Conferences and Events

The aim of this symposium is to impact positive changes in physician competency, improve performance in clinical Pediatric Neurology practice and subsequently improve patient outcomes.

Series Objectives

• Review advances and the role of genetic testing in pediatric neurology in the genomic era
• Discuss updates in the diagnosis and treatment of Infantile Epileptic Spasms
• Review updates on diagnosis and management of concussion in young athletes
• Discuss the latest updates in Immune mediated encephalopathies
• Discuss Ethics and Legal concerns in people with Intellectual Disability and Pediatric Neurologic Conditions
• Review Seizure Mimics and Paroxysmal spells in infants and young children.

Registration Fees

• Physicians In Person- $140
• Physicians Virtual- $115
• PA, APP In Person- $120
• PA, APP Virtual- $100
• Nurses, PT, OT, ST, Psychologists In Person- $120
• Nurses, PT, OT, ST, Psychologists Virtual- $100
• Residents, Fellows, Medical Students- $0

Presentations and Speakers

Welcome Address 7:50 AM - 8:00 AM

• Deepa Sirsi, MD - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
• Saima Kayani, MD - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

Presentation #1 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome: Updates in Diagnosis and Management

• John Mytinger, MD - Nationwide Children's Hospital

Presentation #2 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Consensus Guidelines in Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Immune mediated encephalopathies

• Cynthia Wang, MD - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

Presentation #3 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Updates in Concussion Care

• Mathew Stokes, MD - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

Presentation #4 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Ethical challenges in pediatric neurology: clinical care, innovative care, and research

• Saskia Hendriks, MD, PhD - National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Department of Bioethics

Presentation #5 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Genetic Testing in Pediatric Neurology

• Jason Park, MD - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

Presentation #6 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Seizure Mimics; Paroxysmal Spells in Infants and Children

• Janith Mills, PA-C - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

Available Credits/Points

Credit Designation

• The Children's Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• The Children's Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.75 Hour(s) NCPD (ANCC Contact Hours). Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• The Children's Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.75 Hour(s) Attendance w/ No Credit. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Classifications

• Ethical challenges in pediatric neurology: clinical care, innovative care, and research has been designated by Children’s Health for 1.00 credit of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.

Accreditation Statements

• The Children’s Health is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
• Children’s Health Clinical Operations is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Course Directors

Deepa Sirsi, MD

• Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology & Neurotherapeutics
• Director of Pediatric Epilepsy Fellowship Program
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

Saima Naeem Kayani, MD

• Pediatric Neurologist
• Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

• Discuss the evolving field of fetal diagnosis, imaging, and intervention
• Review evidence based management of common neonatal neurologic pathologies
• Increase awareness of NeuroNICU quality improvement initiatives
• Discuss best practice approaches to difficult NeuroNICU patient cases

Conference Disclosures

Lina Chalak, MD, MSCS and Rachel Leon, MD, PhD have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.

Credits Offered

• AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™: 6.50 Credits
• NCPD (ANCC Contact Hours) : 6.50 Hour(s)

Itinerary

Part 1: Fetal Care with Long Term Impacts

8:10 AM - 9:00 AM
Keynote Lecture: Gene-Environment Interactions Regarding the Exposome Influence Brain Health or Disease Across Developmental Time

• Mark Scher, MD

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Evolving Field of Fetal Surgery for Myelomeningocele

• Catherine Spong, MD

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Fetal Brain Imaging: Benefits and Limitations

• Michelle Machie, MD

Part 2: Novel Therapies for Vulnerable Neonates

10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
Treatments for Neuromuscular Diseases and the Race to Diagnose

• Kaitlin Batley, MD

10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
NeuroNICU Meets ECMO

• Rachel Leon, MD, PhD

11:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Moving the Needle on Post-Hemorrhagic Ventricular Dilatation

• Brett Whittemore, MD

11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
Next Steps for Improving Outcomes in HIE

• Lina Chalak, MD, MSCS

12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch

Track 1: Quality Improvement (QI) in the NeuroNICU

1:50 PM - 2:20 PM
The Time is Brain Bundle – A QI PowerPack

• Christine Pazandak, MD, MSc, MPH
• Dimitrios Angelis, MD

2:25 PM - 2:55 PM
Involving Caregivers to Improve Neurologic Outcomes

• Dailyn Acosta, PhD
• Emily Bordier, SLP

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Effects of Sedation on the Developing Brain: Brainstorming A New QI Initiative

• Asya Asghar, MD
• Lebanon David, APRN, NNP

3:50 PM - 4:20 PM
The Latest and Greatest of Therapeutic Hypothermia: Considerations for Stopping Early, Helpful Tips, Q & A

• Emma Ramon, RN, BSN, RNC-NIC
• Jesse Banales, MD

Track 2: A Case-Based Approach to Difficult NeuroNICU Decisions

1:50 PM - 2:20 PM
Importance of Follow Up on Long Term Outcomes

• Margaret Hoge, MD
• Leah Ferrante, MD

2:25 PM - 2:55 PM
Abnormal Movements in Preemies: Are they Seizures?

• Jennifer M Thomas, MD

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Difficult Conversations in the NeuroNICU

• Sara Munoz-Blanco, MD

3:50 PM - 4:20 PM
Caring for the Caregiver: Cases that Demonstrate the Effects of a Novel Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program

• Margaret Hoge, MD

4:25 pm - 5:00 pm

Preterm Neuroprotective Bundles that Lead to Inspiring Outcomes (& Closing Remarks)

• Lina Chalak, MD, MSCS
• Khorshid Mohammad, MD, MSc

Accreditation Statements

The Children’s Health is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Children’s Health Clinical Operations is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.