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Pediatrics Neonatology Perinatal Conference 2026

NEONATAL NEUROLOGY - BABIES ON THE BRAIN

Date: Friday, August 7, 2026

Time: 7:30am – 5:00pm

Location: Children’s of Alabama Bradley Lecture Center

Children’s of Alabama designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

All attendees must register in order to receive CME credit

  • In-person registration fee - $60
  • Zoom registration fee - $35
  • UAB Physicians/Providers (free) – enter your credentials and uabmc.edu email
  • Vendors - ​​​$1000

    (contact Lauren McInnis for additional information)

Upon completion of this conference, attendees will be able to:

  1. Outline the stages of neural development and describe some of the more common malformations thereof.
  2. Describe what constitutes the Neuro NICU and how it improves neurodevelopmental outcomes.
  3. Review the pathogenesis and classification of intraventricular hemorrhage and discuss how it influences neurodevelopmental outcomes.
  4. Discuss the pathophysiology of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, how it is managed and its neurodevelopmental outcomes.
  5. Delineate the causes of neonatal stroke, discuss its presentation and impact on neurodevelopmental outcomes.
  6. Describe the causes and presentation of neonatal seizures, how they are managed and how they affect neurodevelopmental outcomes.
  7. Discuss the importance of nutrition on neurodevelopmental outcomes.
  8. Delineate the various neurodevelopmental outcomes following newborn intensive care.

Agenda:

7:30am - 8:00am
Registration and Welcome (light breakfast provided)

8:00am – 8:45am
Embryology and Malformations of the Brain. (Joseph B. Philips III, MD)

8:45am – 9:45am
The Neuro NICU. (Maran Ramani, MD

9:45am – 10:00am
Break

10:00am – 11:00am
Intraventricular Hemorrhage. (Brian Sims, MD)

11:00am – 11:45am
Hypoxic – Ischemic Encephalopathy. (Vivek Shukla, MD)

11:45pm – 1:00pm
Lunch Provided

1:00pm – 1:30pm
Neonatal Stroke. (Sarah Navara, MD)

1:30pm – 2:15pm
Neuroimaging.(Stephen Walker, MD)

2:15pm -2:30pm
Break

2:30pm – 3:15pm
Neonatal Seizures. (Cathryn Brown, MD)

3:15pm – 4:00pm
Nutrition and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes. (Ariel Salas, MD)

4:00pm – 5:00pm
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes. (Amelia Schyler, MD)

5:00pm
Adjourn