Identify when transfusions should be administered and ways to determine how long after a transfusion the neonate may be at risk for tissue perfusion changes after red cells are given. (Moore)
     
  5. Describe basic principles of pulmonary graphics. (Donn)
     
  6. Recognize the role of graphics in ventilator management. (Donn)
     
  7. Define changing indications for the timing of surgical interventions in stable newborns with congenital anomalies. (Stylianos)
     
  8. Define long-term risks of “untreated” congenital anomalies in asymptomatic newborns. (Stylianos)
     
  9. Rapidly diagnose selected disorders presented in case studies. (Cohen)
     
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