Date: November 3, 2025 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: 1283 York Ave DHK 301/302 New York, NY 10065 and Zoom Available (Hybrid Event)
About the Event
Infants born prematurely represent a vulnerable population with complex medical and psychosocial needs. Primary care providers are the frontline for these patients and their families. With dynamic healthcare maintenance recommendations and limited time, primary care providers provide counseling and care on a broad range of topics and medical conditions unique to the NICU graduate. This symposium will summarize the recommendations for primary care of the NICU graduate. The target audience is primary care providers of pediatric patients (pediatricians, family medicine, NP, PAs, and trainees in these areas) at our NewYork Presbyterian affiliate sites as well as in the community.
Over the course of the day-long session, attendees will hear from speakers from general pediatrics, pediatric subspecialists, including pulmonologists, gastroenterologists, and endocrinologists, as well as from other departments, including pediatric surgery, ophthalmology, psychology, nutrition, and feeding therapy. The division of neonatology will review prenatal management of a family requiring NICU care and the long-term outcomes of NICU graduates.
Registration
Click HERE or scan the below QR code to register for the event.
Physicians: $75 | Nurse Practitioners / Physician Assistants: $50 | Trainees: $25
Please contact nap2009@med.cornell.edu for additional information including Zoom link.
Instructional Level: This event is appropriate for all audiences (introductory, intermediate and advanced).
Anticipated Speakers:
Start | End | Topic and Learning Objectives | Speaker |
9:00 | 9:30 | Welcome & Introduction
| Mary Vernov |
9:30 | 10:00 | Prenatal Preparations and Counseling in the High Risk Pregnancy: Fetal Care Center | Ericalyn Kasdorf |
10:00 | 10:30 | Transition to home | Theresa Hetzler |
10:30 | 11:00 | Growth Outcomes of the Preterm Infant | Zoltan Antal |
11:00 | 11:30 | Ophtho complications of Preterm Infants | Jordana Smith |
11:30 | 12:00 | Q&A Panel 1 |
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12:00 | 12:30 | Lunch |
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12:30 | 1:00 | Nutrition & Growth
| Cami Martin/Megan Mataga |
1:00 | 1:45 | GI Complications (Reflux, dyschezia, and feeding difficulties) | Kenny Ochoa/Judy Greenfield |
1:45 | 2:15 | Infants with technology dependence – transition to home and support | Melissa Rose/MacKenzi Preston/Jane Harrington (NNP)/ Steve Oh/Olivia Gasser (NP) |
2:15 | 2:45 | Psychosocial care of the Family: Postpartum depression, parent-child attachment | Hannah Welch |
2:45 | 3:15 | Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up | Mary Vernov |
3:15 | 3:45 | Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia | Andrea Heras |
3:45 | 4:15 | Q&A Panel 2 |
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4:15 | 5:00 | Infants at 24-25 Weeks Gestational Age – What do the long term outcome data show? | Jeffrey Perlman |
5:00 | 5:15 | Conclusion & Closing Remarks | Mary Vernov |
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the session, pediatric practitioners caring for former preterm infants after NICU discharge will be able to:
- Describe the ongoing medical conditions common to graduates of the neonatal intensive care unit, including chronic lung disease, feeding difficulties, retinopathy of prematurity, and neurodevelopmental delay.
- Identify the unique pressures on families of NICU graduates and available resources both pre- and post-natally.
- Discuss the unique complexity of infants with technology dependence and identify opportunities to optimize their care and support their families.
- Detail the current recommendations for health care maintenance for children born preterm.
- Discuss medical care approaches to address the unique nutritional needs of infants born preterm or with medical complexity, frequently encountered problems, and management options.
- Additionally, practitioners and trainees in the NICU will recognize the importance of a comprehensive medical hand-off for complex patients and will implement a discharge readiness care plan that effectively tees up the pediatrician to seamlessly continue care in alignment with current best practices for former preterm infants.
Financial Disclosures
The event coordinator and coordinating staff have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Olivia Glazer NP, Judy Greenfield MA, CCC-SLP, Jane Harrington NNP, Andrea Heras MD, Theresa Hetzler MD, Ericalyn Kasdorf MD, Megan Mataga RD, Steve Oh MD, Kenny Castro Ochoa MD, Jeffrey Perlman MBChB, MacKenzi Preston MD, Melissa Rose MD, Jordana Smith MD, Hannah Welch PsyD, and Mary Vernov MD have no relevant financial relationships to disclose and do not intend to discuss off-label or investigational use of products or services.
Dr. Camilia Martin is a consultant for Baxer and Infant Bacterial Therapeutics; is on the scientific advisory board for Alcresta, Plakous, Lactalogics, and Vitara; has a research grant from Mead Johnson and provides expert testimony for Winston & Strawn for Abbott Nutrition. Dr. Martin does not intend to discuss off-label or investigational use of products or services.
Dr. Zoltan Antal is a consultant for Bayer Pharmaceutical. He does not intend to discuss off-label or investigational use of products or services.