Event Start/Stop Date and Time
October 14, 2026 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM EDT
Check-in Date and Time
October 14, 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 Eat, Sleep, Console: A Family-Centered Approach to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome - Oksana Kasko 10:00 am Caring for the Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Infant: Best Practices in the NICU - Rifkatou Tchignaha 11:00 am Lunch break 11:30 am Beyond the NICU: Discharge Planning and Community Support for High-Risk Infants - Amy Carter and April Wolfe 12:30 pm Grief and Loss in the NICU: Supporting Families and Care Teams - Angel Mitchell 1:30 pm Adjourn
Objectives
- Apply Eat, Sleep, Console (ESC) principles to assess and support physiologic stability, regulation, and family engagement in infants with neonatal abstinence or withdrawal-related symptoms.
- Review evidence-based nursing interventions to support the stability and development of extremely low birth weight infants.
- Identify key resources and strategies to support families and high-risk infants during the transition from NICU to home.
- Recognize the impact of grief and loss on families and healthcare staff in the NICU and demonstrate supportive communication strategies that promote compassionate, family-centered care.
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)
- Amy Carter
- Oksana Kasko, BSN
- Angel Mitchell, RN, MSN, CPN
- Rifkatou Tchignaha
- April Wolfe
Session Details
The High Risk Newborn: Sharing the Care Fall 2026
October 14, 2026 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM EDT
Check-in: October 14, 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
