Event Start/Stop Date and Time
May 13, 2026 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM EDT
Check-in Date and Time
May 13, 2026 8:30 AM EDT
Location
Webinar
Quiet Location with Reliable Internet Connectivity
Target Audience
Nurses, advanced practice providers, social workers, and other health care professionals involved in the care of the high risk infant.
Event Description
The goal of this conference is to enhance the health care professional's understanding of current management techniques in providing care to the high-risk infant. Agenda 8:30 am Tech Check In 8:55 am Welcome 9:00 am Newborn and Infant Pharmacology for Nurses - Dalton Hudgins, PharmD 10:00 am Bridging the Gap: Optimizing Breastfeeding Success in Late Preterm Infants - Connie Perry, MSN, MBA, IBCLC, LCCE 11:00 am Lunch Break 11:30 am Families in Crisis: How Can We Help - Mary Helm, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS 12:30 am Cool It! An Update on Neonatal Hypothermia - Michelle Chiu, MD, FAAP 1:30 pm Adjourn
Objectives
- Describe effective strategies for supporting families with high risk newborns experiencing crisis.
- Explain current evidence and clinical considerations for therapeutic hypothermia in high risk infants, including risks, limitations, and practice recommendations.
- Identify best practices to support breastfeeding and pumping in families with high-risk newborns, including optimizing milk supply, overcoming common challenges, and promoting parent-infant bonding.
- Discuss key pharmacologic principles relevant to newborn and infant care, including medication safety, dosing considerations, common therapeutic agents, and strategies to prevent medication errors in the NICU and postpartum settings.
Session Credits
Credit will be awarded based on participant selection at time of registration. Before selecting credits, participants are encouraged to review our Credit Glossary (opens in new tab) for general information. Please note that not all credit types are available for every program.
Presenter(s)
- Michelle Chiu, MD
- Mary Helm, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS
- Connie Perry, MSN, MBA, IBCLC, LCCE
Session Details
The High Risk Newborn: Sharing the Care 2026
May 13, 2026 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM EDT
Check-in: May 13, 2026 8:30 AM EDT
Available Credits:
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• 4 Contact Hours from Northwest AHEC
4.0 Contact Hours from Northwest AHEC
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• 4 Nursing Contact Hours
4.0 Nursing Contact Hours. Northwest AHEC is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Session Fees:
- $80.00 - Registration fee per person
- $70.00 - Group Rate (3 or more): Registrations must be received together
