The course will span 24 months and each session will be approximately 90-minutes. Each session will be followed by a 30-minute audience question and answer period.
Enroll at any time! The course repeats every two years with lectures being updated based on current clinical research.
Sessions will take place on the last Thursday of each month (unless otherwise noted) at 7pm EST.
Each session attended will award continuing education credit.
January 31st-February 2nd, 2025
NO Neonatal Insider Session due to the Neonatal Insights Conference in Houston, Tx (also Live-Streamed on Zoom)
The Neonatal Insights: Best Evidence and Practice in Clinical Neonatology conference is a cutting-edge event to unite neonatologists, advanced practice providers, nurses, and NICU healthcare professionals nationwide. This unique event combines pro-con debates, evidence-based discussions, and consensus-building roundtable sessions to improve bedside care practices in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).
Our Organizing Committee is made up of world-renowned experts in best practice, quality improvement, clinical education, and neonatal research!
Register today at https://neonatalinsights.com
February 27, 2025 7:00 PM EST
Neonatal Stroke and CSVT: A Hematologic Perspective for the Neonatal Clinician
Dr. Matthew Saxonhouse
Join our Neonatal Insider course Co-Director, Dr. Matthew Saxonhouse of Wake Forest School of Medicine-Charlotte and Levine Children’s Hospital for a look at brain related hematological emergencies in the neonate. This is an ever-changing field, and Dr. Saxonhouse is at the forefront of education on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of these unfortunately common neonatal occurrences. Join us live for this great educational opportunity!
March 27, 2025 7:00 PM EST
Your Dot and When to Move it.
Dr. Jon Zupancic
Dr. Jon Zupancic of Harvard Medical School and former AAP Section on Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine Chair discusses important Quality Improvement methods to improve your units outcomes. He will teach us why inter-institutional variation matters, promote measures to compare yourself to others; teach how to read VON nightingale charts, and discuss tracking variation within your institution over time using control charts. He will also teach us about value based care concepts in neonatology. For all of us who want to do the very best for our babies and to improve the performance of our NICU, this is an essential talk from a master educator! Join us live virtually!!!
April 24, 2025 7:00 PM EST
Disorders of sexual differentiation in the neonate with a focus on Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.
Dr. Mark R. Vanderwel
Dr. Vanderwel joins us from the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at Wake Forest School of Medicine and Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, NC. In this important talk, he will review the pathophysiology, mechanisms, and diagnosis of disorders of sexual differentiation in neonates. This is a topic clinicians frequently encounter, and it often poses challenging questions on certifying exams. With his enthusiastic and exceptional teaching style, Dr. Vanderwel will simplify a subject many find complex. He will specifically focus on congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), distinguishing different types, and identifying emergencies versus non-emergencies. Don’t miss this essential live lecture!
May 29, 2025 at 7 pm EST
Fetal and Neonatal cardiovascular physiology and clinical applications
Dr. Dara Brodsky
Fanaroff Lifetime Education Award winner and Editor of NeoReviews, Dr. Dara Brodsky of Harvard Medical School, returns to Neonatal Insider for an awesome review of cardiovascular physiology of the neonate. This foundational talk will be clinically relevant and Dr. Brosky’s unique amazing teaching style will ensure that you both understand and remember these often difficult concepts. Be prepared for an interactive discussion and don’t miss this amazing live opportunity to learn from one of our professions greatest educators.
June 26, 2025 at 7 pm EST
Clinical Strategies to Reduce Chronic Lung Disease: Putting Evidence into Practice
Dr. Andrew Dylag
Chronic lung disease rates are rising among premature newborns. In this talk, Dr. Dylag will go over evidence-based strategies to reduce chronic lung disease and how the University of Rochester put them into practice using rigorous quality improvement. He will review less invasive surfactant (in the delivery room), early intention high frequency ventilation, postnatal fluid and enteral feed management, reducing failed extubations, targeted postnatal steroids, real-time chronic lung disease predictions using machine learning, and a neuroprotective care bundle to improve respiratory outcomes in extremely preterm infants.
July 31, 2025 at 7 pm EST
Moving Beyond “Extremely Preterm” for the Most Preterm Babies
Dr. Matthew Rysavy
Dr. Rysavy is Director of Neonatal Research and Learning Healthcare at UTHealth Houston and co-chair of the Tiny Baby Collaborative. He led the update of the NICHD Extremely Preterm Birth Outcomes Tool used more than 45,000 times each year. He will discuss with us how changes in neonatology since its start 50 years ago and the differences in physiology and outcomes of the most preterm infants in the NICU today warrant a rethinking of the 1970s classification “extremely preterm.” The talk will focus on what is known about babies born at 22 and 23 weeks and highlight opportunities to improve care.
August 28, 2025 at 7 pm EST
Preventing Burnout through Improving Communication
Dr. Anthony Orsini
Author of Breaking Bad News and It’s All in the Delivery, Dr. Anthony Orsini has become a leading authority in teaching effective communication skills in healthcare. He also happens to be an outstanding neonatologist! In today’s dynamic business and healthcare landscape, effective communication skills are essential. Developed by Dr. Orsini, The Orsini Way offers a transformative approach to communication, reshaping organizational culture. Built on a foundation of research, personal interviews, and real-life experiences, this methodology enhances relationships both internally and externally. We are thrilled to announce this extra-special edition of Neonatal Insider, where Dr. Orsini will teach us how to reduce clinician burnout in the NICU through more effective communication techniques. This will be a memorable and invaluable opportunity for our subscribers. Don’t miss it—join us live!
September 25, 2025 at 7 pm EST
Using POCCAS in addition to POCUS
Dr. Kanekal S. Gautham
In intensive care, it's common—and perhaps natural—to rely on technology as the solution to many clinical problems. For example, in today's NICU, POCUS often seems to be the answer to everything. However, it’s crucial to emphasize intangible, non-technological skills, such as critical thinking and clinical reasoning. We need to promote the use of POCCAS—Point-of-Care Critical Analysis Skills. The literature describes many elements of the diagnostic process and outlines key principles of effective clinical reasoning. For instance, three primary reasoning strategies are probabilistic, causal, and deterministic. A deeper understanding of clinical cognition not only enhances clinical teaching but also improves patient care. In this session, Dr. Gautham will use case examples to explore ways to strengthen critical thinking and clinical reasoning at the bedside. He will also discuss strategies for reducing diagnostic errors. Ultimately, the most powerful technology we have is the human mind.
October 30th, 2025 at 7 pm EST
Apnea, Caffeine, and Intermittent hypoxia: Clinical and Developmental Implications in the Preterm Neonate
Dr. Eric Eichenwald
Dr. Eichenwald, Chief of the Division of Neonatology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia/University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and a renowned expert on apnea of prematurity, will review the underlying pathophysiology of apnea and intermittent hypoxia. He will also discuss recent large trials that may influence and change both current management strategies and patient counseling regarding these episodes, along with their clinical and neurodevelopmental implications. Dr. Eichenwald is known as an engaging speaker and an exceptional teacher. We hope you’ll join us for this talk—just in time for your trick-or-treat adventures!
November 13th, 2025 at 7 pm EST
What the Neonatal Clinician should know about the Best Evidence literature in 2025
Dr. Reese Clark
We are thrilled to welcome back master researcher and educator Dr. Reese Clark to Neonatal Insider. Dr. Clark has had an illustrious career leading large-scale research trials and significant research collaboratives. He has mentored hundreds, if not thousands, of clinicians in best practices, research study design and execution, and in advocating for the best outcomes for mothers and babies. His kind, enthusiastic teaching style and warm personality make every session with him a true honor. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of the most published and influential neonatologists in the history of our profession!
December 11th, 2025 at 7 pm EST - NOTE THE SPECIAL DATE!
Disorders of Calcium, Phosphorus, and Vitamin D in the Neonate
Dr. Sarah Taylor
Dr. Taylor, the Section Chief of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, is a renowned researcher and educator specializing in calcium and phosphorus in newborns. She will review the essential pathophysiology every clinician should know and cover the full spectrum of common and uncommon disorders that can significantly impact neonates. While this is a topic many of us often manage using protocolized approaches, Dr. Taylor, one of the world’s foremost experts in calcium and phosphorus metabolism and homeostasis, will provide a deeper understanding of these disorders. She will also discuss management strategies that lead to the best possible outcomes. Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your knowledge on this critical subject!
Special Extra Session!!!!
June 13, 2024 7 PM Eastern Standard Time
What have we learned about human milk fortification?
Speaker: Dr. Fernando Moya
We are extremely excited to have Dr. Fernando Moya return for this Neonatal Insider bonus lecture! With all of the constant barrage of information regarding different ways to fortify human milk, and the minimal head-to-head trials of significant quality, Dr. Moya will discuss our current options for human milk fortification. We will sift through the true evidence on fortifier utilization. Dr. Moya will discuss the similarities and significant differences in the options we have to fortify human milk in 2024. Discussion will also take place regarding the absence or suboptimal presence of certain micronutrients In today’s available fortifiers, setting the stage for future innovation and improvement. Join us for this truly clinically relevant evidence-based talk!
June 27, 2024 7 PM Eastern Standard Time
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the NICU: Will AI replace the Neonatologist?
Speaker: Dr. Veeral Tolia, MD
Dr. Tolia, the director of Clinical Data Warehouse research for Pediatrix Medical Group, will update us on one of the true hot topics of our time. He will discuss the potential uses of AI in the Neonatal ICU, as well as the real concerns and pitfalls of AI use in our patient population. Will we be replaced by Artificial Intelligence? This should be a truly unique and brain stimulating talk!
July 25, 2024 7 PM Eastern Standard Time
High Frequency Ventilation: What is the best evidence and best management strategy in 2024 for use of this modality in the tiny baby?
Speaker: Dr. Martin Keszler
Few people in the world know more about ventilators and neonatal ventilation than Dr. Martin Keszler, co-author of the Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate textbook. Are we managing our tiny infants correctly when we put them on high frequency ventilatory modes? How do we optimize both oxygenation and ventilation as well as limit ventilator induced lung injury? Is the oscillator or the jet ventilator really better? Dr. Keszler will help us to improve the care we provide for the lungs of our tiniest patients.
August 29, 2024 7 PM Eastern Standard Time
Speaker: Dr. Ravi Patel, MD
What is the best evidence regarding preterm Red Blood Cell Transfusion AND What should you know about NEC?
In this two-part lecture, Dr. Ravi Patel, internationally known researcher and clinician and medical Director of the NEC Society, will discuss the latest evidence on neonatal red blood cell (RBC) transfusion and necrotizing enterocolitis. The first part will focus on neonatal RBC transfusion practices, including when and what to transfuse for preterm infants. The second part will address new updates on the epidemiology of necrotizing enterocolitis, including its possible association with RBC transfusion and severe anemia. Both parts will include audience engagement and highlight recent trials and observational studies in the field.
September 26, 2024 7 pm EST
Speaker: Dr. Matthew Saxonhouse, MD
Update on FNAIT and FFP/Cryoprecipitate
Dr Saxonhouse will discuss updates in the pathophysiology of fetal and neonatal alloimmnune thrombocytopenia. International Antenatal and postnatal management practices will be discussed as well as treatment algorithms. In addition Dr Saxonhouse will discuss current use of FFP and cryoprecipitate and how we may be causing more harm than benefit. Please join us for these very important clinical topics as we conclude this year’s neonatal hematology-related material.
October 30,2024. (Note this is a Wednesday Night!) 7 PM EST
Clinical Management of Blood Flow in Congenital Heart Disease
Speaker: Dr. Laurie Armsby
Master teacher Dr. Laurie Armsby returns to teach us about an important aspect of care governing newborns we suspect and then diagnose with congenital heart disease. One of the fundamental challenges of caring for neonates with complex congenital heart disease is supporting a healthy balance between pulmonary and systemic blood flow. We will discuss the ways we assess and manipulate these circulations in the care of patients with the major classes of complex CHD, including those who are ductal dependent for pulmonary blood flow, ductal dependent for systemic blood flow, and those with mixing lesions and left-to-right shunts. Dr. Armsby’s teaching style has won numerous awards, including the Rivas Great Teacher Award, and she has run the AAP Cardio- PREP Program as well. We always love hearing master teachers, and this month is an educational Masterclass! Join us!
November 14, 2024 (note special date!!). 7 PM EST
What does the Neonatology provider need to know about lipids, lipid metabolism, and lipid formulations in 2024?
Speaker: Dr. Camilia Martin
Dr. Camilia Martin, Neonatology Division Chief at Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medicine is a world renowned expert on lipids and lipid metabolism in the neonate. Dr. Martin also happens to be an amazing teacher and lecturer! With new lipid formulations comes new evidence and/or the lack of evidence, and Dr. Martin will discuss controversies and concerns with common and newer lipid formulation use in the neonate. A winner of the Rivas Great Teacher Award at Specialty review and numerous other great teacher and research awards, we are honored to have Dr. Martin return to speak at Neonatal Insider!
December 19, 2025 (note special date!!). 7 PM EST
What is the most up to date evidence regarding use of probiotics in our NICU babies?
Speaker: Dr. Ravi Patel
Dr. Ravi Patel of Emory University School of Medicine is also the Medical Director of the NEC Society and Board Chair of EBNEO. He is a renowned expert on the evidence behind use of probiotics in the vulnerable NICU population. Dr. Patel will discuss the trials (previous and ongoing), the availability in the USA, and the current best evidence for use of probiotics in certain NICU populations. Effect on necrotizing enterocolitis rates, sepsis, and other outcomes will be discussed. This should stimulate a great question and answer session to follow!!
